Biography
Ann Saurbier, D.M., is Dean of the Gary E. West College of Business at West Liberty University. Previously, she served at Walsh College as Chair of Management, MBA, and Doctoral Programs and Director of Student Learning Outcomes. She was an ACBSP peer reviewer and currently serves as an IACBE peer reviewer and member of its Board of Commissioners, elected in 2025.
Dr. Saurbier previously served as Budget Development Director at Wayne State University and has professional experience in the automotive and legal industries. A professor of Management, she has taught undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral courses. Drawing on her assessment experience and research, she has authored and presented work nationally and internationally on applying business practices and evidence-based management to American higher education. Dr. Saurbier earned a Doctor of Management in Executive Leadership and an M.S. in Management from Walsh College and a B.S. in Accountancy from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
Education
Doctor of Management in Executive Leadership, Walsh College, Troy, Michigan
Master of Science in Management, Walsh College, Troy, Michigan
Bachelor of Science in Accountancy, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
Most Recent Publications and Presentations
Publications:
Saurbier, A. (2021). Modelling the Stakeholder Environment and Decision Process in the U.S. Higher Education Stakeholder System. Business, Management and Economics Engineering, 19(1), pp. 131 – 149.
Saurbier, A. (2020). A Question of Value: Exploring Perceptions of Higher Education Value in Academic and Popular Literature. Economics and Culture, 13(1), 62-74. https://www.sciendo.com/article/10.2478/jec-2020-0006
International Presentations:
Saurbier, A. (Presenter), International Scientific Conference – Emerging Trends in Economics, Culture and Humanities (ETECH), ” Value Explication: Exploring the Impact of Perceptions of Value in the Broader (American) Higher Education Stakeholder Context,” Economics, Culture and Humanities (EKA) University of Applied Sciences, Riga, Latvia. (April 2025).
Saurbier, A. (Presenter), International Academic Week (IAW), ” Applying Personality and Perceptual Theory to Create and Lead More Effective Teams,” Economics, Culture and Humanities (EKA) University of Applied Sciences, Riga, Latvia. (April 2025).
Saurbier, A. (Presenter), International Scientific Conference – Emerging Trends in Economics, Culture and Humanities (ETECH), ” What’s in a name? Exploring the Perceptions of Employment as a measure of Higher Education Value in Academic Literature and the Popular Press,” Economics, Culture and Humanities (EKA) University of Applied Sciences, Riga, Latvia. (April 2024).
Saurbier, A. (Presenter), International Scientific Conference – Emerging Trends in Economics, Culture and Humanities (ETECH), “Intermediating Stakeholders: Modelling the Influence Flows of Accreditors in the American Higher Education Stakeholder System,” Economics, Culture and Humanities (EKA) University of Applied Sciences, Riga, Latvia. (April 2021).
Saurbier, A. (Presenter), International Scientific Conference – Emerging Trends in Economics, Culture and Humanities (eTECH)), “A Question of Value: Exploring the Perceptions of Value of Higher Education Value in Academic and Popular Literature,” Economics, Culture and Humanities (EKA) University of Applied Sciences, Riga, Latvia. (April 2020).
Presentations:
Saurbier, A. (Presenter), IACBE Annual Conference, ” Thrifty Lessons: Allowing learning to evolve serendipitously in an on-campus thrift store,” International Accreditation Council for Business Education, Memphis, TN, United States. (April 2024).
Saurbier, A., Academy of Management – Management Education Division – Pre-Academy Professional Doctoral Workshop, “Paper Review – Academy of Management – Management Education Division – Pre-Academy Professional Doctoral Workshop,” Academy of Management – Management Education Division, Webinar -, Shanghai, China. (December 8, 2022).
Saurbier, A. (Presenter), Midwestern Business Administration Association, North American Management Society, Virtual, “Exploring Decision Motives Among Stakeholders in the American Higher Education System,” Midwestern Business Administration Association (MBAA), Chicago, IL, United States. (March 2021).