Uzhhorod State University honors Siena College dean

LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. - Siena College Dean of Business Patricia Sanders has received an honorary degree, honoris causa, from Uzhhorod State University in Ukraine.

The honor was bestowed on Dr. Sanders for her entrepreneurial zeal and courage in bringing Western management education to Ukraine. She was instrumental in establishing the International Business Studies Institute, an educational partnership between Siena and Uzhhorod where Siena professors teach Western business theory and practice to university students in Ukraine.

"It was a complete surprise because I thought what I was doing is ordinary, but they seemed to think it is extraordinary," Dr. Sanders said. "It's a great honor."

The honorary doctorate was presented to Ms. Sanders at Siena in a ceremony attended by three Uzhhorod students and a professor from the university. The Ukrainians were in the Capital Region to get some first-hand experience in American business and free enterprise by visiting local companies.

Dr. Sanders joined Siena in 1993. She holds a bachelor's degree from DePaul University and a doctorate from the University of Connecticut.

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, July 7, 1996, No. 27, Vol. LXIV

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