Four candidates, vying for dean of the College of Business and Economics, have been named finalists. They are:
• Kenneth Evans, associate dean and professor of marketing, University of Missouri Columbia.
• Ali Malekzadeh, dean/professor of strategic management, Herberger College of Business, St. Cloud State University.
• Thomas Gutteridge, dean/professor of management, School of Business Administration, University of Connecticut.
• Leonard Jessup, assistant director, School of Accounting, Information Systems and Business Law and professor in MIS, Washington State University.
The committee expects to ask two candidates to return to WSU for additional meetings with the larger campus community.