McFarlin Reappointed as Dean of Business School, Reeder to Bayer School
President Ken Gormley has appointed Dr. Dean McFarlin to a second term as dean of the Palumbo-Donahue School of Business and Dr. Philip Reeder to a second term as dean of the Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences (BSNES), both effective July 1, 2018. Both reappointments will be for three years, and both were first appointed dean in 2013.
Among the achievements at the School of Business during McFarlin’s tenure:
- The creation of the School’s strategic plan, Palumbo-Donahue 2024: Achieving Distinctive Excellence, as well as the renovation plan for Rockwell Hall—improvements have been completed on the third, fifth and ninth floors
- Established five new advisory councils, launched new and redesigned degree programs and created a new alumni-focused magazine, the Duquesne Business Leader (www.duq.edu/dbl)
- Enhanced fundraising from individuals, corporations and foundations, allowing for the creation of three new named faculty positions
- In 2016, the School of Business soared in the Bloomberg Businessweek’s ranking of undergraduate business schools to No. 55 in the nation while Corporate Knights ranked the MBA-Sustainable Business Practices No. 3 in the world.
The school was also awarded $1,466,072 in external grant funding from 2013-2016.
“I’m humbled and honored to be reappointed as the latest temporary steward of a school that’s been around since 1913,” McFarlin said. “William Walker, the school’s first dean, not only had the vision to supply a booming Pittsburgh with desperately needed accountants, he persuaded Duquesne’s leadership to seize the opportunity and launch the school. That’s a terrific legacy of innovation—one we remember and strive to emulate.”
During Reeder’s time at the helm of the Bayer School:
- Five students have been named winners of the prestigious Barry Goldwater Scholarship, which honors students in the fields of science, engineering and math
- A record number of students are participating in the Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium
- The Visiting Scholar Endowment in Scientific Leadership was established, through which a prominent scientist completes a six-week residence in the Bayer School and works with BSNES students and faculty.
Additionally, from 2013-2016, the BSNES received $18,658,879 in external research funding.
“I am honored to be reappointed as the dean of the Bayer School and feel privileged to have three additional years to continue to work for and with the outstanding faculty, staff and students,” Reeder said. “I feel that my efforts and the initiatives that have been put in place and/or are in the process of being implemented are part of a continuum of progress for BSNES students, faculty, staff and the University.”