Student Community
When you find yourself in a classroom filled with brilliant and talented professionals from diverse backgrounds and industries, you'll understand that much of your business school education will not come from textbooks or professors but rather from your classmates. The Executive MBA community is one of passionate collaboration and inspiration. In it you will build life-long networks, advance your leadership skills and find yourself growing in more ways than you expected when you took your first step on campus.
Student Organizations
Student organizations are an excellent opportunity to develop and demonstrate leadership skills while connecting with industry leaders. Depending on the interests and goals of each class of MBA students, a number of student organizations form each year to further professional development opportunities, serve the university or build social networks. The following are a couple of the most popular organizations.
Horns Advocates
Horn Advocates
is a group dedicated to providing students in the Executive MBA program opportunities to be each other’s greatest advocate. Using the talent in the class and support of the EMBA administration, participants brainstorm, share contacts, and collectively strategize to achieve professional goals. Events hosted by Horns Advocates include: Speed Networking, Brainstorming Career, Hiring a Headhunter, New Business Ideas/Start-ups, Changing Industries/Jobs and Resume Reviews.
McCombs Admissions Committee
The McCombs Admissions Committee (MAC) within the Texas MBA Program plays a vital role in providing the admissions staff with a student perspective on the MBA admissions process. MAC members participate in many aspects of MBA admissions including planning and attending recruiting events and serving as a point of contact for prospective applicants. As current students who were recently in your shoes, MAC members are a source of insight into the program for you as a prospective student, and a source of constant feedback for our admissions office to ensure we are addressing your needs as potential applicants and future Texas MBAs. To contact a current MAC member, please email
TexasEMBA@mccombs.utexas.edu.
Meet Our Executive MBAs
Texas Executive MBAs are a diverse and collaborative group of experienced leaders determined to make a positive impact in the business world and beyond. Get to know them through the profiles below and find out what it is like to be a student at McCombs.
Explore a sample of our Executive MBA class by clicking on one of the photos to the left.
Stephanie Carlton,
MBA '12
Hometown: College Station, TX
Education: Fellowship in Perinatal Nursing, Georgetown University Medical Center; Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Cedarville University
Job: Health Policy Advisor, United States Senate Committee on Finance
Commutes From: Washington, DC
Favorite Class: Global Management Strategy
Favorite Professor: Professor David Jemison
"The professors don't just teach us facts and formulas, they teach us to think critically about and to solve real business problems. And while the professors have incredibly impressive academic and real world business credentials, I have found every professor in the program to be down to earth and approachable."
Read more about Stephanie here.
Osagie Ihonde,
MBA '12
Hometown: Houston, TX
Education: Electronics, Middlesex University (London, England)
Job: Project Engineer at KBR
Commutes From: Houston
Organizational Involvement: KBR Discover Engineering Committee
Favorite Class: Strategic Management
Favorite Professor: Professor David Jemison
"I have a better understanding of what leadership is about and what is expected of a good leader. Various case studies reviewed in class and many of the guest speaker’s have shared insights into leadership qualities that make for a good leader, while classroom instruction has better prepared me on how to deal with challenges which I may face as a leader.
Dr. Jemison really made me think about things in a different way. I didn’t have much of a strategic viewpoint prior to taking his class, but after taking Strategic Management I think I make better decisions. Business is not just about making money today, but having a vision, making society better and thinking things through many years out."
Sabrina Duncan,
MBA '13
Hometown: Barranquilla, Colombia
Education: Industrial Engineering, Northwestern University
Job: Supply Chain for the Americas Region at Continental Corporation
Organizational Involvement: Member of NSHMBA (National Society for Hispanic MBAs)
Favorite Class: Financial Management
Favorite Professor: Professor Ramesh Rao
“My dad has always emphasized that if you don’t keep learning you fall behind the curve. And yes, you might argue that reading newspapers and watching the news will keep you current; but I’m not referring to just learning the buzz words. Through the Executive MBA you will understand what those buzz words actually mean, why they exist and when it’s the right time to use them. You will learn what your classmates are doing to solve issues similar to those that might be keeping you up at night in your current job or you might be able to find a group of people to bounce ideas off of.”
Read more about Sabrina in the "Women of the EMBA" series on our MBA Insider blog.
Crystal Morado,
MBA '13
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas
Education: Mass Communication-Advertising, Texas State University
Job: Special Agent, Air Force Office of Special Investigations
Commutes From: San Antonio
Favorite Class: Strategic Management
Favorite Professor: Professor David Jemison
"I chose McCombs for my MBA because of the diversity of offered programs and the caliber of students, faculty and staff that McCombs attracts. I needed a university that was going to challenge me to grow while also acknowledging the professional/personal commitments I’ve made. The McCombs Executive MBA staff are the most attentive and responsive I’ve ever interacted with in my career. Their effort to reduce student’s administrative burden makes it easy for executive students to focus solely on learning while attending classes."
Read more about Crystal in the "Women of the EMBA" series on our MBA Insider blog.