| 1967 |
College of Business established from “School of Science and Literature” and was housed in Thach and Tichenor Halls |
| 1967 |
Dr. O. D. “Jack” Turner appointed College’s first Dean |
| 1970 |
Business Advisory Council established |
| 1973 |
Dr. George Horton appointed Dean |
| 1976 |
College gained undergraduate accreditation from the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) |
| 1980 |
College gained AACSB accreditation for the MBA program |
| 1984 |
Dr. Ethel Jones appointed interim Dean |
| 1986 |
Dr. Charles Kroncke appointed Dean |
| 1986 |
Board of Trustees approved bond issue for the construction of a new building |
| 1988 |
Dr. Robert Niebuhr appointed interim Dean |
| 1989 |
Dr. Danny Bellenger appointed Dean |
| 1989 |
College launched its Ph.D. program in management |
| 1990 |
College ground breaking ceremony for the new building. |
| 1992 |
25th Anniversary of the College of Business |
| 1992 |
Building completion and dedication. Named for Edward L. and Catherine K. Lowder of Montgomery |
| 1993 |
Dr. C. Wayne Alderman appointed Dean |
| 1997 |
College awarded re-accreditation and School of Accountancy received initial accreditation from AACSB |
| 1998 |
College launched the Executive MBA program |
| 1998 |
College receives $1.25 million pledge to establish the Robert and Catherine Lowder Center for Entrepreneurship and Family Business |
| 1999 |
College launched the Physicians Executive MBA program |
| 1999 |
Aviation management program moved from engineering to the College of Business |
| 2000 |
Aviation management and logistics programs elevated to department status |
| 2000 |
Dr. John S. Jahera named Interim Dean |
| 2000 |
First courses in the undergraduate major in Entrepreneurship and Family Business are offered |
| 2000 |
College of Business and the College of Engineering join together in a unique partnership to aid in the administrative support and promotion of existing outreach programs offered through both colleges as well as in the identification and development of new programs. This new unit, Business and Engineering Outreach, is housed in Ramsay Hall and is under the direction of associate dean, Dr. William Sauser. |
| 2002 |
Texas businessman Bennie Bray (AU Class of 1972) gives $1 million to help fund undergraduate honors scholarships and establish a faculty professorship in business |
| 2004 |
Dr. Paul M. Bobrowski named Dean |
