Respected Labor-Management Scholar and Innovative Leader Named Dean of Pitt's Katz Graduate School of Business And College of Business Administration

PITTSBURGH – John T. Delaney—a nationally known scholar in negotiation, dispute resolution, and labor-management relations who currently serves as associate dean for MBA programs at the Eli Broad College of Business and Graduate School of Management at Michigan State University—has been named dean of the University of Pittsburgh's Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business and the College of Business Administration.

"Dr. Delaney will provide the academic and organizational leadership and judgment needed to make our business programs as strong as they can possibly become," said Provost James V. Maher in announcing the appointment today. "He shares our vision of strengthening our research and scholarship base, positioning the business faculty to influence the development of the field, and preparing students to succeed in a global, multicultural marketplace."

Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg also praised the appointment. "The programs of our Katz Graduate School of Business and College of Business Administration are not only important to the strength of the University but also are critical to the progress of the region. Dean Delaney's demonstrated abilities—combined with his experiences as an administrator and faculty member at Michigan State, Iowa, and Columbia—make him an excellent choice to lead these key programs here at Pitt. His career has been characterized by creative thinking, high achievement, and a commitment to excellence, the very qualities that should make him highly successful in this new role."

Delaney launched his academic career as a member of the faculty of Columbia University's Graduate School of Business in 1983. In 1990, he moved to the University of Iowa's Tippie College of Business, where he was a professor of management and organizations and director of that university's Industrial Relations Institute and MBA Impact Program. While at Iowa, he was recognized, both on campus and in national publications, as one of that university's outstanding business professors.

In 2000, Delaney joined Michigan State, where, in addition to serving as associate dean, he holds an appointment as professor of management and has been part of a team that is leading the school through challenges facing all excellent business schools at public research universities. Such efforts have helped create curricular innovations, stimulate faculty research, and generate positive assessments of the Broad MBA program.

Delaney earned his bachelor's degree magna cum laude in industrial relations at LeMoyne College and his master's and doctoral degrees in labor and industrial relations at the University of Illinois.

Delaney has published broadly, including recent contributions to the Journal of Labor Research, The Ethics of Human Resources and Industrial Relations, and the International Handbook of Trade Unions.

Delaney replaces Frederick Winter, who retired as dean last year, to return to research and teaching at the University. Since August 2005, Lawrence Feick, professor of business administration and director of Pitt's International Business Center, has served as interim dean. Delaney will assume his position Aug. 1.

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