Scott Beardsley. Photo courtesy Darden School of Business
The University of Virginia Darden School of Business announced Monday that Dean Scott Beardsley was named “Dean of the Year” by Poets & Quants, an online publication and forum dedicated to business schools.
Poets & Quants recognized Beardsley’s flexible approach to the application process during the pandemic, as well as the school’s teaching excellence and its expansion beyond Charlottesville. He is the second dean from U.Va.’s Darden School of Business to receive this honor, with Dean Emeritus Bob Bruner recognized in 2011.
“Unlike most deans, Scott has done a deep comprehensive McKinsey study of Darden,” Michael Woodfolk, president of the Darden School Foundation and the school’s chief fundraiser, said in a statement. “As part of that study, he has looked at what are the strong arteries that flow to the heart of the school. One of those arteries is the student experience, and he has been determined to make sure it remains the best there is.”
