FACULTY
The School’s faculty offer a wealth of academic and business experience to students. Over 96% of them have earned a Ph.D. or the highest degree in their field. And all are actively involved in scholarly activities that include: authoring college textbooks and numerous books, articles and conference papers; original research projects; business, government and industrial consulting; and conducting sponsored research for academic programs. Such scholarly activities enable faculty to stay current in and contribute to their fields of knowledge, as well as to bring a balanced perspective between theory and practice into the classroom.
Enrollment
Undergraduate 1,883
MBA (full-time) 136
MBA (part-time) 963
Executive MBA 120
MS in Accounting 155
Executive Education 180
Ph.D. 55
Top Employers
CIGNA
CitiCorp
Aetna
GE
Hartford Financial Services
Hartford Life
Purdue Pharma
Travelers
General Dynamics
UBS Warburg
United Technologies Corp
Academic Areas
Accounting
Finance
Healthcare Management
Real Estate
Management
Marketing
Operations & Information Management
ALUMNI
27,000+ worldwide including:
Robert W. Crispin, '75 MBA; President & CIO, ING Investment Management, Inc.
Robert E. Diamond, '77 MBA; CEO, Barclays Capital, & Chairman, Barclays Global Investors
Penelope A. Dobkin, '76, '79 MBA; Portfolio Manager, Fidelity International Growth & Income Fund
Douglas J. Elliott, '83; President & CEO, Travelers Property Casualty Corp.
Michael Friedman, '77 MBA; EVP & COO, Purdue Pharma LP
Mark E. Freitas, '81; President & COO, Frank Crystal & Company
David A. Gang, '81; Executive Vice President, Products & Programming/CTO, WebMD Health
Janet M. Hansen, '78 MBA; President & CEO, Aquarion Water Company
John Y. Kim '87 MBA; President, Prudential Retirement
Joseph E. Parsons, '79; President & CEO, GE Equity
Retired:
Janet A. Alpert, '78 MBA; President, LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc.
Janet M. Hansen, '78 MBA; President & CEO, Aquarion Water Company
Christopher P. A. Komisarjevsky, '79 MBA; President & CEO Worldwide, Burson-Marsteller
MILESTONES
1940’s
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1941
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School of Business established with Laurence J. Ackerman as Dean.
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1947
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First academic departments introduced – Accounting, Finance, Industrial Administration, Insurance, Law & Secretarial Studies, and Marketing.
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1950’s
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1957
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Evening MBA Program at the Hartford campus is offered.
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1958
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The School’s undergraduate program earns accreditation by AACSB International – the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
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1959
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Real Estate studies are added to the curriculum.
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1960’s
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1960
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Full-Time MBA Program is launched and is only open to Air Force officers.
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1963
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Dean Ackerman retires and is succeeded by Dean Robert O. Harvey.
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1964
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Full-Time MBA Program opens to civilians.
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1965
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Center for Real Estate & Urban Economic Studies (CREUES) is established.
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1967
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First undergraduate internship program is established.
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1968
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Standardization of Storrs, Hartford & Stamford MBA Programs occurs.
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1970’s
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1971
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All three MBA Programs earn accreditation by AACSB International.
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1974
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Dean Ronald J. Patten succeeds retiring Dean Harvey.
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1979
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Health Care Management is added as a specialization to the MBA Program.
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1980’s
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1980
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Connecticut Small Business Development Center (CSBDC) is established.
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1981
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Information Management becomes an academic department, spinning off from Management, and eventually becomes Operations & Information Management.
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1982
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Business Career Center is established through a grant from CIGNA.
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1984
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Thomas J. & Bette Wolff Program in Entrepreneurship is established.
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1985
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Both graduate and undergraduate Accounting Programs receive AACSB International accreditation.
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1987
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First students are admitted into the Ph.D. Program.
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1988
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Dean Patten retires and is succeeded by Dean David Kidwell.
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1990’s
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1990
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First students are admitted into the Executive MBA Program.
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1992
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Dean Kidwell resigns and is succeeded by Dean Thomas G. Gutteridge.
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1993
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School of Business Hall of Fame is established.
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1994
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The School’s first web site is established.
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1995
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The School is designated as one of 27 Centers for International Business Education & Research (CIBER) in the country.
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1996
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The first endowed chair is established – the Robert Cizik Chair in Manufacturing & Technology Management; the GE Capital Global Learning Center is established; the first Ackerman Scholars are named.
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1997
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UConn Downtown campus opens in the Travelers Education Center; the Connecticut Information Technology Institute (CITI) is established.
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1998
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New UConn Stamford campus opens its doors.
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1999
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The School breaks ground for a new state-of-the-art, $27 million learning and research facility; the Treibick Family Electronic Commerce Initiative Fund (TECI) is established.
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2000’s
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2000
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$1 million Student Managed Investment Fund is established; the Treibick Family Chair for CITI, the Gladstein Professor in Information Management and Innovation, and the Shenkman Family Chair in E-Business are established; WebCT is introduced in the School to enhance learning and facilitate online course delivery.
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2001
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The School opens the doors to its new home on Hillside Road; in partnership with GE, edgelab opens in Stamford providing 40 student internships; ING Center and the ING Chair in Financial Services established; Auran J. Fox Chair in E-Business is established; School completes and achieves the Kresge Challenge.
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2002
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BusinessWeek ranks UConn among the “Best B-Schools” in the country; Interim Dean CF Sirmans replaces Dean Gutteridge.
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2003
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William C. (Curt) Hunter is appointed Dean.
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2004
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UConn School of Business Graduate Business Learning Center and SS&C Technologies Financial Accelerator open in downtown Hartford; additional $1 million is added to the Student Managed Investment Fund.
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2006
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Interim Dean Mo Hussein replaces Dean Hunter.
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2008
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P. Christopher Earley is appointed Dean.
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