Durham, NC - When the current dean of the Fuqua School of Business, William Boulding, began his term in the summer of 2011, Provost Peter Lange announced at that time that an international search would commence in his second year.  In keeping with this plan, Provost Lange has announced that Finance Professor David Robinson has been appointed to chair the committee that has been formed to conduct this search.

Lange charged the 17-person committee to conduct an international search that is open to both internal and external candidates.  The ideal candidate will be

• an intellectual and strategic leader among the faculty, who can be expected to have the highest aspirations in faculty hiring and retention,
• an energetic and conscientious administrator broadly familiar with issues in higher education and with strong linkages to the business community,
• a strong advocate for the Fuqua School and its research and teaching mission, in the context of the university's strategic commitment to internationalization and interdisciplinarity,
• a strong proponent for a diverse faculty and student body,
• an effective fund-raiser,
• a preeminent university citizen

The committee comprises members from the Fuqua faculty and staff, the student body, the Fuqua Board of Visitors, and the University at large.  Faculty and staff members include:

Ashish Arora, Rex D. Adams Professor of Business Administration, Fuqua School of Business; Patrick Bayer, department chair and professor of economics; Fernando Bernstein, professor of operations management, Fuqua School of Business; James Cox, Brainerd Currie Professor of Law; Liz Riley Hargrove, associate dean for admissions, Fuqua School of Business; Richard Larrick, Michael W. Krzyzewski University Professor in Leadership, Fuqua School of Business; Leslie Marx, William and Sue Gross Research Fellow and Professor of Economics, Fuqua School of Business; Debu Purohit, Bob J. White Professor of Business Administration, Fuqua School of Business; David Robinson, William and Sue Gross Research Fellow, Professor of Finance, Fuqua School of Business and Committee Chair; Katherine Schipper, Thomas F. Keller Professor, Fuqua School of Business; and James Smith, J.B. Fuqua Professor, Fuqua School of Business.

Jonathan Roth, B'90 Managing Director and President, Abbott Capital Management, LLC serves on the committee as the representative from the Fuqua Board of Visitors, where he has been a member since 2000.  John Feeney and Joseph J. Euteneuer join the team as student representatives.  John is a second-year student in the daytime MBA program, a graduate of West Point, and is a former Army Ranger.  Joe is a recent graduate of the Global Executive MBA program and works as the CFO of Sprint Corporation.

Ex officio members are: Thomas Katsouleas, dean, Pratt School of Engineering; Benjamin Reese, Vice President, Office for Institutional Equity; and Keith Whitfield, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs.

Lange requested the committee submit recommendations to President Brodhead and himself by January 30, 2013.

The committee is soliciting opinions, nominations and applications from members of the Duke community at this time. All comments and correspondence should be sent to David Robinson, Chair of the Fuqua Dean Search Committee at the address fuquadeansearch_chair@duke.edu.