Fall 2008 Classes:  Go to Blackboard to get information for these classes.

    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 on December 17, 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 on March 7, 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 on February 6, 2007.  Believing that it has got to be impossible to improve upon Oliver, the Drs. Strow are probably done with the baby thing.
   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 now serves as one of four city commissioners in Bowling Green.  Now if his students don't study, Dr. Strow can threaten to raise their taxes. (A hollow threat since he actually lowered them).
    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 Economist
The Economics Department: Western Kentucky University
Fox News
MSNBC
CNN
ESPN