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On a Path Toward Greatness
  • 2017 John Quelch Appointed Dean
  • 2017 Master in Health Administration Program Established
    The School's new specialized master's program focuses on the health care industry.
    The School's new specialized master's program focuses on the health care industry.

    2017

    Program Expansion

    Building upon its strengths in health sector management and policy, the School established a new specialized Master in Health Administration program in 2017.
  • 2016 Bloomberg BusinessWeek Ranks Undergraduate Program No. 31 in U.S.
  • 2016 University of Miami's Florida 50 Index Created
    The School's Florida 50 stock index is a bellwhether on the state economy.
    The School's Florida 50 stock index is a bellwhether on the state economy.

    2016

    UM's Florida 50 Index

    The School established the University of Miami’s Florida 50 Index, which tracks all Florida firms in the S&P Composite 1500® Index,  as the first custom S&P Dow Jones index to be owned by a university and it is the only index that focuses only on public companies headquartered in an individual U.S. state.
  • 2015 Bloomberg BusinessWeek Ranks MBA Program No. 47 in U.S.
  • 2015 First Fully-Online Master's Programs Launched
  • 2014 Specialized Master's in Business Analytics, Economics, Finance and International Business Established
  • 2014 Miami Global Executive MBA for the Americs Program Begins
    The Miami Global Executive MBA for the Americas program was the School's first program to combine on-campus sessions with distance learning.
    The Miami Global Executive MBA for the Americas program was the School's first program to combine on-campus sessions with distance learning.

    2014

    New Miami Global Executive MBA for the Americas Program

    The School established the Miami Global Executive MBA for the Americas program drawing participants from Miami, Latin America and the world.
  • 2012 Accelerated MBA in Real Estate Program Established
  • 2014 Executive Education Program Ranked No. 1 U.S. Program for Latin America
  • 2011 First Class in Miami Executive MBA en Español Program Begins
    The Miami Executive MBA en Español Program draws students from across Latin America and the world.
    The Miami Executive MBA en Español Program draws students from across Latin America and the world.

    2011

    Miami Executive MBA en Español Program

    In 2011, the School welcomed executives from Spain, Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Mexico and Peru in its first class in the new Miami Executive MBA en Español Program.
  • 2011 Eugene Anderson Appointed Dean
  • 2010 Center for Health Sector Management and Policy Established
  • 2010 Federal Grant Funds School's Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER)
    CIBER provides numerous international programs including annual global immersion trips, which take students to India, China and Brazil.
    CIBER provides numerous international programs including annual global immersion trips, which take students to India, China and Brazil.

    2010

    Center for International Business Education and Research

    In 2010, the School was awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Education to establish the University of Miami Center for Interntional Business Education and Research.
  • 2009 School's First Major Impact Conference Draws More than 700
  • 2008 School Lauches Revolutionary FIRST Step Program for Undergraduates
    FIRST Step places students in teams, with mentorin by upper-class students for work on projects that bring life to the concepts they learn in the classroom.
    FIRST Step places students in teams, with mentorin by upper-class students for work on projects that bring life to the concepts they learn in the classroom.

    2008

    FIRST Step Program for Undergrads

    FIRST Step encourages first-year students to undertake the crucial work of developing their cultural competence and teamwork skills as essential attributes for success in the global marketplace.

  • 2007 Barbara Kahn Appointed Dean
  • 2006 THe Johnson A. Edosomwan Leadership Institute Established
  • 2003 School Hosts First of What Becomes Annual Business Plan Competition
    First, second and third place winners in the School's first Business Plan Competition with then-dean Paul Sugrue (far right) and alumnus Leigh Rothschild (third from right).
    First, second and third place winners in the School's first Business Plan Competition with then-dean Paul Sugrue (far right) and alumnus Leigh Rothschild (third from right).

    2003

    First Business Plan Competition

    Top winners in the School's first Business Plan Competition included  Crue Clothing, a clothing line for wakeboarders, Contemporary Interiors, home furnishings by artisians in Colombia and Mexico, and Gocha Mojo, a Japanese word game based on English-language games.
  • 1992 Paul Sugrue Appointed Dean
  • 1990 Mentor Program Established
  • 1990 Ken Fedor Appointed Dean
    Mentee Ann Kopang with her mentor Peter Kleinerman at a 2016 dinner to celebrate the Mentor Program's 25th Anniversary.
    Mentee Ann Kopang with her mentor Peter Kleinerman at a 2016 dinner to celebrate the Mentor Program's 25th Anniversary.

    1990

    Mentor Program is Born

    In 1990, the School of Business established a Mentor Program, which brings students togther with business professionals for one-to-one career preparation and other guidance.
  • 1988 PhD Program Founded
  • 1982 Jack Borsting Appointed Dean
  • 1980 School of Business Adminisration Complex Opens
    The School dedicated the $5 million George W. Jenkins Building and Elsa and William H. Stubblefield Memorial Classroom Building in 1980.
    The School dedicated the $5 million George W. Jenkins Building and Elsa and William H. Stubblefield Memorial Classroom Building in 1980.

    1980

    School of Business Finds a Home

    After being homeless for 51 years and scattered across the university campus, the School of Business came together under a new roof in 1980
  • 1980 Gary M Walton Appointed Dean
  • 1979 Professional MBA and Executive MBA in Health Sector Management and Policy Programs Founded
  • 1975 Edward Fox Appointed Dean
  • 1973 Executive MBA Program Founded
  • 1973 William G. Heuson Appointed Dean
  • 1969 Robert H. Bock Appointed Dean
  • 1961 Clark E. Myers Appointed Dean
  • 1957 School Becomes One of 424 Business Schools Accredited by AACSB
  • 1948 MBA Program Founded
  • 1948 Grover A. J. Noetzel Appointed Dean
  • 1942 Ernet M. McCracken Appointed Dean
  • 1929 John T. Holdsworth is School's First Dean
    In the early years, classes were held at what became known as the Anastasia Building.
    In the early years, classes were held at what became known as the Anastasia Building.

    1929

    School of Business Founded

    The University of Miami School of Business Administration was founded in 1929 under President Bowman Foster Ashe, four years after the University itself was chartered.
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