John Lymberopoulos, a professor of international business and finance at the University of Colorado at Boulder, has been elected to the board of governors of Beta Gamma Sigma.
As a member of the board, Lymberopoulos will help govern more than 440,000 Beta Gamma Sigma members worldwide. His term will run through June 2004.
Lymberopoulos has extensive experience in business education and administration. He served as associate dean of CU-Boulder聮s College of Business from 1987 to 1999 and previously served as dean of the division of Continuing Education and as assistant dean and director of Undergraduate Studies.
He is a graduate of Ohio University and earned his M.B.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin.
Beta Gamma Sigma is the honor society for business programs accredited by the AACSB, the International Association for Management Education, the premier accreditation organization for colleges such as the College of Business. The society encourages and honors academic achievement in the study of business, and personal and professional excellence in the practice of business.
Membership in Beta Gamma Sigma is the highest recognition a business student can receive while enrolled in an undergraduate or master's program at a school accredited by the AACSB.
As faculty sponsor for the college's chapter, Lymberopoulos spearheads the BSG's activities at CU-Boulder. The university has been involved with BGS since 1939, when the College of Business was admitted to the organization. The college currently has 55 members who develop scholarly activities, participate in community programs, and take part in the college's various professional societies. They also are active in student government.
For more information, contact Susan Kelley at (303) 492-2823 or John Lymberopoulos at (303) 492-7541.