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Tarleton State University invites nominations and applications for the position of Dean of the Dr. Sam Pack College of Business. Tarleton State is in Stephenville, Texas, 100 miles from the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area, and one of the fastest growing college towns in Texas. Tarleton State is an energetic, comprehensive Carnegie R2 Doctoral University. The Class of 2028 has almost 3,000 students and represents the largest, most diverse, and well-prepared group of incoming students in the university’s 124 years.

The new Dean will serve as the academic officer responsible for executive management of the Dr. Sam Pack College of Business and its full range of programs and initiatives. The ideal candidate will be an experienced, collegial, visionary, and entrepreneurial leader who thinks creatively about the challenges of the changing demographics in higher education. The position will report to the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs with a preferred start date of July 1, 2025.

The Dr. Sam Pack College of Business is newly accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). With a budget of almost $12 million, the college offers 13 baccalaureate and seven master’s degrees to over 3,300 students across departments of Accounting, Finance and Economics; Management; and Marketing and Computer Information Systems. The college serves the Tarleton State campuses in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, and online.

The search for Tarleton State University’s next Dean of the Dr. Sam Pack College of Business is being assisted by Nancy Crimmin and Thomas Shandley at Academic Search. Applications, nominations, and expressions of interest can be submitted in confidence to Tarleton_DeanCOB@academicsearch.org. For more information about the institution, position, qualifications, and application process, please review the search profile linked above. Additional information about Tarleton State is available at https://www.tarleton.edu/.