Dean Budd oversees the administration of full time, part time and executive M.B.A. and M.S. programs, non-degree executive education, student services, career management, marketing/communications and external relations.
Budd joined the University of Rochester in 1979 and the Simon School in 1988. Her work in developing relationships across the globe has greatly expanded awareness of and support for the School. After a four-year assignment as vice president of development for the University of Rochester, the University’s first female vice president, Budd returned to Simon to head up advancement and external relations in 2001. She was named associate dean in January 2004.
In her 20-year tenure at Simon, Budd has worked with successive deans to help secure the funding crucial for growth and development of the institution, including support for the building of Schlegel and Gleason Halls, endowed professorships, scholarship support and continued operating dollars.
Budd is a trustee of the Max and Marian Farash Charitable Foundation and the Consortium for Graduate Study in Management, and is a board member of Junior Achievement of Rochester. Her past and present board affiliations also include the Memorial Art Gallery, SUNY Geneseo Parents Council, School of the Arts, the Jewish Community Center, Jewish Family Services, Friends of Strong and Golisano Children’s Hospital, many organizations for which she continues to volunteer.
Budd holds a B.S. degree in medical technology from Rush Medical College and has completed graduate coursework at the University of Rochester.
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