After serving as Interim Dean of St. John’s The Peter J. Tobin College of Business this past year, Victoria Shoaf, Ph.D. was recently elected Dean by the University’s Board of Trustees. As Interim Dean, Dr. Shoaf amassed an impressive record, working with Peter Tobin ’65CBA, ’96HON to put together a dynamic Board of Advisors for TCB, 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 recently been accepted. Dr. Shoaf received a Ph.D. in Business (Accounting) from Baruch College of the City University of New York and has published in many peer-reviewed journals, including Journal of Business Ethics, International Business and Economics, Commercial Lending Review and the Review of Business. 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.