Professor
      Focus
     
     
      J.
      RONALD
      COLLINS,
      ASSOCIATE
      PROFESSOR,
     
     
      DEAN
      of
      the
      School
      of
      Business
      Administration.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dean
      J.
      Ronald
      Collins
      was
      born
      in
      Bellows
      Falls,
     
     
      Vermont.
      However
      in
      third
      grade,
      his
      parents
      moved
     
     
      ‘0
      Boston.
      When
      he
      was
      enrolled
      in
      the
      fourth
      grade
     
     
      inother
      family
      moved
      into
      Boston.
      The
      father
      of
      this
     
     
      amily
      became
      the
      coach
      of
      Dean
      Collins
      hockey
     
     
      eam,
      and
      his
      son
      became
      the
      goalie.
      Dean
      Collins
     
     
      yecame
      good
      friends
      of
      the
      son.
      In
      addition
      to
      their
     
     
      riendship,
      Dean
      Collins’
      sister
      became
      best
      friends
     
     
      vith
      the
      sister
      of
      Dean
      Collins’
      new
      friend.
      The
     
     
      nique
      thing
      about
      this
      was
      that
      in
      the
      future
      Dean
     
     
      ‘ollins
      would
      begin
      to
      date
      his
      sister’s
      best
      friend
     
     
      who
      was
      four
      years
      his
      younger).
      Another
      unique
     
     
      hing
      was
      that
      her
      parents
      were
      originally
      from
      P.E.I.
     
     
      rom
      1963
      to
      1966,
      the
      two
      of
      them
      came
      to
      P.E.I.
     
     
      uring
      the
      summers
      to
      visit
      her
      extended
      family.
     
     
      uring
      the
      summer
      of
      1966,
      Dean
      Collins
      proposed
     
     
      nd
      she
      accepted.
      He
      and
      his
      wife
      have
      ason
      anda
     
     
      aughter.
      An
      interesting
      side
      note
      is
      that
      where
      he
     
     
      foposed
      is
      approximately
      1/2
      mile
      way
      from
      where
     
     
      ley
      presently
      owna
      cottage.
     
    

    
     
      ean
      Collins
      did
      his
      undergraduate
      work
      at
      Boston
     
     
      ollege
      between
      1960-64,
      when
      he
      received
      his
      B.Sc.
     
     
      etween
      1964
      to
      1968
      he
      worked
      asa
      U.S.
      Bank
     
     
      kaminer
      (somewhat
      like
      a
      bank
      auditor).
      During
     
    

    
     
      is
      time
      he
      was
      also
      involved
      with
      university
      and
     
     
      lege
      recruiting.
      Then
      in
      1968,
      Deancollins
      began
     
     
      udying
      for
      his
      MBA.
      He
      graduated
      in
      the
      spring
      of
     
     
      170
      from
      the
      University
      of
      Massachussetts.
      After
     
     
      ceiving
      his
      MBA
      Dean
      Collins
      planned
      to
      return
      to
     
     
      ‘ole
      within
      the
      personnel
      department
      of
      the
      U.S.
     
     
      easury,
      instead
      he
      returned
      to
      the
      University
      of
     
    

    
     
      ass.
      in
      July
      1970
      for
      his
      PHD.
      in
      organizational
     
     
      haviour.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      tlong
      after
      completing
      his
      PHD,
      he
      found
      himself
     
     
      4
      position
      at
      St.
      Mary’s
      University
      (1973).
      In
     
    

    
     
      75
      he
      accepted
      a
      position
      with
      the
      University
      of
     
     
      ince
      Edward
      Island,
      and
      moved
      to
      P.E.I.
      that
      year.
     
     
      ‘currently
      resides
      in
      Charlottetown.
      Since
      coming
     
     
      U.P.E.1.,
      he
      has
      held
      several
      positions
      including
     
     
      sociate
      Brofeasor
      and
      nine
      months
      ago
      became
     
    

    
     
      an
      of
      the
      School
      of
      Business
      Administration.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dean
      Collins
      is
      very
      pleased
      to
      be
      a
      part
      of
      the
     
     
      U.P.E.I.
      School
      of
      Business.
      He
      is
      very
      impressed
     
     
      with
      the
      high
      calibre
      of
      U.P.E.I.
      students
      in
      Account-
     
     
      ing,
      Marketing,
      Management,
      etc.
      All
      groups
      have
     
     
      very
      high
      standings
      in
      academic
      achievements
      when
     
     
      compared
      with
      their
      counterparts
      in
      North
      America.
     
     
      The
      U.P.E.I.
      School
      of
      Business
      is
      considered
      to
     
     
      have
      high
      academic
      and
      professional
      standards
      and
      as
     
     
      a
      result
      the
      graduates
      are
      recuited
      by
      major
      companies
     
     
      across
      Canada.
      Many
      graduates
      also
      attend
      graduate
     
     
      school
      in
      Business
      and
      Law.
      Dean
      Collins
      wishes
      to
     
     
      continue
      the
      high
      level
      of
      excellence
      in
      the
      School
      of
     
     
      Business
      through
      the
      cooperative
      efforts
      of
      all
      the
     
     
      faculty
      members
      and
      students.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Written
      by:
      Lisa
      Judson
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      oa
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      are
     
     
      close
      to
      the
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      not
      your
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      He's
      just
     
     
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      out
      of
      his
      crypt
      to
      tell
      you
      about
      Samco
     
     
      Bazaar,
      where
      you'll
      find
      great
      Halloween
      items
     
     
      priced
      for
      value!
     
     
      You'll
      find
      masks,
     
     
      wigs,
      make
      up
     
     
      and
      accessories.
     
     
      Everything
      you
     
     
      need
      to
      create
      that
     
     
      secret
      identity.
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      October
      10,
      1991