Southeastern appoints Phillips Dean of College of Business
Thursday, August 10, 2017 
by: Rene Abadie
HAMMOND – Antoinette “Toni” Phillips, a member of the Southeastern Louisiana University
faculty since 1990, has been named dean of the College of Business.
Her appointment is pending approval by the University of Louisiana System Board
of Supervisors.
“We are pleased to have someone the caliber of Dr. Phillips leading our College
of Business,” said Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Tena L.
Golding. “In her tenure with the college, as a department head, assistant dean and
interim dean, she has earned the respect of the administration, faculty, staff and
students for her guidance and leadership.”
A professor of management, Phillips has served as interim dean of the college
since 2014. Under her guidance, the MBA program underwent changes in curriculum, resulting
in a steady increase in enrollment; the college expanded outreach activities and enhanced
incorporation of real-world opportunities into classes; helped in the development
of Panama Bilingue, a program that trains Panamanian teachers in bilingual education;
and supervised a refurbishment of the school’s lobby and the installation of a new,
privately-funded marketing/analytics lab.
Phillips served as assistant dean of the college from 2013 to 2014 and as interim
head of the Department of Management and Business Administration. She was appointed
a professor in 2000. She is the author or co-author of numerous publications and a
member of several academic business and management associations.
The Southeastern College of Business is accredited by the Association to Advance
Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the world’s largest business education alliance.
More than 1,800 students are enrolled in six undergraduate degree programs, an MBA
program and an Executive MBA program.
