Barry J. Babin received his Ph.D. from LSU in  1991.  He is the Phil B. Hardin Professor of Marketing in the Department of Marketing, Analytics, and Professional Sales at the University of Mississippi.  Barry has been active with AMS since 1988 and serves as the AMS Executive Director.  He has previously received the AMS Harold Berkman Service Award and the AMS Cutco-Vector Outstanding Marketing Educator Award.