McCombs Alumni Network News

From Marilou Moursund Long, MBA ’83, and Laura Ehrenberg-Chesler, BBA ’83
We are pleased to announce that we once again received a “Top Guns” recognition from Informa Investment Solutions (IIS) PSN database in the Domestic Municipals Fixed Income Universe in the 3 Star category for the quarter ending June 30, 2009. The 3 Star ranking is [...]

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RECONNECT!, the first official update campaign of the McCombs School of Business, ends Monday, August 31. By filling out this quick survey (no login required) by the end of the month, you will be eligible for one of these incredible prizes:

Football signed by coach Mack Brown
3-year membership to the Texas Exes
A round of golf at the [...]

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From the Texas Exes 
The Distinguished Alumnus Award and the Outstanding Young Texas Ex Award are two of the highest honors the Texas Exes can bestow on behalf of The University of Texas at Austin. The accomplishments and distinguished careers of the honorees are a testimony to UT’s core value, What Starts Here Changes the World. 
You [...]

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From McCombs Today

Seventy-three faculty members from The University of Texas System academic institutions have been selected as the inaugural recipients of the Board of Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Awards and will be sharing $2 million in awards. The awards, which range from $15,000 to $30,000 depending on level of experience, are believed to be among the [...]

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From Blattel Communications
Laura Lee Prather, a partner in Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold LLP’s Austin office and member of their Media, Entertainment and Sports Law Group, has been named “Associate of the Year,” an award presented by the Texas Association of Broadcasters (TAB) honoring an individual for outstanding service to the industry or for significant accomplishments.  The [...]

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McCombs alumnus John Darling, BBA ’61, has ventured into helping nonprofits, charities and companies with their golf tournament planning through his book, The Comprehensive Guide to a Successful Fund Raising Golf Tournament. In The Guide, Darling takes tournament planners from start to finish, and beyond, on how to host a successful golf tournament.
Darling says, “The [...]

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Texas Executive Education will host Disney Institute’s one-day workshop, Disney Keys to Excellence, on Friday, Oct. 2. The one-day program offers an opportunity to learn best business practices from Disney insiders. The program topics are:

Leadership - Discover how effective leadership has driven Disney’s employee/customer satisfaction and bottom-line results, from the company’s inception to today. 
Management - Understand the importance [...]

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A Note From Pablo Abram, MBA ’96: Many economists did not predict the economic crisis, but actually, my brother and other Argentine economists foresaw the crisis since 2004. You can read articles published in the main newspapers in Argentina at http://www.exante.com.ar/English/editoriales.htm. There you will find the translations and link to the original articles in Spanish. I would [...]

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From McCombs Today
U.S News and World Report ranked the McCombs School of Business the sixth best business program in its 2010 survey of undergraduate programs. McCombs is tied for third among public schools, and this marks the 11th year in a row for McCombs to place seventh or higher in the U.S. News rankings.
The accounting [...]

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From Thomas W. Gilligan
Dean and Centennial Chair in Business Education Leadership
I am pleased to share the final version of the McCombs Strategic Plan Outline. This outline is the result of a collaborative process involving hundreds of hours of careful deliberation by faculty, staff, students, alumni and advisory board members of the McCombs School of Business. [...]

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