B U S I N ESS A D M I N ISTRATI O N M r . King, D e a n , M r , Baty, Mr. Bearse, M r . Graham, M r , Hutcheon, Mr. Lauer, Mr. Martilla, Mr. McMaster, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Stintzi, Mr. Watkinson, tv/r. Zulauf, assisted by Mr. Hildahl, Mrs. Nicholson, Mr. Utzinger
P U RPO SES AND EDUCAT I O N A L P O L I C I ES The m a i n p u rpose of the School of B usi ness Ad m i n i stration is to provide profess i o n a l b u si ness c u r ri c u l a of high q u a l i ty to help the Sc h o o l 's g raduates to become e n l i g h tened leaders in res p o n s i b l e positions i n busi ness, educati o n , and government. C o m b i ned with studies to meet the general U n i versity req u i rements and well chosen selections of elective courses from other discipli nes, these cu rricula are designed t o g i ve a modern background for the competent executive or staff specialist. This background i n c l udes a fundamental base of values, and a deep a p preciation of the service o pport u n i t ies and obligations in a changing soci a l , political and economic e n v i ro n m e n t for busi ness, In addition to analytical tec h n i q u es and knowledge of i n formation systems, t h o ro u g h u n dersta n d i n g o f decisive and sensitive dec i s i o n -maki n g i n c o m p lex b u s i n ess o rg a n i zations i s i n c l uded. To serve t h i s pu rpose as wel l as possi ble, the School o f Business Ad m i n istration has ch osen to serve the campus and the b u s i ness c o m m u n i t ies with com pact and d e l i berately l i m ited i n structi onal programs. They are i n ten ded for capable young men and women and seasoned exec u tives with practical experience. To s u p p le足 ment t h i s u n u s u a l l y rich educational envi ronment, the rising competence of the busines s faculty i s ,further strengthened by research and cons u l t i n g acti vities l i m i ted to t h i s p u rpose . C l asses a re s m a l l e n o u g h to meet the educati o n a l objecti ves of both the reg u l a r and the special or I n teri m cou rses, The educati o n a l p o l i cies e m ph asize re latively i n dependent l i brary and field s t u d i es to s u p p l e m e n t the reg u l a r assi g n 足 m e n ts i n read i n gs and exercises; active exchange o f d iverse views i n s m a l l g ro u p s and i n c l ass d i scussions i s enco u raged to deve l o p an i n c reasi n g l y effective a n d s o p h i st i cated analysis o f business cases and p ro b l e m s i n the f i e l d . B U S I N ESS ADVI SORY BOARD Edwi n S. Coombs, Jr., P resident, Rai n i e r B rewing C o m pany, Seattle, Wash i n gton Kenneth W . H u ltgren, Treasurer, Weyerhaeuser Com pany, Tacoma, Washington Stanley M . Little, J r. , D i rector of I ndustrial and Public Relations, Boeing C o m pany, Seattle, Washi n g ton A.E. Saunders , President, Puget Sound N at i o n a l Bank, Taco ma, Was h i ngton George Wade, P resident, Brady I n ternational Lumber C o m pany, Seattle, Was h i ngton B U S I N ESS CAREERS The maj ority of col lege g radu ates are event u a l l y emp loyed in b u s i n ess or gov足 ernment, and a d i vers i ty of p re parations may lead to successful c a reers, In some cases, n o backg ro und i n busi n ess i s either req u i red o r suggested . I n others , an u n d ergraduate o r g raduate s u p p o rt i n g f i e l d com posed of caref u l l y selected busi足 ness and other courses i s reco mmended.