UCM Professor Charles Schwepker Named Highly Ranked Scholar by ScholarGPS

Charles H. Schwepker Jr., Ph.D., Randall and Kelly Harbert Distinguished Professor of Marketing at the University of Central Missouri (UCM), has been recognized as a Highly Ranked Scholar™ by ScholarGPS®, placing him among the top 0.05% of scholars worldwide based on lifetime scholarly contributions.

 

ScholarGPS honors Highly Ranked Scholars™ for exceptional academic performance across fields, disciplines and specialties. Schwepker earned this distinction for his prolific publication record, the significant impact of his research, and the consistent quality of his contributions to the field of marketing.

 

In the field of sales, Schwepker ranks No. 3 globally for career-long achievement.

“Dr. Schwepker is an incredible asset to the marketing and sales students,” said Shannon McCarthy, Ph.D., associate professor of Marketing and chair of the Department of Marketing, Public Relations, and Sport Management. “His professional experience and research support students in the classroom and provide excellent mentorship for our outstanding sales teams. We truly are so lucky to have someone whose knowledge and enthusiasm are matched only by his kindness.”

Schwepker teaches advanced professional sales, sales management, international marketing, integrated marketing communication, marketing strategy and principles of marketing. His research focuses on sales management, personal selling and sales ethics.

“I am truly humbled by this recognition and profoundly grateful to the University of Central Missouri and my coauthors, whose invaluable support made this achievement possible,” Schwepker said.

His work has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, Journal of Business Research, Journal of Personal Selling & Sales Management, Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Service Research, Industrial Marketing Management and Journal of Public Policy & Marketing. 

 

His contributions also appear in national and regional conference proceedings and books such as "The Oxford Handbook of Strategic Sales and Sales Management," "Marketing Communications Classics" and "Handbook of Unethical Work Behavior."

 

Schwepker has received multiple honors for teaching and advising, including:

• The Hormel Teaching Excellence Award

• The Harmon College of Business and Professional Studies Distinguished Professor Award

• University of Central Missouri Byler Distinguished Faculty Award

• The James Comer Award for best contribution to selling and sales management theory

• Three Outstanding Paper Awards from the National Conference in Sales Management

He currently serves on the editorial review boards for the Journal of Personal Selling & Sales Management, Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing, Journal of Marketing Theory & Practice, and Journal of Selling. He has also been recognized five times for outstanding service as a reviewer.

 

Schwepker is co-author of two widely adopted marketing textbooks: "Sales Management: Analysis and Decision-Making," 11th edition, and "SELL," 7th edition.

 

To view Schwepker’s full ScholarGPS profile and rankings, visit scholargps.com.