Interim President Jim Davis, Jim Mulva, Miriam Mulva, Ethan Burris, and Vandana Nayak at the Groundbreaking Celebration, April 10, 2025 In a room overlooking the bustling construction site that will be Mulva Hall, more than 100 of the project’s staunchest supporters met on April 10 to celebrate groundbreaking on the new 17-story facility for The University of Texas at Austin’s McCombs School of Business. Caitlin Mullaney, Texas McCombs’ chief operating officer, introduced speakers Vandana Nayak, managing director of architectural firm Perkins&Will’s Dallas office, and Jim Mulva, BBA ’68, MBA ’69, who with his wife, Miriam, pledged $40 million toward Mulva Hall.