Foster School of Business

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.