Dr. Douglas Smith

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Douglas Smith, director of the Center for Business and Industrial Studies at the University of Missouri at St. Louis, said the region's pollution regulations, which call for specially formulated gasoline blends, also could cause market volatility.

Then again, just like St. Louis weather, Smith said if you stick around long enough, gas prices could change.

"To say that we really know what's driving it is difficult," he said.

Douglas Smith, professor and director of the Center for Business and Industrial Studies, chaired the search committee, which, in addition to university officials, included Urban League president Jim Buford; KCI Enterprise president & CEO Karen Carroll; Suelthaus & Walsh, P.C. chairman Ken Suelthaus and RCGA president and CEO Dick Fleming.

The search committee was chaired by Dr. Douglas Smith, Professor and Director of the Center for Business and Industrial Studies.