Lusht Appointed Interim Dean Of Smeal
Kenneth M. Lusht, professor of business administration, Zimmerman Homes University Endowed Fellow in Business Administration, and chairman of the Department of Insurance and Real Estate, has been named interim dean of the Smeal College of Business, effective Jan. 1, 2006.
Lusht Appointed Interim Dean Of Smeal
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA (October 31, 2005) – Kenneth M. Lusht, professor of business administration, Zimmerman Homes University Endowed Fellow in Business Administration, and chairman of the Department of Insurance and Real Estate, has been named interim dean of the Smeal College of Business, effective Jan. 1, 2006.
"Ken is a distinguished scholar, an award-winning teacher and a proven administrator with extensive ties to the business community," said Rodney A. Erickson, Penn State executive vice president and provost. "I am confident that he will provide strong and effective leadership to continue the positive momentum of the college during this time of transition."
Lusht will take over for Dean Judy Olian, who in September was named the eighth dean of the UCLA Anderson School of Management, effective Jan. 1, 2006.
"The college has made significant progress the past five years under the direction of Dean Olian," Lusht said. "It's my goal to keep Smeal on that progressive path while we search for permanent leadership. I’m honored to have the opportunity to do so."
Lusht has previously served as the college's associate dean for research, director of doctoral and M.S. programs and director of the Institute for Real Estate Studies. Outside the University, he is a fellow of the Homer Hoyt Institute and has served in advisory roles for the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, the Appraisal Foundation, the Center for Economic Studies, the Pennsylvania Real Estate Commission and the American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association, of which he is a past president and member of the board of directors.
A search committee headed by David Wormley, dean of the College of Engineering, has been formed to find candidates to permanently fill the position.
REPORTERS & EDITORS: For more information, please contact Wyatt DuBois in the Smeal College of Business Media Relations Office at 814-863-3798 or wed112@psu.edu.
Penn State's Smeal College of Business offers highly ranked undergraduate, MBA, executive MBA, Ph.D., and executive education opportunities to more than 5,500 students at all levels. Featuring academic departments of accounting, finance, marketing, insurance and real estate, management, and supply chain and information systems, the college is also home to major research centers such as the Center for Supply Chain Research, the Institute for the Study of Business Markets, the Center for Digital Transformation, the Farrell Center for Corporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship, the Center for Global Business Studies, and the Center for the Management of Technological and Organizational Change.
