Mahon Appointed Dean, Effective July 1
Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571
ORONO — John Mahon, the John M. Murphy Chair of International Business Policy and Strategy at the University of Maine, has been appointed dean of UMaine’s College of Business, Public Policy and Health, effective July 1. The appointment is subject to ratification by the University of Maine System Board of Trustees, which will take up the matter at its May meeting.
Mahon’s appointment will be for two years. He will succeed Daniel Innis, who is leaving to become a dean at the University of New Hampshire.
Mahon currently serves as founding director of UMaine’s new School of Policy and International Affairs. From 2004-2006, he was UMaine’s interim vice president for academic affairs and provost.
“John has served this university with distinction, in a variety of roles,” says UMaine President Robert Kennedy. “He is a gifted teacher, a noteworthy scholar and a leader in our community. I am certain that the college will thrive under his leadership.”
An internationally recognized scholar in his field, Mahon has published more than 120 papers and book chapters. He was also co-founder of the International Association for Business and Society, serving as its second president. Mahon is one of only three professors to be elected a fellow in that organization.