William O. Bearden, the Bank of America Chaired Professor of Marketing at the University of South Carolina, received his PhD from the University of South Carolina in 1975 and served on the faculty of the University of Alabama from 1976 to 1978. He has published frequently in the Journal of Marketing Research and the Journal of Consumer Research, as well as having a number of publications in other marketing and consumer research journals. He coauthored Marketing Principles and Perspectives (with Thomas N. Ingram and Raymond W. LaForge, 3rd ed., 2001) and the Handbook of Marketing Scales: Multi-Item Measures for Marketing and Consumer Behavior Research (with Richard Netemeyer, 2nd ed., 1999). He is currently on the editorial review boards of the Journal of Consumer Research, the Journal of Marketing, the Journal of Consumer Psychology, the Journal of Retailing, and the Marketing Education Review. He was an associate editor for the Journal of Consumer Research (1999-2002). His awards for teaching included the University of South Carolina Amoco Teaching Award, presented annually to one faculty member; the Outstanding MBA Teacher Award; and the Alfred G. Smith Darla Moore School of Business Teacher of the Year Award. His teaching and research interests include consumer behavior, marketing research, and the evaluation of marketing promotions. He was faculty codirector for the University Lilly Teaching Fellows from 1992 to 1995.