Patrick E. Hopkins will begin serving as dean of the IU Kelley School of Business on March 17, according to a press release Tuesday.
Hopkins was appointed Vice Dean of Kelley in May 2023 and has worked as a member of the Kelley faculty since 1995.
Hopkins’ responsibilities will include overseeing Kelley’s academic and administrative operations in Bloomington and at the Indianapolis campus. According to the school’s website, in the fall 2024 semester, 12,712 students were enrolled at Kelley in Bloomington and 1,457 in Indianapolis. Additionally, Kelley boasts more than 133,000 alumni.
He will follow current dean Ash Soni, whose two-year tenure is ending. The release said Soni will return as a faculty member after he takes a sabbatical leave.
According to the release, as dean, Hopkins will aim to help deepen Kelley’s global impact, develop stronger integration between both campuses and advance relationships with alumni and corporate partners “to offer unparalleled learning experiences for students.”
“I look forward to collaborating with our exceptional faculty, staff and students to further strengthen Kelley’s academic rigor, expand our research contributions and continue to enhance our impact both in the classroom and beyond,” Hopkins said in the release.
In the release, IU President Pamela Whitten said she is “confident” Hopkins will use his new position to “raise Kelley to new heights.”
In 2022, Hopkins received the Trustees Teaching Award from IU. This award honors faculty for “outstanding teaching” and their impact on student learning. Hopkins also received this award in 2004, 2006 and 2008.
Before joining the IU staff, Hopkins obtained his doctorate degree in accounting from the University of Texas at Austin and received his bachelor’s and master's degrees from the Warrington College of Business at the University of Florida.
