Keith L. Whittingham Named Associate Dean of the Crummer School

Craig M. McAllaster, dean of the Roy E. Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins College, announced the appointment of Keith L. Whittingham, M.B.A., Ph.D., as associate dean. Dr. Whittingham has marketing and operational responsibility for all four MBA programs.

Dean McAllaster said, "Dr. Whittingham brings to the Crummer School a dynamic, first-hand experience of the rapidly changing environment in which organizations must operate today, the
ability to anticipate future business trends, a strong customer focus and an ethic of continuous product improvement. He is already an important member of the management team and will play a significant role in enhancing Crummer's market leadership."

Prior to joining Crummer, Whittingham spent seven years with AT&T, Lucent Technologies, Agere Systems and Cirrent Semiconductor in engineering, strategic business development and
human resources. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Howard University and a Ph.D. in the same field from Cornell University. He graduated first in his class from the Crummer School and is a graduate of the UCLA African-American Leadership Institute. Whittingham is a director of The Kelani Group, a local marketing and consulting organization. He lives in Ocoee with his wife and two sons.