McCombs Alumni Network News

This guest article was written by Adrienne Carlson, who regularly writes on the topic of online executive mba programs. Adrienne welcomes your comments and questions.
It’s no exaggeration when I say that nine out of ten people are nostalgic about the time they spent in school and/or college. They tend to call them “the best days [...]

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The JTS BBA Study Abroad Scholarship was recently established by Juan Tellez Sandoval (BBA, Finance ’08) to encourage McCombs first-year students to study abroad early in their college careers. Originally from Monterrey, Mexico, Juan graduated from the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program of the ITESM High School and attended The University of Texas at Austin as [...]

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From the University of Texas Development Office

Why do you solicit money every year?
Private support makes the difference between being average and being excellent. Annual gifts to the University strengthen academic programs, support new research, and enrich the educational experience for our students. Annual gifts also boost the University’s reputation: “U.S. News & World Report” considers [...]

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From Kurt Leedy, BBA & BA ’02
When I moved from Texas to North Carolina a year ago, I vowed to stay true to my Texas roots; born and bred a Texan, I was keen on retaining a link to all the things that make Texas a great place.  Devoid of any good Texas radio stations here in [...]

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McCombs Investors Ensure “Texas Is Everywhere“
From Thomas W. Gilligan
Dean and Centennial Chair in Business Education Leadership
Over the past year the McCombs community has experienced many successes. The AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center was completed in August 2008, the McCombs Alumni Network expanded to connect more than 64,000 BBA alumni to McCombs and each other, [...]

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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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From UT Austin @Texas Newsletter, Volume 7, Number 21
The Campaign for Texas is an all-inclusive effort to increase University resources and to create the culture of excellence called for by the Commission of 125, which established a vision for the University for the coming 25 years. In addition to the individual colleges and schools, other [...]

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From John McCollum, MBA ‘97
Alumni volunteers enable the success of the McCombs mission.

I am on the MBA Advisory Board and am thrilled to be the chair of the alumni giving committee. It’s an exciting time at the McCombs School of Business.  There is a new dean, a new strategic direction, and bright new students visiting [...]

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From The Ledger

MPA student Stephanie Wei and Professor Ross Jennings
The 2009 Department of Accounting biennial report is now online! If you’ve ever wondered exactly what types of initiatives and programs our donors support, take a few minutes to read these stories. You’ll see how the generosity of our donors and friends make a personal difference [...]

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From BBA/MPA Advisory Board Member, Patrick Parker, BBA & MPA ‘04
Give back.
 
There are a multitude of opportunities and avenues to give back to the McCombs School of Business.  You can fund an endowment, start a scholarship in your name, donate your time and talents, or even leave the school part or all of your estate in [...]

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