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Melissa Tucker, BBA ’04
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“It is important to me that I give back to a school that has provided me with so much,” says Melissa Tucker, BBA ’04. Tucker, a systems analyst at Hewitt Associates, is a member of the Houston Chapter Steering Committee for the newly-formed McCombs BBA Alumni (MBBA) Network. She is also chair of the chapter’s Recent Alumni Outreach Committee and will serve on the MBBA Network Advisory Board beginning this fall. Read her full profile here.
Tucker invites Houston-area alumni to join the chapter and any one of its variety of committees. For more information, please e-mail HoustonMBBAAlumni@gmail.com.
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In This Edition
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Upcoming Events
Accounting Career Awareness Program Alumni Panel, July 15
Share your experiences with high school students interested in accounting at McCombs.
Dallas McCombs BBA and MPA Alumni Happy Hour, July 22
Attend happy hour to connect with other alumni and meet the new chapter leadership.
Gone To Business, August 26
Volunteers needed to help welcome the McCombs Class of 2012 at this annual event.
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Top Stories
Dr. Gilligan Named Dean of McCombs School
Dr. Thomas W. Gilligan, the E. Morgan Stanley Chair in Business Administration and professor of finance and business economics at the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business in Los Angeles, has been appointed dean of the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin. Read more.
Design Symposium Unites Business and Engineering
On May 14-15, three research centers from The University of Texas at Austin, including two from McCombs, came together to explore new ways for creating cross-functional, integrated design processes through the lens of sustainability. Read a recap of the symposium.
Brandl: Will High Oil Prices Sink the U.S. Economy?
In his latest video Macro Update, senior finance lecturer Michael Brandl explains that, as usual, the pundits and politicians are not getting the story quite right. Watch the video.
McCombs BBA Alumni Network News
Made the news? Let us know!
E-mail bbaalumni@mccombs.utexas.edu with links to video and/or press clippings. Include your full name and graduation year.
First Annual Houston BBA Alumni BBQ
The Houston Chapter of the McCombs BBA Alumni Network hosted local BBA, BHP and MPA alumni at a barbecue in Memorial Park. Rudy’s barbecue was served, and more than 120 alumni attended. Congratulations to the Houston Chapter on a very successful event! If you’d like to get involved with your local McCombs BBA Alumni Chapter, email us for more information.
Alumni/Student Interaction Opportunities
The McCombs BBA Alumni Network is pleased to announce several opportunities to return to campus and support current and future McCombs students through the Accounting Career Awareness Program Alumni Panel and the Gone To Business program. For more information, to volunteer or to get involved, please click here.
McCombs BBA Alumni Network Advisory Board
Congratulations to the newly appointed McCombs BBA Alumni Network Advisory Board. The Advisory Board sets the direction and goals for the McCombs BBA Alumni Network. Advisory Board positions are limited, but membership will rotate every year to allow new, enthusiastic individuals to participate. To view a list of current board members, click here.
McCombs in the News
Kumar on Perils of Investing Too Close to Home
The New York Times, June 15, 2008
There’s no place like home, but staying too close to home can have unintended consequences for investors. These insights come from "Long Georgia, Short Colorado? The Geography of Return Predictability," a study co-authored by Alok Kumar, assistant professor of finance at McCombs. Read story.
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Wednesday, July 23, 2008