Charles Henry Lundquist, the namesake of the Lundquist College of Business believed that education was the foundation on which all future growth was based.
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 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.
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.
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.
Dan Hollingshead, an accounting alum of the UO Lundquist College of Business, spent 37 years at PriceWaterhouseCoopers and served as chief executive of Pape Trucks.