URI appoints College of Business Administration dean

MALING EBRAHIMPOUR has been appointed dean of the College of Business Administration at the University of Rhode Island. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND
MALING EBRAHIMPOUR has been appointed dean of the College of Business Administration at the University of Rhode Island. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Following a national search, Maling Ebrahimpour of St. Petersburg, Fla., has been appointed dean of the University of Rhode Island’s College of Business Administration.
Ebrahimpour, who had worked for 18 years at URI before working at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg and at Roger Williams University in Bristol, succeeds Professor Kathryn Jervis, who has served as interim dean since January, following Dean Mark Higgins’ departure.
Donald H. DeHayes, URI provost and vice president for academic affairs, who made the appointment, said university community members liked Ebrahimpour’s entrepreneurial style, strategic planning and support for innovative programs.
“Given his years of experience as an academic leader at other institutions, Maling has an excellent track record and I am confident he will provide dynamic leadership to move the college forward in preparing the next generation of business leaders, and establish productive partnerships in support of our state’s economic development,” said DeHayes.
Most recently, Ebrahimpour served as business dean at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg. His five-year term there included the creation of several new programs that led to increased enrollment and strong job opportunities for graduates, DeHayes said, ranging from entrepreneurship to an online MBA that ranked in the top 50 in 2014 by U.S. News and World Report.
Before that, Ebrahimpour was dean of the Gabelli School of Business at Roger Williams University. And prior to that, he had served with increasing levels of responsibility and distinction as professor, department chair and associate dean at URI’s College of Business Administration for 18 years.
“The strategic transformational goals outlined by President David Dooley and supported by Provost DeHayes call for the college’s entrepreneurial engagement at the university and with the business community,” Ebrahimpour said. “This fits perfectly with my experience and I know having such university-wide goals will benefit the future business leaders in Rhode Island and around the globe.”

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