{"id":18141,"date":"2013-04-30T11:07:15","date_gmt":"2013-04-30T18:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=18141"},"modified":"2013-04-28T21:07:27","modified_gmt":"2013-04-29T04:07:27","slug":"vanderbilt-owen-school-culls-new-dean-from-tuck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/vanderbilt-owen-school-culls-new-dean-from-tuck\/","title":{"rendered":"Vanderbilt Owen School Culls New Dean from Tuck"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"new<\/a>Vanderbilt University's Owen Graduate School of Management<\/strong> has named M. Eric Johnson<\/strong> as dean effective July 1st, pending approval by the Vanderbilt Board of Trust. Currently, Johnson is associate dean at Dartmouth College's Tuck School of Business<\/strong>, where he has been responsible for seven research centers and initiatives as well as its top-ranked MBA program.<\/p>\n

Johnson, who called the Owen school \u201ca true gem among the world\u2019s best business schools,\u201d previously spent eight years (1991-99) at Owen, the last three as a tenured associate professor of operations management. He twice won awards for teaching excellence.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe return of Eric Johnson to Vanderbilt marks the start of an exciting new era at the Owen Graduate School of Management,\u201d said Provost Richard McCarty<\/strong>, in a press release<\/a> from the school.\u00a0 \u201cEric is one of the leading scholars of supply chains and the impact of information technology on corporations. He is also a proven leader whose record of accomplishments at Dartmouth is enviable by any measure.\"<\/p>\n

<\/strong>Tuck School dean Paul Danos<\/strong> congratulated Johnson on his appointment, saying, \u201cDuring his time at Tuck Eric was truly an academic leader at the school and an outstanding teacher.\u00a0 He has been much beloved by students for his flair in the classroom and dedication to their personal transformation and by faculty and staff for his collegiality and wisdom.\"<\/p>\n

Chris Guthrie<\/strong>, dean of Vanderbilt Law School and head of the search committee that selected Johnson, called his hiring a coup for Vanderbilt, as well as a testament to the strength, vitality and reputation of the Owen School.<\/p>\n

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