May 24, 2019

 

Dr. Labach

麻豆官网首页入口免费 hires College of Business Dean

Dr. Elaine Labach to assume role July 8

 

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MSU BILLINGS NEWS鈥麻豆官网首页入口免费 has named Elaine Labach, Ph.D., as the dean of the College of Business (COB).

Currently the dean of the Frost School of Business at Centenary College, Labach has also served as an associate dean and associate professor at Fort Lewis College.

Labach holds a Ph.D. in operations management from Indiana University School of Business; she also holds a master鈥檚 degree in business administration from the University of Michigan and a bachelor鈥檚 degree in chemical engineering from Wayne State University.

鈥淲e look forward to having Dr. Labach鈥檚 leadership in the College of Business,鈥 said MSU Billings Provost Melinda Arnold. 鈥淪he will work to further strengthen and expand our relationships with the business community in Billings and eastern Montana.鈥

Members of the search committee for the dean of the College of Business were Susan Balter-Reitz, Mike Campbell, Rakesh Sah, Anna Talafuse, Mary Susan Fishbaugh, Heather Thompson, Sarah Keller and Shannon Wilcox.

Labach will officially begin the role of dean on July 8, taking over the helm from Ed Garding who has served as the interim dean of the COB since July 2018.

For more information, contact Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Melinda Arnold at 406-657-2367 or melinda.arnold@msubillings.edu.