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Marty Roth
President , University of Charleston
MEGAN BEVINS
Photo by University of Charleston .
GROWING UP , Marty Roth wasn ’ t sure what his future would hold . While he considered culinary school and played in a rock band , he ultimately decided to pursue a career in business .
The beginning of his workforce experience took place in the fields of catering and retail ; however , Roth ’ s marketing professor from the University of Pittsburgh , Bill Sauer , inspired him to earn a master ’ s degree and pursue a career in academia . Roth says Sauer ’ s work-life balance and job flexibility were attractive .
While earning his doctoral degree , he started his first professional role as associate director at a market research firm . Once he earned his Ph . D ., Roth began working as an assistant professor at Boston College ( BC ), the role that launched his career in higher education that has now spanned 30 years . He also met his wife , Lynn , at BC .
After his eight-year run at BC , he worked as a professor at the University of South Carolina ( USC ) for 16 years , performing many different administrative duties . He then served as dean
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