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 The accreditation is valid for seven years, though
Dec. 31, 2025.
According to the official announcement by the IACBE, “the Division
of Business at Lincoln College has undertaken a rigorous
self-evaluation; has undergone a comprehensive, independent peer
review; and has demonstrated compliance with the following
Accreditation Principles of the IACBE.”
Those principles are:
• Outcomes Assessment;
• Strategic Planning;
• Curriculum;
• Faculty;
• Scholarly and Professional Activities;
• Resources;
• Internal and External Relationships;
• International Business Education; and
• Educational Involvement.
In addition, the IACBE stated, “the Division of Business has
demonstrated a commitment to continuous improvement, excellence in
business education, and advancing academic quality in its business
programs and operations.”
Lincoln College will be publicly recognized for achieving
accreditation at the 2019 IACBE Annual Conference and Assembly
Meeting on April 9-12 in Las Vegas, Nevada
Last fall, business programs at Lincoln College were consolidated
under the new “MacKinnon School of Business,” in honor of 1960
graduate Alexander “Sandy” MacKinnon.
MacKinnon has long been a supporter of Lincoln College, which he
credits with helping him turn around his life and set him on a path
to success.
MacKinnon spent most of his career working for and
with Yale, the manufacturer of fork lifts and other heavy equipment
that is now Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. In 1982, MacKinnon
took what was then a bankrupt dealership in Tampa, Florida, and
turned it into one of the most successful heavy equipment
dealerships in the country.
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Along the way, he earned a reputation for integrity that led to
numerous honors for business ethics and leadership including the H.L. Culbreath,
Jr., profile in leadership award selected by the Tampa Chamber of Commerce and
the Tampa Bay Ethics Award, presented by the University of Tampa Center for
Ethics.
MacKinnon succeeded in business despite challenging odds stacked against him. He
was diagnosed with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) at a time
when the learning disability was little known and few treatments existed. His
high school advisor once suggested that he might be the first senior class
president to fail to graduate. While Sandy was in his teens his father died
unexpectedly, throwing his own future into doubt.
The International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE) was
founded in 1997 and is nationally-recognized by the Council for Higher Education
Accreditation (CHEA). The IACBE is the leader in mission-driven and
outcomes-based programmatic accreditation in business and management education
for student-centered colleges, universities, and other higher education
institutions throughout the world. The IACBE has hundreds of member institutions
and campuses worldwide, and has accredited over 1,500 business and
business-related programs in the United States, Europe, Asia, the Middle East,
Central America, and South America.
The IACBE’s World Headquarters are located at 11374 Strang Line Road in Lenexa,
Kansas, 66215, USA. For more information, please visit the IACBE’s website at
www.iacbe.org.
[Mark Gordon
Public Relations and Media Manager
Lincoln College]
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