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The University of Saint Francis Appoints New Dean of Keith Busse School of Business and Entrepreneurial Leadership

January 9, 2008, Fort Wayne, Indiana: The University of Saint Francis has announced the appointment of Dr. Rita Padmore as the new Dean of the Keith Busse School of Business and Entrepreneurial Leadership.

Dr. Padmore was formerly the Academic Dean at Roxbury Community College, where she developed, implemented and managed academic and administrative programs in the Business Management, Math, Science, Engineering Technologies, Computer Information Systems, and Sports Management/Physical Education departments. In addition, Dr. Padmore has held positions at IBM Corporation’s K-12 and Higher Education Divisions, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and Kimeta Systems.

Dr. Padmore was educated at Harvard University (Ed. M., Ed. D.), Sloan School of Management at MIT (M.S.), Columbia University’s Teachers College (M.A.), and Syracuse University (B.A.).

The University of Saint Francis, founded in 1890, is a comprehensive university in the Catholic Franciscan tradition, offering undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 2,100 students from a broad geographic region.