Community

A Community of Success for McCombs Scholars
Business School Program Builds the Bonds and Offers the Support that Help Students Reach their Goals

Texas McCombs Honors Harkey Institute Donors
Campaign for entrepreneurial studies raises $13.5 million of $20 million goal.

Gatherings
2024 Summer Celebrations and more

Business Executive Pays it Forward by Teaching Children the Power of Coding
Nikole Vaughn, BBA ’96, MSTC ’04, was fresh out of college and working for Andersen Consulting, which later became Accenture

Dive into Change: MBA Alum Shares Career-Switch Advice After Launching Pool Service Business
The year was 2021, and the COVID-19 pandemic was making it hard for Leslie Elliott, MBA ’07, to get reliable service for her backyard swimming pool

Investing in People
Making a $25 Million Gift, Rozanne and Billy Rosenthal Also Give Department of Management their Name For Rozanne Rosenthal, B.S.…

Champions for McCombs
With Endowment and Gift, Former Teammates Aim to Help Others on Paths to Success Chris Cartwright, BBA/MPA ’88, and Tom…

Work with ‘companies that matter’ lands VC partner on Forbes 30 Under 30 list
Samuel D. Garcia, BBA ’16, has been named to Forbes magazine’s 30 Under 30 list for venture capital. He is…

Mixing business with pleasure: A recipe for margarita success
Chris and Elsa DeGroot hit a business milestone in 2023. Just as last year’s long, hot summer was beginning to…

Outdoor Living
How Two McCombs Entrepreneurs With a Love for Time Spent Outside Built a Company Kevin Long, MBA ’23, spent the…

Gatherings
Wall Street for McCombs Annual Reception, April 9 The annual reception for students in the Wall Street for McCombs (WSFM)…

Vaccination Gets a Boost When People Know Their Neighbors Are Doing it
Massive new global experiment shows people underestimate others’ COVID-19 vaccination status and could benefit from accurate data Based on the…

Empathetic Cops Are Less Happy, Struggle More on the Beat
Police officers with a strict law-and-order ideology hold up better under public animosity than their more empathetic peers Based on…