From work-life balance to earning the respect of colleagues in a male-dominated industry, Hallie Vanderhider, president and chief operating officer for Black Stone Minerals, knows the obstacles that come with establishing a career—and being a business woman.
The end is near, says Ken Lewis, chairman and CEO of Bank of America. No, not the end of the world—the end of the U.S. recession. Last week, Lewis shared insights on the economy from his unique perspective as leader of the largest bank in the nation with students at Texas A&M University’s Mays Business School.
Instead of asking his audience to silence their cell phones before his presentation, Rick Lindner, senior executive vice president and chief financial officer of AT&T, told students at Mays Business School the opposite.
L.C. “Chaz” Neely ’62 credits his A&M education with much of his success over the past three decades. For that reason, Neely and his wife, Trisha, have continued their ongoing support to Mays Business School with a recent gift of $500,000, which will establish an endowed scholarship fund for Business Honors students.
How did you get started in business after you graduated? What’s the biggest business mistake you ever made? What advice do you have for students that are worried about finding a job in this economy?
These were a few of the questions students put to two executive speakers at Mays Business School at Texas A&M University. Former students and highly successful businessmen Terry Hatchett ’68 and Brandon Coleman ’78 shared their accrued wisdom with current students at Mays during recent visits.
Supporting the education of future business leaders is important to L.E. Simmons, which is why he and his wife, Virginia, recently agreed to give $100,000 to establish the Virginia and L.E. Simmons Family Foundation Honors Scholarship at Mays Business School.
Tony Weber ’84 returned to campus recently with a mission: to let Mays students know about the highly profitable opportunities available in private equity. Weber, who has worked in the energy industry since graduation, and specifically in the private equity industry for the past six years, says it’s an area more students at his alma mater need to know about.
The Business Honors program at Mays Business School celebrated 21 years of excellence on January 31st. The festive gathering was a time to celebrate a milestone in the life of the program, as well as an opportunity to introduce prospective students to what Business Honors has to offer.
What do Chicago-style pizza, a nine-iron, and a prison inmate have in common?
No, this isn’t the opening of a joke. All of these are elements in the education of Business Honors students at Mays Business School. This highly selective group (only 30% of applicants are accepted each year) is getting out of the classroom and into the real world for hands-on educational experiences that they aren’t likely to forget.
At the end of the semester, students tend to relax when it comes to class attendance and note-taking. This was not the case, however, for the final meetings of the introduction to Business (BUSN 100) class, which featured Al Reese ’71 as a guest lecturer. Reese, who is the chief financial officer of ATP Oil & Gas Corporation, gave students practical advice for succeeding in the business world. He spoke to 150 students in two sections of the class.
