Mays Business School

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November 2009

Articles tagged ‘Blue Bell Creameries’

Kruse ’77 and Blue Bell Creameries to fund chair in business at A&M

By Chrystal Houston • August 7th, 2009 • Category: Donors Corner, Former Students

Doing the right thing is at the core of the business philosophy at Blue Bell Creameries. Recently, Blue Bell CEO and President Paul Kruse ’77 announced that he and the company would jointly support another Texas icon: Texas A&M University. The gift of $500,000, matched by funds from Peggy and Lowry Mays ’57, will establish the Blue Bell Creameries Chair in Business at A&M’s Mays Business School in the total amount of $1 million.


Kruse ’77 shares his story of sweet success in the ice cream industry

By Chrystal Houston • April 23rd, 2009 • Category: Executive Speakers, Former Students

Paul Kruse ’77 says he’d go to work everyday even if they didn’t pay him. This sounds like extreme dedication to his business, but once you hear about what Kruse does for a living, you’ll volunteer for his job, too: he is the president and CEO of Blue Bell Creameries, maker of the iconic Texas brand, Blue Bell Ice Cream.