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A team of Tippie MBA students finished in second place in the finals of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s MBA Case Competition held Nov. 30 in Washington, D.C.

Catherine Shors turned 105 on May 20, making her one of the oldest living UI alumni, if not the oldest. While the university logs the date of birth of its 275,000 living alumni, deaths are not always reported to the university, making it difficult to determine if she’s the standard-bearer for longevity.

This cover story from the winter 2018-19 issue of Tippie Magazine showcases how alumni are carrying on the tradition of giving back to their alma mater by mentoring students, returning for speaking engagements throughout the year, and even contributing to the research endeavors of Tippie faculty members and graduate students.

Rewards. Strategy. Tailor your management style.

Matt Slykhuis, who served in Afghanistan, is at the Tippie College of Business preparing for a career in military hospital administration. 

Investors can glean clues about the market’s future direction with help from a new study from researchers at the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business. They have developed a corporate management activity index based on how managers’ run their firms that could improve an investors’ return by more than 4 percent.

UI’s Tippie College of Business faculty teach business basics to students in the College of Pharmacy.