In Memoriam: Barbara Stern
January 16, 2009
The faculty, staff and students of Rutgers Business School mourn the loss of Dr. Barbara Stern, marketing professor at Rutgers Business School, who passed away on January 15, 2009. Barbara was a 1959 graduate of Cornell University. In 1961, she earned her M.A. in English at Hunter College, and in 1965 she earned her Ph.D. at the City University of New York. In 1981, she earned her M.B.A. in Marketing from Fordham University. Barbara joined Rutgers University in 1986. She was chair of the Marketing Department at Rutgers Business School from 1998-2005 and Vice-Chair of the Marketing Department from 2006-2008. She conducted research in a broad range of areas of marketing, including consumer choice, gender and consumer behavior, literary theory and advertising, and intellectual property rights. Barbara also published more than 160 refereed journal articles, books, edited books, book chapters, conference proceedings, and reviews. Barbara was founder and co-editor-in-chief of Marketing Theory, co-editor of the Routledge Press Interpretive Marketing Research Series, and co-editor of the Handbook of Marketing Theory, and an active reviewer for major journals in marketing. For her outstanding work and detailed reviews, she received numerous "Best Reviewer" awards. She also served on the editorial boards of numerous journals and as an editor of special issues and a frequent session chair and committee officer at professional conferences. In 1997, Barbara received the American Academy of Advertising's "Outstanding Contribution to Research" award. In 2006, she received a Newark Provost's Diversity Grant to develop a new course co-sponsored by Rutgers Business School and Newark Honors College: Diverse Consumers: Ethnicity, Religion, Social Class, and Gender. Barbara was also member of the Women's Studies Council on the Newark Campus of Rutgers University.A unique and dedicated colleague and good friend, Barbara will be missed. Barbara is survived by her mother Rose, sister Carole, and daughters Leslie and Wendy. Condolences may be sent to:Leslie Stern160 East 84 Street #16CNew York, NY 10028Memorial Service for Barbara Stern:Saturday, January 31 at 5 pm The New York Society Library53 East 79th Street (at Madison Ave.)Donations in Barbara's memory:Donations may be made in Barbara’s memory to any of the following organizations:1. The Visiting Nurse Service of NY, who provided amazing care and support to all of us over the past few months. http://www.vnsny.org 2. The Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation, whose mission is to eradicate lung cancer through research, early detection, education, prevention, and treatment.http://www.thelungcancer foundation.org/ 3. Gifts in memory of Barbara Stern may be made to the RBS Faculty Memorial Scholarship fund. Please make checks payable to Rutgers University Foundation, indicating in the memo that this is a gift in memory of Barbara Stern. Mail or bring to John Morytko, Development Manager, 111 Washington Streeet - Room 127, Newark, NJ 07102. Questions may be directed to John at 973 353 5106 or to Terri Suarez at 973 353 5645. 4. We are also investigating creating a scholarship fund in her name at Rutgers Business School. Please let me know if you’d like to receive details about this when they become available. Please email Leslie Stern if you’d like to receive details about this when they become available.
