Oregon_State_University_College_of_Business Knowpia

Oregon State University
College of Business
Type	Public
Established	1908
Parent institution	Oregon State University
Accreditation	Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
Dean	Tim Carroll
Location	Corvallis, Oregon, US
Colors	Orange and black;
Website	business.oregonstate.edu

The Oregon State University College of Business is one of 12 colleges based at Oregon State University's Corvallis, Oregon campus. The college offers business coursework and degrees to students studying at the main campus, the Central Oregon OSU-Cascades campus in Bend, or anywhere in the world through the university's Ecampus. Business classes have been offered at the school since the late 1800s.^[2]

As of 2022, the college of business claimed an enrollment of nearly 4,000 students.^[3] The college offers undergraduate degrees in accounting, business information systems, finance, management, marketing, apparel design, graphic design, interior design and merchandising management. An MBA program is also offered through the college with tracks in organizational leadership, accountancy, business analytics, commercialization, global operations, marketing, research thesis, and wealth management. Classes in business analytics are offered in Portland, in addition to Corvallis, as well as a track in executive leadership. In 2014, the college expanded graduate-level instruction by adding a Ph.D. program with options in accounting and innovation/commercialization^[4]

The college moved into its new $55 million, 100,000-square-foot home in 2014. Austin Hall is named after college alumnus and A-dec founder Ken Austin and his wife, Joan, who are the principal donors for the building project.^[5] The college's Austin Entrepreneurship Program and Austin Family Business Program are also named after the longtime university philanthropists.^[4]

History edit

Business class in Bexell Hall on the Oregon State University campus in 1910.

Instruction in business was first offered at OSU in 1898, and a degree in business was first awarded in 1904. Four years later, the university created the school of commerce, naming John Andrew Bexell as dean. Over the period Bexell headed the school, the name changed three times.

In 1922 the school moved into the new Commerce Hall, which was renamed Bexell Hall in 1966. It was briefly known as the Division of Business and Industry, then the School of Business and Technology, and finally the School of Business. In 1983 the program was renamed the OSU College of Business.

Changes in leadership at the college have been infrequent. Bexell was on the job for 23 years, following a 10-year hiatus in business degree curriculum during the Great Depression. Clifford E. Maser then took over and served for 24 years, followed by Earl Goddard, who held the post for 16 years.^{[citation needed]} In July 2015, Mitzi Montoya was named as the college's 10th dean, replacing the retiring Ilene Kleinsorge.

Programs edit

Doctoral programs edit

The college offers a Ph.D. in business administration with optional areas of concentration in accounting, strategy, and entrepreneurship and innovation. The pharmacy Ph.D./MBA, dual degree program is also available for pharmacy Ph.D. students seeking managerial or executive roles in the pharmaceutical industry.

Notable alumni edit

Edward Allworth, World War I Medal of Honor recipient.
Ken Austin, founder and CEO of A-dec, the largest dental equipment company in the world.
Kevin Cameron, a former state representative from Salem, Oregon, founder and CEO of a Portland, Oregon restaurant chain.
Mitch Canham, Oregon State University Baseball head coach.
Wes Edens, co-founder of Fortress Investment Group and founder of New Fortress Energy, billionaire private equity investor.
Arnold J. Funk, American brigadier general during the Battle of Bataan.
Larry George, former state senator and Portland area radio talk show host, current CEO of a local hazelnut packing company.
Judi Hofer, former top executive of The May Department Stores Company, now owned by Macy's
John Hubert Hall, served as the 24th governor of Oregon.
Jan Hoag, American TV actor, starred on shows, such as Murder, She Wrote, Step by Step, Married... with Children, Melrose Place, Murphy Brown.
Rich McCormick, Georgia US Representative and former emergency room physician
Brian McMenamin, national craft brewer, Northwest restaurateur and hotel proprietor, manages 27 breweries
Bernie Newcomb, E-Trade co-founder
Norris Poulson, former mayor of Los Angeles, California and California state senator.
Joth Ricci, CEO of Dutch Bros. Coffee, with over 16,000 employees and locations in 12 states, chairs the Oregon Business Commission
Mike Rich, acclaimed American screenwriter
Don Robert, American businessman and chairman of Experian
Dick Spady, founder of Seattle area landmark drive-in chain, Dick's Drive-In.

Deans edit

1908–31: John Andrew Bexell
1931–41: Degree curriculum suspended, no Dean
1942–62: Clifford E. Maser
1963–66: Silas Petersen
1967–83: Milo Rubinger
1983: Cliff Gray (interim)
1984–90: M. Lynn Spruill
1990: Wilbur Widicus (interim)
1991–2000: Donald F. Parker
2001–02: Sabah Randhawa (interim)
2003–15: Ilene K. Kleinsorge
2015–2019: Mitzi Montoya
2019–2021: Jim Coakley (interim)
2021–present: Tim Carroll

References edit

^ "Colors | Oregon State University Relations and Marketing". July 8, 2019.
^ "History Of The College Of Business". /business.oregonstate.edu. OSU. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
^ "About The College Of Business". oregonstate.edu. OSU. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Home | College of Business | Oregon State University". business.oregonstate.edu. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
^ "Business students move into new home with start of school year". gazettetimes.com. Retrieved August 21, 2015.