Purpose
The Dean’s Circle of Excellence provides an opportunity for alumni and friends to become engaged with the College of Business, to use their influence and affluence to further the college’s goals, and to participate in ensuring future success. As the college prepares to celebrate 100 years of providing quality business education, it also aspires to transform into a top land grant undergraduate business education program and build for the next 100 years.  To complete the transformation, the college seeks major financial support to ensure growth and development of the college and its distinctive programs.  The level of support needed to achieve these aspirations requires informed and engaged individuals actively involved in helping the college attain its goals.

The Circle provides advocacy, consultation, and support for the college and the continuing development of its business programs.  Serving as an advocacy group both on campus and off, the Circle promotes a positive image and good relations with business students, alumni, business partners, the OSU campus, as well as with the state, region and nation.  It also helps connect the students, faculty, and dean of the college with society at large.

Expectations
Members of the Dean’s Circle of Excellence commit themselves to the following expectations:

• Willingness to provide advice and counsel to the dean, department heads, program directors, faculty and students on issues and concerns of the college;
• Mentoring and interacting with college students and serving as a role model;
• Helping position college programs to meet the changing needs of the business community;
• Promote extramural professional opportunities for college faculty such as consulting engagements, speaking opportunities, internships, and appointments to state and national committees, task forces, and commissions;
• Commitment to attend and to be an active participant at annual Circle of Excellence meetings;
• Willingness to support the College of Business financially for a minimum of three years which assists the dean in meeting those needs that are most critical to the students of the college; 
• Assistance in the identification, cultivation and solicitation of major gift prospects for the college
• Serve as ambassadors and advocates for the College of Business;
• Engage in other actions that enhance the academic standing of the College and the general well being of its diverse programs, students, alumni, and faculty.

Current Members:

• David L. Andersen, President, Andersen Construction Co. Inc., Oregon
• Darrel T. Anderson, Senior VP Admin Services & CFO, Idacorp, Idaho
• Leonard A. Aplet, VP & Co-Head of Fixed Income, Columbia Management Company, Oregon
• Donald C. Atkinson, VP Marketing & Managing Director, Weyerhaeuser (currently on sabbatical), Washington
• Stephen M. Bailey, Senior VP Finance & CFO, FLIR Systems Inc., Oregon
• Larry L. Brown, retired (PricewaterhouseCoopers), Oregon
• Richard Carone, Chairman, Korvis Automation, Inc., Oregon
• Tanja C. Cebula, Senior VP, Resources Global Professionals, California
• James E. Coleman, Co-chairman, Board of Directors, E. & J. Gallo Winery, California
• Mary M. Coucher, VP, WW OEM Partner Mgmt., IBM Corporation, Oregon
• Larry L. Davis, Senior VP & Client Manager, Bank of America Commercial Banking, Oregon
• Diane Detering-Paddison, Chief Strategy Officer, Cassidy Turley, Oregon
• Gayle E. Fitzpatrick, VP Sales Consulting, N. America Strategic Accounts, Oracle, New Jersey
• Ann L. Flatz, Global Accounting and Financial Services Controller, Intel Corporation, Oregon
• Pamela L. Garcia, President, NW Supermarket Holdings, Inc., Oregon
• R. Stevens Gilley, President, Clarence T.C. Ching Foundation, Hawaii
• Brad R. Harlow, Managing Partner, B Harlow & Associates LLC, Washington
• Scott A. Hibbs, Vice President of Asset Management Group, Standard Insurance Company Corporate Strategy & Business Development, Oregon
• Scott Hildebrandt, Vice President and CFO, Planar Systems, Inc., Oregon
• Linda Hirneise, consultant, hospitality industry, California
• Rich Jansen, CFO, Contact Industries, Oregon
• Steve Johnson, Real Estate Broker, RE/MAX Equity Group, Oregon
• John M. Lefferts, Senior Financial Services Executive, Texas
• Allen P. Leggett, retired, Arthur J. Gallagher & Company, California
• Dina Lindquist, Vice President Human Resources, HP, Oregon
• Toby A. Luther, President & CEO, Lone Rock Timber Company, Oregon
• Jon A. Masterson, President & CEO, Wallboard Tool Company, Inc., California
• Elise F. McClure, retired (Starbucks Coffee Company), Oregon
• Derrick E. McGavic, Principal, Newport Capital Partners, Illinois
• Bernie Newcomb, philanthropist, California
• Irva Kay Neyhart, Partner, Stover Neyhart & Co., Oregon
• C. Rob Nye, Senior Vice President, Seattle Northwest Securities Corp., Oregon
• James D. Parkin, Partner, Deloitte & Touche, Washington
• Scott N. Parrish, President, A-dec Inc., Oregon
• Tod D. Perkins, President & COO, Chapdelaine & Co., New Jersey
• Ken R. Poorman, President, Poorman Enterprises, Oregon
• John D. Porter, President & CEO, AAA Oregon/Idaho, Oregon
• Peter V. Potwin, CFO, Benson Industries Inc., Oregon
• Eric H. Schoenstein, Principal Business Analysis, Jensen Investment Management, Oregon
• Jean Shearer, National Accounts Executive, The Hartford, Washington
• Ryan K. Smith, CFO, Nike Golf, Oregon
• Ron J. Susa, CBRES manager, Finance Comptroller's Department, Chevron Corporation, California
• Ken Thrasher, Chairman, Compli Corporation, Oregon
• Mike Wells, Managing Director, CB Richard Ellis, Oregon
• Jack G. Wilborn, Jr., retired (KPMG International), Oregon

 EX-OFFICIO

• Edward Ray, president, Oregon State University
• Ilene Kleinsorge, Sara Hart Kimball dean, OSU College of Business