Stephen Lawrence has been appointed associate dean for academic programs at the University of Colorado at Boulder Leeds School of Business to manage the school's undergraduate and MBA programs as well as its diversity and placement activities.
His appointment is effective through Aug. 31, 2007.
"Stephen is a strong leader who supports the values and priorities of the Leeds School," said Steven Manaster, dean of the Leeds School. "His leadership will be instrumental as we move the school forward."
Lawrence also is an associate professor of operations management. He has served the Leeds School as faculty director of the Center for Business Education, chair of the management division, interim director of the MBA program and as director of the operations management and information systems doctoral programs.
His research interests include technology in entrepreneurial organizations, management of technology, capacity design and planning and economic scheduling. He received his doctorate in operations management from Carnegie Mellon University.
Prior to joining the University of Colorado, Lawrence taught at Washington University in St. Louis, Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh. He also worked in industry for eight years in operations management, quality management and sales engineering and was vice president of operations for Teetor Casting, an entrepreneurial metal casting firm in Illinois.