Mary Ellen Zuckerman has been named dean of the School of Business, effective June 28.
Mary Ellen Zuckerman has been named dean of the SUNY Geneseo School of Business, effective June 28, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Stacey Robertson has announced.
It’s the second time that Zuckerman will serve as the school's dean, having held the position from 1999-2008. Since then, she has held administrative positions at Ithaca College, where she was dean of the School of Business for four years, and most recently at SUNY College at Brockport, where she is a SUNY Distinguished Service Professor Marketing and served as provost and vice president for academic affairs for two years. In 2016, she returned to the classroom at Brockport to pursue her passion for teaching.
“I am thrilled to welcome Mary Ellen back to the campus for this key position,” said Stacey Robertson, provost and vice president for academic affairs at Geneseo. “Her wisdom, experience, and passion will enrich the School of Business and the College as a whole!”
As Brockport’s chief academic officer and a member of its leadership team, Zuckerman was responsible for designing and implementing the academic goals of the College, overseeing six deans and the directors of Libraries and Information Technology, Research and Analysis Planning, Diversity, and Assessment. She also led the Academic Affairs leadership team and served on multiple college-wide committees.
At Ithaca College, Zuckerman led a team of 32 full-time faculty and 10 staff, directing the school in areas that included strategic planning, budgeting, fundraising, curriculum, student enrollment, faculty recruitment, external relations and communication activities.
During her previous tenure as dean and professor at Geneseo’s School of Business, Zuckerman was named a SUNY Distinguished Service Professor and received the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Service. She achieved a number of administrative accomplishments, including leading the school to initial AACSB-International accreditation, establishing the master’s in accounting program, overseeing two successful economics program reviews, updating curriculum to add more quantitative and computer skills, and helping to expand international education opportunities.
Zuckerman has written three books and a wide range of academic papers centered on her research in women’s magazines and marketing. She also has presented at numerous academic and industry conferences. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Simmons College, a doctorate in history and a master’s in business administration from Columbia University.