Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management

Infobox_University
name = Owen Graduate School of Management

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established = 1969
type = Private
dean = Jim Bradford
students = Approx. 400 MBA/EMBA/MSF/MAcc
campus = Urban, 330 acres
city = Nashville
state = Tenn.
country = USA
website = [http://www.owen.edu www.owen.edu]

Owen Graduate School of Management is the business school of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.

Owen awards six degrees: a standard 2-year MBA, an Executive MBA, a master's of finance, a master's of accountancy, a master's of HealthCare, and a Ph.D..

Owen is renowned for its health care MBA, a unique program that provides students an in-depth educational experience tailored to the health care industry. [cite web |last=Owen Graduate School of Management |title=Health Care MBA |publisher=Vanderbilt University |url=http://www.owen.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbilt/Programs/healthcaremba/index.cfm |accessdate=2007-05-30 ]

Owen's 2-year MBA program is consistently ranked among the top business schools in the nation by major publications. In 2007, Owen was ranked #34 in U.S. News & World Reports, up from #49 in 2006. [cite web |last=U.S. News & World Report |title=Top Business Schools |work=America's Best Graduate Schools 2008 |url=http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/mba/brief/mbarank_brief.php |accessdate=2007-05-30 ] [cite web |last=Owen Graduate School of Management |title=Rankings |publisher=Vanderbilt University |url=http://www.owen.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbilt/About/owen-newsroom/fact-sheet/rankings/index.cfm |accessdate=2007-05-30 ]

History

In 1969, the Owen Graduate School of Management opened its doors to ten students and ten faculty members in a former funeral home. Today, Owen is one of the world's top business schools and is widely recognized for its challenging academics, stimulating and innovative research environment, strong student/faculty ratio, and a spirit of teamwork. The school was renamed in 1977 in honor of Lulu and Ralph "Peck" Owen, former chairman of American Express.

Owen Facts

•Home of several highly regarded research centers, including the Financial Markets Research Center, eLab, Owen Entrepreneurship Center and the Vanderbilt Center for Environmental Management Studies.

•Students won three prominent case competitions in 2005, taking home the top prize from the Thunderbird Innovation Challenge, the Key Bank Minority Case Competition, and the International Operations Case Competition at the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon.

•Offers a Law and Business program, which gives Owen students an opportunity to take interdisciplinary courses at Vanderbilt Law School in subjects such as bankruptcy, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance.

•Offers an MBA with a health care specialization, a unique, groundbreaking program that combines the Owen core business education with active learning through real-world health care experience.

•Is one of the few academic institutions to host a Directors College, a concentrated workshop designed for directors of major corporations, sponsored by the NYSE.

Noted alumni

* Doug Parker, MBA ’86; Chairman/President/CEO, US Airways
* Sara Gates, MBA ’96; Vice President of Identity Management, Sun Microsystems
* Nancy Abbott, EMBA ’91; Vice President of Human Resources, GE Commercial Finance
* John Bogle, MBA ’83; President, Bogle Investment Management
* David Farr, MBA ’81; Chairman & CEO, Emerson Electric Company
* Adena Friedman, MBA ’93; Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Data Products, NASDAQ
* David Ingram, MBA ’89; Chairman/President, Ingram Entertainment, Inc.
* John Ingram, MBA ’86; Chairman, Ingram Distribution Holdings
* David Kloeppel, MBA ’96; EVP/CFO, Gaylord Entertainment Company
* Margaret Mitchell, MBA ’82; Executive Director of Marketing, Merck & Co.
* Mark Tillinger, MBA ’81, Partner, Strategic Services, Accenture
* Josue Gomes da Silva, MBA ’89, President, Coteminas
* Bruce Heyman, MBA ’80, Managing Director/Partner, Goldman Sachs
* Karen Rogers, MBA ’84, VP of US Marketing, FedEx

Noted faculty

* Bill Christie, Research lead to sweeping reform of NASDAQ trading practices
* Luke Froeb, Director of the Bureau of Economics at the Federal Trade Commission (2003-2005); Professor of Management (1993-Current)
* Hans Stoll, Research revolutionized the field of financial derivatives and market microstructures.

Dean

Owen's dean is Jim Bradford, who has experience managing complex organizations and a commitment to Owen’s mission. Jim joined Owen from industry, having served as President and CEO for AFG Industries, Inc., North America’s largest vertically integrated glass manufacturing and fabrication company.

Bradford earned a B.A. from the University of Florida and his J.D. with numerous honors from Vanderbilt University Law School. His employment history also includes 11 years of private legal practice and serving as General Counsel for AFG Industries during its years as a publicly traded company. His academic areas of interest are primarily in global and domestic corporate business strategy and competitive analysis. He is the recipient of the Owen Teaching Award.

References

ee also

*List of United States business school rankings
*List of business schools in the United States

External links

* [http://www.owen.edu Official site]