McCombs School News Bytes: May 2003
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.
Austin and UT Legend George Kozmetsky Passes Away George Kozmetsky, a legendary figure at The University of Texas at Austin and throughout the state, passed away April 30 in Austin. Over his 16-year tenure as dean of the UT College and Graduate School of Business (1966-1982), Kozmetsky brought significant improvements to practically every facet of the school, transforming it from a regional institution into a national powerhouse for research and business education. Read more at http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/news/pressreleases/kozmetsky.asp. Vocal Smoke Detector Wins MOOT Corp® A patented vocal smoke detector that will reduce the number of deaths and injuries to children during residential fires won the grand prize at the 20th annual Global MOOT Corp competition. Kidsmart Corporation, a team of MBA student entrepreneurs from the University of Georgia, beat 29 teams from the world's top business schools to take home the $100,000 prize. Read more. On Eve of Retirement, Joe Culver Receives Eyes of Texas Award Joe Culver, senior lecturer in management, has been awarded the Eyes of Texas Excellence Award for spring 2003. Read more about this popular educator who has dedicated his life to helping more than 6,500 students find their purpose. Faculty Receive McCombs School Teaching & Research Awards for 2002-03 Eleven faculty members were recently honored as recipients of teaching and research excellence awards from the McCombs School. See the list of honorees at http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/news/pressreleases/fac_awards_02-03.asp. MBA Women Offer Insights to Undergraduates On Wednesday, April 23, the Graduate Women in Business (GWIB) welcomed women from across campus to a discussion about careers in business and the MBA degree. Attendees wanted to know what issues women encountered in business, how to find a mentor, how to find a job, and what they could expect from business school. Learn more at http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/news/pressreleases/women_MBA-BBA.asp. Get the Latest Macroeconomic Views from Michael Brandl Michael Brandl of the Finance Department is now offering alumni and students an email newsletter of views on current happenings in the macro and global economy. View the current edition at his Macro Updates Web site, where you can also sign up for the newsletter, at http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/news/macro_updates/. McCombs Offers Positive Outlook, Advice Addressing undergraduates about to embark on careers of their own, Red McCombs provided a positive outlook on the current economic difficulties and touched on his vision of what it takes to succeed in business. See a wrap-up of the speech at http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/news/pressreleases/mccombs_speech_04-03.asp. Read the extended interview at http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/news/pressreleases/mccombs_interview_04-03.asp. Take Texas Executive Education's May Class and Get Ready to Lead! Learn the critical skills effective managers use to motivate employees to achieve organizational goals and objectives by enrolling in Executive Education's Leading High Performance Teams (May 12-14). Visit
www.mccombs.utexas.edu/execed
or call (800) 409-3932 for a complete program listing. Stay in Contact with the McCombs School
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