W.E. "Bill" Perkins

W.E. 'Bill' Perkins, Sarasota, Fla., professor of business education and marketing from1970 to 1996, died March 14, 2008. He held bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Ball State and a doctorate from UCLA. In addition to teaching occupational, vocational and business education, he served as the university’s coordinator of alternative class scheduling, coordinating weekend, off-campus and closed-circuit television courses. He spoke frequently about business communications and wrote several business textbooks as well as the book Moving to the Positive Side.

W.E. 'Bill' Perkins, Sarasota, Fla., professor of business education and marketing from1970 to 1996, died March 14, 2008. He held bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Ball State and a doctorate from UCLA. In addition to teaching occupational, vocational and business education, he served as the university’s coordinator of alternative class scheduling, coordinating weekend, off-campus and closed-circuit television courses. He spoke frequently about business communications and wrote several business textbooks as well as the book Moving to the Positive Side.