Contact:  Rochelle Sandeen, (360) 650-7288.

BELLINGHAM - The College of Business and Economics at Western Washington University appointed Stephen Blank as its Ross Distinguished Professor of Canada-United States Business and Economic Relations.

Stephen Blank

The Ross Chair engages in teaching, community outreach, and scholarly activity related to business and economic relations between Canada and the United States. The Ross Professorship is housed in the Center for International Business and is funded through an endowment established by the State of Washington and the Government of Canada.  Canada and the United States share the world's largest trading relationship and business linkages between Washington state and Canada are growing in importance. 

 Blank is co-chair of the North American Transportation Competitiveness Research Council. He serves as senior fellow at the North American Center for Transborder Studies at Arizona State University; at Columbia University's Center for Energy, Marine Transport, and Public Policy; and at the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI). 

Blank holds a bachelor's degree from Dartmouth, a master's degree from Cambridge, and both a master's degree and a doctorate from Harvard.

During 2008 Fall quarter, Blank will teach MBA 539, Topics in International Business, offered by Western's College of Business & Economics. This course will examine the impacts of economic integration on North American trade, transportation corridors, and supply chains with a focus on the Cascadia region. In addition to this course, Blank will be a valuable resource for business groups, government agencies, and civic organizations in the region.

For more information, contact Rochelle Sandeen at (360) 650-7288.

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