Dell joined the ranks of business leaders such as H. Ross Perot, Mary Kay Ash and Roger Staubach when he was named the 10th recipient of the Kupfer Distinguished Executive Award. Since then Dell Computers has become the nation s second largest manufacturer of personal computers while helping Dell become the youngest chief executive officer to have his firm ranked in Fortune 500. During the ceremony Dell shared views on optimal usage of the Internet and challenges to a successful business career with students who attended the presentation. Dell Computers started by selling computer upgrade kits. It has since expanded to over 100 countries worldwide and is the third largest personal computer company in the world.
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Dell attended the University of Texas and is an adviser to the Innovative Technology Management Association there. The award is made possible through the generosity of Gerald Ray and Donald Zale, college classmates of Kupfer.