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Marsha Kelliher became the seventh president and chief executive officer of Walsh College on May 1, 2017. Kelliher earned a LL.M. in Labor and Employment Law from the University of San Diego and a J.D. from South Texas College of Law. Her bachelor’s degree is from Indiana University. Kelliher began her career in the Consulting Department of Peat, Marwick, Mitchell, & Co. in 1982. While working fulltime she enrolled in law school, attending most of her classes at night and on weekends. She is licensed and has practiced law in both Texas and California. In 2013, Kelliher was admitted into the prestigious National Academy of Arbitrators.She joined the ranks of academia in 1994 at St. Edward’s University and in 1998 she was named as the Interim Dean of the University’s MBA program. From 2000-2004 she served as the Dean of the Graduate School of Management and from 2004-2013 she oversaw the University’s graduate and undergraduate business programs. Under her leadership, six new domestic majors and six new domestic graduate programs were launched. At Susquehanna University she led the School’s reaffirmation of AACSB accreditation, launched a Women’s Leadership Symposium, and oversaw the creation of four new majors. The School now boasts 12 Bloomberg terminals and students are gaining real-world experience by managing an investment fund. Kelliher supports her profession through committee work, conference presentations, and serving on AACSB peer-review teams. She is also active in the community, serving on boards and committees for governmental, for-profit, and non-profit organizations. She received a Peacemaker Award from the Austin Dispute Resolution Center and was named a Women of Influence by the Austin Business Journal in 2011. In 2004, she was nominated for an Austin Business Journal Profile in Power Award and was a Leadership Texas graduate. In fall of 2002, she was named the YWCA Woman of the Year in Education.