11-12-04
New Chair in Black School of Business Emphasizes Innovation
to Achieve Global Competitiveness
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The Sam and Irene Black School of Business at Penn State Behrend recently announced that Jeffrey K. Pinto, Ph.D., professor of management, has been named to the Andrew Morrow and Elizabeth Lee Black Chair in Management Technology. In his new appointment, Pinto's research and teaching will concentrate on the management of technological and organizational innovation and the change needed to achieve global competitiveness, particularly in manufacturing. |
The chair was created in 2003, when Penn State Behrend announced a $20 million endowment gift from the Black family and named the School of Business in honor of Sam and Irene Black. Part of that gift was used to create the Black Family Faculty Fund, which established four endowed chairs. The Andrew Morrow and Elizabeth Lee Black Chair in Management is the first of the four to be filled.
"I am pleased that Dr. Pinto has agreed to accept this appointment," said Dr. John M. Magenau. "He is internationally recognized for his expertise in project management and has a proven record of academic excellence. With more than twenty books published and well over one hundred publications and conference presentations, he is in position to add exceptional quality to the education we offer students in the Black School of Business."
In addition to demonstrating the donor's support for specific scholarly activities, the funds provided for a named chair are used to provide salary and supplementary funds such as graduate assistant stipends, clerical assistance, course development, and travel expenses.
"The resources resulting from an endowed chair allow us to retain distinguished faculty in the Black School of Business," said Magenau, "and enable us to recruit new distinguished faculty. Having endowed chairs not only increases our competitiveness in hiring, it increases the quality and reputation of the school both nationally and internationally."
To demonstrate this, Magenau pointed to Pinto's previous eight-year term as the Samuel A. and Elizabeth B. Breene professor of management. During that time he completed fourteen books and technical reports, a dozen refereed journal articles, and sixteen book chapters. He made conference presentations in England, Italy, France, Finland, Iceland, Canada, Slovenia, Mexico, and in cities all across the United States. He continues to teach at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. In addition to his scholarly activities, Pinto's international and national contacts were instrumental in helping Penn State Behrend develop its master's degree in project management.
"I am grateful to the Breene family's endowment, which allowed me to accomplish all that I have in the past eight years," said Pinto. "I am looking forward to focusing on the mandate of this new appointment and building on my previous research." Like the new chair, the Breene professorship will remain available to assist the Black School of Business in recruiting and retaining distinguished faculty.
To learn more about the programs offered in the Black School of
Business at Penn State Behrend, contact the Office of Admissions at
866-374-3378 (toll free) or go to www.pennstatebehrend.psu.edu.
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Contact: Loretta Brandon, 814-898-6063, lzb6@psu.edu