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C. T. Bauer College of Business Dean Search
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Search Committee Announcements

Dear UH Community,

The C. T. Bauer College of Business Dean Search Committee has identified four finalists who will visit campus and participate in public forums.

Faculty and staff are encouraged to meet these candidates and offer feedback following each forum.

Finalists’ names and respective curriculum vitae will be shared prior to each forum and will also be available on this page.

Dates and locations of forums are as follows:

  • Jan. 14, 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
    Health One Building – Room 186 / Texas State Optical Room
    Candidate: Praveen Kumar
    Praveen Kumar CV
    Survey

  • Jan. 17, 11 a.m. – noon
    Farish Hall, Kiva Room
    Candidate: Xianjun Geng
    Xianjun Geng CV
    Survey

  • Jan. 24, 2:30 – 3:30 p.m.
    Farish Hall, Kiva Room
    Candidate: Aravind Chandrasekaran
    Aravind Chandrasekaran CV
    Survey

  • Jan. 28, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
    Health One Building – Room 186 / Texas State Optical Room
    Candidate: James Weston
    James Weston CV

I’d like to commend the committee (co-chaired by UH College of Optometry Dean Michael Twa and Professor of Finance Vijay Yerramilli) for its hard work in identifying these candidates.

As mentioned, communications with candidates’ names and CVs will precede each forum. Please keep an eye out for these announcements.

Thank you for your participation and support of this search for the next C. T. Bauer College of Business Dean.

Respectfully,

Diane Z. Chase
Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, UH

The Application Process

The search committee invites letters of nomination, applications, letters of interest and full resume/CV, or expressions of interest to be submitted to the search firm assisting the University at the email address below.

Nominations and applications submitted by November 15 are preferred.

Review of materials will begin immediately and continue until the appointment is made.

Send application materials to:

UH Bauer Dean College of Business
Funk Associates
2911 Turtle Creek Boulevard – Suite 300
Dallas, Texas 75219
Email: uhbauer@funkassociates.com
Phone: (214) 522-1222

Dean Search Committee
University of Houston
C. T. Bauer College of Business
Chair: Michael Twa (mdtwa@uh.edu)
Co-Chair: Vijay Yerramilli (vyerramilli@bauer.uh.edu)

The University of Houston is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Search Prospectus

Prospectus

Committee Members

Chair

  • Michael Twa, Dean of the College of Optometry
  • Vijay Yerramilli, UH Professor of Finance

Members

  • Ravi Aron, Professor of Healthcare Strategy and Technology and Research Director of Healthcare Business Institute
  • Elizabeth Berger, Assistant Professor and Director of the Program in Entrepreneurial Finance
  • Todd Chaykosky, Director of Bauer College Assessment and Accreditation Services
  • Johannes Habel, Michael J. Cemo Associate Professor of Marketing
  • Ye Hu, Professor of Marketing and Director of Bauer College Ph.D. Programs
  • Sarah Larsen, Professor of Chemistry and UH Graduate School Dean
  • Aylwin Lewis, UH alumnus and former CEO of Potbelly Sandwich Works
  • Meng Li, Professor and Endowed C. T. Bauer Chair of AI
  • Ksenia Krylova Mohebbi, Instructional Associate professor and Faculty Director for Master of Science in Human Resources Leadership
  • Jim Phillips, Professor of Management
  • Linette Rousseau, Assistant Professor of Accounting

Public Timeline

  • May–June
    • Search firm accepting applications
  • June–July
    • Search committee reviewing applications
  • August
    • Semifinalist interviews with the search committee
  • Early Fall Semester
    • Finalist interviews on campus

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Points of Pride

  • Carnegie Tier 1 National Research University
    Designation earned in 2008
  • Rising in the Ranking
    In the 2025 Best Colleges ranking, Bauer College rose to #41 among 362 public business schools. In the overall ranking of both public and private schools, Bauer improved to #65.
  • Research Expenditures
    53% growth in federal research expenditures by our faculty in the last five years alone with most of the increased funding in the areas of health and energy.
  • No. 1 for Entrepreneurship
    The Cyvia and Melvyn Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship in the C. T. Bauer College of Business at the University of Houston has been named the No. 1 undergraduate entrepreneurship program in the United States by the Princeton Review for five consecutive years.
  • Texas University Fund
    Texas voters approved the Texas University Fund, providing a $1.3 million endowment to support UH’s research plan.
  • National Academies
    UH boasts of 20 members to the National Academies
  • U.S. News and World Report Top Public Universities
    The University of Houston is ranked among the nation’s top 75 public universities in the 2025 U.S. News & World Report Top Public School rankings.

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