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Light was named interim dean after Clark suddenly announced in June 2005 that he would be stepping down to assume the presidency of Brigham Young University-Idaho.
Light says that his role in bringing about these changes mostly involved persuading and coordinating faculty to convince them to support his vision.
“He recognized earlier than most what a significant event this was and how deeply it could impact the school,” says Business School professor David A. Moss. “He was careful about cutting expenditures early on, and now the school finds itself in...
For example, says M. Scott Daubin, a former Student Association co-president and a member of the MBA Class of 2010, Light injected additional funding for the MBA Career and Professional Development Office to help soon-to-be MBAs find employment in a much-weakened job market and allocated a...
“[Light had] been at the school for so long he really understood the MBA perspective,” Daubin says. “I think he did a good job of trimming some costs, but also investing in areas that were especially important.”