Commencement Speakers | McCombs School of Business
McCombs Class of 2016, prepare for one last lesson tomorrow with one of these accomplished business leaders. And on Saturday, Sara Martinez Tucker, MBA '79, delivers the keynote address at the 133rd Spring Commencement of UT. #ut16
Here are the 2016 McCombs Commencement Speakers …
During Tuck's First-Year Project, students apply classroom learning to complex business challenges for real clients. Five T’17s spent their FYP this spring working with Under Armour to help expand its international e-commerce strategy—a project that has been mutually beneficial for both parties.A celebrated professor who helped lead the school’s executive education program to its best performance in a decade will be the next dean of the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, effective July 1st, the school announced today.
The school’s Board of Regents today approved a five-year appointment for D. Scott DeRue, who is currently the Gilbert and Ruth Whitaker Professor of Business Administration, associate dean for executive education and professor of management and organizations at the Ross School. He succeeds Dean Alison Davis-Blake, who will return to the faculty at the end of June after the completion of her five-year term.
D. Scott DeRue, Ross’s next dean
“Scott’s deep knowledge of leadership and the value of continuous learning are evident in his research and teaching and will contribute to his effectiveness as dean of the Ross School,” U-M Provost Martha Pollack said in a statement. “Under his leadership, the school will build on its already impressive contributions to business education at every level and achieve even greater distinction.”
DeRue joined the Ross faculty in 2007 as an assistant professor and was promoted to professor with tenure in 2013. Since joining Ross, he has held multiple appointments, including the Bank One Corporation Assistant Professor of Business Administration, faculty director of the Emerging Leaders Program, Stein Research Scholar, faculty director of the Sanger Leadership Center and the Gilbert and Ruth Whitaker Professor of Business Administration. He was appointed associate dean for executive education in 2014 and helped lead that program to its best performance in more than a decade. He also later assumed responsibility for the part-time MBA and executive MBA programs.
In addition to his teaching, research and administrative responsibilities, DeRue also designed and delivered custom leadership development programs for executive clients throughout the world. These programs, which focus on vision, power and influence, interpersonal and relational skills, team development, change management, and personal growth and development, cater to clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies and global professional service firms to international governments and technology startups.
“I am excited about the future and look forward to working with our community to build on our success and propel Michigan Ross into the future,” DeRue said in a statement. “Go Blue!”
He holds a bachelor of business administration with high honors from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Ph.D. in business administration from Michigan State University. Before pursuing his doctorate in 2003, he had a successful career that spanned the private equity investment, management consulting and luxury yacht industries.
"Being a student always is about never taking any apparent success or failure at face value. Rather, it’s about learning from each and every one of your experiences." — Kevin Chou, BS 02 & Kabam co-founder & CEO. http://haas.org/253u66b
<The following is the transcript of the Commencement speech I delivered on May 17, 2016 to the Haas Graduating Class> Dean Lyons, members of the faculty, proud parents, and, above all, class of 2016.
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