Built by Love
One Mays student has turned tragedy into a business plan to help others heal

Just outside College Station lies a two-acre plot of land with a white rock road twisting toward a large red barn and connected two-bed, two-bath house. The front yard regularly pastures neighbor’s horses and the barn itself stands open to the world, welcoming in evening’s cool breezes. It is a picturesque place and one would never know that anything was amiss except its occupant, Mandy LaCombe ’05.
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Demand spikes for Mays INFO majors
Given the trends in salary offers and new business opportunities, IT careers are hot again

Employers in need of management information systems graduates are seeking face-time at Mays — and that’s no surprise, given that demand has spiked as schools have produced fewer systems specialists who understand how a company’s technology can drive their overall strategy.
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Gaining an Aggie education
Man graduates inspired by his uncle, father and son

Robert Eugene Vick came to Texas A&M in 2001 with a pair of borrowed cowboy boots and a legacy to uphold. Graduating in December 2005 at the age of 46, Vick fulfilled a promise of education to an inspiring family of men who died too soon and a son who overcame personal tragedy to earn his own Aggie degree.
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Ethics in Action
R. Austin Daily, Director of the Professional Program and Deloitte & Touche Professor

During the past few years the accounting profession has been involved in a number of ethical lapses. As a consequence, the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy now requires that CPA candidates complete a three-hour course in accounting ethics.
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