Academic Affairs. Dean, College of Business. Maine Business School (University of Maine) Records

Course offerings in business administration and related subjects date back to the early years of the University of Maine with a course in bookkeeping and later a Business Administration major in 1937. However, it was not until 1958 that a School of Business Administration was established in the College of Arts and Sciences with curricula leading to the B.S. degree in Business Administration with major programs in Marketing, Finance, Accounting, and Industrial Management.

In 1965, the School of Business Administration became the College of Business Administration. The College of Business Administration provided a four-year course in business administration with majors in accounting, finance, management, or marketing. The College also provided a graduate program in business administration.

In the fall of 1997, the College of Business Administration combined with other departments, and became the College of Business, Public Policy and Health, an administrative umbrella for programs in business, nursing, public management, and social work. The College of Business Administration was later renamed the Maine Business School. In 2011, as part of the transition from the College becoming a School, both the School of Social Work and School of Economics were transferred from the College of Business, Public Policy and Health to the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry and Agriculture. The School of Nursing had also previously transferred to the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry and Agriculture. The College of Business, Public Policy and Health was disbanded for the 2015-2016 academic year with the Maine Business School taking over much of the functions.

Since 1992, the Maine Business School has been housed in the Donald P Corbett Business Building. The building is named in honor of Donald P. Corbett (Class of 1934) following a gift in honor of Donald by his widow Francelia Corbett (Class of 1934).

In 1958, Professor Robert Paul Shay became the first director of the School of Business Administration. In 1960, Shay was succeeded by Henry Austin Peck, who in 1963, was succeeded by Stanley Devino. In 1965, Devino became the first dean of the College of Business Administration, a position he would hold until his retirement in 1996. Virginia R. Gibson served as interim dean of the College from 1996-1998, before Eric Brucker was appointed dean in 1998 and served until 2002. Daniel Innis served as dean of the College of Business, Public Policy, and Health from 2002-2007. John Mahon served as director of the Maine Business School and dean of the College of Business, Public Policy, and Health from 2007–2010. Mahon was succeeded by Ivan Manev, who was dean of the Maine Business School from 2010-2017. In 2023, Jason Harkin was named the Executive Dean of the Maine Business School. Dr. Harkins had been the Interim Executive Dean since July 2022, and was the Associate Dean of Business before that.