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For 100 years, we’ve been dedicated to the things that haven’t happened yet, and the people who are about to dream them up. In 2025, we celebrated our Centennial through stories and events.

100 Years of Innovation

Some of the milestones, moments, and memories that define the GSB’s first century

Illustration by Victoria Tentler-Krylov

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Olga Maslikhova MS ’20
What I’m most proud of is creating a number of leadership examples for the new generation of entrepreneurs.

Olga Maslikhova

MS ’20
Joey Feffer PhD ’27
The way the people at Stanford GSB approach economic theory, it’s a very unique perspective. There’s no place like it.

Joey Feffer

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Sam McColgan MBA ’26
Stanford GSB has surpassed expectations on every front. I feel substantially better equipped to build my investment firm.

Sam McColgan

MBA ’26
Olivia Okoli MD/MBA ’26
I realized that to have the most impact, you need top-notch leadership skills.

Olivia Okoli

MD/MBA ’26
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May 01, 2010
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Stanford University Recognizes Alumni Consulting Team with Community Partnership Award

Stanford GSB Alumni Consulting Team received a Stanford University 2010 Community Partnership Award for service to more than 150 nonprofits in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties.
April 30, 2010
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Classmates Honor Social Innovator

Three friends made a gift to Stanford GSB on the occasion of their 20th reunion to recognize a classmate who has helped improve the lives of nearly two million people.
Jonathan Reckford, MBA ’89, and CEO of Habitat for Humanity International
April 15, 2010
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Couple Honored for Extraordinary Volunteerism

MBA Class of 1982 members Julie Kaufman and her husband, Walter J. Niemasik Jr. received the Stanford Associates Award of Merit last spring, given by the Stanford Alumni Association.
Julie Kaufman and her husband, Walter J. Niemasik Jr
April 15, 2010
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Gifts Help Transform Educational Experience at Stanford GSB

R. Michael Shanahan, AB ’60, MBA ’65, made the single largest gift to Stanford GSB for an endowed fellowship fund from a living donor to establish the R. Michael Shanahan Fellowship.
April 15, 2010
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Vidalakis Family Gives Back with Capital Gift

Nick Vidalakis, MBA ’55, Sloan ’60, PhD ’61, recently rallied his family foundation to make one of its largest gifts, this time to Stanford GSB’s new home, the Knight Management Center.
An aerial view of the Knight Management Center. With its eight buildings and open spaces, the 12.5 acre site opened during the 2010-2011 academic year.
April 08, 2010
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MBA Class of 1980 Pools Funds and Knowledge to Fight Poverty

Project Redwood, a new venture philanthropy fund of Stanford GSB Class of 1980, has distributed $400,000 over the past 3 years to organizations that use entrepreneurial approaches to fight poverty.
March 01, 2010
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Jeff Skoll to Give Inaugural Guest Speaker Address at 2010 Graduation

Creating a new annual tradition, Staford GSB has named philanthropist and entrepreneur Jeff Skoll (MBA '95) as its first graduation guest speaker.
February 01, 2010
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Classmates Heap Praise on Rainwater

Richard Rainwater toasted as "the legendary financier of our generation" at GSB Alumni Association's 2010 Arbuckle Award gathering.
January 07, 2010
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Pulin Sanghvi Named Director of Career Management Center

Sanghvi, MBA '97, will lead the efforts of the center, which offers career counseling and placement services to students and alumni.
October 01, 2009
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2009 Silver Apple Honors Darrell Duffie

The finance professor was honored with the annual award during fall 2009 Stanford GSB alumni weekend activities.
September 19, 2009
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J. Charitha Ratwatte Jr., MBA ’09: Reviving Heirloom Rice and Farmers’ Prospects in Sri Lanka

A recipient of an inaugural Social Innovation Fellowship creates Rural Returns to ease poverty through sales of high-end products in global markets.
Change Wall at Stanford GSB
August 01, 2009
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Five Stanford MBA Students Honored as 2010 Siebel Scholars

Students will receive a tuition grant of $35,000 from the program, established to recognize the most talented graduate students in business and science.
May 26, 2009
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Garth Saloner Named Dean of Stanford Graduate School of Business

Economist led the transformation of the Stanford GSB curriculum and will focus on the school's mission to advance scholarship and prepare future leaders.
May 01, 2009
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Professors Strebulaev, Jagolinzer, and Shiv Honored for Teaching

School's MBA, PhD and master's students recognize three faculty members for their innovative teaching methods, enthusiasm and personal attention.
April 15, 2009
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Alumni Support Collaboration Lab in New Campus

The collaboration laboratory space will be named the NGP Collaboration Lab in recognition of the managing partners of NGP Energy Capital Management LLC.
NGP Energy Capital Management LLC
April 15, 2009
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Class of 2009 Reaches 100% Participation

The MBA Class of 2009 joined the community of annual gift donors by achieving an unprecedented 100% participation in their class gift campaign.
April 15, 2009
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Delivering on Our Vision: A Message from the Dean

Robert L. Joss, Philip H. Knight Professor and Dean, reflects on his time as dean at Stanford GSB.
April 15, 2009
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Professorship Reflects Lifelong Stanford Ties

The Thrive Foundation for Youth Professorship endowed chair was added to Stanford GSB, thanks to the generosity of Robert Eliot King, MBA ’60, and Dorothy J. King.
Robert Eliot King, MBA ’60, and Dorothy J. King
April 04, 2009
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From a Crisis Emerges a Laboratory of Innovation

Stanford GSB MBA students on a service learning trip advise small businesses in New Orleans, in partnership with the nonprofit Idea Villages.
February 20, 2009
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Michael Shanahan, MBA ’65, Honored with 2009 Arbuckle Award

The Capital Research and Management Co. Chairman Emeritus is the 39th leader to receive the award, presented by Stanford GSB Alumni Association.
January 01, 2009
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Business School Announces Comprehensive Budget Reductions

Plan driven by decreased endowment revenue, a projected drop in executive education revenue, and an expected decline in alumni-giving.
December 01, 2008
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Final Exam Includes Real-World Lessons

The day-long Executive Challenge 2008 requires first-year MBA students to draw upon all they had learned during the previous three months.
October 15, 2008
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Alumni Leave Lasting Legacy Through Planned Gifts

Jean and Bob Gee, MBA ’61, chairman of the Stanford Investment Group, created a charitable remainder trust to benefit Stanford GSB.
Jean and Bob Gee, MBA ’61
October 15, 2008
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Gift Emphasizes the Business of Education through Multidisciplinary Collaboration

Louise Bryson, AM ’69 and MBA ’79, and her husband, John, AB ’65, have committed $1 million—$500,000 each to Stanford GSB and Stanford University School of Education.