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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

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April 01, 2008
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With 75 Years of Experience, The Library Looks Ahead

The first official GSB library didn’t formally open until 1933; it was tightly wedged into a portion of Jordan Hall that doubled as a classroom.
March 01, 2008
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Miriam Rivera Elected Stanford Trustee; Receives 2008 Porras Award

Miriam Rivera, MBA/JD ’95, was elected to the Stanford University Board of Trustees a week after she received the Jerry I. Porras Award.
January 01, 2008
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Demand for Green Buildings Grows at Stanford

Stanford’s green building initiatives were outlined during a January 2008 conference on sustainability cosponsored by the Stanford GSB Alumni Association.
October 15, 2007
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Alumni Team Goes to Africa

Cynthia Dai, MBA ’93, shares her experience leading a Stanford ACT project to help Uganda Rural Development and Training develop a sustainable funding model.
A group of Ugandan farmers gather for a training class.
October 01, 2007
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Alumni Association Awards Honor Volunteers, Faculty

The association awarded alumni for outstanding service during reunion weekend events.
October 01, 2007
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Study Groups Don't End When These Students Graduate

Community study group program allows alumni and PhDs to learn from each other.
September 01, 2007
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Sloan Graduates Take the Road Less Traveled

Alumni reflect on uncommon paths they took to and from the Stanford program and how it transformed the way they viewed business and the world.
September 01, 2007
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Sustainable Business Approaches Explored In New Executive Program

Uncommon gathering of people from private, public, and nonprofit sectors come together to grapple with tough issues.
September 01, 2007
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Welcome to the MBA Class of 2009

Students come from nearly five dozen countries and include an avocado farmer, two bodyguards, and investment managers, among others.
July 15, 2007
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Classmates Establish Fund to Support and Inspire International Students

In honor of their 25th reunion, Sacha Lainovic and Yasunori Kaneko jointly established a $1 million fellowship to support international students and inspire them to give back.
Lainovic-Kaneko
July 15, 2007
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Generations of a Stanford GSB Family Envision the New Campus

John G. McCoy, MBA ’37, and John B. McCoy, MBA ’67, committed $4 million toward the McCoy Family GSB Building Fund to support the school’s efforts to construct new state-of-the-art facilities.
July 15, 2007
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Honoring a Legend: Collaboration at Work

Douglas Burgum and Robert Kagle, both MBA ’80, were inspired by their 25th reunion to honor Chuck Holloway and create The Charles A. Holloway Professorship.
Douglas Burgum and Robert Kagle
July 15, 2007
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Instilling a Global Perspective in Students

Roger Deromedi, MBA ’77, and his family recently established endowed and expendable funds to support the Center for Global Business and the Economy (CGBE).
Roger Deromedi, MBA ’77
July 15, 2007
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PepsiCo Supports Diversity Efforts Across Stanford GSB

PepsiCo established the PepsiCo Diversity Fellowship Fund, enabling five participants from a range of backgrounds to attend the Summer Institute for General Management.
(From left) Darcy Heppenstall, GSB; Julie Fuller, PepsiCo Inc., Joia Pardo, MBA ’07, PepsiCo recruit; and Celia Harms, GSB.
July 15, 2007
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The Business of Preserving Our Planet

The new Stanford GSB campus––the Knight Management Center––is being made possible by Stanford GSB’s Campus Sustainability Fund, which received $5 million––its first and largest gift.
June 01, 2007
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ACT Celebrates 20 Years of Pro Bono Service

Stanford GSB alumni use their skills to help struggling nonprofits.
Exploring Auction Models for Peer-to-Peer Lending
May 01, 2007
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Moore Receives Sloan Teaching Award

Professor took me from "poet to novice modeler" says one student.
March 01, 2007
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Faculty Honors Patell for Service and Achievement

James Patell is the 2007 recipient of the Robert T. Davis award, presented by the school’s faculty to recognize an individual for a lifetime of service and achievement.
January 01, 2007
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Gender-Related Material in the New Core Curriculum

To attendees at the WIM banquet, 2007 from Prof. Joanne Martin
Exploring Auction Models for Peer-to-Peer Lending
January 01, 2007
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Student Exchange Links Stanford and Bangalore Business Schools

The Stanford-IIMB Exchange Program will be offered starting in the 2007-08 academic year to 16 graduate business students at each institution.
October 01, 2006
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Sloans Honor Hyler, Wong

Sloan alumni recognized for their service to current students.
October 01, 2006
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Summer Program Offers Grad Students a Mini-MBA

Summer Institute for Entrepreneurship (SIE) was created to teach business and entrepreneurial skills to non-business graduate students.
August 01, 2006
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Nike Founder Phil Knight to Give $105 Million to Stanford GSB

Believed to be the largest gift ever given to a business school, the majority of the gift will be used to construct a $275 million campus for Stanford GSB.
Phil Knight will give $105 million to Stanford University's Graduate School of Business.
June 01, 2006
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George Parker Honored with 2006 Distinguished Teaching Award

Professor of 33 years is "amazingly gifted at making (finance) accessible to everyone from the strongest quant jock to the serious poet."