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PACCAR Hall dedication opens the new home for business
The MBA Association hosted the inaugural Hogan Brothers Foster MBAA Classic on April 30 at The Golf Club at Newcastle. The MBAA is a student organization that supports the personal, academic, social and professional growth of its members. The all-day event connecting current students with alums and recruiters was sponsored by UW Foster grads Carl and Charles Hogan, with corporate support from Esterline Technologies. n
On October 15, 2010, hundreds of alumni, faculty, staff and students joined with Seattle area business leaders to dedicate PACCAR Hall, the first phase of an expanding campus for the school. The crowd entered the building and gathered in the Dempsey Gallery while the UW Men’s Glee Club greeted them with a rousing rendition of “Bow Down to Washington” from the floor above. Moments later, cheers erupted as Mark Pigott, PACCAR chairman and chief executive officer, and Jim Jiambalvo, dean of the Foster School, cut the ceremonial ribbon. On cue, student ambassadors unfurled six massive purple and gold banners from the gallery’s brick pillars. Five of the banners featured words descriptive of the school and the people who helped make its new home a reality: leadership, community, innovation, collaboration, dedication. During a short program following the ribbon cutting, the crowd was addressed by UW interim president Dr. Phyllis Wise, Foster Foundation trustee Shal Foster, Jiambalvo and Pigott.
“The partnership between education and business is vitally important to our region,” said Pigott. “PACCAR has a 105 year tradition of supporting education. The opening of PACCAR Hall at the Foster School of Business is a major step in the University of Washington’s goal of being the leading public business school in the nation. The school attracts world-class faculty and outstanding students and with PACCAR Hall, they have the facility that will develop leaders who will contribute in many fields internationally.” The event came to a close with studentled tours that showcased varied classroom sizes and designs, including 14 U-shaped tiered classrooms, a 250-seat auditorium and 28 student breakout rooms. The building also includes two floors of faculty offices as well as a soaring atrium with a café, and a fireplace with surrounding seating. And the sixth banner mentioned above? It read: “Thanks to all who helped make our dream of a new home for business education a reality.” n
What do YOU think? We’re beginning a new column in Foster Business, and we’d love to hear from you! In each issue, we’ll ask a business-related question, maybe about your time at Foster, what you’re doing now, or your opinion on a topic. In the next issue, we’ll print a page or two of those answers, and you can learn from your fellow alumni! Here’s this issue’s question: What was the last great business book you read, and why did you like it? Go to foster.washington.edu/ readerquestions to share your answer.
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