Biography of G. Dale Meyer

In the early 1990s, Meyer was instrumental in creating the Center for Entrepreneurship, co-sponsored by the College of Business and Administration and the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the Univesity of Colorado. The center is ranked in the nation’s top 25. The popular program, which includes courses at the undergraduate, master’s and doctoral levels, attracts students with opportunities to engage in internships and develop “real-world” business plans — often leading to post-graduation job offers.

Meyer, joined the business faculty as an assistant professor in 1970, and held the Anderson Professorship of Strategy and Entrepreneurial Development. He received numerous teaching awards at CU, including President’s Teaching Scholar in 1990 and Graduate Professor of the Year in 1997 by vote of the graduating MBA class. In 1995, he was named a Price-Babson Fellow by the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at Babson College. Meyer is a prolific scholar with 50 refereed journal articles, 58 refereed papers and 15 invited papers at professional conferences, and 52 technical reports to his credit. He won two “best journal article” awards and five “best paper proceedings” awards. He served as president, vice president, chair or board member of 17 professional associations and served on numerous committees and panels. In addition, Meyer served on two boards of directors for minority business development organization and is a past chair of the board of directors of the Boulder Chamber of Commerce. In 1986, Meyer was chosen as a Boulder County Pacesetter in Business by the Boulder Daily Camera. He holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and psychology from Northwestern University, a master’s in economics from Northern Illinois University, and a doctorate in business from the University of Iowa.