Creating a Legacy: Laura B. Smith Faculty Scholar
Murray Smith and his wife, Linda Smith, create an endowed fund in remembrance of his mother’s career as design faculty at OSU.
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Murray Smith and his wife, Linda Smith, create an endowed fund in remembrance of his mother’s career as design faculty at OSU.
A year into the pandemic and with slightly brighter days ahead, our alumni take us through their experiences and the places and spaces in which their businesses operate. They also answer the question: When and how will “normal” days return?
Beaverton Foods has enjoyed more than 90 years of success because of hard work, good taste and innovation.
Oregon State University Board of Trustees member and College of Business alumna Patty Bedient steps up for Business Catalyst Scholars Program.
Mary Coucher ’83 is a College of Engineering graduate who’s also been an active member of the Dean’s Council of Excellence in the College of Business.
Zoe-Vonna Palmrose Palmrose has had a long, prestigious academic career and is our 2019-2020 Innovative and Distinguished Business Professional.
Willen Sin ’13 can tell you straight up – it only takes .9 seconds to change the result of a game – and he firmly believes that life is no different.
At 56, Susie Wright, a longtime stylist for Nordstrom and influential fashion blogger, finishes what she started as an undergrad.
'I remember being scared when I lost my job; I remember feeling like I had failed in some major way. But I realize that the experience of losing my job ... was also really freeing. '
Entrepreneur and co-founder of Shwood Eyewear Dan Genco’s words of encouragement to the Class of 2020.
April Davenport, just months before graduation, has an award-winning fashion line, an award-winning business and a position at Billy Footwear, an adaptive shoe company.
“My expectation at that meeting was that I was the student, and I would be helping them, assisting someone. But I quickly realized that I was their researcher, expected to supply them with information they didn’t have.”
A story with a familiar ring – Tom Toomey ’82 came from a humble household in Oregon, putting himself through college by working full-time.
More than 200 guests came together in The Nines, including the 70 College of Business students who made the trip to Portland to express their thanks in person, and share details of their own life experiences to celebrate the power of people and actions.
With expanded Portland offerings, the College of Business delivers hybrid education that meets workforce demand.
Mindful of what she saw as the economic condition of the industry and the need for survival, Switzer worked a few positions after that first job collapsed. All brought necessary tools to her toolbox to eventually build her own business.
Hansen, at 49, questioned whether it was too late to start an MBA program. But if not “now,” then maybe the answer was never.