May 20, 2010
“I
am delighted to announce that, upon my recommendation, the
University’s Board of Trustees, at its meeting of May 7, 2011
elected Victoria Shoaf, Ph.D. as Dean of the Peter J. Tobin College
of Business (TCB), effective immediately,” said Rev. Donald J.
Harrington, C.M., President of St. John’s University. “I know the
entire University community joins me in congratulating Dr. Shoaf on
her election as Dean and we wish her continued success in leading
TCB to ever greater achievements.”
Dr. Shoaf served the College as Interim Dean during the 2010-2011
academic year. In that time, she amassed a record of significant
accomplishment, including working, with Peter Tobin himself, to put
together a dynamic Board of Advisors, collaborating with faculty to
develop several new dual-degree programs; and fostering greater
visibility for the College within AACSB, its accrediting body, and
the Graduate Management Admissions Council, to which TCB has just
been accepted.
“Assuming the leadership role at the Tobin College of Business is
an honor and a privilege that I carry with a sense of
responsibility to every student, faculty member, administrator and
staff person who make my professional home one I am proud to serve
and promote,” said Dean Shoaf.
After joining the Tobin College of Business as a member of the
faculty in 1997, Dean Shoaf went on to serve as the Associate Dean
for Academic Affairs and the Chair of Tobin’s Department of
Accounting and Taxation.
Professor Shoaf holds a Ph.D. in Business (Accounting) from Baruch
College of the City University of New York. She has published
in such peer-reviewed journals as the Journal of Business Ethics,
the International Business and Economics Research Journal, the
Journal of Applied Business Research, the Journal of Accounting and
Finance Research, Bank Accounting & Finance, the Commercial
Lending Review, and the Review of Business, and has also published
two book chapters. She is also an active member of the
American Accounting Association, and has served on the Board
(2004-2007) and as the President (2005-06) of the Northeast Region
of that organization.
Prior to St. John’s, Dr. Shoaf held several accounting-leadership
positions, including Vice President-Finance for Tie Rack, Inc., and
Controller at Laura Ashley, Inc., and at Greeff Fabrics, Inc.
She is currently on the Board of the Queens-Brooklyn Chapter of the
New York State Society of CPAs, where she served as President in
2008-09.