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“Dr. Rallo’s experience in the delivery of academic instruction and services, including work with satellite campuses; his commitment to student experiences in field studies, internships, and study abroad; and his enthusiasm for Western’s strong undergraduate mission were factors which made him the top choice in a field of exceptional candidates,” said university president Al Goldfarb.
Before moving to Colorado in 1999, Rallo was dean of the College of Business at FerrisStateUniversity. He also was a professor and administrator at MichiganTechnicalUniversity and the United States Air Force Academy, and a professor at RutgersUniversity.
In addition to a bachelors degree in Russian history from Lafayette, Rallo earned a law degree from WesternNew EnglandCollege plus masters and doctorate degrees from The Maxwell School at SyracuseUniversity. He was a Fulbright Scholar and a NATO fellow and chaired the executive committee for the JapanCenter for Michigan Universities from 1991-99.
But Lafayette was the first step.
“Since graduating in 1971, I have come to appreciate the critical role of the liberal arts as the core of the academic experience,” said Rallo. “Even more than learning to think critically and write clearly, Lafayette positioned me to fully embrace the joy of being around young people pursuing their futures within a university environment.”