{"id":11204,"date":"2023-02-15T07:37:18","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T07:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/?p=11204"},"modified":"2023-06-09T20:21:12","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T20:21:12","slug":"george-dierberger-appointed-augsburg-universitys-howe-professor-of-entrepreneurship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/2023\/02\/15\/george-dierberger-appointed-augsburg-universitys-howe-professor-of-entrepreneurship\/","title":{"rendered":"George Dierberger Appointed Augsburg University\u2019s Howe Professor of Entrepreneurship"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"George<\/a>George Dierberger, associate professor of business administration and director of Augsburg University\u2019s MBA program, has been appointed to serve as the inaugural Thomas \u201972 and Karen Howe endowed professor for entrepreneurship.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe intersection of Tom and Karen Howe\u2019s personal experiences as entrepreneurs and George Dierberger\u2019s professional commitment to educate students for entrepreneurial leadership make this new professorship a remarkable opportunity to celebrate the power of philanthropy to transform lives,\u201d said Augsburg President Paul C. Pribbenow. \u201cAs the inaugural Howe Endowed Professor of Entrepreneurship, George is dedicated to integrating innovation across the university, ensuring that students in business, science, the arts, the humanities, and beyond, are equipped to be entrepreneurial leaders in their careers and communities.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Dierberger spent 25 years in a variety of leadership positions at 3M, where he led multi-million dollar sales initiatives, started five new businesses, and implemented product launches ranging from high-tech laser pointers to government-regulated products. His teaching areas of expertise include innovation, entrepreneurship, leadership, organizational development, change management, international business and strategic management. He continues to consult for entrepreneurial organizations and oversees MBA field projects that include writing strategic plans for Fortune 500 companies, Mayo Clinic, entrepreneurs, and nonprofits. Dierberger was named a Fulbright Scholar in 2022, spending three months in residence at the Atlantic Technological University in Letterkenny, Ireland.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cProfessor Dierberger\u2019s impressive accomplishments and long-standing commitment to continuous innovation in our business program make him a natural fit for the Howe professorship,\u201d said Paula O\u2019Loughlin, provost and senior vice president for academic and student affairs. \u201cHis expertise and innovative spirit will take Augsburg\u2019s investment in entrepreneurship to the next level across our curriculum.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Thomas \u201972 and Karen Howe Endowed Professor for Entrepreneurship<\/a> was established in 2022 to strengthen Augsburg\u2019s business department and inspire innovation and leadership.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cTom and Karen\u2019s visionary gift and George\u2019s entrepreneurial leadership will make a difference in the lives of countless students and those they serve for generations to come,\u201d said Pribbenow.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

George Dierberger, associate professor of business administration and director of Augsburg University\u2019s MBA program, has been appointed to serve as the inaugural Thomas \u201972 and Karen Howe endowed professor for entrepreneurship.\u00a0 \u201cThe intersection of Tom and Karen Howe\u2019s personal experiences as entrepreneurs and George Dierberger\u2019s professional commitment to educate students for entrepreneurial leadership make this …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":499,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11204","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-faculty"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11204","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/499"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11204"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11204\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11207,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11204\/revisions\/11207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11204"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}