We mourn the passing of Billy Joe "Red" McCombs and are thinking of his family and friends at this time. Red was widely known for his philanthropy. In 2000, he and his family donated $50 million to the business school at
@UTAustin
, which now bears his name.
Texas McCombs Dean
@JCHartzell
has been selected as the interim President of
@UTAustin
. We know firsthand the incredible leader Dean Hartzell has been at McCombs and we are thrilled for his exciting new chapter to serve the university at large.
We are saddened about the death of Jason Spindler who was killed in the Kenyan terror attack this week. Jason was a
#McCombs
Finance graduate. Our hearts and prayers are with his family and loved ones.
Congratulations to
@JCHartzell
on being named the 30th President of
@utaustin
! We know firsthand how your leadership has supported Longhorns for years and the McCombs community is celebrating you today!
#WhyMcCombs
#WhatStartsHere
@UTexasMcCombs
@sehlinger3
I didn't get a "we're proud to have you" when I transferred into McCombs? Don't mean to take anything away from
@sehlinger3
and apologies for coming off negative - just think it is important to minimize unequal glorification.
The Texas McCombs community is saddened to hear about the passing of Charline McCombs. She was an incredible philanthropist and generous spirit and our hearts are with the McCombs family at this time.
We are thrilled to see Texas McCombs’ graduate and U.S Senate candidate,
@mjhegar
, as the keynote speaker for the 2019 Austin Women’s Way Awards! We are proud to sponsor this celebration of innovative women.
#WhyMcCombs
@austinwoman
We are proud to welcome Brené Brown to the UT community as a visiting professor of management at Texas McCombs! She’s bringing her courage-building program Dare to Lead. Read the full announcement:
#DaretoLeadUT
@BreneBrown
Today, UT President
@JCHartzell
and Dean
@MillsLil
joined the McCombs family in San Antonio to honor and celebrate the life of Red McCombs. We continue to pay tribute to Red on the 40 Acres tonight. With deep gratitude for his vision and his generosity. Hook 'em, Red.
Over 2,000 Texas McCombs students graduate this Friday and Saturday. This 2017 Gallup survey predicts they will be alright, alright, alright!
@UTAustin
Alumni Are Thriving
The results are are in! We are proud to share that our
@UTexasBBA
ranks No. 5 in the latest from
@usnews
. Texas McCombs has the most top 10 specialties of any school. Learn more about our rankings here:
#WhyMcCombs
Texas McCombs visiting professor
@BreneBrown
says it best, "the world does not ready itself to our plans." We can learn to be courageous and reset in order to change the world. Horns up and congratulations to the incredible class of 2020!
#McCombsGrad20
#UTGrad20
@UTAustin
10 Years at No. 1 -- The Accounting programs at Texas McCombs have ranked first in Public Accounting Report for 10 years! We are proud to provide world class education along with incredible faculty, staff and students. Congratulations!
20 years ago Red & Charline McCombs changed the lives of countless Longhorns with their $50 million gift. It not only gave the McCombs School of Business its name but transformed it. Learn more about their generosity here: .
#McCombsLegacy20
@UTAustin
Texas McCombs
@UTAustin
takes high marks once again in
@usnews
Best Grad Schools list! The Full-Time
@UTexasMBA
Program makes top 20 and 7 specialties make top 10, including Accounting at No.1 for the 16th year in a row.
#WhyMcCombs
#WhatStartsHere
Congratulations, Texas McCombs Class of 2022!
You are now part of a powerful network of 100,000 alumni and a 100-year legacy of blazing trails in business. We can’t wait to see how you change the world! 🎓🤘🌎
#WhatStartsHere
#McCombsGrad22
#McCombs100
#utgrad22
🤘Texas McCombs is working hard behind the scenes to support our students, faculty, and staff remotely. We are energized by our shared Longhorn spirit! We’re
#UTtogether
! Share your photos with your horns up from wherever you are, and tag
#UTtogether
!
#WhyMcCombs
#WhatStartsHere
Proud of Desert Door Distillery founders, Brent Looby, Ryan Campbell, and Judson Kauffman,
@UTexasMBA
'17, now donating bottles of hand sanitizer to first responders!
#WhatStartsHere
#WhyMcCombs
🤘
A big
#HookEm
is in order for the
@UTAustin
alumni owners of Desert Door Texas Sotol. They just donated 70 bottles of hand sanitizer to keep our officers safe! More about their effort:
If You’re So Smart, Why Aren’t You Happy? |
McCombs Professor Raj Raghunathan explains why happiness is elusive and what you can do today to make changes that count. // Thanks to
@tferriss
for sharing happiness tips in
#5bulletfriday
For the full article:
At 6 foot 3 inches tall, with red hair and a booming baritone, McCombs was a giant of entrepreneurship and philanthropy. The Texas legend, namesake of the McCombs School of Business, died Feb. 19, 2023 at age 95. Read his full obituary:
Texas McCombs is thrilled to announce 14 of our 22 concentrations in our full-time
@UTexasMBA
program are now
#STEM
(science, technology, engineering, math) certified, demonstrating a level of quantitative rigor across the MBA program. Learn more at
Congratulations to Associate Dean for Instructional Innovation Prabhudev Konana, Ph.D., on being named dean of the
@Smithschool
at
@uofmaryland
! His visionary leadership over his 25 years at
@utaustin
has prepared McCombs & our students for the future. We wish him great success!
"Students would move if I sat near them. It was as if I were contagious."
Peggy Holland, McCombs' first Black BBA graduate, opened up about her time on the Forty Acres in 1958
Dean
@MillsLil
welcomed McCombs’ first Black graduate Peggy Drake Holland '63 today to honor her experience and accomplishments. Read more about the new student lounge and exhibit that bears this trailblazer’s name:
#mccombs100
#BlackHistoryMonth
In this year's
@usnews
Best National Universities, McCombs’ undergraduate program lands at No. 7 and all 13 business specialties rank in the top 10! 🌎🤘
#WhyMcCombs
#WhatStartsHere
JUST IN:
@americaeconomia
ranks Texas McCombs' MBA program number 13 in the world! Our faculty, staff, and students make our program world class, and we are honored.
#WhyMcCombs