Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, December 30, 1993 TAG: 9312300160
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-3 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: New River Valley bureau
DATELINE: RADFORD LENGTH: Short
Don Kroeber arrived at Radford via James Madison University and a 20-year military career to lead the university's business college through a lengthy national accreditation process. He initially mapped out a five-year plan to attain accreditation, but the entire process - loose ends included - took nine.
"The national trend in the number of business majors is declining," said Kroeber in a university-issued statement. "Most of the growth in business majors had been in women, and now more women are going into health services rather than business. There is some dissatisfaction in the business community with business graduates. The country has been in a major recession. There are many challenges ahead."
Kroeber entered the military in 1956, taught at the Army Artillery School, and worked as an adviser during the Vietnam War. He holds both a master's and doctorate in information studies and formerly worked as an assistant professor of information systems at Madison. He has written textbooks, and has been at Radford since 1985.
by CNB