Dr. William Silver of Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver has been named the new Dean of the School of Business and Economics at Sonoma State University.
Silver is currently the Senior Associate Dean and Chief Operating Officer at Daniels and was previously the College's Associate Dean for Executive and Professional Programs.
He led the $50 million academic enterprise serving more than 3,200 business students and substantially increased its net revenue, emphasizing Daniel's key strengths in the business disciplines and in the areas of values-based leadership, innovation, international business and sustainable development.
For the past 18 years at Daniels, he also served as Executive Vice President for University College, Assistant Dean for Technology and Extended Learning and Director of Technology. Through these leadership positions, he remained a professor, teaching undergraduate classes, graduate classes, executive classes, professional programs, leadership programs and corporate programs.
Silver says he is "looking forward to joining a University with deep roots in the community, and to extending our community partnerships." He replaces Interim Dean T.K. Clarke on July 1.
SSU Provost Eduardo M. Ochoa says "Dr. Silver brings energy, enthusiasm, intelligence, and a proven ability to grow and strengthen academic programs to his new assignment."
Silver did his undergraduate work in Organizational Psychology at the University of Michigan and his Ph.D. is in Business Administration from the University of Washington.
His wife Adrienne is a pediatrician with Kaiser Permanente in Colorado, and will be joining the Kaiser practice at the Santa Rosa clinic. The couple have three boys - Benji, 8, Zachary, 5, and Ari, 2.
Silver's community involvement has included early childhood education, cancer research and health and wellness. He enjoys outdoor activities and the martial arts.
"I am excited to begin working with the great faculty colleagues I have met at the School of Business and Economics," Silver says. "I want to build upon the strong foundation that has been established at the School of Business & Economics with its accreditation by AACSB International, the Association of Collegiate Schools of Business, the well-regarded Center for Regional Economic Analysis, and the partnerships with the North Bay Wine Industry."
The Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver is nationally recognized by The Wall Street Journal as one of the top seven schools in the world for producing graduates with high ethical standards. According to Business Week's 2007 rankings of part-time MBA programs, Daniels was ranked No. 6 nationally and No. 1 regionally.
It also was ranked among the top 50 institutions for incorporating social and environmental issues into its programs in awards given by Beyond Grey Pinstripes.
