Dennis A. Ahlburg, senior associate dean of the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota, has been named dean of the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado at Boulder, effective Aug. 1, pending approval by the CU Board of Regents.
Ahlburg replaces Interim Dean Stephen Lawrence after a seven-month national search. Lawrence has served as interim dean of the Leeds School since July 2004, replacing former Dean Steven Manaster.
暗网禁区 Ahlburg, CU-Boulder Interim Chancellor Phil DiStefano said, "I am delighted to welcome Dennis Ahlburg to the Boulder campus. He brings tremendous experience and enthusiasm to this pivotal position on the CU-Boulder campus. I am confident that the Leeds School will flourish under his strong leadership."
As senior associate dean at the University of Minnesota's School of Management, Ahlburg has been responsible for all faculty and research issues, the budget, human resources, executive education and teaching excellence initiatives.
Ahlburg also has served as the IR Landgrant Professor of Human Resources and Industrial Relations and held the Fesler-Lampert Chair in Urban and Regional Affairs at the Carlson School of Management.
"I am honored to be named dean of the Leeds School," Ahlburg said. "The school has tremendous potential and I am impressed with the excellence and enthusiasm of the students, faculty, staff and alumni. I look forward to working closely with the university administration and business community to help build a great business school."
Ahlburg also has served as director of the Center for Population Analysis and Policy at the University of Minnesota's Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs. Since 2000, Ahlburg has been a member of the National Institutes of Health's Review Panel on Social Sciences, Nursing, Epidemiology and Methods. He earned his doctorate in economics from the University of Pennsylvania.
Ahlburg's base salary will be $260,000, and he also will be eligible to earn up to $100,000 in additional incentive salary. The incentive portion of the salary will be based on performance goals set by the chancellor and provost, and will be funded by private gifts raised by the school's Business Advisory Council. The performance goals will focus on undergraduate and graduate education, fundraising, faculty recruitment and retention, diversity and entrepreneurship.
Ahlburg is married to Penelope Harley, who is an attorney specializing in alternative dispute resolution.