It was a perfect summer evening for more than 60 people at a Denver, Colorado alumni event on June 19. Attendees enjoyed some quality networking and gained insider insights about UO initiatives from UO President Richard Lariviere, Dean Kees de Kluyver, and UO Denver Alumni Chapter head Anthony Lambatos, a b-school alum. Look for future college alumni events in the Denver area.
Forgive the immodest proclamation, but our accounting professors know a thing our two about tax accounting. Case in point: Associate Professor Linda Krull won the American Taxation Association 2010 Outstanding Manuscript Award, making it two years in a row for a Lundquist professor (Professor David Guenther, a renowned tax accounting researcher, earned the honor in 2009). The award recognizes the best paper in the field from the past three years.
Four high school valedictorians, one national merit scholar, three Clark Honors College students, and three members of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars--all were incoming students to the college's Honors Program this fall. Program director Ron Bramhall said he had the most applicants ever--65 (39 selected)--with an average GPA of 3.8 (3.9 in pre-business courses).
On August 5-6, the finance department, in partnership with the Securities Analysis Center, hosted its biennial research conference, bringing together dozens of leading scholars from around the world. The theme was particularly poignant this year, honoring Professor Larry Dann's scholarly contributions in corporate financial policy, corporate governance, and market microstructures.
It was a whirlwind tour—but oh, so eye opening. On September 16, MBA students completed a two-week study tour in Asia for the fifth year in a row, meeting with companies and gaining first-hand insights into how doing business in China is both different and the same. MBAs from all four of our centers of excellence documented the experience on the college's blog. Read.
Some are seasoned researchers. Others are rising academic stars. Altogether eight new faculty members joined the college this fall with esteemed credentials. That makes twenty-four new professors and instructors in the past three years in response to unprecedented enrollment growth and burgeoning national stature.
Cornelis "Kees" de Kluyver officially assumed leadership of the University of Oregon's Lundquist College of Business on September 1, but he has already been hard at work getting to know students and faculty while outlining his vision for the college. Watch this video to get to know Kees (he owns 150 suspenders and plays the Banjo), and you'll see why the college is thrilled to welcome him as our new dean.
As Dean Howard said, “The path to knowledge and personal growth that you have now concluded is one that I hope will remain with you and serve you well throughout the rest of your life.
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 college’s Diversity Committee has won funding for an Innovations in Diversity and Academic Excellence grant and will be launching a pilot program this year.
“My time with UOIG has been one of the most influential and rewarding experiences in my college career," noted Tyler Stone, the group's director of operations. UOIG drove positive returns on two of the three funds it managed during the past year and outperformed the benchmark on the third. Ironically, one of the key challenges it faced was adjusting to flourish in the strong financial recovery. Read report.
Each year, the UO recognizes faculty members for outstanding achievements in fostering new knowledge, creative endeavors, and connections of scholarship to society. This year's Research Innovation Awards recognized three outstanding business faculty members: David Guenther, Sergio Koreisha, and Alan Meyer. Watch them speak about their research above.
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.
