Robert D GatewoodRobert Gatewood had an uneven start to his career. Specifically, he attended three different universities for his undergraduate degree. During this transitory time in his life, Bob had four majors, starting in engineering and ending in psychology. Th last was the only one in which he was really interested. He then went to Purdue University for graduate school, not only because of its excellence, but also because it had good sports teams to watch and occupy his time-Bob thought that taking only three courses a semester in his favorite subject would not be too time consuming. Once in grad school, Bob learned that taking just three courses a semester actually consumed him and he really didn't have the time to avidly follow all the sports. After completing his Ph.D. in industrial psychology, he worked as a consultant and then joined academia. His first position was as a member of the Department of Management at the Terry College of Business, University of Georgia. Thinking he might stay 5 years, Bob left 34 years later. During these years, Bob climbed the academic ranks from assistant to full professor and then pursued an administrative career at Terry as a department chair and associate dean in the College of Business. An indication of how well he did these jobs is contained on a plaque that he received when he retired that thanked him for his creative solutions to problems and unfailing sense of humor-no mention, however, of how good these solutions were. Bob was also elected to five executive positions, including President, within the Human Resources Division of the Academy of Management. Remarkably, the Human Resources Division is still a viable part of the Academy. Read More Read Less