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Mizzou company history timeline

1914

1914: Herbert J. Davenport becomes dean.

1914: The Missouri School of Commerce is established — one of the first schools in the nation to prepare leaders in business, government and society.

1915

1915: The first business degree is awarded to Donald S. Libbey.

1916

1916: Katherine O'Neill King becomes the college's first woman graduate and the first person of either gender to earn a bachelor of science in public administration.

1916: Isodor Loeb becomes dean.

1917

1917: The Commerce Club is founded for the study of practical business problems.

1925

1925: Frederick A. Middlebush becomes dean.

1926

1926: Mizzou's business programs are among the first to be accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

1929

1929: The first Commerce Day is held.

1934

Events include the Derby Dance, in which men compete for the title of "Ideal Boss." 1934: Harry G. Brown becomes acting dean.

1936

1936: Roy E. Curtis becomes dean.

1942

1942: Harry G. Brown becomes acting dean.

1946

1946: William L. Bradshaw becomes dean.

1954

1954: Business & Public Affairs partners with Westinghouse Electric to create the Executive Development Program for Westinghouse’s engineers and other personnel.

1958

1958: A four-year program of study in Real Estate is established.

1959

1959: A new business-park-style learning center opens.

1961

1961: John W. Schwada becomes acting dean.

1962

1962: William H. Baughn becomes dean.

1964

1964: The MBA program is founded.

1964: Pinkney W. Walker becomes dean.

1971

1971: Robert W. Paterson becomes dean.

1972

1972: The college establishes the School of Accountancy.

1976

1976: Owen J. Koeppe becomes acting dean.

1977

1977: S. Watson Dunn becomes dean.

1980

1980: Ronald J. Ebert becomes interim dean.

1981

1981: Stanley J. Hille becomes dean.

1985

The Merea Williams Scholarship for Business Education was established in 1985 to support undergraduate studies in business education.

1988

1988: Robert V. Penfield becomes interim dean.

1989

1989: The Davenport Society is founded and named in honor of the college's first dean.

1990

1990: Bruce J. Walker becomes dean.

1997

1997: The Vasey Academy is founded to provide opportunities for students from underrepresented groups.

2002

2002: Cornell Hall is completed, becoming the new home for the University of Missouri College of Business.

2006

2006: The Professional Edge, founded as the Professional Development Program, is established to prepare students to be the business leaders of the future.

2007

2007: The College of Business is proudly named for Robert J. Trulaske, Sr. '40.

2009

2009: The Cornell Leadership Program expands with additional support from the Cornell family to promote leadership skills in top students.

2010

2010: Joan T.A. Gabel becomes dean.

2012

2012: The college launches its execMBA program, designed for working professionals.

2015

2015: Stephen P. Ferris becomes interim dean.

2017

2017: Ajay Vinzé becomes dean.

2017: Two new graduate programs, the MS in Finance and the MAcc Online, launch.

2018

2018: The Heartland Scholars program launches to equip first-generation, rural business students with the tools and skills needed to achieve academic success at Mizzou.

2020

2020: The college launches the MS in Business, an innovative program based on a stackable certificate model, allowing students to create unique degrees for their unique career paths.

2021

2021: Christopher Robert becomes interim dean.

2021: With a generous gift from the Allen Family, the college creates the Allen Access Program to identify barriers to student success and hurdle them quickly and decisively by providing scholarships, programs and other support to underresourced students at Trulaske.

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