Dr. Roy Adler died March 7 from cardiac arrest at Los Robles Hospital in Thousand Oaks. He was 65 years old.
Dr. Adler, a Newbury Park native, was a professor of marketing at Pepperdine University’s Seaver College for more than two decades. Educated at Bucknell University, Western Michigan University and Xavier University, Adler received his Ph.D. in marketing from the University of Alabama and had been a licensed psychologist in the state of Ohio for 30 years.
He was a member of St. Matthew’s United Methodist Church in Newbury Park, an army officer, a marketing executive at Procter & Gamble, coach of seven Olympic athletes, a participant in the Cannonball Run, chief researcher for Jerry Springer and the author of three books and dozens of articles.
Dr. Adler was recognized by his peers as a distinguished Fellow of the Academy of Marketing Science, one of approximately 40 in the world, but was most proud of the university-wide Luckman Award for teaching bestowed upon him by his former students.
A memorial service for Adler will take place on Mar. 21 at 10 a.m. in the Stauffer Chapel at Pepperdine University, followed by a reception at the Adler family home.