Faculty Profiles

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Portrait of Dr. Debbie Thorne

Dr. Debbie Thorne

  • Professor at Department of Marketing, McCoy College of Business

Service Activities

Ongoing

  • Member, Committee on Public Art. January 2023 - Present.
  • Committee Member, SACSCOC Compliance Certification Team. 2007 - Present.
  • Committee Member, Academic Affairs Council. 2006 - Present.
  • Committee Member, Campus Associate, Association of American Colleges & Universities, Texas State University. 2005 - Present.
  • Member, American Marketing Association. 2005 - Present.
  • Member, Athletic Advisory Council. 2004 - Present.

2023

  • Member, Campus Facilities Planning Committee. 2017 - 2023.
  • Co-Chair, President’s Council for Women in Higher Education. 2014 - 2023.
  • Co-Chair, Mariel M. Muir Awards Selection Committee. 2014 - 2023.

2022

  • Chair, Faculty Qualifications Advisory Committee. 2017 - 2022.

2021

  • Chair, Learning Management System Steering Committee. 2019 - 2021.

2020

  • Member, Council on Inclusive Excellence. 2019 - 2020.
  • Chair, Search Committee, Director of Faculty and Academic Resources. 2019 - 2020.
  • Member, Title IX Collaborative. 2018 - 2020.

2019

  • Member, Search Committee, Assistant Vice President for International Affairs. 2018 - 2019.
  • Chair, Faculty Workload Work Group. 2018 - 2019.
  • Chair, Search Committee, Director of Faculty Development. 2018 - 2019.
  • Member, ADA Task Force. 2017 - 2019.
  • Co-Chair, Learning Management System Advisory Committee. 2017 - 2019.
  • Member, Equity and Access Committee. 2017 - 2019.
  • Member, Staff Employee Recognition Committee. 2017 - 2019.

2018

  • Chair, Search Committee, Special Assistant to the Provost for Inclusion and Diversity. 2018.
  • Member, Search Committee, Special Assistant to the President. 2017 - 2018.
  • Chair, Victory Star Committee. 2017 - 2018.
  • Chair, Search Committee, Chief Diversity Officer. 2017 - 2018.
  • Member, Search Committee, Assistant VP for Budget, Financial Planning, Financial Analysis. 2017 - 2018.
  • Member, Campus Carry Task Force. 2017 - 2018.

2017

  • Chair, Active Learning Classrooms Committee. 2017.
  • Member, NSF-IUSE TxState STEM Rising Stars Advisory Board. 2017.

2016

  • Ex-Officio Member, Distance and Extended Learning Steering Committee. 2007 - 2016.

2015

  • Committee Member, Search Committee, Vice President for Information Technology. 2015.
  • Immediate Past Chair and State Co-Coordinator, Texas Women in Higher Education (American Council on Education). 2014 - 2015.

2014

  • Committee Member, Search Committee, Director of University Marketing. 2014.
  • Chair and State Co-Coordinator, Texas Women in Higher Education (American Council on Education). 2013 - 2014.

2011

  • Member, Search Committee, Dean of University College and Director of PACE Center. 2010 - 2011.

2010

  • Committee Member, University Marketing Executive Committee. 2006 - 2010.

2009

  • Chair, Search Committee, Assistant Vice President for Enrollment Management and Director of Undergraduate Admissions. 2008 - 2009.
  • Chair, NCAA Athletics Certification Steering Committee. 2007 - 2009.

2007

  • Committee Member, Search Committee, Mitte Chair in Criminal Justice. 2007.
  • Committee Member, Search Committee, University Treasurer. 2007.
  • Chair, Task Force on MBA Program. 2006 - 2007.
  • Direct Selling Education Foundation, • Doris and Jay Christopher Board Seat in Ethics, Board of Directors. 2005 - 2007.
  • Member, Consumer Programs Committee. 2005 - 2007.
  • Member, Bobcat Athletic Foundation Board of Directors. 2005 - 2007.
  • Member, College of Business Administration Visiting Committee. 2004 - 2007.
  • Member, Strategic Planning Committee. 2002 - 2007.
  • Member, Academic Programs Committee. 2001 - 2007.

2006

  • Committee Member, Small Business Development Center Advisory Council, Texas State University-San Marcos. 2005 - 2006.
  • Treasurer. 2004 - 2006.
  • Chapter Advisor, Alpha Mu Alpha marketing honor society. 2003 - 2006.
  • Chair. 2001 - 2006.
  • College Review Group. 2001 - 2006.

2005

  • Track Chair, Academy of Marketing Science. 2005.
  • Chair, ACU College of Business Administration Visiting Committee. 2005.
  • Co-Chair, Doctoral Consortium. 2005.
  • Member, Selection Committee – SMA Fellow. 2005.
  • Volunteer, Miller Junior High School. 2005.
  • Chair, Search Committee, Associate Vice President of Enrollment Management and Marketing. 2004 - 2005.
  • Volunteer, Crockett Elementary School. 2001 - 2005.
  • Direct Selling Education Foundation, • Judy and Stan Fredrick Academic Board Seat, Board of Directors. 2000 - 2005.

2004

  • Chair, Doctoral Consortium. 2004.
  • Chair, Selection Committee – SMA Fellow. 2004.
  • Committee Member, Priority Classroom Policy and Procedures Committee. 2003 - 2004.
  • Committee Member, Search Committee, Provost & Vice President of Academic Affairs. 2003 - 2004.

2003

  • Committee Member, College Review Group, External Member, College of Liberal Arts. 2003.
  • Chair, Selection Committee – Marketing Education Review Editor. 2003.
  • President, Society for Marketing Advances. 2003.
  • Chair, Search Committee, Finance & Economics Department Chair. 2002 - 2003.
  • Committee Member, Task Force on Spirit and Tradition. 2002 - 2003.

2002

  • Committee Member, Special Committee on First Year Student Engagement. 2002.
  • President-Elect and Program Chair, Society for Marketing Advances. 2001 - 2002.

2001

  • Vice President for Research and Publications, Society for Marketing Advances. 2000 - 2001.

2000

  • Secretary, Society for Marketing Advances. 1999 - 2000.
  • Vice President, Academic Counsil. 1998 - 2000.

1999

  • Chair, Southern Connecticut State University. 1999.