JSOM 50th Anniversary

Groundbreaking for third Jindal School building.

The Doctor of Business Administration program launches for industry executives looking to learn about advanced research methodologies.

The Jindal School Center for Global Business and the Sustainable Global Business Initiative sponsored the inaugural Ann and Jack Graves Foundation Conference Series.

In June, UTD Ranked Top University in Southwest for LGBTQ+ Students The University of Texas at Dallas was named one of the nation’s best colleges for LGBTQ+ students and the only university in Texas and the Southwest to make the top 25 list.

In August, the school implemented a policy requiring undergraduate students to complete 100 hours of unpaid community or volunteer service as part of their degree program.

In August, the first four Young Scholars Program students, all Dallas Independent School District (DISD) graduates, enter as freshmen.

In May, UT Dallas ranked No. 1 In the Young University Rankings report from Times Higher Education. The report included schools founded less than 50 years ago.

In January, UTD is recognized as an R1 university by The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education classifies UT Dallas as an R1 Institution — a classification reserved for doctoral institutions with the highest research activity.

BS/Healthcare Management added as a degree program.

The Jindal School Art Gala celebrates contributions of local and student artists, including many works that were gifted to Jindal School.

Jindal School building II opens its second building.

The Veteran Services Center, later renamed the Military and Veteran Center, opens to support veteran-students as they transition from their service to the United States to student life.

Alumnus Naveen Jindal (MBA’92) makes a multimillion-dollar contribution to the School of Management. In thanks, the UT System renames the school the Naveen Jindal School of Management.

For the first time, JSOM’s full-time MBA program is ranked among the top 50 MBA programs in the nation.

The first Business Idea Competition, later renamed the Big Idea Competition, is sponsored by the School of Management’s Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. It draws 37 teams and almost 90 entrants.

The School of Management receives accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the national oversight agency that verifies the relevance of a business school’s curriculum, faculty, facilities, programs and more. The school has remained accredited ever since.

Hasan Pirkul, Ph.D., is named dean of the UT Dallas School of Management.

The first Executive MBA overseas trip heads to the newly liberated Prague, Czechoslovakia. Later renamed the Czech Republic.

BS/Accounting is added as a stand-alone undergraduate degree.

The first nine freshmen are enrolled at UT Dallas School of Management. Paul Nichols, Assistant Professor of Practice, Organizations, Strategy and International Management, was a member of the first class of freshmen.

Charles Kroncke, Ph.D., named dean of the School of Management.

Realizing the importance of industry input, School of Management leadership establish the Advisory Council to offer local business leaders a seat at the academic table.

The first Center of Excellence – Morris Hite Center for Marketing – is established in the School of Management

Robert Miller, Ph.D., named interim dean of School of Management.

The School of Management accepts its first doctoral students.

The SWCS is absorbed into The University of Texas System as UT Dallas. It only accepts graduate-level students.

Texas Instruments establishes the Graduate Research Center of the Southwest, in part to answer the needs of its company in the Space Race.