Donor and Alumni News

Postgraduate achievement and placement is a powerful indicator of academic excellence. We have some recent proof points worth sharing.

Charles Henry Lundquist, the namesake of the Lundquist College of Business believed that education was the foundation on which all future growth was based.
Steel fabricated modular buildings and malt barley for Coors--they have UO Lundquist College of Business alum Jerry Bashaw in common.
Jerry E. Beall's Lundquist College of Business education helped him guide Beall Corporation to innovate and specialize, keeping the 100-year-old company on the cutting edge.
Dick and David Boyd turned their grandfather's coffee business into an innovator in the coffee roasting industry, thanks in part to a University of Oregon education.
With an entrepreneurial zeal fostered by the UO Lundquist College of Business, Paul Brainerd revolutionized the publishing industry.
With an Oregon MBA in hand, Lundquist College of Business alum James E. Bramsen turned Spray Systems Co. into the world's leading manufacturer of industrial spray nozzles and accessories.
Television, construction, wineries--just a few of the industries in which Lundquist College of Business alumna Carolyn S. Chambers was an pioneering female entrepreneur.
He may not have been in front of the camera, but behind the scenes, UO Lundquist College of Business alum Mark Christiansen was instrumental in DreamWorks' success.
Meet Peter Cobb, a UO Lundquist College of Business alum and pioneer in online retailing as founder of eBags.com
What does it take to become on of the country's largest wineries? Ask Jim Coleman, former co-chairman of E&J Gallo and a UO Lundquist College of Business alum.
After receiving his MBA from the UO Lundquist College of Business, Gary Countryman spent 40 years at Liberty Mutual, eventually becoming CEO and transforming the insurance giant.
Todd and Denise Gooding are avid Ducks and have given back to the Lundquist College of Business with a scholarship endowment.
Ian Haas's education at the UO Lundquist College of Business and experience in the UO Investment Group (UOIG) landed him a job on Wall Street.
Richard E. Hanson grew up in Forest Grove and seemed destined for the timber industry. His Lundquist College of Business education helped lead him to be COO of Weyerhaeuser.