Carlson School’s Dean appointed to AACSB International Board Who: Alison Davis-Blake, dean, Carlson School of Management What: Appointed to a three-year term on the board of AACSB International, a global accrediting organization for business schools Media contact: Dawn Skelly, Carlson School of Management, (612) 624-8770 MINNEAPOLIS — (July 28, 2008) Alison Davis-Blake, dean of the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management, was recently appointed to a three-year term on the board of directors for the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). AACSB is considered one of the world’s most prestigious accrediting bodies for business schools and the largest advocacy association for management education. Dean Davis-Blake joins 29 other prominent management education professionals from business schools around the world on the AACSB board. “We congratulate our new board members and thank our member schools for their enthusiastic participation,” said John J. Fernandes, president and CEO 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 years ahead.” Davis-Blake, Investors in Leadership Distinguished Chair in Organizational Behavior, is the 11th dean of the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management and one of four women currently serving as dean of America’s top business schools. She guides the programs that serve the school’s 5,000 students, works collaboratively with the school’s 135 full-time faculty and 220 staff members and builds relationships with the school’s external partners like alumni and benefactors. Previously, Davis-Blake was the senior associate dean for academic affairs at the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin. She has taught at all levels of higher education, and she co-founded and co-directed an executive master’s degree program in human resource development leadership. Davis-Blake holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Brigham Young University as well as a doctorate degree in business administration from Stanford University. AACSB International is an association of more than 1,100 educational institutions, businesses and other organizations in 70 countries that are dedicated to the advancement of business education worldwide. In addition to serving as an accreditation body for institutions offering undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral degrees in business and accounting, the association also conducts a wide array of conference and seminar programs at various locations around the world. www.aacsb.edu. ### |