In February of 2010, the College of Business announced a first-of-its-kind $1 million gift from Clinton Severson (class of 1973) and his wife Conni Ahart to establish the Severson Entrepreneurship Academy.

In October of 2010, the college announced the largest gift from a single donor, Dr. Doris Slaaten, to renovate the Slaaten Learning Center, enhance student development, supplement scholarships, and provide for on-going support. The renovation would repurpose rooms 316 and 313 to include a fully video-conferenced board room, a financial trading lab, a conference room for student meetings, and an informal study space.

Also in 2010, a gift of $100,000 from Roger Looyenga (class of 1969) provided an endowment for a leadership emphasis.