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.
Meet the new faculty members.
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.
“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.
