Butler named College of Business assistant dean for global programs

Daniel Butler has served as a professor in marketing at Auburn since 1989 and is a recipient of multiple teaching honors, including the university’s prestigious Leischuck Award in 2008. Butler will lead the expansion of the College of Business global footprint in the newly-created position of assistant dean for global programs.

In this role, Butler will help foster international faculty opportunities, undergraduate and graduate programs and multi-cultural diversity within the College of Business. This role includes developing and delivering undergraduate and graduate study abroad programs, facilitating faculty and student exchange for research and teaching with external constituents across Auburn and abroad. He will also link the College of Business with companies operating in multiple nations for student internships and consulting projects.

“Dr. Butler has demonstrated a unique ability to develop study abroad strategies,” said Annette L. Ranft, College of Business dean and Wells Fargo professor. “These strategies have enabled our students to gain the global cultural fluency that is expected in today’s business context. We are fortunate to have Dr. Butler in this expanded role where he will lead the development of engaging curricula, instruction, and high-impact global experiential learning opportunities.”

Butler represented Auburn University and the College of Business as a Fulbright Scholar in the summer of 2013, teaching at the Zagreb School of Economics in Croatia. He earned his PhD from University of South Carolina in 1990, and has worked as a bank auditor, lobbyist and assistant cruise ship director.

For more information about College of Business’s multiple study abroad initiatives, where students will have the opportunity to visit venues such as Barcelona, Milan and Italy, go to https://harbert.auburn.edu/academics/international-activities/.