Foster School of Business
September 2, 2023
Better building blocks
Founders Hall is the only University building fully constructed of mass timber, which has the promise of reducing the costs of construction while increasing a building’s sustainability.
December 4, 2021
UW in the cards
‘Down the Ave,’ a card game developed by business students, is full of UW and Seattle references.
November 19, 2021
Remembering the Spratlens
Thaddeus Spratlen and Lois Price-Spratlen were the UW’s academic power couple—excelling as scholars and opening up opportunities for others.
September 4, 2021
Jewell on faculty
Former Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, ’78, was appointed to the Edward V. Fritzky Endowed Chair in Leadership for the 2021-2022 school year.
August 31, 2021
A distinguished legacy
Thaddeus Spratlen was a trailblazing business educator, a prolific scholar, a mentor and role model for generations of students.
June 21, 2021
Professors nonpareil
One year into remote learning, these seven distinguished scholars kept class as fresh and relevant as ever. Find a seat and meet your 2021 Distinguished Teachers of the Year.
June 10, 2021
A Husky to the core
W. Thomas Porter, ’59, served in the army, earned his MBA from the Foster School of Business, taught at the UW, and loved Husky athletics with all his might.
March 30, 2020
Small-business booster
A UW program to help Washington small businesses owned by people of color, women and veterans has expanded to 13 cities across the country.
November 29, 2019
Serving up success
The Foster School's Consulting and Business Development Center boosts entrepreneurs from underserved communities.
June 2, 2018
Mr. Smith’s journey
With core values formed by his Chehalis upbringing, Orin Smith went on to become a business leader who knew how to treat people right.
March 2, 2017
Newsprint: Pike Place expands, Foster School shines, UW Medical Center stands out
Huskies above the fold, March 2017.
February 28, 2017
Indomitable spirit
Remembering Richard Cooley, a chairman of Wells Fargo who taught in the Foster School of Business.
December 1, 2015
Sweet gratitude
Gratitude is universally considered a social good—the warm feeling that results from a kindness received. But it can have a dark side: It can impel us to eat more sweets, according to new research by Ann Schlosser, professor of marketing at the Foster School of Business.
December 1, 2011
The market knows
The next time you hear the federal government announce that the gross domestic product has dropped, say, 3 percent, don’t believe it. Instead, look to the stock market.
June 1, 2011
Karma Hadjimichalakis, 1944-2011
Karma Hadjimichalakis was a principal lecturer in business economics and finance in the UW’s Foster School of Business and one of the University’s most beloved teachers.
Off to Libya
Ali Tarhouni, a senior lecturer in the Foster School of Business, told his microeconomics class that despite the death sentence on his head, he would be moving back to Libya, his homeland.
March 1, 2011
The business of gaming
If you still think video games are for teens in the rec room, it might be time for a closer look at what’s become the biggest entertainment phenomenon since television.
December 1, 2007
Business school renamed
The UW School of Business is being renamed in recognition of gifts from the Foster Foundation totaling $50 million.
Who stays, who goes?
If you think that job satisfaction is the only reason you haven't left your workplace, think again, say two UW business professors.
Buerk honored
For his tireless volunteer efforts, Artie Buerk received the Gates Volunteer Service Award at the Sixth Annual Recognition Gala on Sept. 7.
September 1, 2006
Our man in Tokyo
Four years after earning his UW M.B.A., Yoshihiko Miyauchi helped launch a Japanese corporation that is now worth $8 billion. Along the way, he became Japan's No. 1 advocate for deregulation — and the owner who nurtured Ichiro Suzuki's baseball career.
March 1, 2003
Boost for entrepreneurs
Students enrolled in the UW Business School’s Center for Technology Entrepreneurship will receive a greater return on their educational investment, thanks to recent leadership gifts.
March 1, 2001
Largest alumni gift
A $10 million gift by Neal Dempsey, ’64, and his wife, Janet, to support academics and athletics is the largest alumni gift ever to the university.
September 1, 1999
Frisky business
Student entrepreneurs gain the experience, contacts and confidence necessary to launch their own companies.
December 1, 1993
$5 million bequest
The School of Business Administration has received the first part of a $5-million bequest from the estate of Ruth McCabe Bertauche.
March 1, 1993
One for the money
It's always a gamble to start your own business, says UW Professor Karl Vesper, but your number may come up during a recession.
September 1, 1990
Down to business
Robert S. Leventhal takes over as dean of the UW business school, with his sights set on making it among the nation's best.