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Dean of School of Business Search

Business Dean Search Timeline

  • Applicant deadline: Feb. 7, 2025
  • Search Committee reviews all dean candidates: Mid- to late February
  • Initial interviews with leading candidates: Early March
  • Committee determines finalists for campus visits: Mid-March
  • Finalist interviews on campus: Late March to early April 
  • Constituent feedback due: April 15, 2025 
  • Committee report to Provost: Mid-April

Candidates

Personal and professional information for the selected candidates, including bio, resume/vita and schedule for campus presentations, will be posted here as the candidates are announced. Each candidate is announced approximately 1-2 business days prior to their scheduled public presentation.

Click on each "Candidate Profile" link below to view information, recorded campus presentations and provide feedback on the candidates.


Jide Wintoki

Jide Wintoki

Associate Dean of Graduate Programs and Capitol Federal Professor of Finance

School of Business
University of Kansas

Presentation:
March 27 | 4-5 p.m. | Capitol Federal Hall, Room 1020
Presentation | Candidate Feedback Form


Lin Nan

Lin Nan

Brock Family Chair Professor, Senior Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs and Department Head in Management

Mitch Daniels School of Business
Purdue University

Presentation:
April 3 | 4-5 p.m. | Capitol Federal Hall, Room 1020
Presentation | Candidate Feedback Form


KU Jayhawk

Cheryl Druehl

Professor within the Information Systems and Operations Management Area and Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Research

Costello College of Business
George Mason University

Presentation:
April 8 | 4-5 p.m. | Capitol Federal Hall, The Colloquium in Room 1010 
Presentation | Candidate Feedback Form


Sharon Alvarez

Sharon Alvarez

Thomas W. Olofson Chair of Entrepreneurial Studies, Professor of Organizations and Entrepreneurship, and Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs 

Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business 
University of Pittsburgh

Presentation:
April 10 | 4-5 p.m. | Capitol Federal Hall, The Colloquium in Room 1010 
Presentation | Candidate Feedback Form