Harry F. Byrd, Jr. School of Business Celebrates its Namesake, Nov. 5
In celebration of the silver anniversary of the naming of the Byrd School of Business, Thursday, November 5 will be a special day commemorating a quarter century of excellence in business education under the Byrd name.
Commerce or business courses have been offered at Shenandoah University for the past 120 years. Many of those early courses focused on bookkeeping, commercial law, commercial arithmetic, commercial forms, banking, business correspondence, orthography and penmanship. It was 25 years ago, however, that The Harry F. Byrd, Jr. School of Business was created in honor of Senator Harry F. Byrd, Jr., publisher, businessman and former United States Senator from Virginia who served the Commonwealth and the nation with great distinction. Senator Byrd's family tradition of fiscal conservatism, unquestioned integrity and distaste for political expediency, has deeply infused the philosophy of the Byrd School of Business. While his influence on the political life of Virginia during the 20th century is long-lasting, his legacy to the graduates of the Byrd School is even more profound.
In celebration of the silver anniversary of the naming of the Byrd School of Business, Thursday, November 5 will be a special day commemorating a quarter century of excellence in business education under the Byrd name. Readers of the Byrd Business Review are invited to attend an 11 a.m. celebration in Stimpson Auditorium of Halpin-Harrison Hall. Voices of appreciation will include students, alumni, board members and administrators.
Then, as well as now, the Byrd School of Business has provided a learning environment that brings together people, cultures and ideas from around the world. With a solid educational foundation built on sound business principles, the Byrd School looks forward to its future of graduating principled leaders with a global outlook, a broad, strategic mindset and innovative thinkers who will redefine the nature of business and impact the world. The faculty, staff and I are proud and honored to call ourselves the Byrd School.
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