David R. Klock, Ph.D., dean of School of Business and Graduate School of Management, has been appointed the second holder of the Wachovia Endowed Chair in Business Administration by the Board of Trustees.

The endowed chair was established in November 2006 to enable the UAB School of Business to recruit and retain a dean with academic excellence and visionary guidance. Klock succeeds former Dean Robert E. Holmes, Ph.D., the first holder of the endowed chair.