Dean, Mendoza Business School, University of Notre Dame
“CSR and New Governance”
November 2010
Putnam Investments
Dr. Woo assumed the deanship of the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame in 1997. The Mendoza College of Business is ranked No. 1 for its undergraduate business program and ethics curriculum. She previously served as Associate Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at Purdue University. She joined Purdue as assistant professor in 1981, became full professor in 1991 and directed the Professional Master’s Programs in the Krannert School of Management from 1993 to 1995.
Dr. Woo’s research focuses on strategy, entrepreneurship and organizational systems. She lectures regularly on individual integrity, ethical systems and corporate citizenship. She received the International Council for Small Business Distinguished Scholar Award, Best Paper Award (Entrepreneurship Division, Academy of Management, 1991, 1992) and the Salgo-Noren Award for Outstanding Teaching in the Master’s Programs. In 1997, she was inducted into the Order of the Griffin by Purdue University for service and commitment. In 1998, Change, a publication of the American Association for Higher Education, named Dr. Woo one of 40 Young Leaders of the Academy. She received the 2002 Excellence Award for Education from the Asian American Alliance and the 2003 John S. Day Distinguished Alumni Academic Service Award from Purdue University. She holds honorary doctorates from the University of St. Francis and Providence College. Dean Woo was elected Chair of the AACSB International, the global accreditation body for business schools in 2002.
Dr. Woo is currently a member of the boards of AON Corporation and NiSource Inc., and has served on four other publicly traded company boards. . She co-convened the United Nations Global Compact initiative Principles for Responsible Management (PRME). Dr. Woo concluded six years of service on the board of Catholic Relief Services and currently serves on the boards of Catholic Charities USA, University of Notre Dame Australia and the University of Portland. Dr. Woo is married to David E. Bartkus and they have two sons, Ryan and Justin.