If you meet
these qualifications and want to help present the McCombs School
to our visiting VIPs, please submit your application using the
form at the bottom of this page. Applications are currently
available.
Purpose
To maximize relationships between current students and visiting
dignitaries.
The McCombs Ambassador Program will showcase a select group of
students to Alumni, Donors, VIPs and the general public, while
providing a prestigious leadership opportunity for students as
well as support to the Undergraduate Programs and Development
Offices.
Student
Qualifications
Public Relationship and Communication Skills
Attend monthly meetings and summer training sessions
Desire to gain extensive knowledge of McCombs School and UT
Represent the McCombs School and the University of Texas in a
positive manner at all times
Student cannot be overly involved with other University events
and organizations
Agree with and sign alcohol policy once selected
Tenure
Students will serve a two-year tenure except if they apply to
serve during their senior year or will be interning or studying
abroad during the second year of tenure.
Fall
Selection Information
October 1st- Publicity begins (BBA
Email & Org Leadership Meeting)
Mid-October- Application Process (Applications are available in
CBA2.400)
Mid-November Selection Committee Reviews Application; Interview
& Selection
Spring
Selection Information (Specific Dates will be provided in
Spring)
March 1st- Publicity begins (BBA Email & Org Leadership Meeting)
Mid-March through Mid-April Application Process (Applications
are available in CBA2.400)
Mid-April Selection Committee Reviews Application; Interview &
Selection period
Current Ambassadors:
Name: Alexis Johnson
Major(s): Undecided Business
Classification: Junior
Hometown: Ingleside, TX
Activities/Organizations UTLC Peer Counselor; Intramural volleyball; Victory Tutorial Program;
Hobbies: Reading; Writing
Favorite Quote: “Good communication is as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleep after.”—Anne Morrow Lindbergh
When I grow up I want to be: A successful leader
Favorite UT memory: Sitting through last year’s first football game in the pouring rain, but we had great seats (50 yard line, second row) and it was a lot of fun.
Name: Consuelo E. Gonzalez
Major(s): Accounting
Classification: Sophomore
Hometown: San Antonio
Activities/Organizations
• Hispanic Business Student Association – Corporate
Mentor Chair
• Longhorn Scholar Mentor
• Students Helping Admissions Recruitment Efforts
• Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society
• National Collegiate Honor Society
Hobbies: Reading; Going to the movies; Playing
computer games
Favorite Quote: The biggest men and women with
the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men
and women with the smallest minds. Think big anyway. - Dr. Kent M. Keith
When I grow up I want to be: a certified public
accountant and work for one of the four top accounting
firms.
Favorite UT memory: My first football game is my
favorite memory because I saw and felt the spirit of all
the Longhorn fans.
Name: Tessa Mozdzyn
Major(s): Business Honors/Textiles and Apparel
Classification: Junior
Hometown: Garland, TX
Activities/Organizations: Honors Business Association
Hobbies: Sewing, Cooking, Reading, Napping
Favorite Quote: “If you are out to describe the truth, leave elegance to the tailor.” Albert Einstein
When I grow up I want to be: Fabulous and on the pie circuit
Favorite UT memory: Road trip to Pasadena
Name: Tosh Chachere
Major(s): Undeclared (MIS or
International Business)
Classification: Sophomore
Hometown: Beaumont
Activities/Organizations: McCombs
Diversity Council, Intramural football,
McCombs Student Ambassadors
Hobbies: Mobile Electronics
installations (speakers, CD players,
amplifiers), playing video games,
working, weight lifting, and exercising
Favorite Quote: “What won’t
kill me will only make me stronger”
When I grow up I want to be:
Chief Legal advisor for a fortune five
hundred company
Favorite UT memory: When I
attended Pepsi Co. LeaderShape during
spring break my freshman year
Name: Tulsi Sachde
Major(s): Business Honors and
Undeclared
Classification: Junior
Hometown: Houston
Activities/Organizations:
Texas Revue Committee, volunteering,
Texas Exes Student Chapter, Indian
Students Association, Jester West
Residence Hall Council, Honors Business
Association
Hobbies: Shopping, reading
Favorite Quote: “An eye for an
eye makes the whole world blind” Mahatma
Gandhi
When I grow up I want to be:
Employed! In a job that satisfies and
challenges me, as well as helps me
support my family.
Favorite UT memory: Playing
cops and robbers in the middle of the
night all over Jester.
Name: Jamie
Lippman
Major(s): Plan II/Undeclared
Business
Classification: Junior
Hometown: Houston, TX
Activities/Organizations: Great
Outdoors Project (Public Relations
Manager); Plan II Business Organization;
University Finance Association; Oxfam;
Keep Austin Beautiful; Austin Parks
Foundation
Hobbies: I love outdoors
activities like hiking, kayaking, and
rock climbing. I also enjoy reading,
going on long runs, and grocery
shopping.
Favorite Quote: “Of all
the words of tongue or pen, the saddest
are those ‘it might have been.’” –John
G. Whittier
When I grow up I want to be: happy.
Favorite UT memory: Tubing down
the river with the Great Outdoors
Project and then driving to Gruene so we
could eat at the Grist Mill.
Name:
Jamelle Arbuthnot
Major(s):
Finance, Spanish minor
Classification:
Junior
Hometown:
Shreveport, LA
Activities and
Organizations: Black Business
Student Association, SHARE volunteer,
Out of State Student Association,
ConocoPhillips Spirits Scholar.
Hobbies:
Traveling, Reading, Tennis
Favorite Quote:
“If you set your goals high, and reach
for them, even if you don’t reach them
you are closer than before.”
When I grow up I
want to be: Who knows
Favorite UT
memory: Winning National
Championship
Name: Ashley Bryan
Major(s): Undeclared Business/
Plan II
Classification: Sophomore
Hometown: Dallas
Activities/Organizations: Chi
Omega Sorority, Plan II Student
Association
Hobbies: Reading, shopping,
working out, running Town Lake, eating
Mexican food, taking naps
Favorite Quote: “Go
confidently in the direction of your
dreams. Live the life you have
imagined.” Henry David Thoreau
When I grow up I want to be:
Either a lawyer or an international
diplomat
Favorite UT memory: Going to the
OU/UT game – I got to sit on the 50 yard
line and cheer on the Longhorns!
Name: Kyle
Getz
Major(s):
BHP and Spanish
Classification:
Senior
Hometown:
Katy, TX
Activities and
Organizations :
Honors Business
Association (Business Council
Representative); BHP Peer Mentor; UT
Senate
Hobbies:
Listening to music,
speaking Spanish, checking e-mail,
watching movies, eating Tiff’s Treats
Favorite Quote:
“Man does not weave
this web of life. He is merely a strand
of it. Whatever he does to the web, he
does to himself.”
When I grow up I
want to be:
A management
consultant (for now).
Favorite UT
memory:
Going to Seattle
with the Honors Business Association.
Name: Odile Kane
Major(s): Business Honors Program, Marketing, Advertising
Classification: Sophomore
Hometown: Austin, TX
Activities/Organizations: Honors Business Association, Freshman Business Association, Texas Juggling Society, Collage Magazine- Art Director
Hobbies: Sewing, web design, singing, dancing, calligraphy, reading, Harry Potter, writing, talking, experimenting, making friends, graphic design, sailor moon, giving gifts, making movies, and rubber erasers.
Favorite Quote: “True love conquers all.” Sleeping Beauty
“You want something done, you’ve got to do it yourself.” Sebastian, The Little Mermaid
When I grow up I want to be: The CEO of Fruits Chew Inc., a food-based stationary company with innovative incorporation of apparel and fashion design
Favorite UT memory: Swing dancing with my newly-acquired friends at a club on 6th street.
Sample Schedule of Events:
Potential Events
Office of Resource Development
School-sponsored activities with VIPs in
attendance
Donor recognition events
Donor tours of McCombs School
Endowed Scholarship Reception
Austin-area alumni events
Corporate functions, meetings, etc.
Alumni BBQ
Hermes Spring Fling
Undergraduate Program Office
Prospective Student VIP tour
Parents Weekend
Round-Up / GTT
Student Panels
Deans Resource (award selection
committees, etc)
Tour visiting student groups
Special freshman prospective student
info
Longhorn for a Day
Honors Colloquium
Rise and Shine
Longhorn Saturday
Commencement
UMCA, MSEC, or BEST host
Recruiting Trips
Explore UT
Anywhere MSB Students need to be
represented