Our History
The Great Lakes Academy of Legal Studies in Business (formerly known as Tri-State ALSB) is a regional chapter of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business. It includes Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. However, all academics involved in business law-related topics from any state are welcome to join and participate.
The core goals of the Great Lakes ALSB are:
The core goals of the Great Lakes ALSB are:
- To provide a home for colleagues who teach law in business programs - a place of support and sharing of teaching and research - and for others who share our core ideology;
- To assure that law is recognized as foundational to markets and to business and is incorporated in the curricula for business and management students; and
- To promote the stature of business law education to our many publics by articulating law's value as a positive force in management and in society.
2019 - 2020 Leadership
PRESIDENT : Peter Prescott, Butler University [pprescot@butler.edu]
VICE PRESIDENT & 2020 CONFERENCE CHAIR: Catherine Jones-Rikkers, Grand Valley State University [jones-rc@gvsu.edu]
SECRETARY: Suzanne Gradisher [smg16@uakron.edu]
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY: Joseph J. Galante, Millersville University of Pennsylvania [Joseph.Galante@millersville.edu]
VICE PRESIDENT & 2020 CONFERENCE CHAIR: Catherine Jones-Rikkers, Grand Valley State University [jones-rc@gvsu.edu]
SECRETARY: Suzanne Gradisher [smg16@uakron.edu]
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY: Joseph J. Galante, Millersville University of Pennsylvania [Joseph.Galante@millersville.edu]
WEBMASTER: Brian Hunter, University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College
