Jack Brittain, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Anne Peterson, 2 November 2011

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Title Jack Brittain, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Anne Peterson, 2 November 2011
Alternative Title No. 648 Jack Brittain
Creator Brittain, Jack, 1953-
Contributor Peterson, Anne P.
Publisher Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Date 2011-11-02; 2012-01-13
Collection Number and Name ACCN 0814 Everett L. Cooley Oral History Project
Finding Aid https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv48007
Access Rights I acknowledge and agree that all information I obtain as a result of accessing any oral history provided by the University of Utah's Marriott Library shall be used only for historical or scholarly or academic research purposes, and not for commercial purposes. I understand that any other use of the materials is not authorized by the University of Utah and may exceed the scope of permission granted to the University of Utah by the interviewer or interviewee. I may request permission for other uses, in writing to Special Collections at the Marriott Library, which the University of Utah may choose grant, in its sole discretion. I agree to defend, indemnify and hold the University of Utah and its Marriott Library harmless for and against any actions or claims that relate to my improper use of materials provided by the University of Utah.
Date Digital 2015-07-08
Spatial Coverage Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5780993/ ; Berkeley, Alameda County, California, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5327684/ ; Austin, Travis County, Texas, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/4671654/ ; Thailand, http://sws.geonames.org/1605651/
Subject Brittain, Jack, 1953- --Interviews; University of Utah--Faculty--Biography; Business teachers--Biography; University of Utah--History
Description Transcript (72, 53 pages) of an interview by Anne Peterson with University of Utah business professor and former dean Jack Brittain on 2 November, 2011 and 13 January 2012. Part of the University Oral History Project, Everett Cooley Collection tape numbers U-3095 and U-3122
Abstract Jack Brittain (b. 1953) was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado and was raised in California. He discusses his early family life and his family´s educational background. He talks about going to school in San Jose, the teachers that were critical to his development, and his passion for math and science. He describes his involvement with the Junior Achievement program. After high school he went to Berkeley where he graduated with a triple major in operations research, quantitative analysis and business management. Jack talks about the different jobs he had while attending Berkeley, and his involvement with the social and political trends at Berkeley. After graduating he went on to study for an MBA at Berkeley where he eventually earned his doctorate. Jack describes the business environment in California and the rise of Silicon Valley. Jack has worked at the University of Texas at Austin and in Arizona and Dallas before being hired as dean of the business school at the University of Utah. Jack talks about the opportunities and challenges he faced in his new position. He describes his involvement with the university venture fund in 2005 and with the Lassonde New Venture Development Center. In his second interview, Jack talks about the process of hiring new business teachers at the University of Utah. He describes the business school´s involvement with information systems studies. Jack discusses his involvement with the Christensen Center. He talks about his push for an engaged student movement. He discusses his fundraising efforts and his relationships with donors. Jack talks about his administration and the people he worked with at the University of Utah that were integral to his projects. Jack later worked half-time as dean and half-time as vice president for technology transfer. He talks about the process of commercializing research at the university.
Type Text
Genre oral histories (literary works)
Format application/pdf
Language eng
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Scanning Technician Niko Amaya; Halima Noor
Conversion Specifications Original scanned with Kirtas 2400 and saved as 400 ppi uncompressed TIFF. PDF generated by Adobe Acrobat Pro X for CONTENTdm display.
ARK ark:/87278/s6030mkm
Topic University of Utah; Business teachers
Setname uum_elc
ID 836788
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6030mkm
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