LEAD STORY
Praise for scholars »In a culture that lauds the beautiful, wealthy, and entertaining, the work of scholars and educators often goes unnoticed. To give honor where honor is due, Mays Business School presented their Outstanding Doctoral Alumni award to three individuals whose work has had a significant impact on thousands of students, as well as the marketplace.
Deanspeak
Best of both worlds »
Mays Business School is a large place. Because we are large (we have more than 4,200 undergraduate business students), our students have access to leading corporations, guest speakers in classes, and the Aggie network during their studies at Mays.
Perspectives
The Social Capitalist »
Aggie grad Tyler Merrick ’00 shares how he’s changing the world through capitalism.
Executive Speakers
Distinguished Scholar Lecture Series to present renowned business scholar C.K. Prahalad »
This fall, Mays Business School at Texas A&M University has initiated the Dean’s Distinguished Lecture Series as a forum to present distinguished scholars from an array of business disciplines.
Research Notes
Food-borne illness and consumer behavior »
When the FDA announces that a certain brand of beef is the source of a rampant bacterial infection that is affecting hundreds, consumers are forced to take action. Some switch brands, some opt to pay more for a higher-quality product, and some stop buying beef altogether. What factors determine which option a consumer chooses?
Donors Corner
Cocanougher Chair dedication to be held at Mays »
The Benton Cocanougher Chair in Business will be dedicated this Friday, October 23, at Mays Business School. The inaugural chair holder is Luis Gomez-Mejia, professor of management. The chair was funded by a gift from the school’s namesake, Lowry Mays ’57, who recently provided $7.5 million with matching funds to create a $12 million gift; this gift is dedicated to faculty support and will provide six faculty chairs and three eminent scholar chairs.