BSM/MACCT Alum Earns 2014 Elijah Watt Sells Award
Megan Baumgartner (BSM/MACCT ’14) has been named a 2014 recipient of the American Institute of CPAs’ Elijah Watt Sells Award. The AICPA bestows the prestigious award upon candidates who obtain a cumulative average score above 95.50 across all four sections of the...In Memoriam: Summer 2015
Roma de Lucas Gibson (BBA ’36) Roswell J. Weil (BBA ’37) Gustave A. Manthey Sr. (BBA ’39) Leonard Weil (‘39) Louis V. Carambat (’41) Ralph R. Rugan Jr. (BBA ’41) Samuel H. Andrews III (’44) Milton P. Levy Jr. (’44) J. James Shiver Jr. (’44) Yvonne Duckworth Williams...
A Tribute to Beau Parent in Ecuador
It’s more than 2,200 miles from the A. B. Freeman School of Business to Quito, Ecuador, but in that faraway South American community, accounting professor Beau Parent is fondly remembered. Thanks to the efforts of Freeman alum Augusto Martinez (BSM ’90), a new...
Business students honored as Scholar-Athletes of the Year
Two Freeman School students were named Tulane University’s 2015 Scholar-Athletes of the Year. Jackie Wegner, a junior finance major from Clearwater, Florida, received the female Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award and Brandon Schmidt, a senior finance major from...Freeman School of Business Upcoming Events
September 2015 Sept . 2 Tulane Executive MBA Webinar, To register, visit http://emba.tulane.edu/infosessions. Sept . 11 Tulane Family Business Forum, Lavin-Bernick Center, Tulane University Energy Expo Networking Reception, Hyatt Regency, Houston Sept . 12 Tulane...From the Dean
In the last year, it’s been my honor to preside as we celebrate this major milestone, the centennial of the A. B. Freeman School of Business. We kicked off the festivities last fall with a party on campus for students, and we celebrated throughout the year with centennial themed activities and a special website dedicated to Freeman School history.
Freeman School earns AACSB re-accreditation
The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the leading accrediting body for university business education, has approved the re-accreditation of all degree programs at the A. B. Freeman School of Business.
PMBA earns top prize at PitchNOLA
Teddy Nathan, a current PMBA student, and colleagues Zach Cheney and Melissa Garber earned the $5,000 grand prize with their pitch for Crescent City Connections, which works with local nonprofits to create customized volunteer experiences for tourist groups.
Tulane team wins Business Model Competition
Tympanogen, a biomedical startup founded by Tulane biomedical engineering doctoral students Elaine Horn- Ranney (SE ’14) and Parastoo Khoshakhlagh (SE ’17), took home the grand prize of $25,000 at the 2014 Tulane Business Model Competition.
18th Annual Finance Case Competition is test for judges
Christopher Conoscenti (MBA/JD ’01) has served as a judge for the Rolanette and Berdon Lawrence Finance Case Competition for the past five years, but he says the 2014 contest, which took place at the Freeman School on March 28, was without a doubt the toughest yet.
NASDAQ sends Freeman a seven-story salute
To commemorate the Freeman School’s 100th anniversary, NASDAQ sent out a special congratulatory message via its famed MarketSite Tower in Times Square.
Investors find business deals at Burkenroad conference
A Texas-based convenience store chain was sold just three days after its executives presented at the 18th annual Burkenroad Reports Investment Conference.
Book shares lessons of Burkenroad Reports
As director of the Burkenroad Reports program, Peter Ricchiuti has spent more than 20 years highlighting the small, profitable companies that often fly under the radar of Wall Street. Now, Ricchiuti has collected some of the lessons he’s learned over the years in a book.
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