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DESB recognized as a top family friendly Business School
For the third consecutive year the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah is ranked in the Princeton Review’s issue of “Best Business Schools”. From a pool of 301 schools, Princeton Review ranks the U as the third “Most Family Friendly” business school in the country. (read more)

Gangplank Utah’ Creates Gathering Place for Individuals, Ideas and Innovation‘
A group of Utahns has organized an independent, statewide idea and technology environment open to everyone who wants to expand their circle of relationships and knowledge by collaborating, creating and innovating. Based on the successful Gangplank organization started in Phoenix, Ariz. in 2008, Gangplank Utah (gangplankut.org) brings together individuals, micro-business owners, industry veterans, university students and others in an informal setting to share ideas in an open, collaborative community. (read more)

U Alum holds onto Utah ties while pursuing global success
David Dredge, an alum of the University of Utah, recently made world news being named Managing Director for Portfolio Management at Artradis Fund Management, Singapore’s largest hedge fund manager.  Having actively participated in the development of Singapore’s financial market, it is no wonder that David has led Royal Bank of Scotland, Bank of America and now Artradis in one of the world’s prime emerging financial markets.  (read more)

University of Utah grad has ambitious plans as new CEO of P&G
New Procter & Gamble Co. chief Bob McDonald, who earned his MBA at the University of Utah in 1978, sees a brighter future for the 172-year-old company through selling more diapers, detergent and shampoo in places like India and Africa. With ambitious plans to double sales and streamline the world's largest consumer products company, whose sales and earnings growth have slowed during the recession (read more)

David Eccles School of Business welcomes new Dean
Taylor Randall, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at the David Eccles School of Business, will replace Jack Brittain as the Dean of the David Eccles School of Business on July 1, 2009. While Randall will not formally become Dean until July, he will be in the leadership role immediately with Brittain's support as he makes the transition. (read more)

In the News

Former U students changing the way people see clothing as their organic clothing line takes off
Brittany Olsen and Havilah Mills are counting on their new clothing line to reshape the way consumers think about their health and the planet, one T-shirt at a time. The two twentysomethings are owners of The Green Element, which sells tanks, T-shirts, hoodies, hats and a women's underwear line called Eco-Booty -- all made with organic cotton and water-based inks.- Salt Lake Tribune

Eccles Business School dean named
A third-generation David Eccles School of Business professor has been named the school's dean.Taylor Randall, who has worked as an accounting professor at the University of Utah for the past 10 years officially took over the position last week. - Deseret News

U alum see fliers waiting to claim bags as captive audience 
"They're a captive audience, waiting 15 minutes or so for bags to arrive," says Zack Clark of DoubleTake Marketing, which designs and installs ads. "It brings some color and revenue to the airport." The ads are large adhesive banners placed on the moving portion of the baggage carousel. For carousels that have a series of metal plates that collapse on each other, DoubleTake applies an adhesive graphic to each plate to compose one large banner. Ads range from 20 feet wide to an entire belt. - USA Today

We see products grouped close together as being ‘contagious’
Volunteers who were told that three of the bottles had defective lids were the most likely to choose from the spaced apart group, and the volunteers who thought that three of the bottles contained gift coupons were the most likely to choose from the closely spaced group. Based on their observations, the researchers came to the conclusion that people tend to view products that are grouped close together as being “contagious”.

U alum named named GM of Miller Motorsports Park
John Larson has been appointed to Senior Vice President and General Manager of Miller Motorsports Park. In this role he will oversee the day-to-day operations of the track and take responsibility for the future success of the venue. Prior to this position, Larson was Vice President of Finance for the Larry H. Miller Sports & Entertainment division.

Looking for a team? The Rockies want you
Monfort, a Colorado native who graduated from the University of Utah in 1982 with a degree in marketing and business management, has been in the Rockies' front office since their inception in the early 1990s and recently donated $1 million to the U. athletic department. - Deseret News

U business alum brings Colorado Rockies to Utah
As a student at the University of Utah's David Eccles School of Business, Colorado native Charles Monfort was struck by how many Denver Broncos' fans he met in Salt Lake City. Monfort has kept that in mind since becoming chairman and CEO of the Colorado Rockies baseball team in 2003, 11 years after graduating from the U. of U. with a bachelor's degree in marketing and business management. - Salt Lake Tribune

U alum, George Strike sees business expand to Utah
Despite the recession, Martinizing has maintained good growth in part because the company's target demographic is middle - to upper-middle income households in affluent neighborhoods, said Strike, a Salt Lake City native, who has a business administration degree from the University of Utah.

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