• Earned bachelor's degrees in economics, business from KU, 1973

• Nobel Peace Prize recipient, 2016

In October 2016, School of Business alumnus and Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end a civil war in his country that has lasted more than 50 years.

Santos arrived at KU in 1969 and earned economics and business degrees from the University of Kansas in 1973 before beginning his career as Colombia’s delegate to the International Coffee Organization and later venturing into politics.

He returned to the University of Kansas on Nov. 1, 2017, to be awarded the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters for outstanding contributions to achieving peace in his country and the world.