The
C. T. Bauer College of Business is an academic college of the
University of HoustonThe University of Houston is a public research university located in Houston and is the flagship institution of the University of Houston System...
and is fully accredited by the AACSB International. It offers B.B.A., M.B.A., MS Accountancy, MS Finance, and the Houston’s only Ph.D. program in business administration.
The college was founded in 1942. On July 12, 2000, businessman Ted Bauer announced a $40 million donation to the University of Houston's College of Business Administration.
The
C. T. Bauer College of Business is an academic college of the
University of HoustonThe University of Houston is a public research university located in Houston and is the flagship institution of the University of Houston System...
and is fully accredited by the AACSB International. It offers B.B.A., M.B.A., MS Accountancy, MS Finance, and the Houston’s only Ph.D. program in business administration.
History
The college was founded in 1942. On July 12, 2000, businessman Ted Bauer announced a $40 million donation to the University of Houston's College of Business Administration. In recognition of his generosity, the college was renamed the C. T. Bauer College of Business.
The Bauer College is located on the campus of University of Houston and has been housed in
Melcher Hall since 1986. Melcher Hall is named after Leroy Melcher, an alumnus from University of Houston and successful businessman, who donated $3 million to the business school.
The school has students from many countries around the world and is considered one of the most diverse schools in the US.
The college is currently expanding, breaking ground on June 5, 2008 for the Michael J. Cemo Hall. The hall is named after Michael J. Cemo, a University of Houston alumnus and former president and CEO of AIM Distributors Inc, who donated $3 million to the college. It is set to open in 2010.
Programs
The College has five academic departments: Accountancy and Taxation, Decision and Information Sciences, Marketing and Entrepreneurship, Finance, and Management. The student to teacher ratio is 3 to 1.
The college offers a BBA with concentrations in Accounting and Taxation, Management Information Systems, Supply Chain Management, Finance, Management, Marketing, and Entrepreneurship. It offers minors in Risk Management and Insurance, Global Energy Management, Accounting, Finance, Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing, Sales, and International Area of Study. It offers an MBA, executive MBA program, evening MBA, MS in Accountancy, and an MS in Finance. It also offers certificates in Energy Risk Management, Energy Finance, Energy Investment Analysis, Economics of the Energy, Value Chain, Financial Services Management,
IntrapreneurshipIntrapreneurship is the practice of using entrepreneurial skills without taking on the risks or accountability associated with entrepreneurial activities. It is practiced by employees within an established organization using a business model...
, Sales Leadership, and Certificate of Accountancy.
The college also directs several study abroad programs. Numerous student organizations operate at the college.
The AIM Center
The AIM Center for Investment Management is a business center at Bauer that teaches undergraduate and graduate business students about corporate finance, accounting, information technology, marketing and other disciplines. The center features a laboratory, a conference room with video conferencing capabilities, a classroom, and a lobby with news video and a stock ticker. It is a $5 million facility which opened on February 20, 2002. The center was recognized as one of the best designed business school classrooms in the United States by American School and University magazine.
The AIM Center houses the C. T. Bauer College of Business Cougar Investment Fund, L.L.C. The Cougar Fund is a private investment company run by graduate students, which manages real investors and real money. It began with an initial investment of $1.9 million and has regularly outperformed its benchmark on the S&P 500 Index. It currently manages over $9 million in assets. The Cougar Fund is rated third student stock analysis team in the world and number one, as of 2008, in the United States.
Global Energy Management Institute
GEMI offers undergraduate and graduate level programs in the energy sector. It opened in the fall of 2002. It offers certificate degrees in energy risk management, energy international project finance and energy accounting. It is a very specialized program that focuses specifically on the energy industry, one of Houston's main industries. The program has earned praise from Business Week.
Rankings and Awards
Bauer has been ranked among the top business schools in the US and is considered among the top 60 worldwide. It has been ranked the best
entrepreneurship programEntrepreneurship education seeks to provide students with the knowledge, skills and motivation to encourage entrepreneurial success in a variety of settings. Variations of entrepreneurship education are offered at all levels of schooling from K-12 schools through graduate university programs...
in the United States by both the Princeton Review and BusinessWeek.
The evening MBA program is ranked 27th nationally, 4th regionally, and 1st in Houston (BusinessWeek 2007)
The Cougar Fund is ranked the #1 student stock analysis team in the United States and #3 in the world.
Ranked in the top 50 among public undergraduate business schools (BusinessWeek 2007)
Ranked 82nd among all undergraduate business schools (BusinessWeek 2008)
Ranked 1st among the top undergraduate entrepreneurship programs (Princeton Review, BusinessWeek Magazine, and Entrepreneur Magazine 2008)
Ranked 40th among public undergraduate business schools (US News & World Report 2008)
Top Undergraduate Business Program in Houston
Top Undergraduate Sales Program in the U.S. (largest enrollment and most extensive curriculum)
MBA Program is ranked 5th among public universities for producing CEOs of S&P 500 companies
EMBA Program is ranked 17th in the U.S. among public EMBA programs (2004 Financial Times)
EMBA Program is ranked 76th in the World (2006 Financial Times)
Finance faculty is ranked 8th in the country by the Academic Analytics’ Faculty Scholarly Productivity (FSP) Index
Notable alumni
- Carol Alvarado (MBA, 2008), Texas State Representative, Former Houston City Councilwoman
- John Baugh (BBA, 1936), Founder, Sysco Corporation
- John R. Beard (MBA, 1988), Former President, Lyondell Chemical Europe
- Rick Bowen (BBA, 1988, MBA 1991), Former President, Peabody Energy
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- Downey Bridgwater (BM, 1984), President and CEO, Sterling Bancshares
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- Bruce Broussard (MBA, 1989), President and CEO, US Oncology
- Phung NGO-Burns (MBA), Vice President and CFO, Expressjet
- David Callender (MBA, 1995), President, University of Texas Medical Branch
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- G. Edward Clark (MBA, 1979), President and CEO, FedEx
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Trade Networks
- Julie M. Cripe (MBA, 1987), President and CEO, Omnibank, N.A.
- Derrik Deyhimi (MBA, 1991), President and CEO, Iconixx Corporation
- Samuel DiPiazza
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- Bill Easter III (BBA, 1971), President and CEO, DCP Midstream
- William J. Gedwed (MBA, 1992), Chairman and CEO, Health Markets, Inc.
- Kenneth J. Guidry (BBA, 1977), President, Pannell Kerr Forster of Texas, P.C.
- C. Greg Harper (MBA, 1997), President, CenterPoint Energy
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Pipelines and Field Services
- Karl D. Harrison (BBA, 1996), Former President, Rubbermaid
- James C. Houck (MBA, 1972), President and CEO, Western Oil Sands
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- Karen Katz (MBA, 1982), President and CEO, Neiman Marcus
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- Louis B. Katopodis (BBA, 1971), President and CEO, Fiesta Mart
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- Fran Keeth (BBA, MSAcy, JD), Former Executive VP, Shell Chemical, LP
- Donita R. Koval (BBA 1981, MBA 1983), President and CEO, Omega Bank
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- Rich Kruger (MBA ), Vice President, President , Exxon Mobil, Exxon Mobil Production Company
- Kenneth Lay
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(PhD, Economics 1970), Former CEO, EnronEnron Corporation was an American energy company based in Houston, Texas. Before its bankruptcy in late 2001, Enron employed approximately 22,000 and was one of the world's leading electricity, natural gas, pulp and paper, and communications companies, with claimed revenues of nearly $101 billion...
- Aylwin Lewis
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, Former President and CEO, Sears Holdings CorporationSears Holdings Corporation is the eighth largest retailer in the United States, trailing behind Wal-Mart, The Home Depot, Costco, Target, CVS Caremark, Walgreens, and Kroger. It was formed in 2005 by the merger of Sears, Roebuck and Co...
,
- David McClanahan (MBA, 1976), President and CEO, CenterPoint Energy
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- Joseph A. Mills (MBA, 1992), Chairman and CEO, Eagle Rock Energy Partners
- Jack B. Moore (BBA, 1977), President and CEO, Cameron (company)
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- John Moores
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(BS, JD), founder, Peregrine Systems; co-founder, BMC Software; owner, San Diego Padres
- Marvin Odum (MBA, 1982), President, Shell Oil Company
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- Bryan Olivier (MBA, 1999), COO, CapRock Communications
- Mark Papa (MBA, 1980), Chairman and CEO, EOG Resources
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- Richard Rawson
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(BBA, 1972), President, Administaff
- Zamir Rauf (BBA, MBA), Executive Vice President and CFO, Calpine
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- Gregory J. Rizzo (MBA), President and CEO, Spectra Energy Partners
- Howard Schramm (MBA, 1978), Executive Vice President and CFO, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital
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- Lane Sloan (MSAcy 1979, MBA 1983), Former CFO, Shell Oil Company
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, Former President and CEO, Shell Chemical Company
- John Stubblefield (BBA, 1970), Former CFO, Sysco Corporation
- Alex Sutton (MBA, 1973), Co-President, The Woodlands Development Company
- Bruce Vincent (MBA, 1976), President, Swift Energy Company
- Kenneth R. Trammell (BBA, 1984), Executive Vice President and CFO, Tenneco
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- Jack Valenti
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- Robert Waltrip (BBA, 1954), Chairman and Former CEO, Service Corporation International
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- Dongjin Wang (MBA, 2009), Corporate Vice President, China National Petroleum Corporation
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- Andre Ware
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(BBA, 1989), 1989 Winner of the Heisman TrophyThe Heisman Memorial Trophy Award , named after the former college football coach John Heisman, is awarded annually by the Heisman Trophy Trust to the most outstanding player in collegiate football...
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(1990-1993)
- Tim Welbes (BBA, 1969), Co-President, The Woodlands Development Company
- Kathryn Whitmire (BBA 1968, MSAcy 1970), Former Mayor, Houston, TX
- David A. Williams (MBA, 1992), President and CEO, Make-A-Wish Foundation
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- Bruce Williamson
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(MBA, 1995), Chairman, CEO, and President, DynegyDynegy Inc. , based in Houston, Texas, United States, is a large owner and operator of power plants and a player in the natural gas liquids and coal business...
- Mariette M. Woestemeyer (BBA, 1976, MBA 1977), Co-Founder, PROS Holdings, Inc.
- Ron Woestemeyer (BBA, 1968), Co-Founder, PROS Holdings, Inc.
- Melvyn Wolff (BBA, 1953), Chairman and CEO, Star Furniture Co.
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