January 9, 2019
2019 Cunanan Leadership Series Speaker Scheduled
Dr. Kim Cameron
Dr. Kim Cameron, the William Russell Professor of Management & Organizations with University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, will be the 2019 Cunanan Family Leadership Series Speaker.
Scheduled for Feb. 5, 2-3 p.m. in the Black Box Theater of the new Main Campus Student Center, Cameron’s discussion is titled Enhancing Excellence at ECU through Positive Leadership. His presentation will highlight research and empirically-based practices that have been shown to produce high levels of performance in students, leaders and organizations. He also will provide examples within and outside of educational settings.
The Cunanan Leadership Speaker Series is made possible by a gift from alumni Steve (’87) and Ellen (’88) Cunanan. It is designed to bring distinguished leaders to ECU and eastern North Carolina who can discuss leadership, professional development, ethics, and the role of business in modern society.
Cameron, who is also a professor of higher education in Michigan’s School of Education, has held several leadership roles including associate dean of executive education for the Ross School, as well as dean and Albert J. Weatherhead Professor of Management in the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University.
Cameron helped found the Center for Positive Organizational Scholarship at the University of Michigan, which in 2012 was awarded the Research Center Impact Award by the Academy of Management.
Cameron’s past research on organizational virtuousness, downsizing, effectiveness, quality culture, and the development of leadership excellence has been published in more than 130 academic articles and 15 scholarly books.
He currently consults with a variety of business, government, and educational organizations in North America, South America, Asia, Africa and Europe.
ECU’s College of Business is located in Greenville, North Carolina and currently has more than 28,000 alumni throughout the United States. It’s one of the largest colleges of business in North Carolina.