Since joining UK on July 1, 2018, as the eighth dean of Gatton College of Business and Economics, Simon Sheather has led a period of remarkable growth and innovation. Photo provided by the Gatton Colllege. LEXINGTON, Ky. —After more than three decades in higher education — and nearly eight years of transformative leadership at theUniversity of Kentucky— Simon Sheather, Ph.D., retired as dean of theGatton College of Business and Economics, effective June 26.