Lerner College Names Andrea Everard, Julia Bayuk to Associate Dean Positions

Andrea Everard and Julia Bayuk headshots

The University of Delaware’s Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics has named Andrea Everard its new associate dean of graduate programs and Julia Bayuk its new associate dean for undergraduate programs.

Everard begins the associate dean of graduate programs position on August 1. In addition to her faculty position as professor in the Department of Accounting and MIS, Everard has considerable administrative experience in the Lerner College. Previously, she served as associate dean for undergraduate programs, and currently is the director of the master’s of science in business analytics and information management (BAIM) program. Under Everard’s leadership, the BAIM program has grown to be one of Lerner’s largest graduate programs.

Bayuk, who started as associate dean for undergraduate programs on July 1, is transitioning from her role as associate dean of curriculum, a position she has held since 2022. Bayuk, a professor of marketing in the Department of Business Administration, has been working with department chairs, program directors, and other deans across Lerner and UD to revise existing programs and develop new programs and collaborations, including the new bachelor of science in fintech degree program and minor in fintech.

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