Making a $25 Million Gift, Rozanne and Billy Rosenthal Also Give Department of Management their Name For Rozanne Rosenthal, B.S. ’74, and Billy Rosenthal, BBA ’72, business and philanthropy are all about the people. The couple, who met at The University of Texas at Austin, have given $25 million to what is now known as […]
With Endowment and Gift, Former Teammates Aim to Help Others on Paths to Success Chris Cartwright, BBA/MPA ’88, and Tom Ryan, BBA ’87, met in junior high school in Houston. But their friendship flourished when they bonded as freshmen on the high school basketball court. Ryan recalls their experience as a “good foundation for school […]
Samuel D. Garcia, BBA ’16, has been named to Forbes magazine’s 30 Under 30 list for venture capital. He is a partner at Amplo, a global venture capital firm that says it helps build “companies that matter.” He serves on the boards of companies that Amplo has invested in and guides them by offering advice […]
Chris and Elsa DeGroot hit a business milestone in 2023. Just as last year’s long, hot summer was beginning to roast Texas, their margarita mixer, Tepetán, landed on shelves in H-E-B Central Markets across the state. That raised the number of retail locations carrying their mixer, which is also shipped nationwide, to over 60 across […]
How Two McCombs Entrepreneurs With a Love for Time Spent Outside Built a Company Kevin Long, MBA ’23, spent the first Thanksgiving of the COVID-19 pandemic around a backyard fire with family and friends. It was a safe way to celebrate the holiday together, but the cold weather cut short the fun. That’s when Long […]
Wall Street for McCombs Annual Reception, April 9 The annual reception for students in the Wall Street for McCombs (WSFM) Leadership Program, a long-standing tradition dating back to the program’s inception in 2016, gathered a record 200 sophomores, juniors, seniors, and first- and second-year MBAs. Established as a collaborative effort between the McCombs School of […]
