Dr. Stevie Watson is a problem-solver.
This is according to his colleagues, who say they’ve seen him build missing bridges over troubled waters for challenged students.
Watson already has demonstrated those skills in his first months as the dean of the School of Agriculture, Business & Technology at the State University of New York (SUNY) Morrisville, they said. He is the first person to hold that position, since SUNY Morrisville became one of two new schools the university formed after reorganizing programs previously spread across four schools.
“For me, three critical things are important when it comes to students: recruitment, retention and graduation,” said Watson.
One of the reasons he took the job at SUNY Morrisville was because of the school’s strong focus in agricultural studies and research and the implications for those disciplines in job opportunities and growth.
“It touches so many different aspects of business,” he said. “So, you can’t separate agriculture from business because it’s intertwined. And the same thing for technology.”
Prior to starting his new position in July, Watson served as dean of the School of Business at Edgewood College in Madison, Wisconsin. He also has worked as a business information specialist, financial analyst and marketing analyst at Bryan Foods, a company owned by the Sara Lee Corporation.
