McCombs School News Bytes: August 2001
This newsletter is written to keep you--our alumni--connected with the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin. Each month we will include a series of brief topics with links leading to additional information about alumni, faculty, students, centers, activities, and programs. We welcome your comments and suggestions for future editions. Network Using the New BBA Alumni Directory The new searchable on-line alumni directory went live on July 9! If you have not had a chance to review your information, please go to the MOR Website to update it. If you do NOT wish to be included in the on-line directory, please go to the MOR Website to remove your information. Tasty Tradition and UT Football You are invited to the 2001 McCombs School of Business Annual Alumni/Parents’ Day Barbecue on Saturday, September 29, two hours before the UT vs. Texas Tech football game. Register on-line beginning August 15. Looking for New Employment or Employees? You can search for and post jobs on-line with AccessUT, a new web-based job posting system for alumni, at http://accessut.utexas.edu/students. Employers can post jobs at http://accessut.utexas.edu. For assistance, call the Ford Career Center (512) 471-7748 or go to Ford Career Center. Management Professor Janice M. Beyer Passes Away Janice M. Beyer, a distinguished business researcher and the McCombs Harkins & Company Centennial Chair in Business, passed away on June 20, 2001. For more information, see the press release on Janice Beyer. Donors Build on Success of Business Ethics Program (BEP) Business ethics are critically important in today’s business world, and the McCombs School is ready to help develop these skills in its students. With the help of donors like Dr. Bob and Ann Pratt of Rye, New York and Charlie and Mary Teeple of Austin, the campaign to create an endowment for the BEP is now underway. Learn more about this novel program. Leadership Institute: A Program for Women Executives Enroll Now! Examine contemporary leadership issues and management concerns. The Leadership Institute offers women executives the essential tools and skills for success. Go to Executive Education’s website at or call (800) 409-3932. Claim Your Permanent Alumni Email Address The Texas Exes offers a free e-mail forwarding service that allows you to keep the same you@alumni.utexas.net email address for life. Your contacts will always be able to reach you, no matter how often you move or change employment. For information, see http://www.alumni.utexas.net/. Business Honors Program Students Make a Mark The BHP Class of 2001 pledged $8,725 during the Make a Mark Campaign. The funds will be used to establish an endowed scholarship to be awarded to a Business Honors Program student. Additional gifts from parents of students and a challenge gift from Rick Relyea bring the grand total to more than $22,000. Rick received his undergraduate engineering degree from UT in 1970, and returned to complete the Option II MBA degree in 1983. He is currently an independent investor. Find out more about the Business Honors Program. Stay in Contact with the McCombs School
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