The Department of Accounting at the University of Oregon'sLundquist College of Business recently played host to an annual meeting of doctoral students, researchers, and representatives from leading West Coast accounting schools.

Two faculty members have received appointments to endowed professorships at the University of Oregon'sLundquist College of Business. The selections recognize outstanding leadership and quality of scholarship.

The Philip H. Knight Professor of Business appointments were awarded to Sergio Koreisha and Dennis Howard.

The named positions are critical for the college to compete in the academic marketplace, according to James Bean, dean of the Lundquist College of Business.

Venture teams of students from the Lundquist College of Business and the School of Law at the University of Oregon are making waves around the world as they take top prizes in national and international business plan contests. Perpetua and CleanSmart have won three out of five competitions entered, flying far and wide to compete against the world's best universities and colleges.

The Lillis Business Complex is more than a new state-of-the-art facility. It is a functional part of the curriculum, a physical presence that plays a major role in the unique approach to business education at the University of Oregon's Lundquist College of Business.

Second-year M.B.A. finance students at the University of Oregon's Lundquist College of Business participated in the Eighth Annual Hewlett-Packard Case Competition in November 2004. Student teams presented their analyses of a complex case written by Finance Professor Megan Partch and representatives from Hewlett-Packard.