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Program Distinctions:

The University of Utah is ranked second in the country for taking university generated technology to market, Association of University Technology Managers

Undergraduate Accounting Ranked #24, Public Accounting Report

Executive MBA #34 in the nation and #80 in the world, Financial Times

Family friendly business school #6 in the US, Princeton Review

Faculty:

Number: 82 full-time faculty including 59 tenure-track

Finance faculty: No. 20 in the world in research, Financial Management Association and Arizona State University

Faculty research: No. 22 in the United States among universities with executive MBA programs, Financial Times

Faculty research: No. 45 in North America for research contributions 2003-2007, The University of Texas at Dallas

Students:

Undergraduate:
2,531 majors
154 minors
394 international studies majors

Graduate: 750
Traditional MBA: 110
Executive MBA: 155
Professional MBA: 316
Joint MBA programs(Enrollment included with MBA): Law, Architecture, Healthcare Administration
Master of Accounting: 82
Master of Healthcare Administration: 22
Master of Science in Finance: 57

Ph.D. students: 52

Alumni:

Total: 32,617
Undergraduate Alumni: 24,238
Graduate Alumni: 10,699
Doctoral Alumni: 206

Distinguished members:

Jerry C. Atkin, President and CEO, SkyWest Inc.

Stephen R. Covey, Co-founder, Franklin Covey and author of best selling book, "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People"

Spencer F. Eccles, Former Chairman and CEO, First Security Corp.

Robert H. Garff, Chairman and CEO, Garff Enterprises

Jake Garn, Former United States Senator from Utah

Pierre Lassonde, Former President, Newmont Mining Corp. and Chairman of the World Gold Council

J. W. Marriott Jr., Chairman and CEO, Marriott International Inc.

Robert McDonald, CEO, Procter & Gamble Co.

David Neeleman, Founder and Chairman, JetBlue Airways Corp.

John Nogowski, President, Paramount Pictures Television

Harris Simmons, CEO and Chairman, Zions Bancorporation.

Norman H. Wesly, Former Chairman and CEO, Fortune Brands

Timeline:

1896: Business education begins at the University of Utah as part of the Economics and Sociology Department.

1917: University establishes the School of Commerce and Finance.

1936: Becomes one of the first colleges in the nation to receive the highest level of accreditation available from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

1955: Launches MBA program, one of the first west of the Rocky Mountains.

1966: With enrollment approaching 1,600, school moves to its current complex -- the Business Classroom Building, Kendall D. Garff Building, and the Francis Armstrong Madsen Building.

1991: Emma Eccles establishes a $15 million endowment to honor the legacy of her father, David Eccles (1849-1912), one of the state's leading entrepreneurs who is credited with establishing 48 throughout Utah, Idaho, Oregon and Wyoming. The school is named the David Eccles School of Business.

2000: C. Roland Christensen Center opens to provide broad access to technology and space for students to study and interact.

2006: Canadian philanthropist and alumnus Pierre Lassonde donates $13.25 million to create the largest entrepreneur center in the United States.

2007: The Sorenson Legacy Foundation donates $6 million to create an interdisciplinary center for the study of discovery and innovation.

2008: Ivory-Boyer Real Estate Center is dedicated to provide education and experience in corporate real estate development.

The Pierre Lassonde Entrepreneur Center opens doors in new facility at Fort Douglas.

2009: Groundbreaking is scheduled for a 188,681 square-foot, state-of-the-art building to accommodate educational and research needs.

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For more information please contact Chris Treasure with David Eccles School of Business Public Relations 801.587.9456 or christopher.treasure@business.utah.edu.