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The 91制片厂 has named Lucy Gilson dean of the , effective Aug. 15, 2022. Gilson will succeed Deborah Merrill-Sands, who is retiring as dean of the college after serving in the role for more than seven years.

Gilson comes to 91制片厂 from the University of Connecticut School of Business, where she has served as professor and associate dean for faculty and outreach. She听joined the faculty in the management department in 2000 and听served as chair of the department from 2015 to 2019.

In her various roles at UConn, Gilson 鈥� a world-renowned researcher of creativity and virtual teams 鈥� redesigned the management undergraduate major to increase enrollment, retention and placement success; created interdisciplinary minors; worked with the dean鈥檚 advisory council to enhance the impact of faculty scholarship to the business community; and restructured the dean鈥檚 office to align communications, IT, alumni and external relations.

As associate dean for faculty and outreach at the UConn School of Business, Gilson was responsible for overseeing the school鈥檚 faculty and research portfolio, as well as the staff and associated budgets for communications, alumni relations, external relations, global programming, IT and the doctoral program. She founded the Women鈥檚 MBA Association in 2007 and established a Women in Business Fund in 2020 that seeks to improve the diversity and experience of women, raising close to $500,000 from more than 100 donors in one year.

Until Gilson begins at 91制片厂 on Aug. 15, Vicky Parker, associate dean for graduate education and faculty administration, will serve as interim dean beginning July 1.