About Dean Miciak
Residence
Franklin
Park, Pennsylvania
Family
Wife, Ann; one
daughter
Education
Bachelor's
degree in accounting from Kent State University,
Kent, Ohio. Master's of business administration
from University of Toledo in Ohio. Doctorate
in marketing and international business from
Kent State University Graduate School of Management.
Background
Miciak has
been business school dean at Duquesne University
since August 2005. He was dean of the Sobey
School of Business at St. Mary's University
in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He was a faculty member
at the Haskayne School of Business at the University
of Calgary, where he served as director of
the executive MBA program. He was a national
account manager for the Burroughs Corp. His
research interests include brand management,
celebrity advertising, service quality and business-to-business
marketing.
Noteworthy
Named by
Treasury & Risk Magazine
as one of the 100 most influential people in
finance, in the governance and compliance category.
The magazine called Miciak the "creator of the
'sustainable MBA' program, which is reaching
beyond academia's boundaries to introduce corporate
concepts directly into the business community."
Quote
"It was a recognition
of the direction of the MBA program into the
area of sustainability. Sustainability is the
next big business transformation. The move
toward sustainability will have a profound
impact on how businesses do business."
Works cited: Napsha, J. (2008,
July 14). Newsmaker: Alan R. Miciak. Tribune-Review. Retrieved August 7, 2008, from PittsburghLive website.
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