Leeds School of Business names interim dean

The University of Colorado at Boulder's Leeds School of Business named Manuel Laguna interim dean, effective Nov. 1.

Laguna, with master's and doctoral degrees in operations research and industrial engineering, joined the faculty in 1991. He is a professor of operations management and previously served as senior associate dean in the Leeds School of Business.

Laguna follows Dennis Ahlburg, who accepted the presidency of Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas.