the carlson school of management is named after curtis l. carlson.
the carlson school of management is named after curtis l. carlson.
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curtis l. carlson
bullet::::- 1988 – first study abroad program was launched in lyon, france. now all carlson school undergraduates are required to have an international experience.









































bullet::::- 1993 – curtis carlson gives another personal gift of $10 million to the carlson school to drive the building of a freestanding business school.









































bullet::::- 1998 – the curtis l. carlson school of management building is dedicated.









































bullet::::- 2004 – herbert m. hanson, jr., and his wife barbara, pledged $10 million toward the construction of a new undergraduate facility.









































bullet::::- 2006 –dean alison davis-blake is named the first female dean of the carlson school.
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opened on september 25, 2008, hanson hall is connected to the carlson school by the robert sparboe skyway. as part of a $40 million expansion project, herbert m. hanson, jr. hall nearly doubled the size of the business school, and provided a state-of-the-art home for the carlson school undergraduate program. hanson hall covers , is four stories tall, and is outfitted with nine classrooms with wireless internet access and state-of-the-art presentation technology. the facility also features 22 interview rooms, 10 breakout rooms, a collaborative learning lab, a recruiter lounge, a meeting room for information sessions and presentations by the corporate community, offices for undergraduate advising, undergraduate career placement, offices for the department of economics in the college of liberal arts, and a caribou coffee. the building is named after the generous benefactors, herb ’49 b.a. and bar hanson, who kicked off the building campaign with a $10 million pledge in 2004. in spring 2006, the minnesota state legislature granted $26.6 million in funding to the carlson school as part of the university of minnesota's capital campaign request.
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