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Johnson Chair in Entrepreneurship and Leadership
Williams School of Commerce, Economics, and Politics
Washington and Lee University
Washington and Lee University, a private university located in the
mountains of Southwest Virginia, is the only university among highly
selective national liberal arts institutions to have an AACSB-accredited
business program. In 2007, Washington and Lee University announced the
gift of $100 million to create and support the Johnson Program in
Leadership and Integrity. The program includes several initiatives: 44
students in each undergraduate class will receive full tuition, room and
board; 30 students will receive support for summer internships or
projects; a lectures and symposia series focusing on leadership will be
held annually; and two new endowed professorships. One of the
professorships will be the Johnson Chair in Entrepreneurship and
Leadership in the Williams School of Commerce, Economics, and Politics.
The study of entrepreneurial activity, with its focus on creativity,
innovation, and leadership, complements the vision of W&L’s role as a
leader in liberal education in the 21st century. The creation of the
Johnson Chair represents an opportunity to leverage existing resources of
the University to craft a unique educational experience for undergraduate
students to become principled and successful entrepreneurial and community
leaders. Accordingly, applications and nominations are invited for the
Johnson Chair in Entrepreneurship and Leadership. We seek an experienced
teacher and scholar to join the University in 2009.
The Johnson Chair should be a person with teaching and scholarly interests
grounded in the business world, a passion for the critical role that
entrepreneurs play in the US and the world economic markets, and the
ability to work closely with faculty in other areas of the University
(e.g., leadership development, law, history, politics). The Chair will be
a member of the Business Administration Department, with teaching
responsibilities encompassing undergraduate courses for business majors as
well as non-majors. Successful candidates will have a doctorate as well as
teaching and business experience, and should possess a research record
commensurate with the position of an endowed chair.
In addition to these responsibilities, the individual holding the Johnson
Chair will assist in planning the speaker series which will bring to
campus prominent scholars and recognized national and international
leaders to interact with students and faculty around a chosen theme each
year. The Chair will also advise students who participate in the summer
internship program in which rising seniors develop their own
entrepreneurial and leadership potential.
The Johnson Chair is but one dimension of the Washington and Lee’s
increased emphasis on entrepreneurship and leadership education. In
addition to the Johnson Chair, the Business Administration Department
intends to fill a tenure track position with primary teaching
responsibilities in Entrepreneurship. The University has also approved
funding for the creation of a Center for Entrepreneurship, to be housed
within the Williams School.
We will be conducting initial interviews for the Johnson Chair at the 2008
Academy of Management meeting in Anaheim. In subsequent on-campus
interviews, we will ask each final candidate to propose their vision for
an entrepreneurship program for W&L. A Prospectus fully describing the
Chair, the School, and the University is available from Prof. Dennis
Garvis, Head, Business Administration Department (
garvisd@wlu.edu).
Inquiries, applications, and nominations for the Chair, which will be
treated in confidence, should likewise be directed to Professor Garvis.
Application materials (cover letter and cv) may be submitted to Professor
Garvis through regular mail (213 Huntley Hall, Washington and Lee
University, Lexington, VA 24450) or e-mail (
garvisd@wlu.edu).
Initial screening of materials will begin during the Summer of 2008 in
order to conduct timely interviews at the Academy of Management meeting,
and will continue until the position is filled. W&L is an equal
opportunity employer.
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