WKU Spirit Summer 2014 : Page 50
SUMMER 2014 THE PROFESSOR WHO CHANGED MY LIFE Dr. Randy Capps Q&A with former student, Dan Pelino Dan Pelino (’79, ’80) is General Manager, Global Public Sector for IBM Corporation, where he leads IBM’s business with government, educational institutions, public and private healthcare providers and payers, biotech and pharmaceutical companies, medical device and instrument components, as well as consumer organizations worldwide. During his time at WKU, Pelino was greatly influenced by Dr. Randy Capps in the Department of Communication. Dr. Randy Capps has served 18 years as department head at WKU and three years as Assistant to the President. Most recently he is completing a year as Interim Head of the Department of Psychology. During his tenure at WKU he has also spent time in the corporate world, including one sabbatical at the General Motors Corporation on an educational grant researching leadership among executives. He spent another year on leave from WKU, advising the Whirlpool Corporation on change management programs. Dr. Capps has received four grants from the Quebec government to research management practices among Canadian companies. His last book, Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Quebec: How the Provence Became a World Class Player , was a result of that research. Since 1994, he has split his time between teaching MBA students and managing a consulting practice, Leadership Strategies Group. The consulting practice is focused on leadership and management development with corporations and non-profits around the United States. At WKU, he has won awards for both teaching and research. He currently serves as a Scholar-in-Residence with the Gordon Ford College of Business. He also serves as a Visiting Professor at the University of Lyon, France, where he regularly teaches in their International MBA program. He holds degrees from Kentucky Wesleyan College, Western Kentucky University and the University of Virginia. 50 www.alumni.wku.edu
PROFESSOR WHO CHANGED MY LIFE
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