Scott Beaulier

Scott Beaulier is proud to serve as the H.A. (Dave) True Family Dean of Business. Over his decades-long career in higher education leadership, Scott has built a track record of developing business programs that fuse the structure of the classroom with the realities of business in the 21st century.

 

Prior to joining the University of Wyoming, Scott served as the Ronald & Kaye Olson Dean of Business at North Dakota State University (NDSU). During his tenure, Scott led the undergraduate and graduate College of Business programs to achieve many historic successes.

 

Before his role at NDSU, Scott served as Executive Director at the Center for the Study of Economic Liberty in the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. From 2010 to 2015, Scott served as Executive Director of the Manuel H. Johnson Center for Political Economy at Troy University. Under his leadership, the Johnson Center grew into a robust academic center: In just three years, Scott recruited seven top-notch Ph.D. economists to the campus and expanded the program offerings to include both a major and a Master of Arts in economics.

 

In addition to leading the Johnson Center, Scott served as Chair of the Division of Economics and Finance at Troy University and, earlier in his career at Mercer University, was the BB&T Distinguished Professor of Capitalism, Chair of the Economics Department, and Director of the Center for Undergraduate Research in Public Policy & Capitalism.

 

Scott earned an undergraduate degree from Northern Michigan University and a Ph.D. in economics from George Mason University.