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 Dean
Howard Frank
Howard Frank was appointed dean of
the University of Maryland's Robert H.
Smith School of Business in 1997. Frank is
a professor of management science and is responsible
for the school's academic and outreach
programs including undergraduate,
MBA/MS, executive MBA, and PhD
programs, the school's institutional
development and its centers for
entrepreneurship, executive education,
global knowledge, information and supply
chain management. Under his leadership
the stature of the business school has
advanced dramatically. Frank led the
transformation of the school’s
curriculum and research agenda,
integrating core business disciplines
with such subjects as information
technology, supply chain management and
e-commerce. Today, the Smith School is
recognized as a
world leader in management education
and research for a global economy
powered by technology and
entrepreneurship.
Frank is widely recognized as a
world-class information technology
expert whose accomplishments include
fundamental contributions to the
development of the Internet. He has been
a member of the board of directors of
nine telecommunications and computer
companies and has experience in the
venture capital and mergers and
acquisitions fields, having led the
acquisition or sale of a number of
companies.
Frank’s accomplishments in the
public sector include:
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Director of the Defense Advanced
Research Project Agency's
Information Technology Office, where
he managed a $300 million annual
budget aimed at advancing the
frontiers of information technology.
In this capacity, he administered
over $1 billion of research
contracts with the nation's leading
universities and companies.
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Founding director of the Defense
Department's Advanced Information
Technology Services Joint Program
Office, established to transfer
advanced technologies into
operational defense systems. He
chaired the Administration's
Technology Policy Working Group and
he had a significant role in
national technology policy in such
areas as high definition television
and adoption of commercial standards
for government procurement.
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Member of the Committee on
Information, Computing and
Communications of the White House's
National Science and Technology
Council. Frank was awarded the
Distinguished Service Medal by the
Secretary of Defense (the Defense
Department's highest civilian honor)
for his contributions during his
four years at DARPA.
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Visiting consultant within the
Executive Office of the President of
the United States in charge of its
network analysis activities.
Frank’s accomplishments in the
private sector include:
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Founder, Chairman and CEO of Network
Management Inc.
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President and CEO of Contel
Information Systems (a subsidiary of
Contel Corporation).
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President, CEO and founder of the
Network Analysis Corporation.
Frank is:
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A
member of the board of directors of
the AACSB and president of the
Mid-Atlantic Association of Colleges
of Business Administration and Vice
Chancellor for the Americas of the
International Academy of Management.
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A
member of the Advisory Board of
Carnegie Mellon's Heinz School.
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A
member of the Executive Committee of
the Global Technology and Management
Consortium.
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Fellow of the Institute for
Operations Research and the
Management Sciences (INFORMS).
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Fellow of the Institute of
Electrical and Electronic Engineers,
and a recipient of its 1999 Eric
Sumner Award.
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A
member of the National Academy of
Engineering.
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A
member of the Strategy Council of
the Washington Board of Trade.
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A
member of the Board of Directors of
the Macklin Institute of Montgomery
College.
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A
member of the Federal Advisory
Committee of the National Institute
of Standards and Technology's
Advanced Technology Program.
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Senior Fellow at the Wharton
School's SEI Center for Advanced
Studies in Management and currently
serves as a member of the Board of
Directors of the Center.
Frank is a prolific author, having
written over 190 articles and chapters
in books on technology and the
management of technology. He has been a
member of seven editorial boards and a
featured speaker at hundreds of business
and professional meetings.
Frank was an adjunct professor of
decision sciences at the Wharton School
and an associate professor of electrical
engineering and computer sciences at the
University of California at Berkeley. He
received his MS and PhD from
Northwestern University and his BSEE
from the University of Miami (Florida).
Distinguished globally, Frank and his wife, Dr. Jane Frank
(an adjunct professor at Smith), have
the largest and best collection of
fantasy and science fiction art. They
have
published two books, "Great
Fantasy Art Themes from the Frank
Collection" and "The Frank Collection,"
showcasing their world-class collection.
(Purchase the Frank's books via the
links above to
Amazon.com, where the referral fees
support Smith School scholarships.)
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