By Dr. Phyllis Scott Buford, Chief Executive Officer,
The Consortium for Graduate Study in Management

The Consortium for Graduate Study in Management The Consortium for Graduate Study in Management is a partnership between graduate business schools and top corporations and foundations dedicated to providing management education opportunities to Hispanic Americans, African Americans and Native Americans. Over the last 32 years, the program has turned out thousands of graduates who have gone on to significant positions in American business ó many to work for the Consortiumís own corporate sponsors.

Founded in 1966, the Consortium awards fellowships that allow minorities to enroll in MBA programs at one of its 11 member universities. Geographically and philosophically diverse, these large and small, public and private institutions boast some of the nationís top business education programs.

Once admitted to a member university, Consortium Fellows are offered merit-based scholarships that cover full tuition and required fees for more than two years of full-time Masterís Degree study at that university. One Consortium highlight is the three-day orientation program, where Fellows interact with corporate sponsors and university representatives.  This provides a special networking opportunity. For the 1997-1998 school year, 355 Consortium Fellows received approximately $5 million in scholarship aid. These Fellowships are funded in part by the more than 150 leading US corporations that serve as Consortium sponsors.

Since its inception, the Consortium has increased the number of new Fellowships it offers ten-fold ó from 20 to more than 200 annually. Today, there are more than 3,000 Consortium alumni holding a broad range of public and private sector jobs. Many have moved into management positions in major US corporations, some have become entrepreneurs, others have obtained law degrees and still others have gone on to earn doctorate degrees and teach in business schools.

As chief executive officer of the Consortium, I take a personal pleasure in watching our graduates go on to succeed in the business world. While the assistance we provide them plays a crucial part in this success, the energy and commitment these brilliant young people bring to their studies plays the largest part.

For more information, call us at 314-935-7250, or write to the Consortium for Graduate Study in Management, 200 South Hanley Road, Suite 1102, St. Louis, MO 63105. You can also visit our web site at www.cgsm.wustl.edu:8010/.

Leading sponsors of the Consortium include Citibank, General Mills Foundation, Ford Motor Company, Chase Manhattan Bank, Xerox Corporation, Hewlett Packard Company, Procter & Gamble, General Motors Corporation and KPMG Foundation.

Member universities are the University of California at Berkeley, Indiana University, University of Michigan, New York University, University of North Carolina, University of Rochester, University of Southern California, University of Texas at Austin, University of Virginia, Washington University and the University of Wisconsin.