Thunderbird Archives

07/29/2025

Today we celebrate Tbird class of 1965. Here is the yearbook, with great photos of the campus, students, faculty, and fun!

Read the full record details for Yearbook: 1965 Thunderbird (yearbook)

06/20/2024

We have a new Director General and Dean!

As Thunderbird School of Global Management enters its 10th year as part of Arizona State University, a new decade welcomes the next director general and dean, Charla Griffy-Brown. Her post begins July 1; in the interim, she is serving as acting dean and director general.

06/06/2024

Exciting news!

Halla Tómasdóttir, an esteemed alumna of Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University, has been elected as the next president of Iceland. Tómasdóttir, who earned her master’s degree in international management from Thunderbird in 1995, brings a wealth of experience and a...

04/30/2024

The Thunderbird Archives was featured in a recent ASU News article! 😍

Editor’s note: This is part of a monthly series spotlighting special collections from ASU Library’s archives throughout 2024. At most universities, if you want to learn about their history, you must enter a library and dig through an expansive archive. At the Thunderbird School of Global Managem...

02/22/2024

Did you know that Thunderbird used to host a hot air balloon race? Beginning in 1975 to the early 2000s, the school hosted a balloon race on the Glendale campus. Proceeds from the race helped fund student scholarships. We have a beautiful online exhibit of balloon race items on the Arizona Memory Project site and we recently added 61 new items donated by Tbird alum, Jay Heiser '85.

https://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/nodes/view/198

10/20/2023

08/17/2023

Sanjeev Khagram, director general and dean of Arizona State University’s Thunderbird School of Global Management since 2018, has announced that he will be stepping down from that position at the end of the 2023–24 academic year. Khagram has decided to return to a faculty position and has accepte...

04/21/2023

We are saddened to hear of the passing of Dr. Art Peterson, Thunderbird President from 1966-1969. Dr. Peterson was a big fan of the School's history and kept in touch with our Archivist when he visited campus, which was often. Most recently he attended the 75th Anniversary event at the Global Headquarters Building in downtown Phoenix. We send special condolences to his family.

For more about Dr. Peterson take a minute to listen to this oral history interview, recorded in 2012: https://lnkd.in/gtV_GZZi

In addition, the 1967 yearbook highlights the beginning of his time at the American Institute for Foreign Trade: https://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/nodes/view/42380

03/31/2023

Today we are looking back at Thunderbird 25 years ago. Take a moment to browse The Thunderbird alumni magazine from Spring 1998. Some things have changed, and some things not so much.

Read the full record details for Periodical: Thunderbird Magazine, 1998

03/03/2023

The Thunderbird archivist recently worked with a documentary film crew to explore the history of Chinese cadets who trained at Thunderbird Field No. 1 during World War II. In addition to providing access to archival images and other materials, the archivist was interviewed to speak about the historical background. If you would like to contribute to the project, or just find out more, please use this project see this link:

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01/26/2023

On this date in 1983, Das Tor published a special "Orientation" issue for students of the American Graduate School of International Management. This issue highlighted social activities and new staff and faculty. Use this link to access the whole issue: https://prism.lib.asu.edu/items/71823

11/08/2022

On this date in 1975, the school held its first annual Thunderbird Balloon Race. Initially, the race was organized as a fundraiser for student scholarships. Over the years, the event grew in size and popularity and is fondly remembered by alumni and community members alike. Use this link to see more Balloon Race materials: https://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/nodes/view/198