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Cynthia Haliemun, Dean Haliemun is dean of the Oakley School of Business at Quincy University, where she has been an associate professor for more than 20 years.
by Barbara Schleppenbach, PhD ’71
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Please tell us about your education and career background, both before QU and since you have been here.
I came from Surabaya, Indonesia, where I worked for the University of WisconsinMadison project in the Surabaya Institute of Technology for three years. I graduated from Upper Iowa University with a bachelor's in business administration. I received my MBA and master’s in international affairs from Ohio University and my doctorate in economics from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. I worked as a systems analyst with a corporation in Chevy Chase, Maryland, with many projects from the Federal Aviation Administration. Then I was a product manager for a telecommunication company in Silver Spring, Maryland.
In 1996, I became an assistant professor at Iowa Wesleyan College. I joined the QU faculty in 1998. Besides economics, I also teach international business and operations research. I became the dean of the School of Business in 2009-2012, associate dean 2012-2013, and dean again since 2013. I have also directed the MBA since 2013.
I am a member of the American Economic Association (AEA), American Business Women Association (ABWA), and the Association for Integrity and Responsible Leadership in Economics and Associated Professions (AIRLEAP). -Cynthia Haliemun Dean of the Oakley School of Business
Cynthia Haliemun has directed the Masters of Business Administration since 2013. 28
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