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Shanghai, China and College Park, Md. November 16, 2006 The University of Marylands Robert H. Smith School of Business today announced the launch of Smith Business Intelligence in China a free, online source of research articles, and videos and audio downloads that deliver business management knowledge and best practices in English, Mandarin and simplified Chinese. 

With academic programs on four continents (North America, Asia, Africa, Europe), campuses at four locations in the U.S. (College Park, Rockville/Shady Grove and Baltimore, Md., and Washington, D.C), it's only fitting that Smith should be launching four new academic programs. The Evening Executive MBA, the Executive MS in Accounting, the MS in Business with a focus in Information Systems and Technology, and a customized MBA program with SAIC are all new executive degree programs from the Smith School.

Carly Fiorina, former chairman and CEO of Hewlett-Packard and 1980 MBA graduate of the Smith School, delivered the keynote address at the Smith Schools commencement ceremony on Monday, May 22, 2006.

College Park, Md. May 15, 2006 The custom executive education programs at the University of Marylands Robert H. Smith School of Business scored No. 14 among all U.S. programs and ranked No. 22 globally in the Financial Times Executive Education 2006 rankings, published today. The Smith Schools custom executive programs scored high in several categories in the influential rankings including No. 4 globally for value for the money and No.

The Smith School hosted the taping of the national television program CEO Exchange on May 2, 2006. During the taping, five Smith MBA students had the opportunity to ask questions of the shows guests, Robert Johnson, founder of Black Entertainment Television, and Bill Marriott, CEO of Marriott International Inc. There's also a great video tour of the Smith School's Van Munching Hall.

The University of Maryland, College Park, celebrated its eighth annual Maryland Day on Saturday, April 29, attracting 75,000 visitors to campus. The Smith School welcomed visitors on McKeldin Mall, with the day's most popular giveaway - a Smith School/Testudo beach ball. In Van Munching Hall, visitors were able to tour the state-of-the-art building and attend an undergraduate program information session.

Two current Robert H. Smith School of Business students and a recent alumnus were among the top winners of the sixth annual University of Maryland $50K Business Plan Competition that wrapped up Friday, April 7, 2006.

For the past 20 years, the Smith School has been honoring and rewarding outstanding faculty members, instructors and PhD students for their teaching excellence. The Smith School community submitted 124 nominations for 58 teachers for the 2005-06 Krowe/Legg Mason Teaching Awards and 10 emerged as winners. (see list below)

Robert Isaman '85, vice president, integration at UTC Fire & Security (UTCFS), a division of United Technologies Corporation, addressed a lively audience of Smith School graduates, family members, friends, and Smith faculty and administrators at the Smith School's winter commencement ceremony on Thursday, December 22. Nearly 350 candidates were eligible to attend the graduation ceremony, which was held at the Comcast Center: eight doctoral, 25 executive MBA, 100 MBA/MS, and 210 undergraduate business degrees were awarded.