Top 20 Social Media Professors on Twitter from @socialmediadel

By Rosalyn Eishen | @rosalynchoo We've gathered and shared with you a list of top social media marketing professors on Twitter. You'll recognize many of the names here from Social Media Magazine's article  by @KentHuffman, and we've added a little more information about each professor. These professors each teach marketing, communications or something related and are all very active on Twitter.

	Eric Qualman – @EQualman Professor at Hult International Business School Socialnomics ? Author ? Keynote Speaker ? Spartan & Longhorn ? Superhero in name only - I do own a cape though Author of Socialnomics: How Social Media Transforms the Way We Live and Do Business.
	Mark Schaefer - @MarkWSchaefer Adjunct Professor at Rutgers University Chieftain of the social web's most unique blog, {grow}. Consultant, college professor, author of Return On Influence and Tao of Twitter. Social Media Bouncer. Prolific social media blogger and author of several books.  In addition to his professorship at Rutgers University, he offers traditional classes and webinars through his website.
	Dave Saunders- @MadMain Adjunct Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University Chief Idea Officer @madisonmain Husband, Dad, Pee Wee Basketball Coach, Speaker, Advocate for small business....I wear a lot of hats. The man of many hats combines passions via social media platforms to connect with his followers.
	Patrick Strother- @PatrickStrother Visiting Associate Professor at the University of Minnesota Founder SCG PR. Teach advertising and PR at the University of Minnesota. Interests: PR, marketing, higher ed, public policy, playing the guitar. Patrick Strother has over 25 years experience in teaching marketing/PR.
	Crystal King- @Crystallyn Adjunct Professor at Boston University Social Media Maven @Keurig, Professor, PR pro, Novelist, Italophile, Bibliophile, Technophile. Follow me on G+ http://gplus.to/crystallyn Author and self-proclaimed foodie, oenophile, and geek.  Her website expresses her philosophy on social media and life.
	Dr. David Aaker- @DavidAaker Professor Emeritus at the University of California at Berkeley Vice-Chairman of @ProphetBrand, Executive Advisor to Dentsu, Professor Emeritus, UC Berkeley, Author of Brand Relevance: Making Competitors Irrelevant. Creator of the Aaker Model™ and has published more than 100 articles and 15 books.
	Jim Lyons- @JFlyons Professor at the University of Phoenix Printer industry participant and observer/writer/analyst; marketing and economics professor; technology fan. His monthly print column, "Observations", appears in The Hard Copy Observer -- a publication of Lyra Research.
	Kathy Magrino- @KathyMagrino Adjunct Professor at Rider University I'm Kathy Magrino - a writer, marketing consultant and adjunct instructor in the comm/journalism dept. at Rider U. I own my own biz: The Write Way, LLC. Kathy’s 15+ years of marketing experience have evolved with the times to include social media platforms.
	Michael Redwood- @MichaelRedwood Professor at the University of Bath Marketing guru and leather expert. Cradle to cradle enthusiast. Marketing specialist in the leather industry using social media to promote material versatility.
	Kelly O'Keefe- @KellyOKeefe Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University VCU Brandcenter Professor, Brand Builder, Cultural Observer, Creative Entrepreneur and Father of Four. Early web-pioneer and non-profit enthusiast, Kelly uses creativity and social media to further his passions.
	Joaquin Presas - @JoaquinPresas Professor at UniBrasil Diretor de Criação da pontodesign. Também sou professor universitário. In addition to being a university professor, he is also the Creative Director of a communications and design agency in Brazil.
	Kenneth Cossin- @Kenneth_Cossin Professor at Full Sail University Professor in Communications & Mobile Advertising in Internet Marketing. Hobbies are: amateur photographer, and artist. Alternative marketing guest speaker.
	Steve Shu- @SteveShu Assistant Professor at Irvine University Specialist in incubating new initiatives. Management Consultant, Business Development Professional, and Assistant Professor Focused on SLC (Sales Learning Curve) Advances. Over 18 years brand marketing experience.
	Johanna Skilling- @JohannaSk Adjunct Professor at New York University EVP/Strategy, Euro RSCG Life 4D. Adjunct Prof of marketing, brand strategy at NYU-SCPS. Author, speaker, redhead, chocoholic. All opinions my own. Naturally :) Frequently writes for @Life4D, a digital health agency that aims to simplify connections between people and health worldwide.
	Rob Croll- @RCroll Professor at Full Sail University Digital Marketing consultant, Program Manager for the Internet Marketing bachelor's, master's & certificate programs at Full Sail. Internet addict. Passionate about small business internet marketing & websites, SEO, pay-per-click, email, and social media.
	Dan Gorgone- @DanGorgone Professor at Full Sail University Web Design and Usability teacher - Internet Marketing programs at Full Sail University. Also: parenting podcaster, Red Sox fan. Internet marketing teacher, usability preacher, photoblogger.
	Doug Quintal- @BugSyph1 Professor at Emerson College Marketing/IMC Prof @ Emerson College. Punk musician & Rush (the band) fanatic. Hockey is my religion-Bruins & Canucks. Top Marketing Professors on Twitter (SMM) Frequently tweets about social media marketing and his favorite hockey team.
	Dr. Joann Wayman- @JoannWayman Professor at Columbia College Offical Twitter page for Dr. Wayman College Professor--Marketing,Consumer Behavior, Social Media, International Business Uses Twitter to share articles from the industry, trending topics, and valuable information for her students.
	Cindy McColley- @CindyMcColley Adjunct Professor at Michigan Technological University Work for GM as a Digital Marketer. Adjunct Professor at Michigan Tech University teaching Introduction to Digital Marketing. Cindy says she decided to create a blog to enable dialog and interaction between generations of new Social Media users. She believes participating in the media is the best way to learn how to become a great marketer.
	Dr. Raymond Fisk- @RayFiskTX Professor at Texas State University Professor of Marketing at Texas State University, service marketing scholar, service arts advocate. Service arts advocate in San Marcos, TX who tweets about current trends, news, and service marketing.