The McCombs BBA Advisory Board hosted the eighth annual Alumni and Student Mentorship Dinner on Thursday, Feb. 13. A highly anticipated event each year, current students were paired with a mentor and enjoyed a Texas BBQ dinner and conversation with our amazing alumni. We are so grateful that we are able to continue this tradition thanks to Ed Tonkon and his family, who established an endowment that will support this event in perpetuity!

“I appreciate how the McCombs School of Business continues to cultivate strong relationships with its alumni as this fosters a strong sense of community and connection long after graduation. Further, to reach back to allow those same alumni to provide input and advice on what they have learned to aspiring graduates and future leaders of our business community is extra special,” Tamara Fields, executive mentor, said.

Special thank you to the following executive mentors for attending this year’s event!

Cameron Arrington – Managing Director, Goldman Sachs Securities Division

Rob Borrego – Chairman, Credera

Tamara Fields – Managing Director-Health and Public Services, Accenture

Grace Garcia – Vice President in US Energy-Corporate Banking, RBC Capital Markets

Neal Golden – President-Texas and Vice Chairman, Newmark Knight Frank

Ron Munn – General Manager, Chevron North America

Duke Punhong – Managing Partner, Graycliff Partners

Malini Rajput – Austin Market President, Capital One

Kerry Rupp – General Partner, True Wealth Ventures

Lorrie Schultz – Senior Vice President of Marketing, Fluence Bioengineering

Laura Thompson – Vice President of Accounting and Finance, Platform Partners

Ed Tonkon – President, Zebra Retail Solutions

To view more photos from this event, visit our Flickr page!