James Danko

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James M. Danko
Born	Cleveland, Ohio, US
Alma mater	John Carroll University (Bachelor's) University of Michigan (MBA)
Employer	Dartmouth College University of Michigan UNC Chapel Hill Villanova University Butler University
Title	President of Butler University
Predecessor	Bobby Fong
Successor	Incumbent

James M. Danko is the current president of Butler University.

Danko was appointed dean of the Villanova School of Business (VSB) in 2005. With Danko as dean, VSB has moved from an unranked, regional college to a nationally ranked American business school. In just over four years, financial gifts to VSB have quadrupled.^[1] Applications to the school have more than doubled. Student quality has reached an all-time high at both undergraduate and graduate program levels. VSB is ranked #7 in the nation for its undergraduate program by BusinessWeek magazine^[2] and the Executive MBA programs have been recognized by the Financial Times and BusinessWeek as being among the best in the world.^[3] Media mentions of the school have moved from fewer than 20 citations to over 500 million brand impressions per year. .^[4]

Danko is regularly featured in the media^[5] and invited to speak at conferences as an expert on business school strategy, business education, curricular innovation and executive development. He works closely with the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International on initiatives including accreditation and leadership education. Danko currently serves on the board of the Graduate Management Admissions Council (GMAC) and served three consecutive terms as president and board member of MBA Roundtable (MBAR).

Danko earned his bachelor's degree in religious studies at John Carroll University, and his MBA at the University of Michigan. Prior to work at Villanova, Danko worked at Tuck School at Dartmouth, the University of Michigan, and UNC-Chapel Hill. Danko was named the 21st president of Butler University on April 27th, 2011.

References

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Academics	College of Liberal Arts and Sciences College of Communication College of Business College of Education College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Jordan College of Fine Arts Graduate Studies

Athletics	Butler Bulldogs Baseball Men's basketball Women's basketball Football Men's soccer Women's soccer The Butler War Song Big East Conference Pioneer Football League Butler Blue II The Butler Way

Athletic Facilities	Hinkle Fieldhouse Butler Bowl Davey Athletic Complex Bulldog Park Health and Recreation Complex

People	Ovid Butler James Danko Tony Hinkle

Structures	Butler University Buildings Irwin Library Clowes Memorial Hall Holcomb Observatory and Planetarium Arthur Jordan Memorial Hall Persephone Indiana Central Canal

Student life	WDTI Institute for Study Abroad

History	Irvington Neighborhood

Infrastructure	Butler University Police Department

Persondata
Name	Danko, James
Alternative names
Short description	president of Butler University
Date of birth
Place of birth	Cleveland, Ohio, US
Date of death
Place of death

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