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McCombs School News Bytes: June 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.
We welcome your comments and suggestions for future editions.
McCombs School Commencement Speeches Available On-line
On May 16, the University recognized more than 1600 students for successfully completing their degrees at the McCombs School. You can access text of the speeches for four ceremonies:
BBA, MPA/PPA, MBA and TEMBA.
Mitte Foundation Retracts $9.4 Million Pledge
As some alumni and friends of the Business Honors Program (BHP) may have heard from recent news reports, on May 23 the Austin-based Mitte Foundation decided to retract the commitment of $9.4 million in student scholarships that it had pledged to the McCombs School in December 2001. The decision is certainly a setback, but BHP remains a great program and will continue to compete with the nation’s top private schools for the best and brightest students in Texas. This year’s incoming freshman BHP class is ranked in the top 1.92% of their high school class and has an average SAT score of 1416. For more information concerning this decision by the Mitte Foundation, see
news reports from the Austin American-Statesman
and the Chronicle of Higher Education, or contact BHP Director Dr. Eli Cox at
Eli.Cox@mccombs.utexas.edu.
Konana Elected to Academy of Distinguished Teachers
The University has selected Prabhudev Konana of the MSIS Department as one of seven new faculty members in UT’s Academy of Distinguished Teachers. The academy recognizes teaching excellence, particularly at the undergraduate level. Konana is the seventh McCombs professor to be honored, joining Robert Prentice, Steve Salbu, Michael Granof, Jay Koehler, Anitesh Barua, and Ross Jennings. See the
press release.
MBA Class of 2003 Leaves a Legacy with Highest Participation of any Class!
The MBA Class of 2003 Leave a Legacy campaign ended in May and the students did a fantastic job in showing their support of the McCombs community. The class had a 77% participation rate, the highest level since the campaign’s inception in 1996, and pledged $78,154 to renovate the 21st Street entrance to the School. See the
proposed renovation schematic.
BHP Alumnus Receives Media Achievement Award
Enspire Learning, an e-learning company co-founded by BHP alumnus Bjorn Bilhard (’97), was recognized for notable achievement in Education at the 2003 Texas Interactive Media Achievement (TIM) Awards. The award ceremony was held at Austin’s South by Southwest Interactive Media festival. See
BHP Alumni News.
Mind Your Own Business!
Small business owners get a crash course in management from McCombs School faculty.
Learn more...
See the McCombs School Semester in Pictures
Take a photo tour and experience the past semester at the McCombs School. Go to
the Semester in
Pictures website.
Read the On-line Version of the McCombs School
Magazine
The latest issue of the McCombs School magazine is available on-line. Visit
the magazine website.
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