Victor Prybutok is a Regents Professor of Decision Sciences in the G. Brint Ryan College of Business, Vice Provost for Graduate Education, and Dean of the Toulouse Graduate School at the University of North Texas. He received a BS with High Honors in 1974, an MS in Bio-Mathematics in 1976, an MS in Environmental Health in 1980, and a PhD in Environmental Analysis and Applied Statistics in 1984 from Drexel University. He is an American Society for Quality certified quality engineer, a certified quality auditor, a certified manager of quality/organizational excellence, and an accredited professional statistician (PSTAT®) by the American Statistical Association. He has received include the 2015 Federation of Business Disciplines Outstanding Educator Award, the South West Decision Sciences Institute Outstanding Educator Award, the 2017 American Society for Quality Gryna Award for co-authoring a journal article published in Quality Management Journal, the 2018 Decision Sciences Institute Lifetime Distinguished Educator Award, and the 2020 Southwest Decision Sciences Institute Distinguished Service Award. In May of 2023, Dr. Prybutok started his service as president elect of the Decision Sciences Institute and will serve as president starting May 2024 and past president starting May 2025.
