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The heart of our college is our faculty. So, we will start by telling you about Dr. Behrooz Etesamipour.
Dr. Behrooz Etesamipour tragically passed away on June 11, 2023. Behrooz was an Assistant Professor in the Marketing and Management Department in the Lombardo College of Business, and Director of the Information Technology program. He was also a son, brother, and uncle. At Millersville, Behrooz was a close colleague who radiated positivity, warmth, and curiosity, and inspired our students through his spirit, dedication, and enthusiasm.
Behrooz was born in Iran in 1982. He moved to America along with his family twenty years ago as a youth, and ever since has embraced the potential that immigrants coming to our country can achieve.
Behrooz joined Millersville University’s community in Fall 2020, as Director of the Information Technology program. The program began in the College of Science & Technology and moved to the Lombardo College of Business in summer 2021. His tireless drive and leadership helped the IT program thrive, and now has over 60 majors for which he was the sole advisor. Behrooz was instrumental in crafting both the concentrations in General IT in 2021 and Cybersecurity in spring 2023. Behrooz taught every course in our IT program at some point, including Fundamentals of IT, Web Technology, Cybersecurity, and Human-Computer Interaction.
Behrooz was also an active scholar. His research focused on the aggregation of information to aid military and business decision making. Behrooz had five publications in this field, including two in conference proceedings.
Behrooz was warm, approachable, curious, and enthusiastic. In all interactions, he was remarkably polite and positive, and a volcano of ideas. Behrooz was not a homebody in the least - he visited over 50 countries, and frequently decided at the last minute to jet over to exciting places like Iceland with friends.
Thanks to Dr. Behrooz Etesamipour, we have an Information Technology program of which we are intensely proud. We will continue to honor his memory by guiding a quality program that places students at the center of everything we do.
Please consider making a gift to the Dr. Behrooz Etesamipour Scholarship.
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