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New Leadership for Undergraduate and Graduate Programs
Rose Appointed Associate Dean
Jerman Rose will bring his
experience as a College leader
to his new role as associate dean
of undergraduate programs.
In this position, Rose will also
lead international business and
entrepreneurship initiatives.
Rose joined WSU in 1987
and has taught marketing,
international business, and
entrepreneurship courses. His
expertise is focused on small and
medium enterprises.
“Dr. Rose brings tremendous
experience and expertise to the
Jerman Rose
role,” says Dean Eric Spangenberg.
“He is an acclaimed teacher with significant
international experience and contacts. His experience in
teaching, researching, and practicing entrepreneurship
will be invaluable to the CB and across WSU. Both
undergraduate and graduate programs as well as our
external constituencies will benefit from his leadership.”
Rose has served as director of external programs for the
College since 2003. In this role, he led the development
of online programs, including curriculum development,
faculty engagement, and program growth. A business
owner himself, Rose has led the College’s Center for
Entrepreneurial Studies since 1999, organized an awardwinning
local chapter of Students in Free Enterprise, and
teaches and lectures on entrepreneurship. In 2004, he was
selected as a Fulbright Scholar with a five-month assignment
to lecture at Can Tho University in Vietnam.
“I am very pleased to be offered the opportunity
to contribute to the development of our world-class
undergraduate programs in the role of associate dean,”
says Rose. “After 19 years of service to the College, I
have never been more optimistic about the direction of
the college, and our commitment to prepare students to
think globally and act with entrepreneurial spirit.”
With a doctorate from the University of Kansas, Rose’s
research interests include international entrepreneurship,
e-commerce, and entrepreneurship. He has authored
several articles and contributed to numerous books in
these fields, with his most recent work, “Are strategic
assets contributions or constraints for SMEs to go international?
An empirical study of the US manufacturing
sector,” appearing in The Journal of The American Academy
of Business (2004).
Rose replaces M. Chris Paxson, who will return
to teaching in the School of Hospitality Business
Management.
Hess Appointed New Associate
Dean of Graduate Programs
The College of Business has
a new leader for their graduate
programs in Traci Hess, an
associate professor of information
systems.
“I am delighted that Dr. Hess
has agreed to lead the College’s
graduate education programs,”
says Dean Eric Spangenberg.
“She is a highly respected
member of our faculty, and she
brings valuable experience and
perspective to the role.”
Traci Hess
Hess received her master’s
degree and doctorate from Virginia Tech and joined the
College of Business in 2002. In 2006, she received tenure
and was promoted to associate professor. Prior to her
career in academia, she served as senior vice president at
the Bank of Hampton Roads and Valley Bank.
“I am honored and excited to contribute to the
development and advancement of our successful graduate
programs as a member of College’s leadership team,”
says Hess.
Hess has been honored with numerous College of
Business awards, including a Teaching Innovation grant
in 2003, MIS Professor of the Year awards in 2004 and
2005, and Dean’s Excellence and Furman Fellowships in
2005. She has served the College in a variety of capacities,
including co-chair and departmental representative of the
Undergraduate Program Policy Committee in the College
of Business, information systems doctoral program
coordinator, College of Business representative for the
University Advisory Committee for Computing and
Telecommunications, and department representative in
the College of Business Technology Steering Committee.
Her research centers on human-computer interaction
in a decision-making context, decision support technologies,
and user acceptance and evaluation of information
systems, and has appeared in Journal of Management
Information Systems, Decision Sciences, and Decision Support
Systems. Hess currently serves as chair of the Association
for Information Systems Special Interest Group on
Human-Computer Interaction.
Hess replaces Chuck Munson, who will return to
teaching full-time in the Department of Management and
Operations. Munson led CB graduate programs for two
years, during which he spearheaded a major redesign of
the MBA curriculum.
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