College of Business Historical Timeline

1946

Business Courses offered

1955

Department of Business Education established

1959 - 1960

Business Classes transferred to Division of Applied Science and Technology

1975 - 1976

Division of Applied Science and Technology changed to the College of Business and Applied programs

1983 - 1984

College of Business and Applied programs was renamed to the College of Business which comprised of five departments

1992

College of Business combined the department of Computer Information System and the department of office administration into one department. The Management, Marketing and Economics provided major fields of study for students

1992

Construction completed on the new College of Business Building and named for Dr. Jacob T. Stewart

2000

Initial AACSB Accreditation received

2000

Ben D. Johnson Endowed Professorship established

2000

Ben D. Johnson Endowed Scholarship established

2008

College of Business combined the Departments of Accounting, Economics, and Information Systems and the Departments of Management and Marketing

2017

College of Business received technology upgrades with over 100 computers funded by Louisiana's WISE Fund

2020

MDU signed with Nicholls State University to provide GSU College of Business graduates a seamless pathway to pursue an MBA at Nicholls

2020

LATech and GSU signed an MDU that provides GSU Accounting graduates a pathway to LATech Masters in Accounting program

2020

GSU signed an MDU with University of Louisiana Monroe to provide GSU Management majors an opportunity to enroll in online Risk Management and Insurance courses offered by ULM

2021

The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) announced that it had extended Accreditation for Grambling State University College of Business

2021

Deloitte announces $250,000 Masters of Accountancy Scholarship program with Grambling State and Louisiana Tech universities

2023

Hunt Forest Products LLC established a $100,000 endowed scholarship for undergraduate students majoring in Accounting or Management, Engineering Technology and Computer Science

2023

Dr. Derrick Warren was named Dean of the College of Business