Current Position and Past Experience
Michael Stankey is currently Director of Analytics at Texas Woman’s University. Previously, he served as Professor of Marketing and Associate Provost for Institutional Improvement at TWU; Professor and Chair of Communication and Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence at the University of Evansville; and Professor of Advertising and Associate Dean of Communications at the University of Tennessee Knoxville, where he received the National Alumni Association Outstanding Teacher Award.

Education, Honors and Achievements
Michael holds a Ph.D. in Communications and an M.S. in Advertising from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he was a James Webb Young Fellow. His B.S. in Management is from Purdue University.

Personal Details and Community Involvement
Michael has a passion for pizza, which he makes from scratch three times a week. While the dough is rising, he actively explores recurring cycles in music, film, design, and fashion; stays fit with daily workouts; and makes weekly trips to the golf range where he tests vintage 7 irons.