Hawai’i Pacific University has appointed a former San Jose State University official as dean of its College of Business Administration.

Deborah Crown was the Lucas Endowed Professor of Strategic Leadership and associate dean of SJSU’s Lucas Graduate School of Business, HPU officials said yesterday. Before that, she was a professor in the College of Business and the Voinovich School for Leadership and Public Affairs at Ohio University.

Crown has a doctorate in organizational behavior and human resource management from the University of Colorado, and has taught in China, India, Hungary and the United Kingdom, HPU officials said.

“Dr. Crown brings to HPU an impressive range of skills and experiences that are an excellent match for our programs and for our state,” said Dr. John Kearns, vice president of academic affairs.

HPU has more than 8,500 students.