Gatton College of Business and Economics is a college of the University of Kentucky. Founded in 1925, it was not given the current name "Gatton College of Business and Economics" until 1996 after a large monetary gift to the University in 1995 from Carol Martin "Bill" Gatton. The donation was the largest in the history of the University. In his honor, the Board of Trustees named the college after him. The current dean of Gatton College of Business and Economics is Dean Sudharshan.
The college is located in central campus along South Limestone.
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