Progress Magazine Annual Report 2011 - Eller College of ...

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meet
the
dean
LEN JESSUP PREPARES TO
LEAD THE COLLEGE INTO A
bright future
The news came in with the
new year: in January, the
University of Arizona
announced that Len Jessup
(Eller Ph.D. '89) would lead the
Eller College of Management
as dean. Just five months
later, he was on board
full-time.
Outgoing UA President
Robert Shelton hailed Jessup
as the perfect choice for
the position, with a golden
combination of experience
including time served as
dean of the b-school at
Washington State University,
his leadership of the WSU
Foundation, and his expertise
in entrepreneurship. Current
UA President Eugene Sander
headed the search committee
that recruited Jessup.
At a semester’s end barbeque
for faculty, staff, and students,
graduating senior Monique
Rios, president of the Eller
College Student Council, and
MBA Student
Association president Jenny
Yang pointed out that Jessup
had already met with students
on multiple occasions — all
while he was still wrapping up
his duties at WSU.
Jessup spent his summer on
the road, connecting with Eller
alumni in the West, at events
in cities including Tucson, San
Francisco, San Diego, Seattle,
and Denver. The tour will
continue this fall with stops in
Phoenix, Chicago, and New
York (visit www.eller.arizona.
edu/meetthedean for details).
“The warmth of our alum
community is truly special,
and I am grateful for the
enthusiastic welcome that
I have received to date,”
Jessup said.
If you haven’t already had
the chance to meet new
Eller College Dean Jessup yet,
chances are you will soon.
Eller Progress magazine
checked in with him for a
preview of what’s to come.
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