Dean Sullivan Named to AACSB International Board
Media Contact: Keri Peckham, 858-534-0855 or kpeckham@ucsd.edu
March 13, 2006
Robert S. Sullivan, dean of the Rady School of Management at the University of California, San Diego, is one of 10 prominent management education professionals named to the AACSB International board of directors for 2006-2007. Founded in 1916, AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business is the world’s first and largest accreditation association for business schools, accrediting 515 collegiate business schools in 28 nations and governed by an international board of directors.
In the past, Dean Sullivan has served as a member of a Peer Review Team, the Blue Ribbon Committee on Accreditation Quality, and the Accreditation Quality Committee. He also was program chair for AACSB’s annual meeting in 1994.
Elected to the board for three-year terms beginning July 1, 2006 are Judy Olian, dean of the UCLA Anderson School of Management at the University of California, Los Angeles (USA), who will assume the position of vice chair-chair elect; Olli Ahtola, first vice-rector, Helsinki School of Economics (Finland); Fernando D’Alessio, director general, Centrum-Católica, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú; Robert B. Duncan, Eli & Edythe L. Broad dean, The Eli Broad College of Business and The Eli Broad Graduate School of Management, Michigan State University (USA); Sara M. Freedman, dean of the College of Business and Industry, Mississippi State University (USA); Thierry Grange, dean and director general, Grenoble Ecole de Management (France); Mari A. Pearlman, senior vice president and general manager, Educational Testing Service (USA); and Robert S. Sullivan, dean of the Rady School of Management, University of California, San Diego (USA). Joining the board for a two-year term is John Wholihan, the president of Beta Gamma Sigma and dean of the College of Business Administration, Loyola Marymount University. Appointed to the board for a three-year term is Otis A. Thomas, dean, The Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management, Morgan State University (USA).
“We congratulate our new board members and thank our member schools for their enthusiastic participation in the electoral process,” said John J. Fernandes, president and chief executive officer of AACSB International. “AACSB will benefit from the significant wisdom, experience, and leadership that these individuals bring to the board. We look forward to their many contributions in the year ahead.”
About AACSB International
AACSB International was founded by a consortium of 17 business schools, including Tuck Business School at Dartmouth College, Harvard University (Harvard Business School), the University of Pennsylvania (The Wharton School) and Northwestern University. AACSB International is the premier accrediting agency for bachelor’s degree, master’s degree, and doctoral degree programs in business administration and accounting. The association also is the business education community’s professional development organization, conducting a wide array of conference and seminar programs at various locations around the world. You can visit their Web site at www.aacsb.edu.