Biography
Dr. Uday Tate received his Doctor of Business Administration in Marketing from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville in 1983. Dr. Tate joined Marshall University n 2001. He currently serves as tenured Professor of Marketing in the Department of Marketing, Management Information Systems, and Entrepreneurship. He has developed and taught several Marketing courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels, including International Marketing, Services Marketing, B2B Marketing, Strategic Marketing, and Internet Marketing. In addition, Dr. Tate has conducted extensive research and published several articles in related fields of marketing, including one that received a Best Paper Award in 1999. Dr. Tate has also presented papers and conducted workshops at professional conferences. Dr. Tate has taught in the MBA programs located in Bangalore, India; Guiyang, China; and Bogota, Colombia.
One of the highlights of Dr. Tate’s significant contribution to Lewis College of Business and Marshall University has been to resurrect and successfully direct Executive MBA Program of the Lewis College of Business during the period of 2005 and 2011. During the academic year of 2019, Dr. Tate served as a co-Director of the college’s Recruitment and Retention Initiatives, generating positive results for the Lewis College of Business and Marshall University. As for his university services, Dr. Tate has served as a member of several committees, including the Faculty Senate at Marshall University.
Dr. Tate is also actively involved in community service. He is an active member of Rotary International, He joined the Rotary Club of Huntington in 2005 and served as the president of the Club during 2008-2009. In addition, Dr. Tate served as a member of the Board of Director of Goodwill Industries-KYOWVA for four years and currently serves as a Board member of Unlimited Future, Inc., Huntington, West Virginia. Dr. Tate met his wife, Fabiola, during his conference visit to Bogota, Colombia. They married in Lafayette, Louisiana in 1986.