Professor Elected Vice Chair at International Conference
Published 05.19.2005
Terry A. Girdon, professor of business administration at Pennsylvania College of Technology, has been elected vice chair of the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education's Board of Commissioners.
Girdon − who heads the business administration department in the college's School of Business and Computer Technologies − was selected during the IACBE's annual conference in San Antonio, Texas, from April 5-8.
The commissioners are responsible for setting expectations and reviewing self-study and site-visit reports for purposes of granting accreditation to institutions with business programs.
The IACBE is one of only three business-degree accrediting bodies for colleges and universities in the United States and abroad.
The fastest-growing business-accrediting body in the world, its membership is anticipated to rise from 180 member institutions to 300 by 2007. The organization has branch locations in Geneva, Switzerland; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and Mangilao, Guam.
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