MONROE, La. (KNOE) – The University of Louisiana Monroe announced that a new dean of its College of Business and Social Sciences has been chosen.
The University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors confirmed Dr. Aturor Rodriquez as ULM’s new Dean of CBSS on June 26.
Rodriguez worked in the commercial banking industry in New Mexico and Colorado before becoming an instructor at ULM in 2007. He moved up as an assistant professor and associate professor before becoming the director of the William D. Hoover School of Accounting, Financial, and Information Services at ULM.
“Dr. Rodriguez brings a strong research background as well as consistent and engaged service to ULM and the external community,” said Dr. Michelle Eacharn, ULM’s acting provost and Vice President for academic affairs. “He is deeply committed to supporting and empowering future business and industry professionals.”
Rodriguez earned the Foundation Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2018 and also participated in the Management and Leadership Institute cohort through the ULS in 2024-25.
Rodriguez served as the Chair of the University of Academic Athletic Advisory Committee at ULM.
“I am humbled by the prospects of beginning a new chapter for the CBSS while continuing to pursue the vision, mission, and work of those before me,” Rodriguez said. “I am grateful for the past eighteen years of mentorship I received from three highly capable CBSS Deans, and many other colleagues with whom I closely worked; each with amazing abilities to connect students, faculty, and the broader community.”
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