Willamette University MBA

{{Short description|MBA program at Willamette University}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2012}} {{Infobox university | image_name = Willamette University MBA Logo Color.tif | name = Atkinson Graduate School of Management, Willamette University MBA | established = 1974 | type = Private | dean = Romana Autrey | city = Salem and Portland | state = Oregon | country = USA | coor = {{coord|44.936172|-123.033957|type:edu_region:US-OR |display=inline,title}} | students = 312 | faculty = 45 | administrative_staff = 20 | campus = Urban | website = {{URL|https://willamette.edu/academics/mba/}} | endowment = }} The '''Willamette University MBA''' ('''Atkinson Graduate School of Management''') is the Masters in Business Administration (MBA) program at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, United States. It is one of only two MBA programs in the world accredited for both Business Administration (AACSB International) and Public Administration (NASPAA).<ref>{{cite news|last1=Giegerich|first1=Andy|title=Willamette University holds onto its very-rare accreditation|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/morning_call/2015/04/willamette-university-holds-onto-its-very-rare.html|accessdate=4 April 2015|work=Portland Business Journal|date=April 1, 2015}}</ref> Atkinson was established by Willamette in 1974 and has an enrollment of approximately 312 students.<ref name="Jenkins">{{cite news|last=Jenkins|first=tam|title=Top Regional MBA Programs|url=http://digital.bizjournals.com/launch.aspx?referral=other&pnum=&refresh=xJ04Y7j160Pe&EID=b1f9963b-4cf3-4396-9f9e-5ee391166f2a&skip=|accessdate=April 1, 2012|newspaper=Portland Business Journal|date=December 23, 2011}}</ref>

==History== Atkinson Graduate School was founded at Willamette University in 1974 and moved into the new Seeley G. Mudd Building in 1975.<ref name=nw>NorthWest Point of Capitalism. ''The Oregonian'', January 4, 1988.</ref> The first year had 52 students and five professors. The program is older than the management program at Yale University.<ref name=success/> Stephen Archer served as the school's first dean.<ref name=success/> The school was first named as the Willamette University School of Administration before being renamed as the George H. Atkinson Graduate School of Management.<ref name=success>Hamburg, Ken. Atkinson teaches success. ''The Oregonian'', January 17, 1988.</ref> Atkinson was a businessman in the construction industry and a trustee of Willamette before he died in 1978.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fnARAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7uEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5911,4231373&dq=willamette-university+atkinson|page=12B|title=Atkinson dies|date=February 16, 1978|work=Register-Guard|accessdate=2009-07-19}}</ref><ref name="gift">{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=K5QSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CfcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2085,5771027&dq=willamette-university+atkinson|title=Willamette University receives large gift|date=May 19, 1969|work=The Bulletin|page=3|accessdate=2009-07-19}}</ref> He served as president of the board of trustees and made the largest single donation in school history up to that time in 1969 when his foundation gave $3.4 million to the university.<ref name="gift"/> thumb|Built in 1975, the Seeley G. Mudd Building houses Atkinson Graduate School of Management In 1978, the Center for Business-Government Studies was added to the school after Willamette received a grant from the M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust.<ref name="gov">{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=E24RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4uEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4875,3143796&dq=willamette-university+atkinson|page=2D|title=Center will examine business, government|date=May 11, 1978|work=Register-Guard|accessdate=2009-07-19}}</ref> The program was designed to better understand the relationships between the government and businesses.<ref name="gov"/> In 1988, the school was recognized by ''U.S. News & World Report'' and the fifth best business school in the Midwest and West region.<ref name=nw/> It was the highest ranked of any school in the Pacific Northwest.<ref name=nw/> Enrollment was 130 students with 10 full-time professors.<ref name=success/> At that time the program was led by Dean David L. Puryear with a tuition of just over $8,000 per year.<ref name=success/>

In 1990, the school hired G. Dale Weight to serve as dean, the same year he was removed as chief executive officer of the Benj. Franklin Savings and Loan after the thrift was seized by the government during the Savings and loan crisis.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ex-thrift CEO picked as dean of grad school|date=April 27, 1990|work=The Register-Guard|pages=11B}}</ref> Weight remained dean until 1998.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://portland.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/1997/11/10/story3.html|title=Asian market forces could affect Nike|last=Binole|first=Gina|date=November 7, 1997|work=Portland Business Journal|accessdate=2009-07-19}}</ref> At that time Atkinson GSM had 184 students and 11 full-time faculty members.<ref name="bw">{{cite journal|title=BusinessWeek Online: B-Schools: Willamette University|journal=BusinessWeek|publisher=The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc.|url=http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/96/norank/willu/complete.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970629231511/http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/96/norank/willu/complete.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 29, 1997|accessdate=July 19, 2009}}</ref> Tuition was $14,900 per year then and incoming students scored an average of 550 on the Graduate Management Admission Test.<ref name="bw"/> From 1998 to 2002, Atkinson was led by Dean Bryan Johnston.<ref>Balas, Monique. [http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070311/NEWS0107/703110319/1001&nav_category=&template=print "Two vie for top post at OSU campus"], ''The Bulletin''. Retrieved December 12, 2007.</ref> Johnston had been the interim president at Willamette and a member of the Oregon House of Representatives.<ref>"Willamette names Johnston dean of Atkinson grad school", ''The Oregonian'', June 2, 1998.</ref>

Atkinson opened a center to the north in Portland's Pearl District in August 2005 to provide a two-year MBA program in the Oregon's most populous city.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://find.galegroup.com/gtx/infomark.do?&contentSet=IAC-Documents&type=retrieve&tabID=T004&prodId=STND&docId=CJ133692641&source=gale&srcprod=STND&userGroupName=wccls_main&version=1.0|title=Briefly: Higher Education|date=June 28, 2005|work=The Register-Guard|pages=B1|accessdate=May 12, 2010|location=Eugene, Ore.}}</ref> In February 2007, the Jeld-Wen Foundation made a $2.5 million donation to endow a free-enterprise professorship at the school, the largest donation ever for the graduate program.<ref>Rose, Michael. Willamette: Jeld-Wen will donate $2.5 million. ''Statesman Journal'', February 1, 2007.</ref> Dean Jim Goodrich, who joined Atkinson in 2003, retired from the school in June 2007,<ref>Loew, Tracy. "Management school dean set to retire in June", ''Statesman Journal'', November 18, 2006.</ref> with Debra J. Ringold serving as interim dean.<ref>Ticker. ''Statesman Journal'', September 4, 2007.</ref> Previously the JELD-WEN Professor in Free Enterprise, Ringold was named as the permanent dean in January 2008.<ref>[http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/potm/2008-01-21/ People on the Move.] ''Portland Business Journal'', January 21, 2008.</ref> In 2007, the Center for Business Education ranked the school 58th in their Beyond Grey Pinstripes rankings for emphasizing social and environmental awareness in the business world.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2007/11/05/focus1.html|title=Introducing green MBAs|last=Earnshaw|first=Aliza|date=November 2, 2007|work=Portland Business Journal|accessdate=2008-08-18}}</ref> The school was admitted to the Graduate Management Admission Council in June 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/graduate-management-admission-council-admits--new-member-schools/|title=Graduate Management Admission Council Admits 12 New Member Schools|date=June 25, 2009|publisher=FOX Business|accessdate=2009-07-17}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> As of 2009, the program had approximately 230 students, and was the largest full-time MBA program in Oregon.<ref>{{cite news|title=People turn to college courses during troubled economic times|last=Liao|first=Ruth|date=June 1, 2009|work=Statesman Journal}}</ref> The program enrollment grew to 312 students as of 2011.<ref name="Jenkins"/>

The Atkinson Graduate School of Management was ranked among Forbes magazine's "Best Business Schools" list in 2009 and 2011. It is the only ranked program on Forbes' 2011 list in Oregon.<ref name=forbes>{{cite journal|title=#71 Willamette (Atkinson)|journal=Forbes|date=August 5, 2009|series=Best Business Schools|url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/95/best-business-schools-09_Willamette-%28Atkinson%29_950393.html|accessdate=April 2, 2012}}</ref> The MBA program was ranked as the third largest in the Portland area by the ''Portland Business Journal'' in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=3: Willamette University MBA|url=http://assets.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/2012/06/the-list-top-oregon-mba-programs.html?s=image_gallery|work=Top Oregon MBA Programs|publisher=Portland Business Journal|accessdate=9 June 2012}}</ref> The school's Portland center moved to Northwest 12th Avenue and Kearney to the RiverTec building in 2013.<ref name=move>{{cite news|last=Stevens|first=Suzanne|title=Willamette U. polishes its new Pearl District space|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/real-estate-daily/2013/09/willamette-u-polishes-its-new-pearl.html|accessdate=6 September 2013|newspaper=Portland Business Journal|date=September 4, 2013}}</ref> In June 2015, the school received a $1 million gift from alumnus George Hoyt and his wife Colleen.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Giegerich|first1=Andy|title=Newspaper family gives Willamette $1M to build nonprofit studies|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/2015/06/newspaper-family-gives-willamette-1m-to-build.html|accessdate=4 June 2015|work=Portland Business Journal|date=June 2, 2015}}</ref>

In 2024, Willamette's Portland Center relocated to the EcoTrust building in the Pearl District.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-29 |title=Willamette University unveils new Graduate & Professional Center in the heart of Portland |url=https://news.willamette.edu/library/2024/08/gpc-opening.html |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=news.willamette.edu |language=en}}</ref> In 2025, the MBA program in Salem moved from the Mudd building to Kaneko.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-25 |title=Willamette’s Atkinson School finds new Salem home |url=https://news.willamette.edu/library/2025/03/atkinson-move.html |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=news.willamette.edu |language=en}}</ref>

==Academics== Atkinson offers several different graduate programs. The school offers full-time, part-time, and evening enrollment.<ref name="princeton">[http://www.princetonreview.com/mba/research/profiles/schoolsays.asp?category=1&listing=1011185&LTID=2&intbucketid= Willamette University.] The Princeton Review. Retrieved December 11, 2007.</ref> MBA programs include the MBA for Professionals, One Year MBA, and Early Career and Career Change MBA. In the Early Career and Career Change MBA, students can choose areas of interests including [https://willamette.edu/academics/mba/full-time/concentrations/entrepreneurship entrepreneurship], [https://willamette.edu/academics/mba/full-time/concentrations/finance finance and accounting], [https://willamette.edu/academics/mba/full-time/concentrations/global-management global management], [https://willamette.edu/academics/mba/full-time/concentrations/hr human resources and organizational management], [https://willamette.edu/academics/mba/full-time/concentrations/stem management science and quantitative methods], [https://willamette.edu/academics/mba/full-time/concentrations/marketing marketing], and [https://willamette.edu/academics/mba/full-time/concentrations/public-nonprofit-management public and non-profit management].<ref name="princeton3"> [http://www.princetonreview.com/mba/research/profiles/schoolSaysMore.asp?listing=1011185&category=5&LTID=2 What Atkinson Says About.] The Princeton Review. Retrieved December 11, 2007.</ref> Students in their first year in a program are required to enroll in an entrepreneurship course called PACE that includes strategies that are used to develop a business plan.<ref>Entrepreneurship programs at Oregon universities. ''The Oregonian'', June 10, 2007.</ref> The graduate programs also require courses in business ethics, including the Oregon Ethics in Business Awards evaluation program.<ref>Carter, Steven. Enron offers case for ethics courses. ''The Oregonian'', August 19, 2002.</ref> Located across the street from the Oregon State Capitol, unlike similar management schools, Atkinson has been able to maintain some of its focus on public management programs.<ref>Stokes, Donald E. The Changing Environment of Education for Public Service. ''Journal of Policy Analysis and Management'', Vol. 15, No. 2. (Spring, 1996), p. 161.</ref>

The school also offers a four-year joint MBA-JD degree in association with the Willamette University School of Law.<ref name="princeton2">[http://www.princetonreview.com/mba/research/profiles/academics.asp?listing=1011185&LTID=2&intbucketid= Academics.] The Princeton Review. Retrieved December 11, 2007.</ref> Willamette's MBA for Professionals program is available on the Portland and Salem campus, but also meets online with a hybrid structure. This hybrid MBA focuses management skill development, broad based strategic thinking and cross-functional knowledge.<ref name=mba>{{cite news|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2007/05/28/focus1.html|title=MBA programs vie to distinguish their curriculum from run-of-the-mill|last=Meyers|first=Sean|date=May 25, 2007|work=Portland Business Journal|accessdate=2008-08-18}}</ref> Classrooms are located online, in the EcoTrust building in the Pearl District, and on the Salem campus in Kaneko.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2008/03/10/story9.html|title=Ernst & Young ditches downtown for the Pearl|last=Smith|first=Rob|date=March 7, 2008|work=Portland Business Journal|accessdate=2008-08-18}}</ref>

Atkinson offers three study abroad programs, Copenhagen Business School in Denmark and Bordeaux Business School and EM Strasborg Business School in France.<ref name="princeton2"/> In addition to student programs, AGSM also offers an Executive Development Center (EDC) designed to educate businesses and organizations as consultants to those groups.<ref>[http://www.willamette.edu/agsm/executive/ EDC: Executive Development Center.] Willamette University. Retrieved December 11, 2007.</ref> The PACE Program is the centerpiece of Atkinson's full-time MBA Program, specifically for students early in their career or changing careers. By working within and outside organizations, students apply what they are learning in the classroom to the inner workings of the private, non-profit, and government sectors.<ref>{{cite web|title=Effective Practices: Willamette sets the PACE in service learning|url=http://www.gmac.com/why-gmac/gmac-news/gmnews/2011/march/effective-practices-willamette-sets-the-pace-in-service-learning.aspx|work=Graduate Management News|publisher=Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC)|accessdate=April 1, 2012}}</ref>

===Rankings and accreditation=== {{Infobox business school rankings  | BWg = 74 | QSUSA = | USNWRg =  | QSglobal = | FT = }} AGSM is accredited by the AACSB in business,<ref>[https://datadirect.aacsb.edu/public/profiles/profile.cfm?runReport=1&unitid=55060&userType=All Willamette University, Atkinson Graduate School of Management.] AACSB. Retrieved December 11, 2007.</ref> by NASPAA for government and not for profit administration,<ref>[http://www.naspaa.org/accreditation/document/OfficialAccProgr06-07asof1.07Final.pdf 2006–07 Roster of Accredited Programs.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070819212015/http://www.naspaa.org/accreditation/document/OfficialAccProgr06-07asof1.07Final.pdf |date=August 19, 2007 }} NASPAA. Retrieved December 11, 2007.</ref> and the law school has been accredited by the American Bar Association since 1938.<ref>[http://www.abanet.org/legaled/approvedlawschools/year.html ABA-Approved Law Schools by Year.] American Bar Association. Retrieved December 11, 2007.</ref> It was the first school in the world to be accredited by both the NASPAA and AACSB.<ref>Tom, Susan. Willamette names new business dean. ''Statesman Journal'', January 15, 2003.</ref> Atkinson was selected as one of the top 91 programs for preparing MBA's for social and environmental stewardship by "Beyond Grey Pinstripes"<ref>[http://www.beyondgreypinstripes.org/schools/index.cfm?cid=566 Willamette University Atkinson Graduate School of Management.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070806085349/http://www.beyondgreypinstripes.org/schools/index.cfm?cid=566 |date=August 6, 2007 }} Beyond Gray Pinstripes. Retrieved December 11, 2007.</ref> and ranked 28th for the specialty of "Public Affairs, Public Finance and Budgeting" by ''U.S. News & World Report''.{{Citation needed|date=June 2009}} As of 2009, ''U.S. News & World Report'' ranks the school's public affairs program as the 90th best in the United States.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Graduate Schools: Public Affairs|journal=U.S. News & World Report|url=http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-public-affairs-schools/rankings/page+4|accessdate=June 19, 2009}}</ref> Willamette's MBA program is also listed as one of Forbes best business schools, the highest ranked program in Oregon in 2009 and the only ranked program in Oregon in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=Special Report: Best Business Schools|url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/95/best-business-schools-09_Best-Business-Schools_Rank_4.html|work=Forbes |accessdate=April 2, 2012|date=August 5, 2009}}</ref> It was also the only Oregon school to make Bloomberg Businessweek's rankings in 2014, coming in at 81.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Frazier|first1=Laura|title=Willamette University's MBA program only in Oregon to make Bloomberg Businessweek ranking|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/education/index.ssf/2014/11/willamette_universitys_mba_pro.html|accessdate=14 November 2014|work=The Oregonian|date=November 12, 2014}}</ref>

"Beyond Grey Pinstripes" again recognized Willamette's commitment to ethics, environmental stewardship and social responsibility.<ref name=BGP>{{cite web|title=Top 100 MBA Programs|url=http://www.beyondgreypinstripes.org/rankings|publisher=Aspen Institute|accessdate=April 1, 2012|archive-date=March 21, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321030812/http://www.beyondgreypinstripes.org/rankings|url-status=dead}}</ref> Willamette's MBA was ranked No. 23 in the world in the rankings released in 2011. Willamette received special recognition for its business impact, which measures how courses prepare students to lead for-profit businesses that improve social and environmental conditions.<ref>{{cite web|title=Small school produces big results|url=http://willamette.edu/news/library/2011/09/mba_intl_rankings.html|publisher=Willamette University|accessdate=April 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509222022/http://www.willamette.edu/news/library/2011/09/mba_intl_rankings.html|archive-date=May 9, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

In 2023, Willamette MBA was ranked as a top US B-school by Bloomberg Business week for the 10th consecutive year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-15 |title=Willamette MBA ranked as a top U.S. B-school by Bloomberg Businessweek for the 10th consecutive year |url=https://news.willamette.edu/library/2023/03/willamette-mba-ranked-as-a-top-u.s.-b-school-by-bloomberg-businessweek-for-the-10th-consecutive-year.html |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=news.willamette.edu |language=en}}</ref> It was ranked #1 in Oregon.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-20 |title=Willamette MBA ranked the #1 B-school in Oregon by Bloomberg Businessweek |url=https://news.willamette.edu/library/2023/09/bloomberg-mba-2023.html |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=news.willamette.edu |language=en}}</ref> Willamette MBA was ranked a 2024 top business school (#1 in Oregon and #2 in the Pacific Northwest) by Bloomberg Businessweek.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-03 |title=Willamette MBA ranked #1 in Oregon — once again |url=https://news.willamette.edu/library/2024/10/bloomberg-2024.html |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=news.willamette.edu |language=en}}</ref> Out of over 1,100 accredited MBA programs in the US, Willamette MBA was listed in the top 100, putting it within the top 10% of all MBA programs in the country.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-06 |title=Willamette recognized again as a top U.S. MBA program |url=https://news.willamette.edu/library/2025/02/poets-quants-2025.html |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=news.willamette.edu |language=en}}</ref>

===Facilities=== The Salem school is housed in the Kaneko Building within Willamette University campus in Salem.

The MBA department used to be located within the Mudd building. The building is named after Seeley G. Mudd, a physician, educator, and philanthropist who has many buildings across the country named in his honor.<ref>[http://www.princeton.edu/mudd/news/faq/topics/mudd.shtml Who was Seeley G. Mudd?] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080321084756/http://www.princeton.edu/mudd/news/faq/topics/mudd.shtml |date=March 21, 2008 }} Princeton University: Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library. Retrieved on December 12, 2007.</ref> The Mudd building was completed in 1975. This structure was designed by architect Phil Settecase.<ref>De Carbonel, Dan. Two receive chamber awards. ''Statesman Journal'', February 2, 2004.</ref> In 2000, the school installed a wireless network in the building.<ref>Marta, Suzanne. Change helps Willamette avoid rewiring classrooms. ''Statesman Journal'', November 7, 2000.</ref> Law classes are held in the neighboring Truman Wesley Collins Legal Center. Collins was built in 1967 and expanded in 1992.

The Willamette University Portland Center was established in 2005 and houses the MBA for Professionals (hybrid evening and weekend) program. It used to be located in a {{convert|5070|ft2|adj=on}} space in the Pearl District at the RiverTec Building.<ref name="move" /> It is now renamed the Willamette Graduate and Professional Center, which is located in the EcoTrust building within Portland's Pearl District. It houses courses from the MBA school as well as the School of Computing and Information Sciences. The Portland Center is also utilized for events through Willamette's Executive Development Center.

==Students== Atkinson has an enrollment of 312 students in all programs. Students have an average entering GPA of 3.30 and Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) score of 610.<ref name=forbes/> Select students are eligible for induction into Beta Gamma Sigma, the honor society for business students.<ref>[http://www.betagammasigma.org/chapterlist.htm Chapter List.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408053503/http://www.betagammasigma.org/chapterlist.htm |date=April 8, 2014 }} Beta Gamma Sigma. Retrieved December 11, 2007.</ref> The average age of students in the full-time (Early Career MBA and MBA for Career Change) is 25.<ref>{{cite web|title=Full-Time Formats: Student Profile|url=http://www.willamette.edu/agsm/full-time/admission/profile.htm|work=Full-Time MBA Admission|publisher=Willamette University|accessdate=April 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331012113/http://www.willamette.edu/agsm/full-time/admission/profile.htm|archive-date=March 31, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Over 30% of students in Willamette's full-time MBA programs come from outside the U.S. The average age of students in the MBA for Professionals program is 34.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Willamette University: Atkinson Graduate School of Management|journal=Bloomberg Businessweek|series=Part-Time MBA Profile|url=http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/rankings/part_time_mba_profiles/willamette.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081219071825/http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/rankings/part_time_mba_profiles/willamette.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 19, 2008|accessdate=April 2, 2012}}</ref>

==Notable alumni== *Jason Atkinson, Oregon politician *Sandy Baruah, former U.S. Commerce Department official, President of the Detroit Chamber *Grace Crunican, general manager of BART *David Gomberg, Oregon politician<ref>{{cite web |url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/135192|title= David Gomberg's Biography |publisher= Project Vote Smart |accessdate= December 18, 2013}}</ref> *Punit Renjen, CEO Deloitte<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.deloitte.com/global/en/profiles/punit.html|title=Punit Renjen - Deloitte Global CEO|website=Deloitte}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist|2}}

==External links== *[http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2006/03/06/daily28.html Rivals team on new executive education program], ''Portland Business Journal''

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