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College History
First Business Class
College of Business Founded
First Awarded MBA
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1927
1942
1939 – Paul Timothy Coe is first to receive an MBA
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Total Enrollment by Year*
1942
1951
1974
1981
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
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537
1018
4365
4843
3695
3401
3321
3665
3941
4459
4836
5029
5123
5101
4997
5200
5061
4655
4501
4369
*Source: Institutional Research and Information Management
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Total Of Alumni Estimate
Approximately 35,000 Alumni |
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College of Business Enrollment*
1942-1943
Business Administration Enrollment
2001-2002
Undergraduate Enrollment
MBA Enrollment
Ph.D. Enrollment
2003-2004
Undergraduate Enrollment
MBA Enrollment
Ph.D. Enrollment
2005-2006
Undergraduate Enrollment
MBA Enrollment
Ph.D. Enrollment
2006-2007
Undergraduate Enrollment
MBA Enrollment
Ph.D. Enrollment
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537
4808
341
50
4200
392
63
4080
365
56
3894
429
46
*Source: Institutional Research and Information Management
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Scholarships
2001-2002
2005-2006
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175 undergraduate scholarships awarded
277 undergraduate scholarships awarded
140 graduate scholarships awarded
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Facts about Rawls College
of Business Building
Built in
Square Feet
Number of Offices
Number of Classrooms
Number of Floors |
1966-1968
200,000
176
36
13 (including basement)
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Faculty Profiles*
2002-2003
Men
Women
2006-2007
Men
Women
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77
18
83
23
*Source: Institutional Research and Information Management
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Rawls College of Business Undergraduate program was ranked #52 for public universities in the US News and World Report Rankings of Best Colleges, 2002.
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The Rawls Career Management Center opened its doors in the spring of 2003. This center, an integral component at the Rawls College of Business, aids business students with career counseling, internships, placement, resume building, interviewing techniques and much more.
The Rawls CMC holds two highly successful Career Fairs each spring and fall, bringing together over one hundred local and national employers seeking to recruit qualified graduates to enhance the leadership of their organizations. Students attend the Career Fairs, well prepared, sharply dressed, with resumes in hand, seeking both internships and full time employment with these organizations.
As of the fall semester of 2006, over 2112 student interviews have been initiated with the Rawls CMC Employer Partners since the center’s inception in 2003. |
Typically, Rawls College of Business MBA students accept employment in Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio and Austin, although a growing number of graduates are remaining in Lubbock to work.
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The Rawls College of Business offers several graduate degrees and programs geared toward the medical community.
- HOM Program – Prepares students for managerial positions in the health care industry with special emphasis on medical groups and ambulatory care.
- MD/MBA Program – Allows medical students who are enrolled in medical school can receive both MD and MBA degrees concurrently.
- MBA Program for Physicians and Dentists – is an executive style MBA program targeted toward practicing physicians and dentists.
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Accounting
The Texas Tech Accounting Programs were the first in the nation to receive accreditation under AACSB Accounting accreditation guidelines. An integrated 5-year program leads to both a Bachelors and Masters of Science in Accounting degree.
Dr. Linda Nichols, Area Coordinator and professor of accounting, serves the Content Committee of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), which oversees major revisions of the CPA Exam, as a subject matter expert for examination purposes. Dr. Nichols also serves on the Board of Trustees for the Educational Foundation of the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants.
Accounting faculty members have been president or chair of six of the major sections of the American Accounting Association: taxation, management, behavioral, accounting information systems, international, and administrators.
Dr. Bill Pasewark is the Associate Editor of Issues in Accounting Educations.
Dr. Robert J. Freeman completed a two-year term as vice-chair and a ten-year membership on the Government Accounting Standard Board (GASB) in Norwalk, Connecticut. The GASB sets reporting standards for local governments.
Texas Tech Accounting Programs have more than 6,000 alumni.
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Finance
The goal of the Area of Finance is to enhance leadership potential by providing a high quality, thorough educational experience in preparation for careers in banking, business finance, investment management, real estate, and insurance.
The Student Managed Investment Fund (SMIF) offers select students the opportunity to manage actual dollars and get real world experience in the risks and rewards of money management. At present, the SMIF funds, which include 40 Stocks in 17 sectors, are valued at approximately $2,175,000.
The PNB Financial Junior Board of Directors is a program that provides students with unique exposure to the operations of a major financial institution.
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Department of Information Systems and Quantitative Sciences
The Area of ISQS has in-house expertise in three broad areas that include information systems, statistics, and operations management. Specific areas of expertise include: electronic commerce, Internet computing, distributed application systems, telecommunications and network design, systems analysis, intelligent distributed applications, cycle time reduction, system integration, data mining, econometrics, and business intelligence.
The ISQS Area's MIS (IS) program, started in 1968, is the oldest MIS program in the nation. The Graduate MIS program is currently ranked 28th in the nation by the Computer World Magazine.
Dr. Jay Conover, Paul Whitfield Horn Professor of Statistics and Director of MBA Programs, was the first college of business professor to receive the highest honor, a Horn Professorship, that Texas Tech University bestows upon those professors exhibiting distinction in teaching, research or other creative achievement. |
Management
Faculty members in the Area of Management have published in top management journals including the Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Health Care Management Review, Journal of Management, Journal of Organizational Behavior, The Leadership Quarterly, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Personnel Psychology, and Strategic Management Journal.
Research is conducted in the various areas of Management, including Business Policy and Strategy, Organizational Behavior, Social Issues in Management, Leadership, Gender and Diversity in Management, Entrepreneurship, and Family Business, among other areas.
Dr. James (Jerry) Hunt, Paul Whitfield Horn Professor in Management, is the former Director of the Institute for Leadership Research at the Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University. Dr. Hunt is also the former editor of Journal of Management and Leadership Quarterly, and is founder and editor of the eight volume leadership symposia series and author or editor of some 200 book and journal publications.
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Marketing
The Area of Marketing offers distinctive and individualized programs for undergraduate and graduate students. Area faculty are published in top journals in the marketing field, including Journal of Marketing, Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of Consumer Research, Journal of Academy of Marketing Science, and Journal of Retailing.
Dr. Debra Laverie, Area Coordinator and professor of Marketing, has received both the Texas Tech University Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award and the Outstanding Marketing Teacher’s Award from the Academy of Marketing Science.
Dr. Shelby D. Hunt, Paul Whitfield Horn Professor of Marketing, is highly recognized among leading academics in Marketing, and has been recently identified as one of the most frequently cited economist and business professors known internationally.
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International Business Programs
International Business Programs at the Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech offer our students the opportunity to participate in 35 different programs located in 19 different countries. Popular destinations include the Czech Republic, Italy, Spain, Germany, France, Mexico, Norway, Finland, Argentina, Australia, China and Japan.
Students who study abroad will gain essential language skills and valuable first hand knowledge and insight into business practices and cultures.
Rawls students may choose to participate in faculty led programs in which Rawls College professors lead and teach courses in other countries, with current programs in the Czech Republic, Mexico and Norway.
From 2000-2007, over 730 Rawls students have chosen to incorporate a study abroad experience while at Texas Tech University.
In addition to the study abroad programs, the Rawls College offers international business degrees at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, and offers two unique dual degree programs at Ecole Supérieure de Commerce, Montpellier, France and Anáhuac Universidad, Mexico City, Mexico.
The Rawls College of Business International Business Programs are committed to fostering greater international awareness in our students and faculty through enriched academic experiences and innovative international educational opportunities.
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Communications Skills Center
The Communications Skills Center at the Rawls College of Business staffs six tutors, and performs over 800 tutorials each year. A Tech study of the center showed that MBA students who were struggling in classes improved their grades on written documents by 20% after visiting the CSC.
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Message from Dean Allen T. McInnes, Ph.D.
The Jerry S. Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University is increasing in quality and academic excellence as we are ensuring our place as the business school of choice. The college’s rising standards and excellent reputation are attracting outstanding faculty and the very best and brightest students from across the state and the nation.
The business world has changed. Medical and legal professionals, architects, and engineers, now more than ever, have a much greater need for a business education. By partnering with other colleges on campus, Architecture, Engineering, Medicine, and the Law School, to offer joint masters programs, we have increased and enhanced the value of our professional degrees.
In addition to the Executive Education programs already in place, like the Tax Institute and the Banking School, new specialized programs, such as Energy Commerce, Entrepreneurship, and Health Organization Management have been added to our curriculum.
Also, the Rawls Career Management Center offers many student services such as assistance with resume building and honing interviewing skills, and large Career Fairs are hosted twice a year on campus.
There is much on the horizon for the Rawls College of Business. From our building campaign to our minor’s program and new entrepreneurial studies to our energy commerce initiative and our Career Management Center, we know we have an exciting future ahead.
Your support, investment and involvement in the future of our students and our college are essential to our continued success as a premier business school. Help is needed in supporting and funding for:
Scholarships Faculty Professorships and Chairs
Special Programs and Centers Employer Partnering
Come join us as we step forward into this exciting future and we continue on our course of academic excellence. Help us make the Rawls College of Business the business school of choice – from here, its possible! |
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