MBA receives McGowan Scholarship

MBA receives McGowan Scholarship

Aisha Acres (MBA ’09) was named the 2008–2009 William G. McGowan Scholar. For the past two years, the Freeman School has had the distinction of being a recipient of a scholarship grant made possible through the generosity of the William G. McGowan Charitable Fund Inc....
Sequent Energy awards scholarships

Sequent Energy awards scholarships

Max Correa (MBA ’09) and Damion Mathis (BSM ’09) were named recipients of the 2009 Sequent Energy Management Scholarships. The students, both of whom are majoring in finance with a specialization in energy, were recognized at a Feb. 12 reception hosted by Sequent in...
Tears mean cash for biz plan competition winner

Tears mean cash for biz plan competition winner

Tears for Life, a company founded by a group of University of Arkansas students to develop a screening tool to detect breast cancer using tears, won the grand prize of $20,000 in the business innovation track of this year’s Tulane Business Plan Competition, but the...
Optimism reigns at Burkenroad Conference

Optimism reigns at Burkenroad Conference

Thirty-three of the 34 companies that presented at this year’s Burkenroad Reports Investment Conference posted negative returns since last year’s conference, but that didn’t stop a record crowd from turning out for this year’s event. “After the last year in the stock...
U.S. News ranks Freeman among the best

U.S. News ranks Freeman among the best

In the latest edition of its America’s Best Graduate Schools guidebook, U.S. News & World Report ranked the Freeman School 48th on the list of the best business schools in America. Highlights of the ranking survey appeared in the May 2009 issue of U.S. News &...