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Fellowship Opens The Door to Opportunities

Ira D. Hall, BS ’66, MBA ’76, knows what it takes to transform the lives of promising students. As a member of the GSB Advisory Council and volunteer leader at the school and university, Hall embodies the Stanford
tradition of making a difference by giving back. As a testament to the school’s commitment to a diverse student body, Hall recently established the Ira D. Hall Fell owship to provide financial support to MBA candidates at the GSB, with a preference for African-American students. In addition, he continues to support annual unrestricted giving to the school.

Service-minded Alumnus Sets Shining Example

A self-described farm boy who started out in a one-room
schoolhouse in North Dakota, Ralph Thrane, MBA ’58,
came to the Graduate School of Business on the GI bill.
A research assistantship helped finance his studies. Since leaving
the GSB, his leadership in fundraising and volunteer activities
has become a hallmark of his long and successful career.

Professorship Reflects Lifelong Stanford Ties

With the generosity of Robert Eliot King, MBA ’60, and Dorothy J. King, the Stanford GSB has added the Thrive Foundation for Youth Professorship to its roster of endowed chairs. As an investment in the intellectual vitality of the school, their gift is essential in continuing to attract, retain, and develop superior faculty members at the GSB whose path-breaking ideas shape the way we understand management in an increasingly complex world.

Delivering on Our Vision: A Message from the Dean

In his final year as dean, Robert L. Joss reflects on the transformations underway at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Since the launch of The Stanford Challenge, the school has embarked on implementing a vision that will have significant impact on generations of future students, faculty, and alumni.

GSB Announces Sharon Marine as
Associate Dean for Development

The Stanford Graduate School of Business announced that Sharon Marine has been promoted to Associate Dean for Development. She succeeds David Kennedy, who is leaving the GSB to become a Senior Associate Vice President for Development at Stanford University.

Stanford Business School Breaks Ground On
New Campus for 21st Century

The Stanford Graduate School of Business formally broke ground on its new business school campus September 10. Designed to fulfill the academic needs of the School’s new MBA curriculum and other programs for the 21st century, the 360,000-square-foot campus will comprise eight buildings around three quadrangles and will be named the Knight Management Center.

MBA Class of 2008 Gift Shatters Record: $1.2 Million

Members of the MBA Class of 2008 will be remembered as the class of One Million Dreams, the name they gave their class gift campaign when they embarked on their goal to raise $1 million. At graduation, their record-breaking $1.2 million gift to the business school exceeded previous records both in terms of dollars raised and classmates participating.

Honoring One of a Kind:
The George G. C. Parker Professorship

It is a GSB tradition to honor outstanding faculty members with an enduring legacy designed to benefit future generations. It comes as no surprise that George G. C. Parker, the Dean Witter Distinguished Professor of Finance, Emeritus, is the inspiration for a number of colleagues, friends, and former students to establish an endowed chair in his honor.

The Business of Preserving Our Planet

As the lead donor to the GSB's Campus Sustainability Fund, C. Angus Wurtele, MBA '61, is ensuring the Knight Management Center will not only be a friendly environment for innovative teaching, research, and multidisciplinary collaborations, but will also be friendly to the environment.

Business School's Key Role in The Stanford Challenge

Make a Gift NowAs an integral part of The Stanford Challenge, the University's historic campus-wide campaign, the GSB has ambitious plans for reinventing management education. Priorities include curricular innovations, new collaborations, and a new state-of-the-art campus.

The Stanford Challenge

Stanford University President John L. Hennessy announces a university-wide campaign focused on seeking solutions and educating leaders through a variety of new initiatives involving all seven schools.

Nike Founder Phil Knight to Give $105 Million to Stanford Business School

NIKE Inc. founder and chairman Philip H. Knight, MBA'62, commits $105 million to Stanford University's Graduate School of Business, to be primarily directed toward paving the way for a new campus. It is believed to be the largest gift ever given to a business school.

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