Diane Hoadley

Board Member

Diane Hoadley is the Dean of the College of Business at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.   Diane comes to Eau Claire after serving eight years as Dean of the Lumpkin College of Business and Applied Sciences at Eastern Illinois University.  Prior to that, she spent twenty years at the University of South Dakota as a faculty member and administrator.   Diane’s primary teaching area is business law with a focus on intellectual property.

Diane currently serves as a reviewer and mentor for schools seeking to reaffirm or acquire AACSB International accreditation (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business).   She served as Chair of the Women Administrators in Management Education (WAME) group, an AACSB International affinity group and as a member of the WAME Steering Committee.   In addition, she is a member of the Board of Directors of Junior Achievement of Wisconsin, Inc. – Northwest District.

Originally from Chicago, Diane earned a BA in economics, MBA and JD from the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign.  Diane and her husband, Michael, reside in Eau Claire and are the parents of two adult children.