Susan Park (center) at the 2024 Endowed Faculty Installation Ceremony, John Kelly photo

Susan Park, an associate professor in the Department of Management, was named the John Elorriaga Endowed Professor.

Park has been a member of the College of Business and Economics faculty since 1997. She teaches a variety of legal studies in business courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. She has served the university in several capacities, including as department chair and associate chair. She was the editor-in-chief of the American Business Law Journal. Park is also the recipient of the Boise State Golden Apple Award and two Hoeber awards for excellence in research from the American Business Law Journal and the Journal of Legal Studies Education. Her primary research interest is employment law. She's published several articles related to social media and employment law.

Susan Park

As the Elorriaga Endowed Professor, Park will continue to serve students by focusing on two primary teaching goals: ongoing course improvement and innovation, and ensuring that students know they are seen and valued through regular engagement and personal interactions.

Park earned her law degree from the University of Idaho College of Law (summa cum laude) and a bachelor of arts in English from the University of Colorado. She is a member of the Idaho State Bar (affiliate status) and practiced law in Boise for the firm of Park, Redford, Thomas and Burkett with her father, Tony Park. She also served as a law clerk for Chief Justice Bakes at the Idaho Supreme Court.

About endowed positions

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At Boise State, endowed positions enable faculty to contribute to strategic initiatives, enhance efforts for faculty recruitment and retention, provide exceptional experience to students and bestow prestige on programs and the university at large.

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