Dr. Linda A. Livingstone has been reappointed Dean of the Graziadio School of Business and Management of Pepperdine University
By Jennifer Kung***** The ultimate responsibility of a leader is to facilitate other people's development as well as his own. ---Fred Pryor
Pepperdine University announced that Dr. Linda A. Livingstone has been reappointed as Dean of the Graziadio School of Business and Management for Second Five-year Term. "With more than 30,000 alumni and nearly 2,000 students across 10 programs, the Graziadio School remains the largest and one of the most respected graduate business schools in Southern California," pointed out the GSBM of Pepperdine University.*1
Including initiatives to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the business school in 2009, Dr. Livingstone will initiate a strategic planning process to guide the institution. "That process seeks to achieve global distinction for advancing knowledge and developing leaders that create value for business and society while fulfilling its mission of developing values-centered leaders for contemporary business practice," recognized the School.
~{!0~}We are very pleased with Dean Livingstone~{!/~}s steady and visionary leadership,~{!1~} said Provost Darryl Tippens. ~{!0~}A successful school requires talented and hard-working faculty and staff as well as a strong leader who understands the challenges and who can rally the people and the resources.~{!1~} Dr. Livingstone is Pepperdine University's first woman business dean and is currently the longest serving among Los Angeles graduate business schools.*2
{{{ Dr. Linda Livingstone has served as Dean of the Graziadio School of Business and Management at Pepperdine University since June 2002. Building on the school~{!/~}s mission to develop values-centered leaders for contemporary business practice, Dr. Livingstonehas strengthened the Graziadio School~{!/~}s focus on achieving the highest standards of academic excellence in teaching, intellectual contributions, and Christian values while enhancing ties with the business community through innovative partnerships and programs that emphasize applied, relevant knowledge. In addition, she has encouraged the expansion of the business school~{!/~}s global network by increasing academicpartnerships with more than 25 universities worldwide. To further enhance learning outside of the classroom, Dr. Livingstone launched the Dean~{!/~}s Executive Leadership Series in 2004. Created to provide students and alumniaccess to today~{!/~}s leading business leaders, the series features such noted executives as David Murdock, president and CEO, Dole Food Company, Inc.; Ted Waitt, co-founder Gateway Computers; and Anne M. Sweeney, president of Disney/ABC Television Groups. Under Dr. Livingstone~{!/~}s leadership, a business plan competition was also introduced for students seeking to start their own companies and an entrepreneurship emphasis was added to the school~{!/~}s Full-time MBA program. In an effort to promote a greater exchange between the corporate world and the classroom,Dr. Livingstone launched the Education to Business (E2B) Applied Learning program upon her arrival at the Graziadio School. The program is designed to provide studentswith real-world experience consulting with major corporations including Starbucks,Coca-Cola, and Raytheon. Dr. Livingstone is often invited to address business and academic audiences on issues related to leadership and education, and has been quoted in the Washington Post, New York Times, Financial Times, and Forbes Magazine. Prior to joining the GraziadioSchool, Dr. Livingstone was an Associate Professor of Management and the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs at the Hankamer School of Business at Baylor University. An award-winning teacher of organizational behavior and human resource management,Dr. Livingstone~{!/~}s research interests focus on creativity in organizations as influenced by the fit between the individual and the organizational environment. Dr. Livingstone received her B.S., MBA, and Ph.D. from Oklahoma State University. [Posted through the courtesy of "The AACSB Bridge Program" by AACSB International.] }}}*3
It is our pleasure to post parts of the article entitled "Pepperdine University's Graziadio School in the News - Spring 2007! ---Linda Livingstone: I cordially invite you and your senior colleagues to join America's most distinguished board directors at the 2007 Boardroom Forum" by Dr. Linda A. Livingstone and Tiffany Chang through the courtesy of WBTI's website of Communitylink.reviewjournal.com.
"Recently, Dean Linda Livingstone traveled to New York with Director of Public Relations Douglass Gore, Executive Director of Full-time Recruitment Paul Pinckley, and Senior Advancement Officer Debi Klein to meet with key executives and organizations that can positively impact the reputation of the Graziadio School. In addition to meeting up with alumni, prospective full-time students and business leaders, they also met with top reporters and editors in New York including: Matthew Bishop, International Business Chief Writer, The Economist; Hannah Clark, Associate Editor, Inc. Magazine; Elaine Pofeldt, Small Business Editor, FORTUNE Small Business; Allison Damast, MBA Editor, BusinessWeek.com; a live interview - Bloomberg Television; and with Lisa Cullen, Workplace and Career Reporter, TIME Magazine," stated Graziadio School in the News - Spring 2007.*4 The information was received by WBTI from the Graziadio School Office of Alumni and Career Services on June 4, 2007 in Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.
"Additional phone conversations are planned with reporters from the Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times. Already, media are reporting information about the Graziadio School shared in these meetings: 'The Economist' Business schools -- New graduation skills ..."
The last article by Linda with WBTI, "Linda Livingstone: I cordially invite you ...", was published by the leading search engines. The following examples have been just received from searches beginning at 9:07 a.m. in the morning on June 5, 2007:
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We are pleased to post the following e-mail written by Dean Dr. Linda A. Livingstone of the Graziadio School of Business and Management of Pepperdine University to President Dr. Tony Tung-tien Lei of Washington Business and Technology Institute(WBTI):
Dear Tony:
I cordially invite you and your senior colleagues to join America's most distinguished board directors at the 2007 Boardroom Forum: "The New Rules of Board Effectiveness," presented by Directorship magazine and Pepperdine University's Graziadio School of Business and Management. This year's forum will take place at the spectacular Villa Graziadio on the scenic Malibu campus.*6
I am pleased to offer a discounted rate to you, your company's leaders and associates they recommend.
Our unique mix of keynote sessions, workgroups, and in-depth peer group exchanges will expand how you think about your role as a board director, chairman, CEO, CFO, general counsel, corporate secretary, treasurer, VP of finance or other officer dealing with the board.
Confirmed speakers include:
Michael Milken, Chairman, The Milken Institute and FasterCures
Angelo Mozilo, CEO, Countrywide Financial and Director, Home Depot
Enrique Hernandez, Jr., Chairman, Nordstrom
Jill Kanin-Lovers, Director, First Advantage
Click here to see the schedule and current listing of speakers and sessions.
Space at the event will be limited to facilitate networking and the productive exchange of ideas, so I urge you and your colleagues to register at your earliest convenience for the Pepperdine alumni rates. To register, please click here or contact Directorship at (877) 263-7655 or events@directorship.com.
I look forward to seeing you in Malibu.*7
Sincerely,
Linda A. Livingstone, Ph.D.
Dean
Graziadio School of Business and Management
Pepperdine University *8
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"Articles of WBTI's website (http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/wbti) for community service through the publication by the leading search engines have been achieved for many years. To serve our community with the spirit of love is an inspiration. Their vision and enthusiasm are significant!" said Michael Douglas, Justice of Nevada Supreme Court.*9
Michael Douglas, Valerie Weber, Cheryl Moss, and Tiffany Chang said that, "Brilliant, Google and Yahoo answer our people, community, and country!
Wish the Directorship Magazine~{!/~}s 2007 Annual Boardroom Forum a great success!
"Founded on the core values of integrity, stewardship, courage, and compassion, Pepperdine University~{!/~}s Graziadio School of Business and Management has been developing values-centered leaders for contemporary business practice since 1969. Our portfolio of fully accredited MBA and bachelor~{!/~}s completion business programs provide personalized attention in an intimate setting, emphasis on applied and relevant business practices, and the convenience of six campus locations throughout Southern California. With an alumni network of more than 30,000 graduates, the Graziadio School delivers superior flexibility, quality of experience and depth of knowledge for professionals continuing their education as full-time students, fully-employed degree recipients and senior executives," stated the website by the Graziadio School of Management of Pepperdine University.*10
"Many people believe that progress is most easily measured by metrics. Numbers don't lie, they say. I would agree, but numbers reveal only part of the story. So as this academic year ends, I invite you to evaluate for yourself some of the good work that has been accomplished by our students and faculty over the past few months," wrote President Dr. Andrew K. Benton of Pepperdine University in his message on "Pepperdine People". It was sent to President Dr. Tony T. Lei of WBTI on June 21, 2007 from Pepperdine University in Malibu, California.*11
"I've been inspired by Dr. Linda Livingstone's vision and work performance on implementing values-centered leaders and international perspectives. Leadership is love through integrity! To lead is to serve, to give, and to achieve together. Love with value is based on a real, practical, and genuine spirit concern for others as persons, for their values as they feel them, for their development and growth. The elegance of leadership in education is signified by serve and love. Under her initiative all the way from academic programs, alumni enphases, through international perspectives, I with my guest Nevada District Judge Mark Denton could experience her popularity and ingenuity at a dinner party by her for Pepperdine University's alumni and friends in Las Vegas. It's our pleasure to join the School in congratulating Dean Livingstone's advanced commitment and endeavor," pointed out U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley's Senior Advisor Dr. Tony T. Lei early in the morning on August 3, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada.*12
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References
*1. Kung, Jennifer. 'Pepperdine University: Join alumni, parents, and friends at city centers throughout the nation for this annual day of service ---President Dr. Tony T. Lei of WBTI has just received the August 2007 Alumni Newsletter!' "An article on 'Pepperdine University Alumni Association' of WBTI's website," (August 1, 2007), Las Vegas, Nevada: Communitylink of Las Vegas Review-Journal.
*2. GSBM of PU. 'Pepperdine University: Dr. Linda A. Livingstone has been reappointed as Dean ...,' "A profile of Pepperdine University - Graziadio School of Business and Management," (August 1, 2007), Malibu, California: GSBM Alumni Affairs, PU.
*3. Graziadio School Office of Alumni and Career Services. 'Graziadio School in the News,' "An e-mail from GSOACS to WBTI," (June 4, 2007), Malibu, California: GSBM of Pepperdine University.
*4. Livingstone, Linda; and Chang, Tiffany. 'Pepperdine University's Graziadio School in the News - Spring 2007! ---Linda Livingstone: I cordially invite you and your senior colleagues to join America's most distinguished board directors at the 2007 Boardroom Forum,' "A search of 'Business WBTI' on the leading search engines," (August 2, 2007), San Francisco, California: Educational Documents by Internet.
*5. Douglas, Michael; Weber, Valerie; Moss, Cheryl; and Chang, Tiffany. 'Brilliant, Yahoo answers our people, community, and world!' "A search of 'Linda Livingstone: I cordially invite you ...' or 'dean dr linda livingstone' on the Yahoo.com," (June 5, 2007), Sunnyvale, California: Yahoo.com.
*6. Livingstone, Linda A. 'You Are Invited to Directorship Magazine~{!/~}s ...' "An e-mail from the Graziadio School Office of the Dean of Pepperdine University to WBTI," (April 20, 2007), Malibu, California: Graziadio School Office of the Dean.
*7. Ibid.
*8. Douglas, Michael; Weber, Valerie; Moss, Cheryl; and Chang, Tiffany. 'Brilliant, Google answers our people, community, and world!' "A serarch of 'U. S. Senator Harry Reid wbti' on the Google.com," (April 23, 2007), Mountain View, California: Google.com.
*9. Chang, Tiffany. 'Vision and enthusiasm,' "A search of 'Business & Administration wbti' on the Communitylink. Reviewjournal.com," (April 23, 2007), Las Vegas, Nevada: LVRJ.
*10. GSBM of PU. Ibid.
*11. Chang, Tiffany. 'Pepperdine University's President Dr. Andrew Benton: Progress and Promises ---You represent a distinguished 'point of pride'!' " A search of 'Pepperdine University's President Dr. Andrew Benton ...' on Yahoo.com," (July 27, 2007), Sunnyvale, California: Yahoo.com.
*12. Bill Maupin, Mark Denton, Michael Douglas, Steward Bell, Valorie Vega, John Ponticello, Cheryl Moss, Robert "Bobby G" Gronauer, and Tiffany Chang. 'U. S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley, Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, and Clark County Commission Chairman Rory Reid invite our friends to attend a Champagne Reception honoring Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto,' "A search of 'Welcome! 'U. S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley, ...' on the AOL.com," (June 5, 2007), U. S. A.: AOL.com.
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