The fourth and final Eccles School value honored during David Eccles Week is Excellence. Excellence is a value our school's namesake thoroughly embodied. David Eccles wasn’t content to be successful and simply do a good job. He was exceptionally dedicated, received accolades and respect from his peers and amassed great wealth, both personally and professionally. He constantly strived for excellence in every endeavor he [...]
As David Eccles Week enters its third day, the David Eccles School of Business honors its namesake by looking at Leadership, another value Utah’s first entrepreneur has brought to the school. David Eccles was a skilled leader who founded more than 50 successful businesses in Utah and across the Intermountain West. David Eccles showed his strong leadership as he helmed many of the companies he founded, [...]
On its second day, David Eccles Week honors the value of Perseverance. Engage in perseverance by scaling a rock wall on the Emma Eccles Jones Plaza from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. While the Eccles School community tries to make it to the top of the wall, our namesake, David Eccles, showed his perseverance in many other ways. When David Eccles left this world as a [...]
David Eccles Week is here! The David Eccles School of Business is honoring our namesake by highlighting the four values Utah’s First Entrepreneur brings to our school. The first value the Eccles School honors is Legacy. David Eccles' legacy has lasted for generations. His vision, determination and business acumen inspired future business leaders in Utah and beyond. David Eccles started his business empire by [...]
The David Eccles School of Business is celebrating its namesake and the values he embodied during David Eccles Week, which kicks off Monday, Sept. 12 and goes through Thursday, Sept. 16. The biggest event of the week is the Spencer F. Eccles Convocation on Wednesday. It’s the time when you get to hear from a top business thought leader. This year, it's John G. [...]
Carolyn Buma is this year’s recipient of the David Eccles Award for Legacy. Carolyn serves as the Executive Director of Development and is responsible for cultivating and working with some the school’s most distinguished alumni. Carolyn has more than 20 years of development experience, and she has dedicated more than a decade of service to the David Eccles School of Business. She has helped changed [...]
This year we honor Jonathon Nichols, director of Online Programs, for Scholarship. Jonathon has led the creation of our new MBA Online degree, which recently ranked Top 10 in the West — an extraordinary feat, considering the program had not even graduated its first class of students. “Jonathon took on what was an extremely nebulous and seemingly overwhelming task of defining, creating, and implementing our first [...]
Gene Shelley is honored this year with the David Eccles Award for Perseverance. Gene is a maintenance specialist at the Eccles School, and he is the one who runs nearly every event in the school. “Gene exhibits the core value of perseverance through his constant attention to customer service as he manages the setup and takedown of events,” one nominator wrote. “Some days, these [...]
Congratulations to Dr. Jennifer Robinson on being selected to receive the David Eccles Award for Leadership. Jennifer serves as associate director in the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute – an initiative of the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah. “Dr. Robinson serves in community leadership roles that include the Utah Commission on Women and the Economy (a gubernatorial appointment), the [...]
The life and legacy of David Eccles is a guiding force at the school that bears his name. Every student receives a David Eccles honors coin to remind them of the Eccles School Values, which are inscribed on the coin. The four past-embracing values are Legacy, Leadership, Perseverance and Excellence. The five forward-looking values are Transformation, Scholarship, Entrepreneurship, Community and Innovation. During the coin presentation ceremony, students are [...]