FAMU names new dean for School of Business & Industry

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TALLAHASSEE – The Florida A&M University’s Provost Cynthia Hughes Harris appointed Shawnta Friday-Stroud as the new dean of the School of Business and Industry (SBI) after a national search.

“It is truly an honor to have Dr. Friday-Stroud lead our School of Business and Industry,” said Hughes Harris. “I am confident we have the very best person.”

Friday-Stroud formerly served as the interim dean and is a professor of management. She also serves as the University’s Southern Association for Colleges and Schools (SACS) Accreditation Liaison. Under her leadership, the University attained reaffirmation of accreditation through 2018.

“I am humbled by the confidence that President Ammons and Provost Hughes Harris have placed in me by appointing me to this awesome position and trusting that I have the skills and capability to lead one of the nation’s prestigious and dynamic business schools,” said Friday-Stroud. “

Friday-Stroud is a former McKnight Doctoral Fellow and a former McKnight Junior Faculty Development Fellow. She has taught at Florida International University and Florida Memorial College. Friday-Stroud was featured in the January 2, 2003 issue of Black Issues in Higher Education as a “Standout Scholar.”

F r i d a y – S t r o u d received her bachelor’s degree in business administration and an MBA from FAMU. She received her Ph.D. in business administration with a concentration in management from Florida International University in Miami.