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McCombs News
Upcoming Speakers David Walker
September 7, 2005
Comptroller General of the United States
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Announcement
Juan Mogollon
September 15, 2005
GE Global Commercial VP for Equipment Services
Announcement
Edward Goings
September 21, 2005
Director, Forensic Technology KPMG
Announcement
Bob Bunting
September 28, 2005
AICPA Board of Directors
Announcement
Jay Banner
September 30, 2005
Professor, Jackson School of GeoSciences, UT Austin
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Direct from McCombs
Dear McCombs MBA Alumni,
I want to take this opportunity to officially introduce myself as the Director of MBA Alumni Relations at
McCombs. The past three months have been fantastic! I am thrilled to be back at McCombs (for the third time).
I went to UT for my BA, McCombs for my MBA (class of 2003), and am now charged with further developing the
McCombs MBA Alumni (MMA) Network. I follow in the footsteps of Elissa Ellis and Tina Mabley and am excited
about this great opportunity to take our alumni network to the next level!
Prior to assuming this role, I worked at Dell in Product Group marketing and Co-Chaired the McCombs MBAs at
Dell Group. You might have read about McCombs alums at Dell in the most recent Exchange magazine.
I had a fantastic time traveling to 7 of our 14 Summer Welcome Receptions and meeting many of our alums. I
plan to visit even more cities for the Winter Receptions in January. Please make every effort to attend.
I want to take a moment to thank all of our alumni who volunteer their time for the MMA Network. Your hard work
is the key to our continued success. For anyone interested in helping strengthen the network, you can get
involved with your local chapter, the MMA Advisory Board, and also assist with your class efforts. Visit this
link for more information:
http://mba.mccombs.utexas.edu/mma/involve/index.asp.
Hook Em’ Horns!
Jennie Loev (’03)
Director, MBA Alumni Relations
McCombs School of Business
In This Newsletter
Alumni News
McCombs Alumnus Receives Circle of Excellence Award
At the Microsoft Global Briefing (MGB), held in Atlanta Thursday, July 21, Microsoft Corporation awarded the
company’s prestigious Circle of Excellence Award to Javier Arrupea, MBA ’03. Arrupea is a marketing manager,
focusing on the worldwide marketing strategy for Microsoft Learning’s certification program. In addition to
devising marketing strategy, his specialties include customer loyalty programs as well as direct and Internet
marketing and channel programs.
Learn more about Arrupea and the Circle of Excellence Award.
uShip Team Secures First-Round Funding
Austin Business Journal, June 24, 2005
uShip Inc., which helps people identify alternative ways to ship oversized items, has come along way since its
beginnings as an extracurricular project for three McCombs MBAs. June 24, the company announced that it has
raised first-round funding from Benchmark Capital Management, a California-based investment firm. “We're
really excited,” said CEO Matt Chasen, MBA ’04. “This funding is enough to fully fund the company." uShip got
its start as a semi-finalist in the 2004 International MOOT CORP® competition, and won first place in the
Shirley Murphy Entrepreneur Contest at the University of North Texas in November 2004.
Read more about uShip.
Latest Exchange Magazine Available Online
The 2005 issue of Exchange, the magazine for the McCombs MBA community, is now available online. Read new
feature stories focusing on McCombs alumni at Dell, the dynamics of a distributed workforce and how to become
a CFO. Also, check out the sidebar stories for career resources, chapter and department news, and alumni notes.
View Exchange Online.
On Campus
Bragging Rights…
Check out this new area of the McCombs website to stay current on the school, view our latest accolades and
take a short walk down memory lane with the McCombs photo tour.
About McCombs.
2005 U.S. News and Forbes Rankings Release
In the "America's Best Colleges 2006" issue of U.S. News, the McCombs BBA program ranked #5 overall, rising one
place over last year's rank, and tying with Carnegie Mellon, NYU and UNC-Chapel Hill. McCombs was also ranked
in every undergraduate specialty that U.S. News rated.
In Forbes' biennial study of MBA programs, McCombs ranked #11 in return on investment among full-time programs,
with a 5-year total MBA gain of $103,000. The McCombs School's #11 ranking in 2005 is up from #16 in 2003.
Alison Davis-Blake Named Dean of Minnesota's Carlson School
Alison Davis-Blake, the McCombs School’s senior associate dean for academic affairs, has been named dean of the
Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. When she begins her term at the Carlson School in
July 2006, Davis-Blake will lead as the school’s first female dean, and she will be the highest-ranking female
dean at any United States business school. Announcing Davis-Blake’s May 2006 departure, McCombs School Dean
George Gau said that the school has benefited from her skill in the critical roles of overseeing the daily
operations of the school and its instructional budget. “Knowing the school is in such capable hands has
enabled me to focus primarily on the implementation of our strategic objectives and building our external
relationships,” Gau said. “We owe Alison a great deal of gratitude for the wonderful service she has provided
the school.”
Get the full story.
MBA Student Reports for Texas Monthly in Iraq
After completing the first year of his MBA, Jonathan Moss was called back by the U.S. Army Reserves to serve a
second term in Iraq. Realizing that this year-long assignment would bring many trials and extraordinary
experiences, Moss approached Texas Monthly magazine and offered to write a monthly report back to his home
state. Moss’ first article appearing in the August 2005 issue tells about his background in the military and
expresses his thoughts about returning to Iraq as a Civil Affairs officer.
Get the full story.
Former McCombs Dean, UT President and UT System Chancellor Receives Presidential Citation Award
Dr. William H. Cunningham, former dean of the McCombs School of Business and former president of The University
of Texas at Austin, has been selected to receive the university's prestigious 2005 Presidential Citation Award.
Three Presidential Citation recipients will be honored Sept. 14 at the university's anniversary observance,
"The University at 122.”
Find out more about the award and Cunningham’s contributions.
McCombs School Names New Assistant Dean and Director of DEMBA, HEMBA
Lisa Kaminski, former assistant dean of the business school at Georgetown University, has been named assistant
dean and director of the Houston and Dallas MBA programs at The University of Texas at Austin’s McCombs School
of Business. A graduate of Harvard University, Kaminski brings more than 20 years of experience in higher
education administration to the position. Most recently, for the last six years, Kaminski served as the
assistant dean at Georgetown University in Washington D.C., where she was responsible for the non-degree,
certificate and custom executive programs. She was also the director of Georgetown’s executive MBA,
consistently ranked by BusinessWeek magazine among the top executive MBAs in the United States.
Get the full story.
Personal Growth and Professional Development, in Just One Year
BusinessWeek, July 2005
In the latest installment of her MBA Journal for BusinessWeek Online, Heather Densmore, MBA '06, reflects on
some of the highlights of her first year as an MBA student at the McCombs School of Business. "Exactly one
year ago, in May 2004, I was a management consultant traveling constantly between Dallas and San Francisco, a
nomad with no real home, with a few friends in many different cities, and I was on a career path that didn't
particularly excite me," she writes. "Now...I own a two-bedroom condo in Austin, have more friends here than I
can even begin to count, and am about to start an exciting internship where I will work on property valuations
and acquisitions at INVESCO Real Estate, a major real estate investment management firm. My path is finally
defined and I'm thrilled about a career in the commercial real estate industry."
Read Heather's Year in Review at BusinessWeek's Best B-School Site.
New Online Gift Store Makes Buying McCombs Easy
In cooperation with the University Co-op, the McCombs School is pleased to be able to offer McCombs branded
gifts for sale online. The leather goods and writing instruments, all embossed with the distinctive McCombs
School logo, will be a fine addition to any desktop. Brought to you from Barrington, manufacturer of affordable high-end products, the
selection includes leather padfolios, expandable totes, travel organizers, money clips, business card holders,
and more!
Find your perfect McCombs School gift.
Get Involved
Go to
http://mba.mccombs.utexas.edu/mma/involve/index.asp to learn about various ways you can get involved with
McCombs.
Help Recruit McCombs MBAs!
Do you know stellar future McCombs MBAs? As McCombs MBA Alumni, you recognize the value of your degree and the
opportunities that are available at the McCombs School of Business. Your experiences are invaluable in helping
us promote the program and that's why we are looking to you for assistance. Many of you know or work with
'rising stars' that would make great McCombs MBAs. With that in mind, we have put together a toolkit you can
use in starting that conversation with the next member of the McCombs MBA program.
The McCombs Advantage
- Market-driven specializations responding to industry needs in private equity, real estate finance,
customer insight, supply chain management, energy finance, and other emerging areas.
- Hands-on opportunities that extend and refine the MBA curriculum, including the MBA Investment Fund,
L.L.C., Moot CorpÒ, and the Venture Capital Fellows program.
- The Plus Program, an innovative series of mid-semester seminars focusing on communication, teamwork,
leadership, and the art of business in the real world.
- A culture of teamwork and initiative, with nearly 40 vigorous student organizations.
Recruiting Calendar
Our recruiting season is in full swing and we still have many events around the country. Visit our recruiting
calendar to find an opportunity to talk with admissions staff, current students, and alumni:
http://mba.mccombs.utexas.edu/admissions/adm/recruiting.asp
Visit McCombs
We encourage prospective students to visit McCombs to get an in-depth look at our community. From class visits
to lunches with current students, explore the multiple visit opportunities available at:
http://mba.mccombs.utexas.edu/admissions/cam/visit.asp
Register with McCombs
Registration with McCombs is quick, easy, and the primary means by which we maintain contact with prospective
students. Registrants will be privy to such information as updates on changes in admissions policies as well
as reminders about important application deadlines. Register at:
https://mba.mccombs.utexas.edu/admissions/app/Wpaper_app.asp
In the News
Austin Engaging in Risky Business, Says Brandl
News 8 Austin, Aug. 29, 2005
Get the full story.
Krispy Kreme May See New Faces on Board
Winston-Salem Journal, Aug. 19, 2005
Read more about the Krispy Kreme dilemma.
World's First Nanotechnology Conference Held at the University of Texas
See the STS web site for registration and additional information.
CEOs Require Charisma, Less Ability, Fredrickson Says
Find out more.
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The Option II MBA Alumni Association extends an invitation to all McCombs MBA alumni to their 11th Annual Fall
Business Seminar, which will be held Friday, September 23, at the Thompson Conference Center on the UT/Austin
Campus. This year we focus on maximizing the value of human capital investment: "Heads Count" Speakers
include Laura Kilcrease, Managing Director, Triton Ventures; Red McCombs, Chairman, McCombs Enterprises;
Bob DeRodes, CIO, Home Depot; and Brian Greig, Partner, Fulbright & Jaworski. For more information and
registration, go to www.optionii.com, 'Seminar Information' or contact Kandace Tornquist at 512.971.0124 or
by email at kandace@flash.net.
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