History & Tradition
The culture at McCombs School of Business is decidedly future-focused. Students, faculty and staff are known for their propensity to adapt and embrace change in the pursuit of career excellence. To put it briefly, this isn’t a stuffy place. Yet an appreciation of the history and traditions of one of the country’s oldest business schools and most distinguished public universities certainly exists. After all, we’ve been doing this since 1922 and frankly we’re proud of the people and events that have highlighted those years.
Milestones:
- 1883: The University of Texas at Austin founded.
- 1922: School of Business Administration established.
- 1948: Master of Professional Accounting established.
- 1955: First executive education programs offered.
- 1984: MOOT CORP founded.
- 1994: MBA Investment Fund, LLC founded.
- 1997: MBA Alumni Network is established.
- 1999: Texas MBA at Dallas/Fort Worth and Texas Evening MBA programs are established.
- 2000: Red McCombs donates $50 million.
- 2003: Dean George Gau unveils new strategic plan.
- 2004: Texas MBA at Houston founded.
- 2005: Construction begins on the Executive Education and Conference Center.
Our Mission
Leading in the 21st Century,The mission of the McCombs School of Business is to educate the business leaders of tomorrow while creating knowledge that has critical significance for industry and society. The goal of the school is to become the best public business school in the nation.
McCombs School Strategic Plan, 2004-10.
