CAMPUS NEWS New vice presidents join executive staff
Richard L. Anderson
Randall G. Pembrook
In November, Richard L. Anderson began serving as vice president for administration and treasurer. He came to Washburn from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, where he was vice chancellor of administrative services. He previously held administrative positions at the University of Kansas School of Medicine, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine and the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. He received a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a master of business administration degree from Oklahoma State University. In January, Randall G. Pembrook joined Washburn as vice president for academic affairs. He previously was a special assistant to the president for accreditation and academic affairs at Baker University, Baldwin City, Kan. Pembrook joined Baker in 2007 and has held the title of professor of music/ education, interim vice president for enrollment management and financial aid and served three years as executive vice president and provost for the College of Arts and Science, School of Education, School of Nursing and School of Professional and Graduate Studies. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in piano performance/ music education from Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville and a doctorate in music education from Florida State University.
Washburn University School of Business ‘Best’ by The Princeton Review for fourth year For the fourth consecutive year, the Washburn University School of Business has been named an outstanding business school by The Princeton Review. The New York-based education services company features the school in the 2011 edition of “The Best 300 Business Schools” (Random House/Princeton Review). “The Best 300 Business Schools” has two-page profiles of the schools and their master of business administration programs, with write-ups on their academics, student life and admissions, plus ratings for their academics, selectivity and career placement services. In the profile on Washburn, the Princeton Review editors noted that the Washburn MBA program cited a good peer network, small classes and engaged and accessible faculty as assets. It was stated that the good mix of tenured academic professors and adjuncts currently working in the industry provides a very good real-world perspective in many classes on business issues and is beneficial in forging contacts with businesses in the community.
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