McCombs Alumni Network News

Arnon Dinur, MBA ’99, spoke to McCombs about his post graduate experiences and how he manages to stay connected to McCombs from his home in Israel. He is a partner at Greylock Partners, a venture capital firm that specializes in early-stage investments and is a member of the planning committee for the upcoming MBA Class [...]

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How did your educational experience change you?
I never had to study in high school, but that changed in college. The students around me were very bright, and I definitely had to study and be competitive. I think that changed my outlook on the future and gave me a stronger work ethic.
Out of the classroom, being [...]

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By Pam Losefsky for Texas Magazine
Many states could do a lot worse than follow Virginia’s example. With a AAA bond rating from all three national rating agencies and a reputation as one of the best financially managed state governments, Virginia enjoys low borrowing costs and doesn’t run a deficit. The Old Dominion State balances its [...]

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McCombs’ Tracy Mueller recently spoke with Catherine Wright Flores about her experiences since gradutating. Catherine is currently the Director of Sales at Wholesale Markets World Energy and a member of the McCombs BBA/MPA Alumni Advisory Board. 
Can you talk about your student experience? Why did you choose McCombs?
I used to be a theater and English person, and I wanted [...]

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Read our sneak preview of the upcoming Texas magazine story, “Ask the Expert,” with a profile of Joe Dowdle, BBA ’04, who offers tips on surviving the Brazilian highlands. Keep an eye on your mailbox for the 2009 Spring/Summer issue of Texas, where you’ll hear from more alumni experts.
Photo courtesy 2008 CBS Broadcasting Inc. 

Joe Dowdle, [...]

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Read our sneak preview of the upcoming Texas magazine story, “Ask the Expert,” with a profiles of Suzanne Mahoney, MBA ’99, who shares her experience working with the Presidential inauguration, and Tim Washer, MBA ’96, who gives tips for making Power Point presentations “less boring.”. Keep an eye on your mailbox for the 2009 Spring/Summer issue of [...]

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A unique combination of undergraduate drama, BBA and MPA degrees lends an aura of yin and yang to Mae Shen Tan’s successful accounting career.  As vice president with the Private Bank in JPMorgan’s Singapore office, it’s evident in how she processes recent dramatic events in the financial sector.
“My MPA enables me to delve quickly into [...]

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Amidst challenging times, not all companies have found themselves struggling in the current marketplace. Bonnie Chan, MPA ’94, is a Director of Finance at Sara Lee and says business is good in the North American retail segment. “Our products are doing well this year especially when consumers are looking for value-added solutions to their meals [...]

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Robert H. Schwenk, BBA ’66, is a 37-year veteran of the Department of Defense. He served as a Navy-carrier based attack pilot during the Vietnam War and later in private sector roles and as civilian employee. The Secretary of the Army recently presented him with the Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service award, which is the [...]

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Ryan Childs, MBA ’09, is chair of the 2009 MBA Legacy Campaign. The campaign set a goal of 100 percent participation, and so far 98 percent of students have contributed. “From the outset, we knew that getting every student to contribute and pledge money would say a tremendous amount about how students feel about McCombs, [...]

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