David
Besanko, strategy expert, named senior associate dean for
planning
New position
adds depth to Office of the Dean; move one of several in restructuring
Longtime
Kellogg School faculty member David
Besanko has been named senior associate dean for academic
affairs: planning and external relations. The new position
is part of a major restructuring in the Office of the Dean.
Besanko,
the Alvin J. Huss Distinguished Professor of Management and
Strategy, previously served as senior associate dean for curriculum
and teaching from 2001 to 2003. His new role brings his leadership
back to the school's administration, where he will oversee
the Departments of Alumni Relations and Development, the Career
Management Center and the Communications and Media Relations
Department.
In
the Office of the Dean, he joins Dean Dipak
C. Jain and colleagues Sunil
Chopra, the IBM Distinguished Professor of Operations
Management and Information Systems, and Kathleen
Hagerty, the First Chicago Distinguished Professor of
Finance. Both Chopra and Hagerty continue their roles as senior
associate deans for academic affairs, with Chopra overseeing
curriculum and teaching and Hagerty overseeing faculty and
research. Existing responsibilities for each will expand:
Chopra now also manages student affairs across all programs,
as well as the Full-Time MBA Program's admissions office;
Hagerty now oversees the doctoral program and Kellogg Information
Systems.
Other
changes include those in the Office of Student Affairs. Fran
Langewisch is now assistant dean of academic affairs and student
life. The school has added a new director of registration
and student records, Rebecca Parker. Michele Rogers, meanwhile,
holds a new role as assistant dean for integrated programs
and experiential learning, responsible for interacting with
other schools at Northwestern University on joint programs
such as the JD-MBA and Master of Management and Manufacturing.
In
addition, Carole Cahill has been named associate dean: facilities
and human resources, while Theresa Parker is now associate
dean: finance and budget planning.
The
restructuring is designed to ensure the Kellogg School's day-to-day
operations remain under superb management, allowing Dean Jain
to focus on several major upcoming strategic initiatives. |
