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IROM’s Mendoza-Arriaga Receives 2009 Nemhauser Doctoral Dissertation Prize

November 2nd, 2009 · Filed under: Faculty News · Honors & Awards

Posted by Amber Walkowiak

Assistant IROM Professor Rafael Mendoza-Arriaga received the 2009 Nemhauser Doctoral Dissertation Prize for his paper “Unified Credit-Equity Modeling.” The award is given to the best doctoral dissertation in Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences (IEMS) at Northwestern University.
“Being recognized with an award named after Professor Nemhauser is a great honor that carries with it the great responsibility [...]

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McCombs Business Honors Students Take Third in Eller Ethics Case Competition

October 28th, 2009 · Filed under: Honors & Awards · Student News · Top Stories

Posted by Amber Walkowiak

McCombs Business Honors students Eric Sung and Jeffrey Siegel won third place in the Seventh Annual Eller Ethics Case Competition held Oct. 22-24.
The competition, hosted by the Eller College of Management at the University of Arizona, presents pairs of business students from around the world with a business ethics case that they could face in [...]

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Texas BBA Team Sole Undergraduate Finalists in 2009 Net Impact Resource Challenge

October 22nd, 2009 · Filed under: BBA · Honors & Awards · Student News

Posted by Tracy Mueller

A team of McCombs undergraduate students were selected to be one of three finalists for the Net Impact Resource Challenge.
Bijal Mehta, Elaine Hsu and Zoe Gabbard were the only undergraduate students to enter, and they beat out more than 30 MBA teams for a spot in the finals. The Resource Challenge is a mini-case competition [...]

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Whinston Named Distinguished Fellow at INFORMS

October 19th, 2009 · Filed under: Faculty News · Honors & Awards · Top Stories

Posted by Rob Meyer

Andrew Whinston (right), McCombs professor in the Department of Information, Risk, and Operations Management was named a Distinguished Fellow at the annual meeting of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) Oct. 11-14 in San Diego. INFORMS is the largest professional society in the world for the field of operations research. Whinston [...]

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Atiase Receives Outstanding Accounting Educator Award from Texas Accounting Society

October 13th, 2009 · Filed under: Honors & Awards · Top Stories

Posted by Rob Meyer

By Dorothy Brady
Florence Atiase, a lecturer in the Department of Accounting, has received the Texas Society of CPAs’ (TSCPA) Outstanding Accounting Educator Award for 2009. The award honors those who have demonstrated excellence in teaching and have distinguished themselves through active service to the accounting profession.
Atiase fits the profile perfectly. Since joining the McCombs faculty [...]

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McDaniel, Lanham Research on Improving Healthcare Highlighted by Federal Healthcare Quality Agency

September 17th, 2009 · Filed under: Faculty News · Honors & Awards · Research · Top Stories

Posted by Tracy Mueller

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality highlighted research on healthcare quality from McCombs Ph.D. student Holly Lanham (left) and Professor Reuben McDaniel (far left) on its Patient Safety Network Web site. The Patient Safety Network is an online resource featuring the latest, high-quality research on patient safety.
Lanham and McDaniel found that the relationships between healthcare professionals are key [...]

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Prentice Wins Prestigious Research Award

September 1st, 2009 · Filed under: Faculty News · Honors & Awards · Research

Posted by Rob Meyer

Robert Prentice, Ed and Molly Smith Centennial Professor in Business Law in the IROM Department, was given the Ralph C. Hoeber Award at the annual convention of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business (ALSB) in Denver August 4-8. The award honors the best article published in the ALSB’s flagship journal, the American Business Law [...]

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Five Faculty from McCombs School Honored in Inaugural UT System Teaching Awards

August 19th, 2009 · Filed under: Faculty News · Honors & Awards · Top Stories

Posted by Rob Meyer

Seventy-three faculty members from The University of Texas System academic institutions have been selected as the inaugural recipients of the Board of Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Awards and will be sharing $2 million in awards. The awards, which range from $15,000 to $30,000 depending on level of experience, are believed to be among the highest in [...]

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Halliburton Scholars Program Gives Non-Business Majors Foundation for Future Success

August 10th, 2009 · Filed under: Honors & Awards · Student News · Top Stories

Posted by Rob Meyer

The Halliburton Business Foundations Summer Institute, an intensive program for non-business majors at The University of Texas at Austin, celebrated its second year of operation when 32 students graduated at an awards banquet July 30.
The Houston-based energy firm has made a four-year, $500,000 commitment to the program, which provides students from around campus with an [...]

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Clement Wins Ernst & Young Diversity Award

August 4th, 2009 · Filed under: Honors & Awards · Staff News

Posted by Rob Meyer

Michael Clement, associate professor of accounting, was one of five winners of the Ernst & Young Inclusive Excellence Award for Accounting and Business School Faculty. The award was announced August 2 at the Ernst & Young faculty reception during the American Accounting Association’s annual meeting in New York City. The panel of judges from Ernst [...]

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