Business school names associate dean

FORT MYERS — Florida Gulf Coast University named Vivek Bhargava associate dean of faculty and administration at the Lutgert College of Business.

Bhargava comes to FGCU from Alcorn State University, where he was dean and director of the MBA program, among other positions. The business school at Alcorn State was accredited for the first time under Bhargava's leadership.

Bhargava received his doctoral degree in finance from the University of Alabama in 1996. He also holds a master's degree in business administration and a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering. In addition, he is a chartered financial analyst.