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David Eccles School of Business Inducts Gail Miller to Hall of Fame
Gail Miller, owner and immediate past chair of the Larry H. Miller Company, was inducted into the David Eccles School of Business Hall of Fame in May, exactly 20 years after her late husband, Larry Miller, received the same recognition. In addition to her roles at the Larry H. Miller Company, Miller is chair of the Larry H. Miller Family Foundation and presides over the Larry H. Miller Education Foundation. Her Hall of Fame induction recognizes her tremendous impact on the Eccles School, the University of Utah, and the state as a whole. “Our newest Hall of Fame inductee is [...]
Initiative on Government Improvement honors Utah legislative fiscal analyst Jonathan Ball with inaugural TOP award
The Initiative on Government Improvement and the Executive Education program within the David Eccles School of Business hosted a Top Operations & Performance (TOP) Talk on Thursday, May 16, an event that featured Boyd Matheson (host of KSL NewsRadio's Inside Sources) as keynote speaker, and honored Jonathan Ball (Utah legislative fiscal analyst and Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute senior advisor) as the inaugural TOP Performer of the Year. Matheson, who has previously worked as Chief of Staff for U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah), as the Opinion Editor and Head of Strategic Reach at The Deseret News, as Symantec’s Director [...]
19 students graduate from new fintech program
Nineteen students are graduating from the University of Utah this academic year with newly available designations in financial technology (or fintech). The students are receiving a finance major with a fintech emphasis or a fintech minor. The University of Utah announced the fintech academic programs in fall 2022. The fintech programs are jointly offered by the university’s David Eccles School of Business and the John and Marcia Price College of Engineering. These colleges are working together to provide students with the interdisciplinary experience they need to learn about this quickly growing industry. “Fintech is one of the fastest growing industries [...]
