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.