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NEWS RELEASE

05-24-01

Contacts:
Rollin Richmond, Provost, (515) 294-0070
Labh Hira, Business, (515) 294-2422
Steve Sullivan, News Service, (515) 294-3720

HIRA NAMED INTERIM DEAN OF BUSINESS AT ISU

AMES, Iowa -- Labh Hira, senior associate dean of the Iowa State University College of Business, has been named interim dean of the college.

The appointment is effective July 1. Hira's appointment follows the announcement of College of Business Dean Benjamin Allen's appointment as interim vice president for external affairs.

Hira, a professor of accounting, joined the Iowa State faculty in 1982. He was appointed associate dean of the college in 1996, and senior associate dean in 2000. He served as professor and chair of accounting and finance from 1992 to 1996. Hira has published in a variety of journals, and served on committees of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Internal Revenue Service. He received a B.S. and M.S. from Punjab Agricultural University, India; and a Ph.D. from the University of Missouri, Columbia.

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