Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton has appointed a 15-member committee to identify candidates for the position of dean of the Olin School of Business.
Stuart I. Greenbaum, Ph.D., recently announced his intention to step down as dean effective June 30. After a sabbatical, he plans to resume his position as Bank of America Professor at the Olin School.
“Since my arrival at Washington University in 1995, my admiration and appreciation for the Olin School of Business has grown,” Wrighton said. “The school serves many important purposes and is the University’s best link to the business community regionally, nationally and internationally.
“Much progress has been made under Dean Greenbaum’s leadership, and I am confident we can identify and attract an outstanding successor. Selecting the next dean holds the potential for further advancing the visibility, impact and mission of the John M. Olin School of Business.”
Anjan V. Thakor, Ph.D., the John E. Simon Professor of Finance in the Olin School, has been appointed chair and spokesperson of the search committee.
The committee is charged with conducting a nationwide search for suitable candidates, with special attention paid to encouraging women and members of minority groups to apply.
“It is imperative that all final candidates embrace a commitment to a diverse community, realizing the benefits we achieve from diversity,” Wrighton said.
The committee will identify a non-ranked list of 3-5 finalists by Dec. 15.
Wrighton expects to select a candidate with high intellectual distinction, integrity, outstanding leadership qualities and administrative ability.
Besides serving as dean, the person selected will serve as a member of the University Council, comprising deans of schools and vice chancellors who work with Wrighton to formulate, set and implement University-wide policies.
After presentation of the finalists, the committee will assist Wrighton in making the final choice.
Wrighton plans to have the new dean in place by July 1.
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Search committee members Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton has appointed Anjan Thakor, Ph.D., the John E. Simon Professor of Finance in the Olin School of Business, to chair a 15-member dean search committee. Wrighton also named the following individuals to the committee: David J. Ader, undergraduate in the Olin School; Kenneth C. Bardach, associate dean in the Olin School; Martin W. Cripps, Ph.D., the John K. Wallace Jr. and Ellen A. Wallace Distinguished Professor of Managerial Economics; Beth C. Hunsicker, master of business administration student; Nicole Thorne Jenkins, Ph.D., assistant professor of accounting; Charles F. Knight, chair of the Olin School of Business National Council and chairman emeritus of Emerson; James T. Little, Ph.D., professor of finance and economics; William J. Marshal, Ph.D., member of Olin School of Business National Council and president of NISA Investment Advisors; Judi McLean Parks, Ph.D., the Reuben C. and Anne Carpenter Taylor Professor of Organizational Behavior; Chakravarthi Narasimhan, Ph.D., the Philip L. Siteman Professor of Marketing; Jackson A. Nickerson, Ph.D., associate professor of organization and strategy; Tava L. Olsen, Ph.D., associate professor of operations and manufacturing management; William A. Peck, M.D., the Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Distinguished Professor of Medicine and director of the Center for Health Policy; and Joel Seligman, J.D., dean of the School of Law and the Ethan A.H. Shepley University Professor. |