New dean an unlikely accountant
Profile: Former professor attractedby reputation, help from former chairs
BY JOHN IRWIN
Contributing Writer
Randolph Beatty had never taken an accounting class while he was a student at the University of Illinois, until one of his friends wanted to meet a young woman enrolled in one. His friend didn’t want to take the class alone, so he asked Beatty to keep him company. While Beatty had no particular interest in the subject, he had free time, and enrolled anyway.
His friend never met the woman, but three decades later, Beatty is the dean of USCs Leventhal School of
Accounting.
Beatty was appointed to the Alan Casden chair in the summer, after serving as a professor of accounting at Southern Methodist University’s Edwin L Cox School of Business.
“Its pretty clear that he is very qualified." said James Menegold, associate dean of the Leventhal School. “He's very well-rounded."
Beatty also brings a solid academic reputation and a vitality that will enhance the school in the future, Manegold added.
When Beatty enrolled in his first accounting class, he was a math major, but soon saw that accounting was a practical way to apply his knowledge of math.
“Accounting is a mature of conceptual and real world applications,"
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Beatty said.
As a result of his unlikely introduction to accounting, Beatty graduated with a major in math and a minor in accounting. His new found discovery of accounting led him to earn a master’s in accounting in 1976. As a graduate student, Beatty discovered that he enjoyed teaching in a classroom setting, which led him to pursue a doctorate. In 1982, he earned a doctorate after discovering that he enjoyed research.
Had his friend not asked Beatty to accompany him to class, he would have never entered the held, he said.
“A lot of things in life are random events,’ he said.
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Pisano charts museum course
Administration: Senior vice president of external relations hopes for new building, increased interest
By ADINA DIAMOND
Assistant City Editor
When Rose Washington gave birth to her daughter, her boss Jane Pisano quickly came to the hospital to visit Pisano also held a baby shower for Washington and simply made the new mother fee| important
As senior vice president of External Relations, Pisano’s job is to cultivate relationships with the community. In the process, Pisano has also established herself as a leader marked by her dedication to personal relationships.
Last week, Pisano announced
that she is leaving USC after nearly a decade to become the director and president of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. She begins her job Nov. 1.
While Pisanos new job is only across Exposition Boulevard, Washington said she will still miss the boss she's developed a personal relatipnship with.
The concern Pisano showed during Washington’s pregnancy was no surprise, she said.
“Most people don’t care, but she was here," said Washington, the assistant vice president of civic and community relations. “She wouldn’t have missed it for the world.”
Pisano was interested in the museum post because, like USC, the goal is to educate visitors by telling compelling and interesting stories.
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We hair developed a culture of communit) service. That 's a remarkable accomplishment. Everyones feeling that it was a priority was essential
JANE PISANO senior vice president External Relations
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I comply because it is [xirt of myjob'
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By ADAM HASKELL
Contributing Writer
When the Rev. Glenn Libby, director of the USC Episcopal ministry, decided to become an Episcopalian priest, he took comfort in knowing that he could marry when and if he wanted to.
When Rev. Bill Messenger, director of the USC Catholic Center, decided to become a Roman Catholic priest, he did not have the same choice.
Since the inception of the