Bauer College of Business
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The Bauer College of Business is an academic college at the University of Houston and is fully accredited by the AACSB International. It offers B.B.A., M.B.A., MS Accountancy, MS Finance, and the city’s only Ph.D. program in business administration. The College has five academic departments: Accountancy and Taxation, Decision and Information Sciences, Finance, Management, and Marketing and Entrepreneurship. The Bauer College is home to five centers and institutes.
[edit] Overview
On July 12, 2000, businessman Ted Bauer announced a $40 million donation to the University of Houston's College of Business Administration. In recognition of his generosity, the college was renamed the C. T. Bauer College of Business.
The evening MBA program is ranked 27th nationally and 4th regionally (BusinessWeek 2007)
Ranked in the top 50 among public undergraduate business schools (BusinessWeek 2007)
Ranked 82nd among all undergraduate business schools (BusinessWeek 2008)
Ranked 2nd among the top undergraduate entrepreneurship programs (Princeton Review & Entrepreneur Magazine 2007)
Ranked 40th among public undergraduate business schools (US News & World Report 2008)
Top Undergraduate Business Program in Houston
Top Undergraduate Sales Program in the U.S. (largest enrollment and most extensive curriculum)
MBA Program is ranked 5th among public universities for producing CEOs of S&P 500 companies
EMBA Program is ranked 17th in the U.S. among public EMBA programs (2004 Financial Times)
EMBA Program is ranked 76th in the World (2006 Financial Times)
Finance faculty is ranked 8th in the country by the Academic Analytics’ Faculty Scholarly Productivity (FSP) Index
[edit] Notable alumni
- John Baugh (BBA, 1936), Founder, Sysco Corporation
- Rick Bowen (BBA, 1988, MBA 1991), Former President, Peabody Energy
- David Callender (MBA, 1995), President, University of Texas Medical Branch
- G. Edward Clark (MBA, 1979), President and CEO, FedEx Trade Networks
- Samuel DiPiazza (MS Accy, 1973), Chairman and Global CEO, PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Karl D. Harrison (BBA, 1996), Former President, Rubbermaid
- James C. Houck (MBA, 1972), President and CEO, Western Oil Sands
- Karen Katz (MBA, 1982), President and CEO, Neiman Marcus
- Louis B. Katopodis (BBA, 1971), President and CEO, Fiesta Mart
- Fran Keeth (BS, MBA, JD), President and CEO, Shell Chemical, LP
- Donita R. Koval (BBA 1981, MBA 1983), President and CEO, Omega Bank
- Kenneth Lay (PhD, 1970), Former CEO, Enron
- Aylwin Lewis (MBA, 1990), President and CEO, Kmart
- David McClanahan (MBA, 1976), President and CEO, CenterPoint Energy
- Jack B. Moore (BBA, 1977), President and CEO, Cameron (company)
- John Moores (BS, JD), founder, Peregrine Systems; co-founder, BMC Software; owner, San Diego Padres
- Mark Papa (MBA, 1980), Chairman and CEO, EOG Resources
- Richard Rawson (BBA, 1972), President, Administaff
- Howard Schramm (MBA, 1978), Executive Vice President and CFO, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital
- Lane Sloan (MS 1979, MS 1983), Former CFO, Shell Oil Company, Former President and CEOShell Chemical Company
- John Stubblefield (BBA, 1970), Former CFO, Sysco Corporation
- Kenneth R. Trammell (BBA, 1984), Executive Vice President and CFO, Tenneco
- Jack Valenti, (BBA, 1946), Chairman and CEO, Motion Picture Association
- Robert Waltrip (BBA, 1954), Chairman and Former CEO, Service Corporation International
- Andre Ware (BBA, 1989), 1989 Winner of the Heisman Trophy, Quarterback Detroit Lions (1990-1993)
- Kathryn Whitmire (BBA 1968, MS Accy 1970), Former Mayor, Houston, TX
- David A. Williams (MBA, 1992), President and CEO, Make-A-Wish Foundation
- Bruce Williamson (MBA, 1995), Chairman, CEO, and President, Dynegy
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