McCombs Alumni Network News

The McCombs Alumni Network Dallas MBA Chapter invites Dallas BBA, MPA, MBA and Ph.D. alumni and guests to the Faculty Speakers Series featuring Dr. Ehud Ronn.
Dr. Ronn will provide an overview of the financial markets’ forward-looking metrics: what they are, how they are obtained and the message they are conveying by focusing his talk on:

Measuring [...]

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From Star Community Newspapers
Few people in McKinney possess the historic scope of how the city has changed over the last decades while continually helping to add to that change while embodying the essence of integrity and solely focused on helping the community.
Bill Dowdy is just one such person whose love of McKinney and community service [...]

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McCombs MBA alumni are invited to attend the TEXAS MBA at Dallas/Fort Worth’s first annual Alumni Seminar, featuring faculty John Doggett, Mike Brandl, Bob May, Pam Haunschild and Sandy Leeds.  These and other notable professors will discuss their thoughts on how the economy landed in this position and where we are going next, as well as [...]

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By Joaquin M. Martinez, Texas MBA at Dallas/Fort Worth, Class of 2007
On Wednesday, June 10, my fellow coworkers within the finance organization at Sabre Holdings and I volunteered for an afternoon at the Battered Women’s Foundation (BWF). This was done as a part of my company’s 4th annual “Give Time Together” campaign.
“Sabre employees help the [...]

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From Fort Worth Basin Oil & Gas Magazine
A middle-of-the-night phone call was a rude awakening for Brenda Pirozzolo that alerted her to a situation that just couldn’t be allowed to happen.
Pirozzolo, then an international project manager for Dallas-based Triton Energy Corporation, recalls working for then-senior vice president of exploration, Nick De’Ath. With a board meeting [...]

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This June and July, the McCombs Alumni Network will host Summer Networking Receptions in local chapters across the world. Join alumni from your area in an evening designed to share business stories, discuss the current financial market, receive updates on the school and expand your network.  Attend a domestic reception in Arkansas, Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Fort Worth, [...]

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In response to the feedback received from a number of alumni, we are pleased to announce the launch of a Pilot McCombs MBA Alumni Mentor Program where alumni mentor other alumni. At McCombs, our network of over 16,000 alumni is one of our greatest assets. We are excited to pilot a program focused on enhancing [...]

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120+ BBA, BHP and MPA alumni attended.
Faculty and staff members Jennie Loev, Director of Alumni Relations and Annual Giving; Sarah Dooley, Assistant Director of Alumni Relations; Paula Murray, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs; Kim Delinski, Associate Director of Development; and Jim Franklin, Director of MPA Program; attended.

View and tag yourself in the Winter Reception Facebook [...]

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100+ alumni attended.
Dean Thomas Gilligan provided an update on the current status of the University and the McCombs School.
Faculty and staff members Eric Hirst, Associate Dean for Graduate Programs; Jennie Loev, Director for Alumni Relations and Annual Giving; Kim Delinski, Associate Director for Development; Bill Fleming and Shannon Hickson, both from the Professional MBA Careeers [...]

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