The Monfort Executive Professor Program (MEPP) was established in 1990 with a $1 million gift from Kenneth and Myra Monfort that was targeted toward increasing the professional depth of the undergraduate program. MEPP brings nationally-known professionals and senior executives to campus to work with students.
These "executive professors" can either visit campus for a day (e.g., Teruaki Aoki, COO of Sony, America), teach portions of a course on a 2-3 week appointment (e.g., Dan Guy, VP of the AICPA), or teach in residence for one or more semesters (Junius Peake, former governor/vice chair of the N.A.S.D.). The one-day visitors are often used as Business Plus speakers for outreach to the local business community as well. The program was expanded in 1999 with part of an additional $10.5 million gift - half of which is focused on MEPP.