CSU, Chico News

President Paul J. Zingg and Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Scott G. McNall are pleased to name Willie E. Hopkins, PhD, as the new dean of the College of Business, California State University, Chico. Hopkins is currently dean of the School of Business and Technology at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES).

Hopkins brings an extensive background in administration, curriculum development, international education, distance learning and development and advancement to this position said McNall.

Hopkins received his BS and MBA from San Diego State University. Prior to his work as dean at UMES, he was at Colorado State University (CSU) from 1989 through July 2004. His administrative positions at Colorado State included chair of the Management Department and associate dean for Research and Administration.

Hopkins was involved in Colorado State’s distance MBA program between 1984 and 2000 and its Executive MBA Program between 1992 and 2002. He taught in both programs, developed curricula for both, and was involved in developing and designing the technology infrastructure for delivering the programs. He currently serves on the Online Learning Committee at UMES, which is charged with enhancing the instructional technology and distance-learning environment of the university.

As associate dean at CSU, Hopkins oversaw five centers and one institute in the college. Hopkins became familiar with the processes and procedures for starting centers, and was involved in starting the Center for Advanced Technology Management and Research, of which he was co-director. CSU, Chico’s College of Business has two relatively new centers, the Academy of International Business and the Center for Entrepreneurship, and is developing a Center for Ethics.

Hopkins has a strong interest in international issues and has published numerous articles on these topics, most recently, “A comparative study of quality management in Taiwan’s and China’s electronics industry” (International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management, 2004). He was involved with Colorado State’s efforts to globalize the curriculum and provide faculty with international/global experiences.

During his academic career, he has published 42 peer-reviewed articles academic journals; made 47 peer-reviewed conference presentations; published one book, “Ethical Dimensions of Diversity,” (Sage Publishers) and has a book forthcoming in 2005, “Aligning Organizational Subcultures for Competitive Advantage,” (Sage Publishers).

“I am delighted that we could recruit somebody of Dr. Willie Hopkins’ background and strength to the position of dean of the college,” said McNall. “He has an outstanding record of scholarship and is a seasoned administrator. We were fortunate to have three very strong candidates for the position and are delighted that Dr. Hopkins accepted our offer to become a member of the administrative team. Both President Zingg and I look forward to working with him and helping him to raise the college to the next level of excellence.”

This entry was posted on Thursday, November 3rd, 2005 at 8:30 am and is filed under 2005 Spring.