Intro
When Larry Pulley was announced as dean of the Business School in 1998, then W&M Provost Gillian Cell noted, "he has great leadership ability that can be put to good use in advancing the quality and reputation of a school of business that is rapidly gaining national recognition." W&M's business school was a rising star, indeed, and it needed Larry Pulley's steady hand to claim its rightful place among the world's best business schools.
Larry exceeded everyone's expectations. His accomplishments include launching online degree programs, becoming a named business school, establishing the finest academic building on campus, and overseeing the creation of the executive partners program among so many others.
Honoring Dean Pulley
The W&M Business School Foundation Board established two new funds to ensure that his name is forever venerated as a founding father of the School.
Contact Kim Sperling at 757-221-7848 or kimberly.sperling@wmbsf.org if you have questions or choose one of the two funds.
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The Lawrence B. Pulley Principled Achievement Professor of Business
The best and brightest faculty talent come to William & Mary to excel in the classroom, excel with students, and excel through their research endeavors. As a permanent endowment, this professorship will provide financial resources for salary and research activities for a named business professorship while honoring Dean Pulley's values-based approach to leadership in business for all time coming.
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The Lawrence B. Pulley Innovation Fund
Gifts will provide flexible funds to be awarded at the discretion of the dean to support the school's strategic initiatives through innovative course design, program development, or other activities as directed by the dean. This flexible support will enable future deans to pursue innovation and respond to the rapidly changing landscape in business and in higher education.
Retirement Wishes
Please share a message of congratulations or your favorite memory of Dean Larry Pulley as we celebrate him on his retirement. These messages will be printed and shared with Dean Pulley as a retirement gift.
Business School Dean Larry Pulley ’74 to retire in 2022
Lawrence B. Pulley ’74, longtime dean of William & Mary’s Raymond A. Mason School of Business and an academic and administrative leader at the university for more than three decades, has announced his plans to retire on June 30, 2022.
