Dr. William Moore is new Perdue School dean

SALISBURY, MD--- Dr. William M. Moore, dean of the College of Business Administration at Valparaiso University in Indiana, was named dean of the Franklin P. Perdue School of Business at Salisbury University today. SU President Janet Dudley-Eshbach and Provost David H. Buchanan made the announcement jointly.

"Dean Moore brings a very broad background to the Perdue School," said Buchanan, "including experience in private industry, as well as increasingly responsible positions in higher education at several excellent institutions.

"He has excellent experience in the AACSB International (American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business) re-affirmation process which we will be undertaking soon as well as in building international programs."

Added President Dudley-Eshbach: "Dean Moore was the unanimous selection of the search committee and my top choice. He will be an excellent addition to the University's administrative team as well as to the Salisbury and Mid-Atlantic business communities."

Moore, who earned his Ph.D. in business administration from Ohio State University, has held joint appointments as dean and professor of management at Valparaiso since 1998. Prior faculty and administrative appointments have been at Yang-En University in China and Drake (IA) University.

At Valparaiso he oversaw the successful AACSB reaccreditation of the business program. Additionally, through his leadership Valparaiso will begin offering an M.B.A. program this fall.

Moore also brings 10 years of broad-based private industry experience with TRW, Inc. in human resource and labor relations positions.

"A key to a dean's success is the capacity to lead a school or college in accomplishing strategic goals," said Moore. "My leadership style encompasses the ability to create a positive academic environment for teaching and learning, providing support for faculty and staff, engaging in successful fundraising, promoting cultural diversity, a dedication to student achievement and faculty development, and commitment to excellence.

"The Perdue School's undergraduate and graduate programs appear to be focused in the right directions, including the emphasis on entrepreneurship, professional and personal development. The School's programs seem to embody a challenging learning environment, with a focus on practical experience and professional ethics.

"It will be a privilege to carry on and enhance the vision and goals of the Franklin P. Perdue School of Business," said Moore.

The Perdue School is due for AACSB reaccreditation in 2003-04. Both the Perdue School's undergraduate and graduate programs are accredited by the AACSB, an achievement secured by only 25 percent of the business schools in the country.

"As a peer-review member for AACSB," said Dr. George C. Rubenson, interim dean in the Perdue School, "the network Dean Moore has developed will be extremely helpful to us in the reaccreditation process."

Moore succeeds Dr. Richard F. Bebee, the Perdue School dean for 10 years before leaving last year and becoming campus dean at the Ohio University at Chillicothe.

Moore's appointment at Salisbury University begins July 1.