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Dr. Niemi is the Dean of the Edwin L. Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University, where he also holds the Tolleson Chair in Business Leadership. Before joining SMU, Dr. Niemi served as Dean of the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia from 1982 to 1996. Dr. Niemi graduated cum laude from Stonehill College with an A.B. in economics and earned an M.A. and Ph.D. in economics from the University of Connecticut. Dr. Niemi is a member of the Business Accreditation Committee of the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business and has chaired or served as a member on the accreditation review teams to more than 20 universities. Dr. Niemi recently completed a term on the Board of Governors of the American Association of University Administrators and is currently on the Board of Beta Gamma Sigma. Dr. Niemi has served on the board of Titanium Metals Corporation, a public producer of titanium products, since 2001 and is the Chair of its audit committee and is a member of its compensation and pension committees. He also serves on the boards of Mayer Electric Supply Company and Bank of Texas, and on the Advisory Board of TXU Dallas.
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