McCombs Alumni Network News

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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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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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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Gus García, BBA ’59 and a practicing CPA for 30 years, was mayor of Austin from 2001 to 2003, after serving on the Austin City Council for 9 years. The City Council named a park and recreation center in his honor, the Austin Independent School District name a Middle School in his honor and the [...]

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Rad Weaver, BBA ‘98, is director of business development for Red McCombs Enterprises. On March 25, Weaver, chair of the BBA Alumni Giving Committee, is hosting Access McCombs in San Antonio, a chance for young alumni to spend an evening with Red McCombs and Dean Tom Gilligan.
What made you want to study business?
I think maybe [...]

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In a career encompassing a variety of professional roles in advertising, finance and marketing, Nina Godiwalla, BBA ‘97, has repeatedly shown her ability to thrive in a number of industries and set her own path.
While a student at McCombs, Godiwalla helped organize one of the university’s first Intern Expos, was chairperson for the Undergraduate Business [...]

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Some people balk at the size of UT’s undergraduate population, but for Kurt Leedy, BBA ‘02, it’s exactly what drew him to McCombs. After two years of attending TCU, a much smaller school, Leedy realized he longed to be part of a larger community.
“The great thing about McCombs is that there are so many incredibly [...]

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Darrell W. Gurney, BBA ’84, came to McCombs as the first in his family to go to college, looking to succeed and make something big happen in his life. “I felt sort of like George Bailey in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life,’ when he said ‘I’m gonna shake the dust of this small town and see [...]

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Maria Pineda, BBA ’08, graduated 30 years after she first set foot in a University of Texas at Austin classroom. She and her husband came to the university, sight unseen, in 1978, after earning associate’s degrees from a Laredo junior college. They were both majoring in business and were eager to start classes.
Plans soon changed, [...]

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