Verbatim announcement issued Thursday:
Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) is pleased to announce the appointment of Otto H. Chang as the new dean of the Richard T. Doermer School of Business and Management Sciences and as the Paul E. Shaffer Professor of Accounting, effective August 1, 2008.
In making the announcement today, (May 15, 2008), Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan Hannah said, “Professor Chang is a highly regarded accounting and business educator specializing in taxation, management and international accounting, business ethics and philosophy, corporate governance and social responsibility. We are very pleased that Professor Chang will be joining us at IPFW. He will bring new dimensions in international business and ethics to an already successful business curriculum, building on the good work of outgoing Dean John Wellington in earning reaffirmation for AACSB accreditation and expanding the Doermer Schools role in the region.”
Born in Taiwan, Chang received a bachelor’s degree in economics from National Taiwan University. He continued his education at the University of Illinois in 1978 where he completed master’s and doctoral degrees in accountancy. Chang’s teaching career includes the University of Wyoming, Texas Christian University, and California State University at San Bernardino (CSUSB). At CSUSB he was the chair of the Department of Accounting and Finance and the associate dean for administrative affairs.
Throughout his educational career, Chang has received numerous awards and recognitions for teaching, research, and service to the universities and communities in which he has lived and worked. His professional activities include more than forty publications, with several appearing in major academic journals such as the Journal of Accounting Research, Journal of American Taxation Association, and Management Accounting. He is often called upon to conduct professional workshops in his areas of specialization for top-level management from all over the world and he serves as a consultant to major firms in the United States and China. He has served as president and officer for a number of professional and business organizations in several Pacific Rim countries.
“I was attracted to IPFW because DSBMS is an institution characterized by a vision of excellence, dedicated faculty and administrators, motivated and eager-to-learn students, and a vibrant and supporting business community,” Chang said.
“My goals are to build on the school’s strengths by enhancing student learning and faculty professional development; dramatically increase service to and partnership with corporate, employer, and industry associations; and improve the school’s contribution to regional economic development through internship, co-ops, and engaging faculty intellectual contribution. I believe the merging of academic excellence and community service is both a mandate and an unavoidable trend for business education. I want DSBMS to become a model for business education in the future.”
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