Waller Completes Leadership Team at UAs Walton College

Matt Waller, the new dean of the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas, has appointed two associate deans to his leadership team.

Alan Ellstrand, chair of the department of management, is the new associate dean of academic programs and research, and Brent Williams, chair of the department of supply chain management, is the associate dean of executive education and outreach.

Waller, who had the “interim” tag removed from his title and became dean on May 1, already had named Anne O’Leary-Kelly as senior associate dean, and she led an internal search committee for the two new associate deans.

“I’m invigorated about having Alan and Brent join Anne and me on the dean’s leadership team,” Waller said in a statement. “All of the candidates were highly qualified and each of them would do an outstanding job, but the results of the search committee helped Anne and I make a difficult decision.”

Ellstrand received his Ph.D. from Indiana University and has an MBA in strategic management from Northern Illinois University.

Waller said information about additional leadership changes in the department of management and the department of supply chain management will be made available later.