It certainly speaks to an institution's reputation when Deans depart to become University Presidents, and Professors depart to become Deans. Not sure what it says though, losing 5 deans in 5 years, granted they are all promotions.
This is an attempt to highlight that.
SMU Lyle School of Engineering Dean Marc P. Christensen named President of Clarkson University - March 2022
https://www.clarkson.edu/news/marc-p-ch ... university
SMU Law Dean named President of Rhodes College - December 2021
https://news.rhodes.edu/stories/jennife ... -president
SMU Provost named University of South Florida President-Elect - March 2019
https://www.usf.edu/news/2019/steve-cur ... elect.aspx
SMU Dean David J. Chard named president of Wheelock College - March 2016
http://www.smu.edu/News/2016/david-char ... 6march2016
SMU's Elaine Heath named next Duke Divinity School dean - March 2016
http://www.dukechronicle.com/article/20 ... chool-dean
Lori S. White appointed vice chancellor for students at Washington University in St. Louis - April 2015 (Named DePauw University President March 2020)
https://www.smu.edu/News/2015/lori-white-13april2015
SMU Dean José Antonio Bowen named president of Goucher College - March 2014
https://www.smu.edu/News/2014/jose-bowe ... 2march2014
SMU dean named Hendrix College president - November 2013
https://www.smu.edu/News/2013/william-t ... -01nov2013
Professor Ellen S. Pryor to Become Associate Dean of UNT Dallas College of Law - November 2013
https://lawschool.untsystem.edu/news/pr ... ollege-law
SMU Dean Geoffrey Orsak named president of University of Tulsa - May 2012
https://www.smu.edu/News/2012/geoffrey- ... a-2may2012
SMU Professor and Associate Dean P. Gregory Warden named president of Franklin College In Switzerland - November 2011
https://www.smu.edu/News/2011/gregory-w ... -23nov2011
The National Technological University named Andre G. Vacroux, dean of Southern Methodist University’s School of Engineering and Applied Science since 1990, as its president. - November 1999
https://bizwest.com/1999/11/05/ntu-name ... resident/#
F. Karl Willenbrock, Dean of the SMU School of Engineering and Applied Science named Executive Director of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) - 1986
https://nap.nationalacademies.org/read/ ... ter/48#262
Thomas Lyle Martin, Jr. SMU Institute of Technology Dean named President, Illinois Institute of Technology - 1974
https://nap.nationalacademies.org/read/12884/chapter/38