Spring 2019 Issue

Investing in Philanthropy
New MBA course teaches students to evaluate nonprofit success By Jeremy M. Simon UT doctoral student Durrell Jamerson-Barnes (upper left),…

Business Honors Background
The recently re-christened Canfield Business Honors Program took decades of development to reach where it is today By London Gibson…

Path to Philanthropy
Phil Canfield, BBA ’89, and his wife, Mary Beth, invest in the future of Business Honors with a $20 million…

Charting a Course on the Courts
Kirk Goldsberry, NBA analyst and San Antonio Spurs researcher, joins McCombs to show students how analytics is changing the game…

Wild Journey
Sixth-generation Texan Jay Kleberg, MBA ’13, son of a storied Texas ranch family, turns his love of the land into…

Head in the Cloud
Emil Sayegh, MSTC ’96, discusses the past, present, and future of cloud computing By London Gibson Emil Sayegh got into…

Seat at the Table
MBA students spearhead workplace diversity conference Ashley Fox (left) and DeAndrea Staes (right), both MBA ’19, organized McCombs’ first diversity…

Investing in Private Equity Education
How the Hicks, Muse, Tate, and Furst Center for Private Equity Finance ushered in a new era at McCombs. By Judie…

McCombs Alum Leads UT System Shake-Up
New University of Texas System Board of Regents chair, Kevin Eltife, BBA ’81, prioritizes working with the Legislature. by London…

Alumni Profile: Repurposing Coworking
Siri Chakka, MBA ’17, and Silva Gentchev, MBA ’17, founded a company that helps travelers and freelancers work away from…

Alumni Profile: Diversity Champion
James Page Jr., MBA ’07, appointed vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion at Vanderbilt University James Page, Vice Chancellor…

Alumni Profile: Hook ’Em Makes It Big
Jacqueline O’Reilly, BBA ’05, becomes vice president of marketing at la Madeleine Jacqueline O’Reilly, vice president of marketing for la…

Alumni Profile: Leading the Charge
Tracy Norris, MBA ’15, is appointed first female Adjutant General of Texas Tracy Norris, Adjutant General of Texas After completing her…

Partly Cloudy for Business in 2019
Disruptive technologies will continue to proliferate, while state economic growth is expected to slow By Judie Kinonen Speakers at the…

Back in Class
New Tower Fellows Program offers seasoned professionals a school year to study anything Monica Samuels, J.D. ’87, the author of…