FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Gary DeBauche
ACBSP Director of Accreditation
Phone: 913-339-9356
E-mail: garydebauche@acbsp.org
ASSOCIATION AWARDS ACCREDITATION TO TEN INSTITUTIONS
FT. LAUDERDALE, Florida June 30, 2003 – The Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) announced today that 10 of the Association’s member institutions were awarded accreditation for their business school or program at the ACBSP Annual Conference in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, June 30. This represents the thirteenth annual presentation to institutions being accredited since the founding of ACBSP fifteen years ago.
Douglas G. Viehland, executive director of the ACBSP, spoke of the accomplishment of the member institutions, "These institutions have shown their commitment to teaching excellence by their participation in the accreditation process and their achievement of accreditation. ACBSP is proud to assist these schools and programs in their commitment to quality business programs. We recognize their educational practices that contribute to the continuous improvement of business education."
For institutions that achieve accreditation for their business schools and programs, this attainment certifies that the teaching and learning processes within that institution meet the rigorous educational standards established by ACBSP. The ratification of accreditation by ACBSP covers a ten-year period at which time an institution must reaffirm its quality by preparing a self-study and having another site visit. During the accreditation period, business programs are required to maintain the high quality standards of ACBSP.
Institutions that have been accredited this year are listed below along with the President, Chief Academic Officer, and the Head of the Business Unit:
Associate Degree Granting Institutions
Carl Albert State College, Poteau, Oklahoma
Dr. Joe E. White, President
Ms. Kathy Harrell, Dean of Instruction
Mr. Bill Gann, Division Chair, Business
County College of Morris, Randolph, New Jersey
Dr. Edward J. Yaw, President
Dr. Cliff L. Wood, Vice President of Academic Affairs
Dr. Marilyn Ayres, Division Dean, BMET
Southeast Community College, Lincoln, Nebraska
Dr. Jack J. Huck, President
Dr. Dennis Headrick, Vice President of Instruction
Mr. Don Carlson, Dean, Business/Mass Media Occupations Division
Three Rivers Community College, Norwich, Connecticut
Dr. Grace S. Jones, President
Dr. Wayne Silver, Acting Academic Dean
Mr. Arthur Braza, Department Chair
Baccalaureate/Graduate Degree Granting Institutions
Chadron State College, Chadron, Nebraska
Dr. Thomas L. Krepel, President
Dr. Joyce P. Hardy, Senior Vice President, Academic and Student Affairs
Dr. Timothy Anderson, Chair, Department of Business and Economics
Jarvis Christian College, Hawkins, Texas
Dr. Sebetha Jenkins, President
Dr. Johnnye M. Jones, Vice President, Academic Affairs
Dr. Ugbo Mallam, Interim Chair, Division of Business Administration
Lambuth University, Jackson, Tennessee
Dr. W. Ellis Arnold, III, President
Dr. Susan Kupisch, Vice President, Academic Affairs
Dr. Wilburn C. Lane, Jr., Dean, School of Business and Economics
Lincoln University, Jefferson City, Missouri
Dr. David B. Henson, President
Dr. Nathan Cook, Vice President of Academic Affairs
Dr. Kojo A. Quartey, Dean, College of Business and Professional Studies
Roosevelt University, Chicago and Schaumburg, Illinois
Dr. Charles R. Middleton, President
Dr. Vinton Thompson, Provost
Dr. Thomas C. Head, Interim Dean, Walter E. Heller College of Business Administration
Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, Louisiana
Dr. Norman C. Francis, President
Dr. Deidre D. Labat, Vice President, Academic Affairs
Dr. George Neely, Chair, Business Department, Dr. Anil Kukreja, Associate Professor
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ACBSP’s mission is to establish, promote, and recognize educational practices that contribute to the continuous quality improvement of business education programs, teaching of business courses, and student learning outcomes in colleges and universities throughout the United States and abroad. ACBSP was established in 1988 and is the only business accrediting organization for both two year and four year institutions. ACBSP has 378 member institutions and is located at 7007 College Blvd, Suite 420, Overland Park, Kansas, 66211. For more information go to: www.acbsp.org.