The International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE) is pleased to announce that Ralph. A. “Chip” Mason, Ph.D. has been appointed to the IACBE Board of Commissioners. The IACBE is a global programmatic accrediting agency recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).
The mission of the IACBE is to advance academic quality in business programs through evidence-based accreditation that encourages institutions to build unique educational models to reflect their mission and vision. IACBE believes that academic quality and excellence in business education should be measured in terms of the educational outcomes of an academic business unit relative to its mission rather than by prescriptive standards relating to academic resources.
The Board of Commissioners is the independent accreditation decision-making body of the IACBE, and it fulfills its responsibilities to the Membership by being ever mindful of the IACBE’s Principles, purpose and accreditation philosophy. The work of the IACBE Board of Commissioners is critical to ensuring the high standards of business education of IACBE. This work requires the Commissioners to have an in-depth knowledge of the IACBE principles, student learning, and operational outcomes assessment, administration of quality business education, and the multidimensional aspects of the environments in which our Members operate. The work of the Board of Commissioners also includes establishing criteria, policies, and procedures for IACBE. The role of a commissioner requires participation in no less than three meetings per year, a significant commitment of time, ongoing training, collaboration, and professionalism.
Dr. Mason serves as Dean Emeritus of the School of Business at Belhaven University, having retired as Dean after many years of distinguished service with the institution. Dr. Mason is a longtime friend of the IACBE, having served as a site reviewer for over a decade, serving on the IACBE Board of Directors from 2015-2021, and joining the Board of Commissioners for the second time after completing a previous six year term. Dr. Mason earned his M.B.A from Belhaven University in 2018, after earning his Master of Education in 1986 and Doctor of Philosophy in 1995, both from the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill.
