McCombs School News Bytes: July 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. You Asked For It Your responses to a recent web survey overwhelmingly requested a searchable on-line alumni directory, and we are pleased to announce its launch on July 9! Please go to the MOR Website before July 9 to review your information and be sure that it is up-to-date. If you do NOT wish to be included in the on-line directory, please go to the MOR website before July 9 to remove your information. Wall Street Journal Ranks McCombs #10 In its first annual business school rankings The Wall Street
Journal rated the McCombs School of Business at The University of
Texas at Austin 10th in the nation. The WSJ’s poll, released April
30th, differs from other surveys because the results are based
solely on feedback from corporate recruiters, the “consumers” of
MBA programs. See U.S. News & World Report Ranks McCombs #18 According to the latest U.S. News & World Report survey, the MBA Program continues its consistent ranking among the top 20 MBA Programs. See the rankings and information about the methodology used. Two Houston MBA Alumni and AIM Management Group Give $5.5 Million Houston investors Gary Crum (MBA '72) and Bob Graham (MBA '73) and 50 managers in their AIM Management Group have given $5.5 million for endowments supporting finance education programs in the McCombs School. The gift includes a $4 million endowment for a new academic center for the study of investment, the AIM Investment Center. The gift also creates a $1 million endowment to support the School’s Trading Room and provides funds for equipment upgrades and renovations to the room, which will be renamed the AIM Trading Room. The remainder will create a $500,000 endowment for renovations and future enhancements to the 4th floor Reading Room in the McCombs School. It will be renamed the AIM Reading Room. Find out more about the gift. Expanded Career Services Available Now 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 http://fcc.bus.utexas.edu. Connect with Current Undergraduate Business Students The Undergraduate Business Council, an umbrella for undergraduate business student organizations, is the official programming body for BBA’s. The UBC invites your involvement in their programs and activities, which include a VIP Lectureship Series, McCombs Business Week, Parents’ Day, B.E.S.T-Freshmen Orientation, and Student/Faculty D.I.N.E. To learn more about their programs, please visit www.texasbusinesscouncil.com. Sweeney Challenge Jump-Starts Byars/Jordan Matching Opportunity Steve (1990 MIS BBA) & Cathy Sweeney (1987 Accounting BBA), who founded the Byars/Jordan Endowment for MIS Excellence, recently gave another $10,000 in the form of a challenge to MIS BBA Program alumni. Matched in a matter of months, this $20,000 is part of a goal to increase this excellence fund by $100,000. This addition will qualify the endowment for a $100,000 match from the Red McCombs gift. Since the $100,000 challenge was announced in October, MIS BBA alumni have given almost $35,000--only $65,000 to go! For more information, see the Sweeney article. Stay in Contact with the McCombs School
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