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15 BizEd July/August 2014 ■ Jerry Strawser will not seek another term as dean of the Mays Business School at Texas A&M in College Station. His time at the uni- versity, which began in 2001, included three terms as dean and stints as interim provost and executive vice president for academic affairs. ■ This spring, Glenn Potts is retiring as both professor and dean of the College of Business and Economics at the University of Wisconsin- River Falls. He has been at the university for 38 years, the last five of them as dean. ■ Carolyn M. Callahan has stepped down after a year as the dean of the University of Louisville College of Busi- ness in Kentucky. Citing per- sonal and family reasons, she is taking a leave of absence from the school, though she will continue to serve as professor of accounting and has been offered a position as associate provost upon her return. HONORS AND AWARDS ■ Jan Williams, dean and professor emeritus of the College of Business Admin- istration of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, has received the John J. Fer- nandes Strategic Leadership Award given by the Academy of Strategic and Entrepre- neurial Leadership. The award is periodically presented to a dean or other senior aca- demic leader who evidences great leadership; Williams is its second recipient. ■ BizEd was honored twice in the Association Media & Publishing's 2014 EXCEL Awards competition. The magazine won a silver award for general excel- lence and a bronze award for best single-topic issue for the November 2013 publication. The EXCEL Awards recognize excel- lence in association publica- tions and online media. NEW PROGRAMS ■ This spring, the Kogod School of Business at American University in Washington, D.C., launched the Sustainable Entrepre- neurship and Innovation Initiative, which will focus on researching sustainable busi- ness practices, practicing environmental advocacy, and implementing a new venture incubator. The incubator will match students and young alumni from across the uni- versity with business men- tors and provide them with space and seed money. ■ The University of Miami School of Business Adminis- tration in Florida is launching four new full-time special- ized master's programs. The one-year programs, which debut this fall, include MSc degrees in business analyt- ics, international business, and finance, as well as an MA in economics. ■ The Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles will offer a master of science in entre- preneurship and innovation (MSEI) through its Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepre- neurial Studies. Students can personalize their degrees with electives such as technology commercial- ization and new product development. COLLABORATIONS ■ Copenhagen Business School of Denmark is partner- ing with INSEAD of Fontaine- bleau, France, to develop a knowledge center addressing changes of ownership in Dan- ish small and medium enter- prises. The Danish Industry Foundation has awarded a joint grant of about €3 million (approximately US$4.2 million) to fund the research. ■ SKEMA Business School has partnered with the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) to offer a double degree in engineering and management. Technical components of the program will be taught on USTC's campus in Suzhou during the first year, followed by management courses at one of SKEMA's campuses in France or the U.S. during the second year. GIFTS AND DONATIONS ■ A substantial gift from an international real estate executive will establish the William J. McMorrow Global Real Estate Program at the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business in Los Angeles. McMorrow, an alum, heads real estate firm Kennedy Wil- son. His gift is part of USC's multiyear US$6 billion fund- raising campaign. ■ The College of Business at California State Univer- sity in Northridge will be renamed the David Nazarian College of Business and Economics in recognition of Nazarian's US$10 million gift to his alma mater. Nazarian, founder of Nimes Capital, will also lead a $25 million fundraising campaign for the school, for which his dona- tion is the lead gift. ■ The University of Mas- sachusetts Amherst has announced a US$10 million gift from longtime supporters to create the Doug- las and Diana Berthiaume Center for Entrepreneur- ship within the university's Isenberg School of Management. Douglas Berthiaume heads the Waters Corporation, which manufacturers analyti- cal technologies.