Ralph Owen, a Vanderbilt alumnus (’28), was a founder of Equitable Securities Corporation in Nashville, and he became the chairman of the American Express Company.

[5] In 1881, Vanderbilt's Board of Trust submitted its first proposal for a business education program, calling it the Commercial College Department.

[11] Management Hall also houses the Walker Library collection of more than 50,000 volumes, more than 900 periodical titles, reference works, and electronic databases.

[4][13] Finance was the most popular area for Vanderbilt MBA students in 2007–8; 43 percent accepted jobs in that field.

[32] The Owen School was one of two winners of the 2008 TeamMBA Award, which was presented by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC).

[33] Bruce Cooil, Dean Samuel B. and Evelyn R. Richmond Professor of Management, was awarded the 2007 Marketing Science Institute/H.

[34] Michael A. Lapré, E. Bronson Ingram Professor in Operations Management, has received the Shingo Research Prize.