Craig Caldwell Named Interim Dean
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JUNE 24, 2021 — Craig Caldwell ’88 has been selected by Butler University to serve as interim dean of the Lacy School of Business. He currently serves as associate dean in the Lacy School of Business. Caldwell begins his new role July 3.
He joined the university in 1999 and has held a variety of roles including adjunct faculty, lecturer, visiting professor, assistant professor, and is currently associate professor of marketing and management. Caldwell also served as chair of the Marketing & Management department for three years. In the Indianapolis community, he serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Goodwill of Central & Southern Indiana, and of the International School of Indiana.
Caldwell teaches in the MBA and Master of Science in Risk & Insurance programs, delivering classes on leadership, strategy, and organizational change. He has won seven teaching awards, four advising awards, and was elected by the student body as the faculty speaker for the 2015 commencement ceremony.
Caldwell is the co-author of a book on leadership, titled, The Catalyst Effect. His academic work has appeared in the Journal of Corporate Citizenship, Business and Society, Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies, The Monitor, Business and Society Review, Management Accounting Quarterly.
Caldwell holds a PhD from the University of Pittsburgh, an MBA from Virginia Tech, and a BA from Anderson University (Indiana).
Anderson University is on a mission to educate students for lives of faith and service, offering more than 60 undergraduate majors, 30 three-year degrees, 20 NCAA Division III intercollegiate sports, alongside adult and graduate programs. The private, liberal arts institution is fully accredited and recognized among top colleges for its business, computer science, cybersecurity, dance, engineering, nursing, and teacher education programs. Anderson University was established in 1917 in Anderson, Indiana, by the Church of God.