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This annual gathering of Columbia Business School real estate alumni took place on May 8 at the Columbia Club of New York. The 2014 Annual Real Estate Alumni Reception honored Distinguished Real Estate Partner Hugh R. Frater ’85 of Berkadia.

More than 800 people gathered for Columbia Business School’s 38th Annual Dinner on Monday, May 5, raising $3.2 million for financial aid, faculty research, and entrepreneurial outreach.

Professor Amit Khandelwal, the Gary Winnick and Martin Granoff Associate Professor of Business in the Finance and Economics Division, has been awarded the 2014 George S. Eccles Research Award.  Khandelwal was chosen through a rigorous and competitive selection process and will be honored at a reception with members of the Eccles family and the Columbia community on May 12. 

Michael Guichon '15 wins Ira Sohn Investment Contest.  Read about it in Market Folly.

Professor Sheena Iyengar has been appointed Faculty Director of The Eugene Lang Entrepreneurship Center effective July 1. Iyengar is the S.T. Lee Professor of Business in the Management Division and director of the Global Leadership Matrix (GLeaM).

The Columbia Business School Real Estate Association (REA) is pleased to announce the co-presidents and vice presidents elected for the 2014–15 academic year.

The Dr. Boris Yavitz Scholarship was recently endowed, honoring the former Columbia Business School Dean. “Boris cared deeply about the School and its students,” said Irene Yavitz, wife of former Dean Boris Yavitz, PhD ’64. “We’re so excited about this scholarship — it’s a fitting testament to his commitment and passion for the School.”  A business strategy professor at the School starting in 1964, Yavitz was appointed dean by then University President William J. McGill in 1975.

More than 2,400 alumni and guests returned to campus April 11–13 to celebrate Reunion 2014.  The action-packed weekend kicked off with a full day of alumni panel discussions and presentations, a Manhattanville campus update, and lunch with Dean Glenn Hubbard. 

Gerald Brady '58, a Columbia University faculty member for more than 30 years and a professor emeritus of the Business School, died at home on April 16 at age 84.  

On Wednesday, April 23, 2014, five teams presented stock pitches before a series of judges at the 7th Annual "Pershing Square Value Investing and Philanthropy Challenge."  This challenge is the culmination of the "Applied Security Analysis" course currently co-taught by Jon Salinas '08 and Naveen Bhatia. Stock Pitches and Finalists Allegion (ALLE) - Matt Ford '15, Oystein Kvaerner '15, and Brian Waterhouse '15 (First Place)