Newswise — Joseph A. DiAngelo Jr., Ed.D. ’70, dean of Saint Joseph’s University’s Erivan K. Haub School of Business, was elected vice chair-chair elect of AACSB International — The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business based in Tampa, Fla.
DiAngeloAACSB International is a not-for-profit organization of educational institutions, corporations and others devoted to the promotion and improvement of higher education in business administration and management. It is the premier accreditation body for business schools throughout the world; presently there are 607 accredited institutions in 38 countries.
As vice chair-chair elect effective July 1, 2011, DiAngelo will carry out the policies of AACSB’s board of directors and support the chair. He succeeds Jan R. Williams, dean of the College of Business Administration at the University of Tennesse at Knoxville.
“Being elected to this position is a true privilege,” says DiAngelo. “AACSB is the international gold standard for business school accreditation. I plan to continue the momentum gained by my colleagues at AACSB to positively impact business education on a global scale.”
DiAngelo was first elected an AACSB board member in 2003 and then secretary-treasurer in 2005. As one of the longest-serving business school deans in the U.S., DiAngelo has been active in several AACSB committees, including the Business Accreditation Committee, Candidacy Committee and the Accreditation Quality Committee.
Since his arrival in 2000, Saint Joseph's University's Haub School of Business has achieved unprecedented growth. Over the past decade, the student population has increased 83 percent; the Haub School of Business is currently the largest Jesuit business school in the country. The school is consistently recognized by U.S.News & World Report, The Princeton Review, The Aspen Institute, BusinessWeek, and Beta Gamma Sigma.
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