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Undergraduate Business Student Killed in Iraq
Cpl. Zachary A. Kolda, 23, a senior majoring in international
business at The University of Texas at Austin, was killed in Iraq
last week. Kolda died as a result of enemy action in Al Anbar
province, according to the U.S. Department of Defense. Media from
Corpus Christi, his hometown, and across the state widely covered
his death, including reminiscences from Kolda’s former advisor,
teachers and fellow students.
Learn more about Zachary Kolda.
McCombs Accounting Programs Repeat Triple Crown
Ranking
In its annual ranking of accounting programs, Public Accounting
Report once again ranks the McCombs School No. 1 in the nation at
all three levels, undergraduate, graduate-professional, and
graduate-doctoral. McCombs repeats the triple crown for the third
year in a row, earning the top spot in all three rankings. And the
graduate-professional degrees—the Professional Program in
Accounting and Master in Professional Accounting Program—earn the
No. 1 spot in the graduate-professional ranking for the 11th year
in a row.
This news is just breaking.
Get the full story next week.
Finance Expert Ronn Earns Spot in Energy Risk Hall of Fame
In the business world, academics are not typically known for
taking risks, and yet often the pursuit of their ideas requires
dramatic leaps of faith. One such leap—into new applications for
exotic financial instruments—has earned Ehud Ronn, a finance
professor at the McCombs School, a spot on an elite roster of
professional risk managers and energy pioneers.
Get the full story.
McCombs Hosts 2005 Women in Business Leadership Conference
You are invited to join McCombs students for the Women in Business
Leadership Conference on February 11. The mission of this annual
conference is to cultivate and enrich the MBA women’s academic
experience, enhance career networks for women and celebrate the
remarkable strengths women bring to business. Registration and
details at
http://mba.mccombs.utexas.edu/MBAWomen/conference/.
Silent Technology CEO, BBA '03, Encourages Students to Invent
Their Future
“If you have an idea, you can make it happen,” asserted Erik
McMillan, the founder and chief executive officer of Silent
Technology LLC. McMillan, a 2003 graduate of the McCombs School in
management information systems, should know: over the past year,
his start-up, which sells the first silent timer for test-taking,
has seen sales increase more than 600 percent.
Get the full story.
Culture Drives Cisco Philosophy
Twenty years ago, Cisco Systems did not exist. Today, the company
has more than $20 billion in revenues with nearly 36,000 employees
around the world. Chairman of the Board John Morgridge believes
his company’s culture has played a major role in its success.
Get the full story.
Faculty & Staff Defeat Students in Softball Square-Off
In yet another installment of the eternal story of experience vs.
innocence, wisdom vs. youth, McCombs faculty and staff defeated an
upstart assortment of MBA and BBA all-stars 16-6 Saturday in the
annual McCombs@McCombs softball tournament.
Get the full story, with photo to prove it.
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