College History :: Orfalea College of Business

Clocktower

Creating the Business Advantage

1959

Business Department is founded as part of Sciences Division under Social Sciences Department
Acting Dean - Roy Anderson
Curriculum: Accounting, Real Estate Management, Marketing, Office Management, Personnel Administration, Transportation and Warehouses
Estimated cost (tuition) per year: $339

1960

Curriculum Enhanced: Accounting, Business, Labor & Management Relations, Sales Management

1961

Dean of Arts and Sciences Division - Roy Anderson
First Undergraduate Degree

	1962 Business Department becomes part of Applied Arts Division Dean of Applied Arts Division - Carl Cummins Department Head - Roy Anderson Curriculum: Accounting Business, Labor and Management Relations, Marketing, and Sales Management
	1964 Acting Department Head - Owen Servatius Curriculum: Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Financial and Property Management, Industrial Relations and Marketing
	1965 Department Head - Owen Servatius Estimated cost per year: $412 1966 Department renamed Business Administration Department 1967 Business Administration Department comes under School of Applied Arts
	1969 Curriculum: Added Management which incorporated Business Administration 1970 Business Administration Department comes under School of Business and Social Sciences First Acting Dean - George Clucas Estimated cost per year: $551
	1971 New Dean: Ed Barker First Masters Degree (one-year program) 1973 Acting Dean - Owen Servatius New Department Head - Charlie Andrews
	1975 Dean - Carroll McKibbin Department Head - David Adorno Political & Social Science becomes a division
	1976 School of Business established Interim Dean - Roy Anderson Business Administration Department Head - Gene O'Connor Economics Department Head - Fuad Tellew Management Department Head - Ernie Miller Accounting Department Head - Charlie Andrews
	1978 Dean - Robert Coe
	1980 Curriculum: Accounting, Finance and Property Management, Industrial Relations, International Business Management, Marketing Management, Management, Management Information Systems, Economics Estimated cost per year: $708
	1981 AACSB Accreditation obtained for Bachelors Program 1983 Dean - Kenneth Walters
	1985 Curriculum: Accounting, Financial Management, Human Resources Management, International Business Management, Marketing Management, Management, Management Information Systems, Productions/Operations Management, Economics Estimated cost per year: $1,140
	1986 January - Governor's budget includes School of Business building/addition AACSB Reaccreditation for BSBA March - beginning of Clock Tower Club
	1987 AACSB Accredited for Masters (MBA)
	1990 Acting Dean - Walter Perlick Spring - construction of new building started Engineering Management Program Approved (MBA/MSE) Also available: MBA/AGR; MBA/ARCH Estimated cost per year: $2,390
	1991 Dean - William Boyes Curriculum: Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing, Economics AACSB Reaccreditation
	1992 All Schools become Colleges in July (Bob Koob) Acting Dean when building was dedicated - John Rogers August 31, occupance of new building (73,738 square feet and $13.5 million) Industrial Technology Department moves to College of Business
	1993 Fall: Dean - Allen Haile Departments eliminated Executive MBA offered 1994 Fall: Acting Dean - Walter Rice
	1995 New Dean - William Boynton Restructured into 7 Academic Areas - Accounting, Finance, Economics, Global Strategy & Law, Industrial Technology, Management and Marketing Advancement Office Initiated Estimated cost per year: $2,589
	1996 International Programs Development Efforts (Lajos Kossuth University - Hungary) Integrated Core Projects Planning Cal Poly Plan Proposed 1997 Implemented Integrated Core (Undergraduate and MBA) International Programs Launched (Taiwan, Thailand) 1998 More International Programs Launched (Swinburne - Australia, ITSEM - Mexico, Seinajoke Polytechnic - Finland) Estimated cost per year: $2,888
	1999 40th Anniversary of Business studies at Cal Poly Cal Poly Plan, Phase II Proposed Bank of America commits $1,000,000 to OCOB (first ever $1MM cash gift) 2000 Cisco Systems Gift benefits OCOB/CENG (million dollar learning lab) William Pendergast appointed Dean of OCOB 2001 Cal Poly turns "100" Paul Orfalea gives $15,000,000 to the OCOB Dedication of Orfalea College of Business 2002 Interim Dean Terri Swartz appointed Student Fee Referendum passes 2003 Tom deRegt's gift builds Financial Analysis Resource Center 2004 Dave Christy appointed Dean of OCOB