John R. Grout

John R. Grout is an American educator who served as Dean of the Campbell School of Business at Berry College. He received a B.S. from Brigham Young University's Marriott School of Management in 1984, receiving the Operations/Systems Award for being the highest ranked graduating senior in his major. After working a few years for Signetics, Grout returned to school, earning a Ph.D. in management science from Pennsylvania State University in 1990. After graduation, Grout worked at Southern Methodist University from 1990 to 1997, subsequently accepting a position at Berry College.[1]

Dr. John R. Grout
Born21 August 1959
EducationB.S. (1984)
Ph.D. (1990)
Alma materBrigham Young University
Pennsylvania State University
Occupation(s)Professor and department head at Berry College
Known forFormer dean of the Campbell School of Business
Chair of the Technology, Entrepreneurship, and Data Analytics Department
Developed Berry College’s Creative Technologies program and Berry’s makerspace, HackBerry Lab
SpouseSusan
Children4

Some of Grout's most notable research focuses on the Japanese term poka-yoke, or "mistake-proofing". In May 2004, Grout received the Shingo Prize for Manufacturing Excellence in Research in connection with research in this field. Grout and his wife, Susan, have four children.[2]

References
  1. "John R. Grout". Berry College. Archived from the original on 2012-02-10. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
  2. "Business School Dean Uses Mistake-Proofing to Save Lives". Marriott Magazine. Archived from the original on 2007-12-06. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
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