Dr. Julie Olson-Buchanan, a veteran Fresno State faculty member and administrator, has been named dean of the Craig School of Business and Sid Craig Dean’s Chair following a nationwide search.

Interim Fresno State Provost Xuanning Fu, who announced the appointment, praised Olson-Buchanan’s work as interim dean since January 2020.

“Her caring and innovative leadership earned the trust of the faculty, staff and students in the school, and I am confident that under her leadership the Craig School of Business will continue to excel in offering a transformational business and economic education and in empowering future business professionals,” Fu said.

Previously, she served as interim associate dean for the Kremen School of Education and Human Development and then for the Craig School of Business, providing stability and continuity during a rapid succession of change in leadership in both schools, Fu said.

She is the first female dean in the Craig School, which dates back to its formation in 1927 as the Department of Commerce.

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