Dr. Brian Strow

BB&T Professor for

the Study of Capitalism

Western Kentucky University

brian.strow@wku.edu

Grise Hall 427

(270)745-7082

Fall Office Hours
MWF 8:00-10:00 TR 9:30-11:00

Or by Appointment

Economics Down Under!

Fall Classes:  Go to Blackboard to get information for these classes.

Biographical Notes:

Dr. Strow was born in Ottawa, Illinois on September 15, 1974.  As a young paper boy, Brian found that it was good to make money.  Then, as a junior high loan shark, Brian found that it takes money to make money.  Unfortunately, his market capitalization was very low.  As a highschool farm hand, Brian learned that he didn't want to have to work that  hard when he grew up.  So, Brian went on to Wheaton College (IL). Still avoiding real work, he then went to graduate school at Vanderbilt University where he earned his Ph.D.in economics.
    Finally, (and about time according to his grandmother) Dr. Strow took a position at Western Kentucky University where he has been teaching since the fall of 1999.  On December 16, 2000 he married well above his position in life by marrying Ms. Claudia Wood (now Dr. Claudia Strow who also teaches in Western's Economics Department).
    Together the Drs. Strow gave birth to Tucker Strow in December 2002.  Well, ok, only one Dr. Strow actually gave birth, but the other one was there for emotional support.  They found that they liked Tucker so much that they gave birth to Colette Strow in March 2005.  They might have had her sooner had they known what a great baby she was going to be.  Working on the assumption that future children would be as easy to raise as Colette, they gave birth to Oliver Strow in February 2007.  Oliver has turned into quite a character, and all good characters need sidekicks, so they gave him one. Thatcher Strow was born in August 2009, the biggest Strow kid yet.
   As is turns out, Brian concluded that there was too much politics in academia so he attempted to escape politics by running for public office.  He served four years as a city commissioners in Bowling Green. Believing in term limits, and needing more frequent naps, Brian didn’t run for re-election in 2008. Instead, he ran for mayor, but much like his cross country days, he was just too slow to win. Long live the tortoise!

Believing that markets are better than governments, Dr. Strow became the BB&T Professor for the Study of Capitalism at WKU. In his classes Dr. Strow mixes a healthy dose of very bad jokes with an occasional dash of economic wisdom.  Well, at least he tries to do the latter.

Links of Interest
The WKU Center for the Study of Capitalism

The Economist
The Economics Department: Western Kentucky University
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