Dr. Hildy Teegen, director of the Center for International Business Education and Research and professor of international business and international affairs at George Washington University, will become dean on September 15.

Teegen, 41, joined George Washington University in 1996 as assistant professor of international business.

Dr. Mark Becker, executive vice president for academic affairs and provost, said Teegen's extraordinary leadership qualities and scholarly achievements singled her out as the top candidate in a highly competitive field.

"Hildy Teegen is an accomplished scholar and a gifted leader," Becker said. "Alumni, academic and business leaders, faculty members, staff and students will find her to be an engaging leader who will work with the Moore School's stakeholders to advance the institution regionally, nationally and internationally."

Teegen said she looks forward to working closely with faculty, students, alumni and business leaders to advance the mission and the reputation of the Moore School.

"I am delighted to join the outstanding faculty and staff of the Moore School of Business at this very propitious time," she said. "The school's enviable global reputation was established through decades of committed effort and significant investments by visionary leaders like Darla Moore. As we work closely with our colleagues across the university, with our strong alumni network and with key partners in the business community, we will strive to ensure that the University of South Carolina continues to excel in conducting world-class scholarship and providing education and service that anticipates and responds to the critical economic and social issues facing our state, nation and world."

Before joining George Washington University, Teegen was assistant professor of marketing at the College of William and Mary for three years. Teegen also taught international business at the University of Texas at Austin, the Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico in Mexico City and the Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey.

Teegen earned her bachelor's degree in Latin American Studies and international business, as well as her doctorate in international business with a subspecialty in marketing strategy and economic development, from the University of Texas at Austin. She has written extensively about global business and is department editor for the prestigous "Journal of International Business Studies."

Teegen is a member of the Academy of Management, the Academy of International Business, and the Business Association of Latin American Studies.

She will succeed Joel Smith, who has served as dean since 2000 and announced his retirement last year.

University President Andrew Sorensen thanked Smith for his leadership and said he took over the school's leadership at a critical time in its history.

"Joel Smith became dean of the Moore School at an important time in the school's history," Sorensen said. "Under his leadership, the school secured the largest gift in the history of the university, built its brand identity and earned international recognition for its academic programs. He has been an excellent ambassador for the school and for the University of South Carolina."

The Moore School enrolls about 3,900 undergraduate and graduate students and offers bachelor's degrees in accounting, international business, banking, finance, marketing, real estate, management, management science and economics. The school also offers master's degrees, including the executive IMBA, and doctorates in business administration and economics.

The Moore School is consistently ranked No. 1 in undergraduate international business in U.S. News & World Report and is cited for being the top-ranked public school in graduate international business in that magazine.

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