Dennis Hanno Named Babson College Graduate School Dean & Vice Provost

WELLESLEY, Mass., July 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Dennis Hanno, Babson College's undergraduate dean since 2006, has been appointed Murata Dean of Babson's F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business and the College's Vice Provost. 

"Dennis Hanno has done an extraordinary job of working with the community to develop a great academic program and student-centered culture that has increased the stature and status of the Undergraduate School," said Babson Provost Shahid Ansari. "Throughout these years, he has won the confidence and respect of all of Babson's constituencies on and off campus."

"The decision to transition our undergraduate dean to the Graduate School underscores the importance of ensuring leadership for the Graduate School without any discontinuity," Ansari said. "Dennis knows the College and our community well and, in his role as a member of the Academic Council, he is not only familiar with Graduate School issues, but has been an invaluable source of good advice and counsel to me.  He understands the market forces driving the need for change and I am confident that, with his characteristic high level of energy and enthusiasm, he will bring a fresh perspective to the work that needs to be done at the Graduate School."

In his role as Vice Provost, Hanno will manage campus-wide support services such as Registrar, Student Financial Services, Admissions, Student Affairs, Athletics, and the Office of International Programs.

Hanno (Twitter: @dhanno) came to Babson from the University of Massachusetts Amherst where he served as the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Matters in the Isenberg School of Management. There he focused on curriculum development, social responsibility, and the link between business and society.

Hanno is also an award winning teacher in the accounting discipline known for his innovative curriculum as well as his in-depth work on the assessment of student learning.

Hanno has served on the editorial boards of both Issues in Accounting Education and Accounting Education: A Journal of Theory, Practice and Research. Hanno currently serves as the Chair for the Educators Credential Committee of the Massachusetts Board of Public Accountancy. He is also a member of the American Accounting Association and the American Institute for Certified Public Accountants and serves on the AICPA's Virtual Grassroots Panel.

As Hanno assumes his new responsibilities as Murata Dean of the Graduate School and Vice Provost, Babson Accounting Professor Robert Halsey will serve as Interim Undergraduate Dean.  Halsey has been leading the process of curriculum change in the Undergraduate School and is highly regarded as a teacher and scholar.

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SOURCE Babson College