Foster School of Business
University of Washington
Box: 353226
Seattle, WA 98195-3226
Leadership in sales and sales management in today's knowledge-based environment requires a passion to excel and learn, a drive to succeed and adapt to the constantly changing workplace and a fierce focus on economic objectives and the needs of the people who will make it happen.Sustained leadership hinges on your strong values and ethical principles.
Jack Rhodes
- Associate Teaching Professor Emeritus of Marketing
- Founder and Executive Director Emeritus of the Professional Sales Program
Education
- BA University of Washington (1961)
Academic Expertise
- business to business marketing
- marketing management
Positions Held
- At the University of Washington since 1999
- Chair, Tyee Club, University of Washington Athletic Department Advisory Board, 2009-2011
- Board of Governance, University Sales Education Foundation, present
- Board of Advisors, Smith/Western Corporation, Tacoma, present
- Faculty Advisor to the Husky Sales Club, 2000-present
- President, Rhodes & Co., 1981-1998
- Vice President of two Times Mirror subsidiaries, 1975-1981
- Director of Marketing, Division of Avery Products Corporation, 1971-1975
- Sales Manager, Xerox Corporation (Chicago)
- Training & Development Manager, Xerox Corporation (New York Region)
- Sales, Xerox Corporation (Seattle)
Honors and Awards
- Ron Crockett Award for Academic Excellence, 2009
- Spirit of Business Award (Lifetime Commitment to Professional Sales), AAOA, 2014
- Undergraduate Instructor of the Year for Marketing and International Business, 2007
- Undergraduate Professor of the Quarter for Marketing, Spring & Autumn 2006, 2007
- Andrew V. Smith Faculty Development Award, 2005
- Frank Orrico Award (Outstanding Level of Dedication, Commitment and Generosity to UW Athletics), University of Washington Athletics Department, 2005
- Outstanding 400-level elective course instructor of the year, 2004
- Excellence in Teaching Award, University of Washington, 2001-2002
- Elected to National Art Materials Trade Association Hall of Fame, 1991
- Foster School of Business Certificate of Excellence, Faculty, Winter Quarter 2013