College Park, Md. – Oct. 24, 2011 – A college football weekend likely comes to mind when a mid-autumn competition is associated with beer and the likes of UCLA, Texas A&M and the University of Virginia. Teams from these schools and others recently concluded a pressure-packed competition. But it involved neither athletics nor tailgating fans. Instead, MBA students matched their skills as the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business staged its 5th annual Mergers and Acquisitions Competition.

Alan Wilson is in the business of flavor. As president, CEO and chairman of McCormick Co. he represents a company whose goal is to spice up the foods people consume in their everyday lives. After all, McCormick is “bringing passion to flavor.”

College Park, Md. – October 14, 2011 – The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business today named Peter Gibbons, executive vice president of Global Supply Chain Operations at Starbucks, as the 2011 “Person of the Year.” Gibbons was recognized by students and faculty at Smith’s Industry Day career and networking event, held annually to highlight the school’s supply chain management program and build relationships with top companies.

College Park, Md. – October 14, 2011 – The University of Maryland’s Robert H.

Peter A. Schnall, chief risk officer and executive vice president at Capital One, spoke at the CRO Lecture Series on Oct. 11, 2011 about "Risk Management in Action: How Risk and Business Managers Drive Strategy and Control Risk" to an enthusiastic group of practitioners and graduate students at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C.

The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business will hold its annual Industry Day event on Oct. 14, 2011, which highlights the school’s supply chain management program and helps build relationships with top companies. The event is organized by students in the undergraduate Supply Chain Management Society and supply chain and logistics faculty and is sponsored by the Intermodal Association of North American (IANA) and Stanley Black & Decker.

Alan Wilson is in the business of flavor. As president, CEO and chairman of McCormick Co. he represents a company whose goal is to spice up the foods people consume in their everyday lives. After all, McCormick is “bringing passion to flavor.”

The Office of Global Programs (OGP) at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business is pleased to award 13 study abroad scholarships to business school students for 2012 programs.

CRO Lecture SeriesPeter Schnall, CRO, Capital OneOctober 11, 2011 | Washington, D.C.

The Center for Financial Policy at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business opened a discussion on the bleak U.S. economic outlook and jobs market with a speech from Federal Reserve Board Governor Sarah Bloom Raskin, Sept. 26, 2011 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C. The event was part of the center’s distinguished speaker series and drew government and business leaders, along with students and members of media to explore the timely topic.