“ I got to know Ali only briefly over the past two years after I became the Dean of the Sobey School. We met at conferences and had great conversations. The last one was during my flight to Nashville earlier this year in February when travelling together to attend the AACSB Deans Conference. Ali was dedicated and committed to excellence in business education. He shared his ideas and opinions generously and was not hesitant to be critical of practices in higher education which he felt were not contributing to enhancing the educational experiences of our students. I enjoyed our discussions, whether in teams or individually. He will be sorely missed by all who got to know him. ”