Mizzou Business Online
February 2008
Everyone has some occasions that are never forgotten; in fact, many details remain vivid in your mind. I experienced two such events last fall:
- One was being in Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City the evening of November 24 when MU's football Tigers beat the KU Jayhawks 36-28 to claim crown in the Big 12's northern division! What a night. . .
- Believe it or not, I had an even better experience 36 days earlier. On October 19,... we announced that Geraldine Trulaske had again stepped forward to support the college in a most generous way and, in turn, MU's business school would be forever known as the Robert J. Trulaske, Sr. College of Business, in honor of her late husband Bob.
How the Trulaske gift transforms business and accounting education at Mizzou's business school
Robert J. Trulaske, Sr., who passed away in September 2004, graduated from the University of Missouri in 1940 with a BS BA degree. He attributed his success in business to the education he earned at MU.
Last October, Geraldine Trulaske paid tribute to her late husband and his love for his alma mater with the latest in a series of gifts that provide financial resources to transform our college's educational programs, thereby greatly benefiting not only today's students but also future generations of students.
If success is contagious, students in the Robert J. Trulaske, Sr. College of Business will be exposed in a big way with the spring semester speakers' roster. Imagine meeting and talking with Ralph Babb, chairman and CEO of Comerica, one of the 20 largest banks in the U.S., or having a Q & A session with Warren Buffett. Exposure to today's great business leaders of our time helps students "catch" the secrets of success.
Adam Crossett, a first-year MBA student in the Trulaske College of Business and punter for the Missouri Tigers, was named an ESPN the Magazine First-Team Academic All-American last Dec. The honor recognizes Crossett's 3.96 GPA combined with his outstanding performance as a punter, where he ranks fifth in MU's career punting averages.
Crossett earned his undergraduate degree in business with an emphasis in marketing. "When you set foot on campus and see Cornell Hall, you know there's a commitment to the College of Business," says Crossett, of Liberty, Mo.
William Shakespeare said, "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet." Fast forward 400 years, and names - at least in academia - mean recognition and rewards for faculty members. In particular, a named position such as an endowed professorship provides a faculty member with measures of both prestige and financial support.
The School of Accountancy was once again "flying high" when academic leaders across the nation were asked to name schools that consistently produce students capable of becoming partners in the accountancy profession.
Inder Khurana, the Deloitte Professor, teaching an accounting class. The School's programs were all ranked in the top 25 in the Public Accounting Report's annual survey.
The Jeffrey E. Smith Institute of Real Estate at MU invites you to attend the 2008 Forum, which will include a live video conference with Warren Buffett. The day-long program will also feature breakout sessions with nationally acclaimed speakers in real estate. Registration required.
Let your fellow alumni know what's new with you! E-mail us, and we'll include
your update in a future issue of Mizzou Business magazine.
About the Robert J. Trulaske, Sr. College of Business
The Trulaske College of Business, founded in 1914, enrolls nearly 4,000 undergraduate students and 345 graduate students. The college has four academic units – Accountancy, Finance, Management, and Marketing – with 64 full-time faculty members. The college offers an undergraduate degree in business administration, an MBA degree, a 150-hour program that confers both undergraduate and master’s degrees in accountancy, and PhD degrees in both accountancy and business administration.
The college takes great pride in its graduates. About 30,000 alumni are contributing their expertise to the public and private sectors in every state in the U.S. and in a host of foreign countries.
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Last Edited: 2/29/2008