Dean’s Office
Office of the Dean
Robert D. Straughan
Crawford Family Dean of the Williams School of Commerce and Professor of Business Administration
- Childress Hall 110
- Email: straughanr@wlu.edu
- Phone: 540-458-8609
Straughan teaches corporate responsibility and marketing and has authored dozens of studies on sustainable business and cross-cultural business. He has served as Dean of the Williams School since 2015 and worked briefly for Shell Oil’s Refining and Marketing Division prior to entering academia.
Elizabeth Oliver
Associate Dean of the Williams School and the Lewis Whitaker Adams Professor of Accounting
- Childress Hall 112
- Email: olivere@wlu.edu
- Phone: 540-458-8637
Oliver has been at W&L since 1991. She teaches courses in accounting research and corporate responsibility. She also runs the W&L London Internship Program, which combines classroom study with internship opportunities in London.
Leslie Frederick
Associate Director of Academic Reporting and Operations
- Childress Hall 111
- Email: lfrederick@wlu.edu
- Phone: 540-458-8618
Amanda Harlow
Senior Program Coordinator
- Childress Hall 115
- Email: aharlow@wlu.edu
- Phone: 540-458-8463
Kelli Woodard
Technology Integration Specialist
- Huntley Hall 123B
- Email: kwoodard@wlu.edu
- Phone: 540-458-8130