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15 BizEd March/April 2014 California. He is director of academic programs for the Graduate School of Man- agement at the University of Auckland Business School in New Zealand. STEPPING DOWN n Steve Williams has resigned as dean at the College of Business at the University of Arkansas in Fort Smith to accept a position as the dean of the College of Business and Entrepreneurship at Texas A&M University in Commerce. His resignation was effective December 31. Among his accomplishments at UAFS, where he had been dean since 2008, was guiding the business school to AACSB accreditation. Margaret Tanner, professor of accounting, will act as interim dean. n On December 31, Don Gud- mundson left his position as dean of the Monfort College of Business at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley to rejoin faculty in the man- agement department. Karen Turner, chair of accounting, will serve as interim dean. n Christine Poon will not seek a five-year reappoint- ment as dean of the Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University in Colum- bus. During her tenure, Poon worked with other colleges at the university to forge alliances with local and national busi- nesses and build specialized centers around key areas of faculty research. Poon and her husband—Michael Tweedle, a professor of radiology, chemis- try, and pharmacy at OSU—will donate US$1 million to the university to honor promising associate professors. n Steve Reinemund plans to step down this June after six years as dean of the Wake Forest University's Schools of Business in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. During his tenure, Reinemund integrated Wake Forest's undergradu- ate and graduate business programs and brought them together in a new US$55 mil- lion building and spearheaded increased investment in career development resources. Reine- mund will remain on campus as an executive-in-residence. n David K. Graf is retiring from his post as dean of the College of Business and Economics at United Arab Emirates University, where he has served for the past eight years. During his tenure, he helped develop a doctorate of business administration, a master of professional accounting, and an MBA pro- gram with an industrial partner. n In May, Linda Garceau will retire from the deanship of the College of Business and Technology at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City. Garceau was the found- ing dean of the college, which was formed by the merger of the schools of business and applied science and technol- ogy. During her 14 years as dean, she helped bring the business curriculum online, establish an accelerated MBA program, and global- ize the curriculum and the As the West Coast's largest accredited business school, Mihaylo College of Business and Economics is the region's driving force of business. Three highly ranked MBA programs prepare alumni as industry leaders worldwide: Part-time/flex program MBA for working professionals Full-time MBA Learn more at: mba.fullerton.edu. "e Mihaylo College of Business and Economics produces globally aware business leaders through innovative teaching and applied research." Eric Openshaw '77, Vice Chairman, Technology Deloitte Ready to woRk. Ready to lead. Mihaylo-Accreditation-Ad.indd 1 1/17/13 3:36 PM