Glenn Corlett, BBA '65, a management consultant and former president of Ohio University's National Alumni Board from 1982 to 1984, was scheduled to take over as dean of the College of Business July 1. Corlett, 52, one of four candidates invited for interviews on the Athens campus, replaces Interim Dean John Stinson.

"As an alum, Glenn has an immense understanding of Ohio University's accomplishments, goals and opportunities," President Robert Glidden said. "More than that, however, he brings the rich experience of a very successful career in business, the confidence of our alumni and friends of the college, and a great deal of enthusiasm about the future of the university and the college."

Corlett, a certified public accountant from Chagrin Falls, was executive vice president and chief operating officer for N.W. Ayer & Partners, an international advertising agency, from 1993 to 1996, and chief financial officer of the company from 1990 to 1995. Corlett also had a long history with the accounting firm of Price Waterhouse from 1971 to 1990, where he was partner-in-charge for mergers and acquisitions in New York when he left the company.

Corlett was a member of the National Alumni Board of Directors from 1978 to 1986 and was an Ohio University Foundation trustee from 1985 to 1994. He received the Medal of Merit Award from the Alumni Association in 1991.

Corlett earned a J.D. from Ohio State University in 1968 and was an accounting instructor at Jacksonville (Fla.) University from 1969 to 1970.

"I have always had a love for Ohio University and for higher education in general, predicated on the great experience I had in Athens as an undergraduate," Corlett said. "The external relationships with the business community, prospective employers and alumni give me a different perspective. I believe a business background allows me to relate to all of the constituencies."

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