Donor and Alumni News

A testament to the generosity of the university’s alumni and connections, Forbes 100 Most Trustworthy Companies recipient Columbia Sportswear Company invited sports business club students to visit its Portland headquarters.
The Warsaw Sports Marketing Center presented the fifth annual Jog 4 Jim 5k in Eugene last weekend. Dozens of students and Dean Howard participated...
In 1979 Miles and Eleanor McKay donated the first computers to the college. Three decades later their son Doug McKay ’59, endowed $1 million to the college to ensure continual upgrades...
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Twelve orphan girls from one AIDS-ravaged village in Uganda, with twelve cameras, for one day. What happened? Thomas Lwebuga MBA '98 and the Harambee Centre in Portland partnered to create the project, ZoomUganda, and the photos and messages from the girls have been displayed across Oregon, raising more than $80,000 for the St. Andrews Secondary School.

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Recognizing their unprecedented success, five UO alumni and friends of the college were inducted into the UO Business Hall of Fame April 29. Inductees included the founders of Seneca Sawmill Company and Aldus Corporation, co-founders of Wieden + Kennedy and Reader's Digest, and a retired CEO of Procter & Gamble. More.

Those familiar with Jubitz Truck Stop in Portland can understand why Fred Jubitz '09 and his wife Gail feel an affinity for the atrium in the Lillis Business Complex.
Curtis recently helped students understand the ins and outs of boutique investment management as part of the Securities Analysis Center's guest speaker series.
Hope Anstett’s $5 million gift will launch the $6.5 million renovation of Gilbert Hall next month, with completion scheduled for April 2011.

He's the executive vice president and general manager of the New Orleans Saints. He led the organization through the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and hired coach Payton, who led it to its first-ever Super Bowl victory. Mickey Loomis "79 earned a degree in accounting here, before studying physical education and sports administration at Wichita State. Read his Profile

Alum Kees de Kluyver, now a chaired professor at Claremont College, visited Lillis on February 9, 2010.
Ben Schuman '03 was a founding member of the UO Investment Group, laying the foundation for the student-run organization whose portfolios consistently outperform the market.
Michele Henney receives the James E. Reinmuth MBA Teaching Excellence Award, UO MAcc program graduates ranked fourth best in the country for CPA exam results, and more.
Beta Alpha Psi (BAP) wins the best Practices Competition Award, Hope Anstett donates $1 million to the Lundquist College of Business, and more.

Celebrating the Warsaw Sports Marketing Center's fifteenth anniversary, remembering Jim Warsaw, taking on the business plan for a unique new startup, and more.

James (Jim) H. Warsaw '06 was recognized worldwide for his pioneering work in the sports industry.