College History
Mays Business School Timeline
- 1876-1920
- Business education intermingled with mechanical and agricultural programs. Courses included single and double-entry bookkeeping and creamery management.
- 1920
- Department of Economics offered business courses.
- 1921
- Agricultural Administration programs offered 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.
- 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 Ph.D. awarded.
- 1978
- William V. Muse appointed dean upon the retirement of John E. Pearson.
- 1980
- First business career fair.
- 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 becomes dean after interim dean Don Hellriegel
serves for one year.
- Texas Real Estate Center moved to college from College of Agriculture.
- Center for New Ventures and Entrepreneurship created.
- A. Benton Cocanougher becomes dean after interim dean Don Hellriegel
serves for one year.
- 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.
- Center for Human Resource Management established.
- 1991
- Implementation of the bachelor's in agribusiness degree.
- 1992
- Development of the Department of Accounting's Professional
Program.
- Outstanding Alumni Awards established.
- Development of the Department of Accounting's Professional
Program.
- 1994
- Creation of the Center for the Study of Western Hemispheric Trade.
- 1995
- Completion of the college's new home in the Wehner Building.
- Graduate Business Career Services center created.
- Completion of the college's new home in the Wehner Building.
- 1996
- College endowed by Mr. Lowry Mays, founder and CEO of Clear Channel Communications.
- 1998
- Implementation of master's in agribusiness degree.
- 1999
- Executive MBA Program accepts first class.
- Reliant Energy Trading Center founded.
- College adopts enrollment management for the undergraduate program.
- Executive MBA Program accepts first class.
- 2001
- Jerry R. Strawser becomes dean upon the retirement of A.
Benton Cocanougher.
- Groundbreaking for the Jerry and Kay Cox Graduate Business Center
- Jerry R. Strawser becomes dean upon the retirement of A.
Benton Cocanougher.
- 2002
- College renamed to Mays Business School
