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 Happy Holidays, Alumnus! You are receiving this e-newsletter because you are a McCombs undergraduate alumnus, so stay plugged in to what is happening at the school by updating your profile and preferences. The end-of-the-year is always a busy time, but don't forget to treat yourself this holiday season. If you are tired of receiving that same old tie or toaster, add McCombs merchandise from our online store to your wish list.
 Dukerich Appointed New Senior Associate Dean
Janet Dukerich, the William H. Arlitt Professor of Management and the department’s chair, has accepted the position of senior associate dean for academic affairs of the McCombs School of Business, effective June 1, 2006. Find out more about Dukerich's appointment.
Financial Times Ranks McCombs No. 25 in the World
The McCombs School Option II EMBA program secured a place in Financial Times’ survey-based ranking of the top 75 Executive MBA programs worldwide. The school’s position at No. 25 was determined by alumni performance based on several sets of criteria, including career progress, diversity and intellectual output. McCombs also placed No. 10 globally in the "aims achieved" category. See all the rankings.
Eric Hirst Appointed Associate Dean for Graduate 
Programs, Replaces Steve Salbu
Eric Hirst, professor of accounting and Ernst & Young faculty fellow, has accepted the position of associate dean for graduate programs at the McCombs School of Business, effective Sept. 1, 2006. He will replace current Dean Steven Salbu, who has served in the position for nearly five years. Find out more about Hirst's appointment.
 Eli Cox Looks Back on 10 Years of Success with Business Honors Program
In celebration of the 10th anniversary of Eli Cox’s appointment as director of the Business Honors Program (BHP), faculty, staff, and current and former students gathered for a reception in the McCombs School of Business Hall of Honors Nov. 15. Cox’s colleagues spoke warmly of their memories working with him and praised his accomplishments as director. Get the full story.
Supply Chain Management Seminar Focuses on Energy Crisis
In response to rising energy costs, individual consumers are making fewer trips to the grocery store or riding the bus more often. But individuals aren’t the only ones having to make adjustments. Participants in a seminar put on Nov. 4 by the Supply Chain Management Consortium at the McCombs School of Business reported that companies are also suffering substantial losses during this energy crisis. To counteract these losses, some companies—like individuals—are simply finding more efficient ways to operate. Learn more about the consortium.
 Alison Davis-Blake Reveals Five Myths of Leadership
As senior associate dean for academic affairs at the McCombs School of Business, Alison Davis-Blake compares her job to that of a chief operating officer at a corporate organization. Speaking to the Undergraduate Management Association Dec. 6, Davis-Blake presented "Leadership Lessons for Business from Inside a Business School," exposing five leadership myths she has discovered in her administrative role at the McCombs School. Read on for Davis-Blake's take on leadership.
Register for UT GMAT Prep @ McCombs
Texas Executive Education in the McCombs School of Business is pleased to offer two distinct UT GMAT Preparation Courses. Because of the intense pressure and competition surrounding the GMAT, we have designed programs that will give you the knowledge and skills to bolster your confidence and give you a leading advantage when you take the exam. Visit our website for more program and registration details.
Register for the McCombs CPA Review
McCombs Knows Accounting! Why go elsewhere when you can do your CPA Review with No. 1? We provide a comprehensive and intensive review of the accounting, auditing and legal topics students will need to know in order to pass the CPA exam. We also work to provide CPA candidates with the most recent updated developments in the ever-changing accounting, auditing and business law fields and valuable assistance, guidance and advice to students as they prepare for the uniform CPA exam. Visit our website for complete programs and registration details.
 McCombs Professor Andrew Whinston Receives 2005 Leo Awards
Andrew Whinston, professor in the Department of Information, Risk, and Operations Management at the McCombs School of Business and the Hugh Roy Cullen Centennial Chair in Business Administration, was selected as this year's Association for Information Systems Leo Award recipient for a lifetime of exceptional achievement in information systems. Learn more about the award.
Doug Dierking and David Roth Earn 2006 Texas Exes Teaching Awards
Douglas Deirking, management lecturer, and David Roth, a marketing teaching assistant at the McCombs School of Business were awarded two of this year’s Texas Exes Teaching Awards. The award winners, selected annually by students, honor one professor and one teaching assistant from each school at The University of Texas at Austin who have significantly and positively impacted the educational experiences of university students. See the list of other teaching award winners.
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 Anjali Gupta is your typical McCombs student—studying hard for finals; juggling a part-time job, a full class load and school activities; and dreaming of a career as a VJ (video jockey). But this fifth-year BHP senior and MPA candidate is also busy interviewing for her dream accounting jobs, contemplating job offers, and planning her move to New York.
“I’m looking forward to moving to New York—I’ve been working toward this for five years now,” said Gupta. For her, New York represents career possibilities, a chance to dip into the fast pace of a great city, and an established professional network through the McCombs and UT alumni groups in New York.
“The McCombs alumni have been so great to me, both as mentors and inspiration,” Gupta remarked. “When I see and talk with them about what they have accomplished, it gives me great confidence in my own abilities and my education.”
She is also anxious to implement some of the on-the-job skills she has gained by working for the McCombs Office of Resource Development. “My focus is accounting, so I was interested in learning about the development and fundraising aspects of higher education; however, I think I learned a lot more about marketing,” Gupta said. “It was a real life lesson to see the impact marketing has on the school and finances. It just makes me appreciate the alumni and my education even more.”
To learn more about alumni networking, finding a job or mentoring a student, check out McCombs Online Resources.
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