Mark Zupan (academic)
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Mark Zupan is the John M. Olin Distinguished Professor of Economics and Public Policy and Director of the Bradley Policy Research Center at University of Rochester's Simon Business School[1] and a former dean there.[2]
Zupan also has served as a Director/Trustee for Constellation Brands,[3] The Farash Corporation, PAETEC Holdings, Stocker Yale, and The Harley School.
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Biography
Zupan has a BA degree in economics from Harvard University and a PhD in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
He was dean at the Simon Business School on a full-time basis from January 1, 2004. Among his accomplishments were championing an $85 million fundraising campaign that added 9 new endowed professorships, increased philanthropic support for scholarships by over 300 percent, and more than doubled annual discretionary giving;[citation needed] establishing an undergraduate business program in partnership with the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; launching specialized MS programs in finance, marketing, accounting, management, and medical management in Rochester as well as MS in finance and management programs in New York City; doubling overall graduate student enrollments at Simon.[citation needed]
Zupan served as dean and professor of economics at the University of Arizona’s Eller College of Management from 1997 to 2003. Among his accomplishments at Eller were highly successful fundraising efforts, a record of promoting scholarship, fostering innovation in academic programs and enhanced community outreach.
Before his appointment at Arizona, Zupan taught at the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business, where he also served as associate dean of master’s programs. He was a teaching fellow in Harvard’s Department of Economics while pursuing his doctoral studies at MIT, and he has been a visiting faculty member at the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College.
Research
Zupan’s research interests include water policy, the influence of economics and ideological preferences on the political behavior of voters and elected officials, industrial organization, regulation and political economy. He has received research grants from the National Science Foundation and the Center for International Business Education and Research at the University of Southern California. He is the co-author of two books: Microeconomic Theory and Applications (with E. K. Browning), published by John Wiley and Sons, and Microeconomic Cases and Applications (with T. W. Gilligan and A. M. Marino), published by HarperCollins.
Zupan is also the author of numerous scholarly articles which have appeared in leading publications including the American Economic Review, Journal of Law and Economics, Rand Journal of Economics, Public Choice, and Journal of Regulatory Economics. His opinion pieces have appeared in such outlets as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, the Financial Times of London, Los Angeles Times, Arizona Republic, BusinessWeek.com, Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, NY) and San Francisco Chronicle. He has served as co-editor of the journal Economic Inquiry, and has also been on the editorial boards of Public Choice, Journal of Business Economics and Research in Law and Economics.
Academic History
Fields of Specialization:
- Industrial Organization
- Regulation
- Political Economy
Research Grants
- International Development Award, Center for International Business Education and Research, University of Southern California, 1995-1997
- Dean’s Fellowship, School of Business Administration, University of Southern California, September 1989-August 1992
- Zumberge Innovative Research Fund Grant, University of Southern California, July 1990-June 1991
- National Science Foundation Fellowship, September 1981-May 1984
Professional Affiliations and Activities
- AACSB Board of Directors, 2010-Present
- AACSB Re-Accreditation Committee Chair, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia
- AACSB Re-Accreditation Committee, Graduate School of Management, UC Riverside
- AACSB Re-Accreditation Committee, McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University
- GMAC, Board of Directors, 2006-2009
- Economic Development Strategy Team of Monroe County, 2004-2006
- LEAD Council of Deans, January 2001-2005
- AACSB Re-Accreditation Committee, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, 2002
- Teaching Team, FACS Summer Institute for Journalists, 1999-2000
- Co-Editor, Economic Inquiry, 1992-1997
- Member, Editorial Board, Economic Inquiry, 1990-1992
- Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Business Economics, 1992-2000
- Member, Editorial Board, Public Choice, 1990-2003
- Member, Editorial Board, Research in Law and Economics, 1993-1999
- Coordinator, Economic Inquiry-sponsored conference on Economics and Sociology in honor of Gary Becker and James Coleman, 1995
- Coordinator, Economic Inquiry-sponsored conference on Empirical Advances in Political Economic in honor of George Stigler and Gordon Tullock, 1993
- Referee for American Economic Review, Econometrics, Journal of Law and Economics, Journal of Political Economy, Journal of Public Economics, National Science Foundation, Quarterly Journal of Economics, and Rand Journal of Economics
Community/Corporate Involvement
- Board Member, Harley School, 2008-Present
- Board Member, Constellation Brands, 2007-2015
- Board Member, Farash Corporation Board, 2007-2012
- Board Member, PAETEC, 2006-2011
- Board Member, The Communications Institute, 2006-2009
- Board Member, Stocker-Yale, 2005-2007
- Member, St. Michael’s Development Committee, 2000-2003
- Board Member, Greater Tucson Economic Council, 1998-2003
- Board Member, Northern Trust Bank of Arizona, 2000-2003
- Member, Tucson Breakfast Club, 1998-2003
- Chair and Cabinet Member, United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona, Campaign 2000
- Board Member, University of Arizona Science and Technology Park, 1998-2003
Awards and Honors
- Burlington Resources Foundation Faculty Achievement Award for Outstanding Scholarship, University of Southern California (campus-wide), 1992
- Golden Apple Teaching Award, School of Business Administration, University of Southern California, 1989
- Beta Gamma Sigma Faculty Initiate, School of Business Administration, University of Southern California, 1988
- Joseph R. Levenson Memorial Teaching Prize, Harvard University (campus-wide), 1985
- Allyn Young Teaching Prize, Economics Department, Harvard University, 1985
- Allyn Young Teaching Prize, Economics Department, Harvard University, 1984
References
- ↑ [1] University of Rochester (May 2, 2014)
- ↑ Mark Zupan Named Simon School Dean University of Rochester (June 6, 2003)
- ↑ Constellation Brands Adds Board Seat; University of Rochester's Simon School of Business Dean Mark Zupan Fills Position CNNmoney.com (October 3, 2007)
