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College History
1876-1920
- Business education intermingled with mechanical and agricultural
programs. Courses included single and double-entry bookkeeping and creamery
management.
1920
- Department of Economics offers business courses.
1921
- Agricultural Administration programs offers business courses.
1926
- Formation of accounting and statistics, farm and ranch management,
marketing and finance departments.
1946
- Department of Business and Accounting formed in School of
Arts & Sciences. Thomas W. Leland named department head.
- First master's degree awarded in accounting and statistics.
1951
- General MBA degree is offered.
- Department moves from temporary structure into Francis Hall.
1953
- Center for Executive Development established.
1961
- School of Business Administration formed. John E. Pearson becomes
head after the retirement of Thomas W. Leland.
1965
- School of Business departmentalized into programs of study
in accounting, business analysis and research, finance, marketing and management.
1966
- Implementation of the MBA degree.
1968
- College of Business Administration formed. John E. Pearson
named dean.
1972
- College accredited by American Assembly of Collegiate Schools
of Business.
- First PhD awarded.
1978
- William V. Muse appointed dean upon the retirement of John
E. Pearson.
1980
- First business career fair held.
1981
- College moves to the Blocker Building
1983
- William H. Mobley appointed dean, succeeding Clinton A. Phillips
who served as interim dean for one year.
- Center for Retailing Studies established.
- Fellows Program created.
1985
- Center for International Business Studies created.
1987
- A. Benton Cocanougher appointed dean after interim dean Don Hellriegel
serves for one year.
- Texas Real Estate Center moves to college from College of Agriculture.
- Center for New Ventures and Entrepreneurship created.
1989
- Center for the Management of Information Systems created.
1990
- Center for Human Resource Management established.
- Center for International Business funded as a Center for International
Business Education and Research.
1991
- Implementation of the bachelor's degree in agribusiness.
1992
- Professional
Program in Accounting formed.
- Outstanding Alumni Awards established.
1994
- Center for the Study of Western Hemispheric
Trade created.
1995
- College moves to the Wehner Building.
- Graduate Business Career Services center created.
1996
- College endowed by Mr. Lowry Mays '57, founder and CEO of Clear
Channel Communications. In honor of this $15 million gift, the college is renamed the Lowry Mays College & Graduate School of Business.
1998
- Implementation of master's degree in agribusiness.
1999
- Executive MBA Program accepts first class.
- Reliant Energy Trading Center founded.
- College adopts enrollment management for the undergraduate program.
2001
- Jerry R. Strawser '83 becomes dean upon the retirement of A.
Benton Cocanougher.
2002
- College renamed to Mays Business School
2003
- State-of-the-art Jerry and Kay Cox Hall opens, adding classroom and office space, as well as permanent space for the trading center and the Cocanougher Special Events Center.
2007
- Ricky W. Griffin serves as interim dean for one year during Jerry R. Strawser's tenure as interim Executive Vice President and Provost of Texas A&M University.