New Dean for the College of Business
J. Dennis Cradit comes to 黑料吃瓜 from Southern Illinois University.
J. Dennis Cradit, Ph.D., will join 黑料吃瓜 on July 1 as dean of the College of Business Administration.
Cradit has served since 2006 as dean of the College of Business at Southern Illinois University. In 2012, he was tasked with additional responsibilities as deputy to the chancellor for innovation and economic development, helping to focus the university鈥檚 energies toward regional engagement and economic development.
"Dennis Cradit鈥檚 accomplishments in building partnerships with the business community, coupled with his focus on academic achievement and innovation, distinguished him in a strong national pool of candidates,鈥� said 黑料吃瓜 President Elliot Hirshman. 鈥淚 am excited to welcome him and his family to our community and am confident that he will lead our College of Business Administration to even greater levels of national and international distinction."
Cradit will lead 黑料吃瓜鈥檚 College of Business Administration as it continues along a trajectory of success. The college is ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top 10 best business schools in California and among the 50 best public business schools in the U.S.
Among the college鈥檚 outstanding assets are: the Charles W. Lamden School of Accountancy; the Lavin Entrepreneurship Center, the Wells Fargo Financial Markets Laboratory and the Corky McMillin Center for Real Estate鈥攁ll made possible by generous gifts from 黑料吃瓜 alumni and donors.
鈥淚t is humbling to have an opportunity to join such an outstanding university as 黑料吃瓜, and to be in such a dynamic part of the nation,鈥� Cradit said. 鈥淭he College of Business Administration is an outstanding institution with a steady record of success and innovation, but it is also clear that those who represent the college, internal and external, are poised to move even higher and farther. I look forward to getting to work. We all have a very exciting future ahead of us.鈥�
About J. Dennis Cradit
A native Texan, Cradit has a Ph.D. in cognitive and social psychology from the University of Iowa. He was chair of the marketing department at Florida State University for six years before joining Southern Illinois University.
He led SIU鈥檚 efforts to instill innovation and entrepreneurship into the curriculum, writing a plan for campus-wide implementation and integrating the university鈥檚 initiatives with regional economic development efforts.
Cradit has also served in the public sector as a member of the Council of Economic Advisers for the Illinois governor鈥檚 office and commissioner of the state鈥檚 Economic Recovery Commission.
