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Dr. David Saunders appointed new Dean
December 20, 2002
2002-12-20 - Friday, Dec. 20, 2002 – (Kingston, ON) — Dr. William C. Leggett, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Queen’s University, has appointed Dr. David Saunders as incoming Dean of Queen’s School of Business. Dr. Saunders, currently Dean of the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary, assumes his position at Queen’s School of Business on July 1, 2003.
“I’m fortunate to be joining Queen’s School of Business at an extremely exciting period in its long and successful history, and I look forward to building on this remarkable momentum,” says Dr. Saunders. “The outstanding faculty, staff and students at the School of Business inspire excellence and loyalty, and I look forward very much to joining this family.”
“David brings an invaluable blend of academic, administrative and private-sector experience to the University at a time when the national and international reputation of Queen's School of Business is at its highest,” says Dr. Leggett. “His well-rounded background mirrors the type of diverse skills that are required to lead in business today, and makes him the ideal candidate to take Queen’s School of Business to the next stage of growth and success.”
Dr. Saunders, who earned a Ph.D. in social psychology from the University of Western Ontario, has been Dean of the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary since 1999. His previous management experience includes serving as founder and director of the McGill MBA Japan Program in Tokyo and as Associate Dean of the Masters programs at the Faculty of Management of McGill University in Montreal.
In addition to his strong management credentials, Dr. Saunders has a rich background as a researcher, and is co-author of the three largest selling negotiation textbooks in the world, among numerous other books and papers. Dr. Saunders is also an accomplished teacher, having taught at Duke University in North Carolina, People’s University in Beijing, China and at McGill’s Management Institute.
Dr. Saunders has also acted as a consultant to numerous private and public-sector corporations in Canada and the United States.
About Queen’s School of Business:
Queen's School of Business (www.business.queensu.ca) is one North America’s premier business schools. The School’s programs include Queen's MBA for Science & Technology, ranked by Business Week (US) magazine as the #1 MBA in Canada and #2 in the world outside the US; the market-leading Queen’s Executive MBA — ranked first in Canada by Canadian Business and by a 2002 poll of senior Canadian executives — delivered at Queen’s facility in Ottawa, as well as to 14 cities across the country by real-time, interactive videoconference; the undergraduate Bachelor of Commerce, with the highest entrance standards in Canada; Queen's Executive Development Centre, Canada’s largest provider of executive education programs; and MSc and PhD programs that produce leading researchers for industry and academe.
For more information or to arrange an interview with Dr. Saunders, please contact:
Laurie Ross
Queen's School of Business
613.533.2319