The honorary Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA, hon.) is the highest academic recognition the California International Business University (CIBU) can bestow. Candidates for these degrees should have demonstrated in their life and in their work high standards of excellence as evidenced by scholarship or creative activity; by professional development and achievement; by public service to the world, the nation, the state, or the community; in wholehearted commitment to the development of the CIBU.
The following individuals have been awarded an Honorary Doctorate Degree:
Antoinette Klute-Wetterauer
Antoinette Klute-Wetterauer is one of the pioneers of Germany’s private higher education sector. She is the founder, and was President for many years of the International University of Applied Sciences Bad Honnef · Bonn, the first English-speaking university for service-management in Germany. Motivated by her vision for ‘global education’, with a holistic offer of educational programs for young adults, Ms. Klute-Wetterauer founded ANGELL Akademie Freiburg, which has become the leading institute and model for innovative and industry-focused vocational, tourism, and event management programs.
Phillip “Po” Bronson
Po Bronson has built a career both as a successful novelist and as a prominent writer of narrative nonfiction. He has published five books, including the widely acclaimed What Should I Do With My Life, and he has written for television, magazines, and newspapers, including Time,The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, and for National Public Radio’s Morning Edition. Currently he is writing regularly for New York magazine in the United States and for The Guardian newspaper in the United Kingdom. You can read about him here.
Robert Greenburg, M.D.
Dr. Greenburg has had 35 years of experience in Obstetrics and Gynecology and has served on the clinical faculty of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. As of 1995, Dr. Greenburg has conducted surgical missions to developing and emerging nations and developed an integrated model to implement humanitarian projects by combining women’s cancer care programs with infrastructure building and economic development throughout the world.
Dr. Greenburg holds a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Illinois, Chicago and is currently the Director of Continuing Medical Education for the VA Eastern Kansas Health Care Systems.
Jerry Kaplan Ph.D.
As a serial entrepreneur, Jerry Kaplan is widely credited with a number of inventions and patents, including online auctions (as a founder of Onsale.com), and pen computers (as a founder of GO Corporation). He is perhaps best known for his bestselling non-fiction novel, Startup: A Silicon Valley Adventure. Jerry holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Pennsylvania. He is currently the CEO of Winster.com.
Jason Dahl
Captain Jason Dahl graduated from San Jose State University in 1980 with a degree in Aeronautical Engineering and joined United Airlines in 1984. In 1993, Cpt. Dahl became a “standards” pilot, who trained and tested other pilots. With commitment to his role as a leader at United airlines and a mentor to his peers, Jason made a powerful impression and left his unique signature on all whom he touched. Until his death on September 11, 2001, Cpt. Dahl lived with his wife, Sandy, and son, Matthew, in Denver, Colorado.
Mark Hoog
Apart from being a captain for United Airlines, Captain Mark Hoog is the founder and Executive Director of the Children’s Leadership Institute, a non-profit organization in Colorado. Inspired by the loss of his friend and mentor, Jason Dahl, Mark authored the Growing Field children’s personal growth and leadership book series.
