EKU School of Business: 5Q Series
Five Questions – To Help You Get to Know Us
The Eastern Kentucky University School of Business: 5Q Series is a way to get to know our colleagues, our students, our graduates and all of our Friends of EKU Business. We have a chance to hear from people who believe in EKU, from people who have a dream and find a way to realize that dream, and to hear from seasoned business professionals. And with this opportunity, we want to engage both our students and our future students, and all of our stakeholders, to give some insight on what goes on behind the scenes inside the School of Business. We want these interviews to act as an oral history, describing what went on in years past, what we’re working on today, and what we hope for the future. It helps us keep our Service Region informed, and gives us a chance to convey some of our current research topics and other significant accomplishments to our stakeholders. 5Q interviews are divided into these seven tracks: • School of Business Leadership Team • Current Students – Undergrad & Graduate • Degreed Business Alumni • Friends of The School of Business • Faculty in the School of Business • Staff supporting the School of Business and • Retired Faculty from the School of Business
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Ep.010 - 5Q's with Dr. Tom Erekson, Dean of the College

5 Questions with Tom Erekson

Ep.010 - Episode Notes Dr. Tom Erekson was interviewed November 18, 2019.

Thomas L. Erekson is Dean of the College of Business and Technology at Eastern Kentucky University, a position he has held since August 1, 2014. Before coming to EKU he served as a Dean at Western Illinois University, a School Director at Brigham Young University, a Dean at Bowling Green State University, and he has held faculty and administrative positions at the University of Maryland, the University of Illinois, the University of Wyoming, and Northern Illinois University. He earned his doctorate and his master’s from the University of Illinois and his bachelor’s degree from Northern Illinois University.

Dr. Erekson has published more than 60 articles, three books, and has presented more than 100 papers at national/international conferences. He has a strong record in securing grants, including providing leadership for a $10 million grant from the National Science Foundation in 2004 to establish the National Center for Engineering and Technology Education (NCETE). He has served on the boards for several professional societies, and he has served as a consultant to the U. S. Department of Education, the Navajo Nation, BoysTown, major corporations, and several school districts, colleges and universities.

Dr. Erekson and his wife, Terry, are originally from Aurora, Illinois, and they love living and working in Kentucky.

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