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John Stuart (BBA ’58) |
John Stuart, BBA ’58, graduated from the university 50 years ago, but he can’t seem to be away from campus for too long. Stuart is co-chair of the Class of 1958 Reunion, the latest in a string of posts dedicated to serving McCombs and the university at large.
The reunion, April 30-May 2, featured faculty panels and tours of campus facilities, including a stop by the athletics offices for a peek at the football team’s two Heisman trophies. Stuart hoped these experiences will resonate with his fellow alumni and remind them of their connection to the Forty Acres.
“We want to get people back on campus and rekindle their interest in the McCombs School and UT,” Stuart said days before the festivities got underway. “This reunion will be a smorgasbord of what UT is like today.” He is eager to reconnect with former classmates and demonstrate how McCombs has changed.
“The culture is really different, and the university is much more open now,” Stuart says. “When we were students, the education was really based on classroom work. But now, it’s much more interactive, and students are more involved with faculty.”
Stuart takes great pride in the prominent faculty at McCombs, and his friends and family endowed a chair in his honor. He has enjoyed building a friendship with marketing professor Robert Peterson, who holds the John T. Stuart III Centennial Chair in Business Administration.
Stuart also is a member of the McCombs Advisory Council and Hall of Fame and is a Distinguished Alumnus of the university. He has helped shape the picture of higher education in Texas, serving on the Commission of 100 and Commission of 125, the University of Texas Foundation and the Chancellor’s Council.
“I thoroughly enjoyed my time at the university as a student, and I wanted to volunteer to begin to pay back everything I gained from my outstanding education,” Stuart says.
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Mark Your Calendar!
McCombs Alumni Relations invites all McCombs graduates to join them at alumni receptions this summer, planned in cities across the country and in international locales. Meet up, catch up, network with old friends and make new ones. For more information and to RSVP, click here.
Top Stories
Class of 1958 50-Year Reunion
This month, the McCombs School of Business welcomed back the College of Business Administration Class of 1958. More than 30 members of the class returned for their 50th Reunion. The Class of 1958 was treated to a tour of the business school and a reception in the Hall of Honors. A lot has changed since their days on campus, when Logan Wilson was President of the university and UT enrollment reached 17,000 students. For more information on the event, click here.
McCombs Senior Sendoff
The McCombs Senior Sendoff, the first annual celebration for McCombs graduating seniors, was held Friday, May 2 at the Stephen F. Austin InterContinental Hotel. The festivities were sponsored by the McCombs BBA Alumni Network and planned by a committee of seniors especially for their class. The Senior Sendoff commemorates the students’ time at McCombs and celebrates their transition from students to alumni. It also allowed an opportunity for seniors to connect with other graduates entering the same industry or moving to the same area.
McCombs BBA Alumni Network Launch Receptions
The new McCombs BBA Alumni Network kicked off in grand style this spring with Launch Receptions in Austin, Dallas, Houston, New York and San Francisco. The festivities not only welcomed BBA, BHP and MPA alumni to the network, they also set the groundwork for new alumni chapters in those cities. Stay tuned for upcoming events in the new BBA Alumni chapters.
Texas Exes Name Hicks Distinguished Alumnus
 Tom Hicks, BBA ’68, was named a University of Texas Distinguished Alumnus Award recipient by the Texas Exes. This year will mark the 50th Anniversary of the Distinguished Alumnus Awards. The six alumni who will be given the award are being recognized for distinguishing themselves professionally and through service to the university. Hicks is CEO of Hicks Holdings LLC and owns the Dallas Stars, the Texas Rangers and the Liverpool Football Club. He is a philanthropist and former UT regent and a member of the McCombs School of Business Hall of Fame.
Ethics Series Features Watergate’s Krogh
Egil “Bud” Krogh, convicted as one of the “plumbers” in the Watergate scandal, talked about his experiences April 7 as part of the Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility Speaker Series. He provided the audience a perspective that only someone who has been led astray (in a very big way) can while discussing his book, “Integrity: Good People, Bad Choices, and Life Lessons from the White House.” Read the Daily Texan story.
Brandl: How Do We Define Recession?
 In his latest video Macro Updates, Michael Brandl, senior lecturer in finance, discusses how economists define a recession. It is more complicated than simply two quarters of negative growth, says Brandl. Watch the video.
Texas Executive Education Offers Course on Leading High Performance Teams, September 16-17, 2008
Managers in today’s business world must become creative leaders who inspire productivity and motivate employees to achieve organizational goals and objectives. The Texas Executive Education course, Leading High Performance Teams, provides a comprehensive toolkit of the major functions effective leaders perform: hiring, communicating, motivating, negotiating, teaming, evaluating, rewarding and creating a high performance culture. To register, click here or call 800-409-3932. Participants earn 1.4 continuing education units (CEUs). Faculty: John A. Daly, Ph.D., Janet Dukerich, Ph.D.
McCombs in the News
Media: For Class of ’08, A Scramble for Jobs
The Wall Street Journal, April 8, 2008
 As the credit crunch roils financial markets and the U.S. economy sputters, new college graduates are plunging into the rockiest job market in recent years. At the UT Austin undergraduate school of business, where approximately 70 percent of college seniors find jobs within the state, 75 percent of seniors have received job offers so far, on par with last year. With oil prices hovering near historic highs, the university is seeing strong demand from energy companies in Texas, said Velma Arney, director of undergraduate career services. College juniors, meanwhile, are anticipating tough times ahead. “It’s probably going to be a lot more difficult” for next year’s graduating seniors, said Karim Hemani, 21, a business honors student majoring in finance at McCombs. Read more.
Media: Paulson Provides Tips on Getting the Best Deal
Fox News, April 2, 2008
 Gaylen Paulson, management lecturer, recently gave tips to Austin Fox viewers on how to haggle with retailers to win a lower price. This comes amid reports that major stores like Circuit City and Home Depot have given the go ahead to their salespeople to negotiate with customers. Watch the story.
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