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Our new dean's vision, Hope Anstett's generous gift, students crunch numbers for Kettle Foods, and more.

Looking to recruit exceptional employees to grow your business? Good news—Ronianita (Ronnie) Casanova has joined the college's Career Services staff as assistant director for employer development. Based at UO White Stag, her position is part of a larger college effort to expand its Portland presence. Casanova will increase visibility of programs and students among prospective employers. Contact Ronnie.

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.

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.