About the Lally School

Located in the heart of Upstate New York's Tech Valley, The Lally School, Rensselaer's Business School, is focused on developing aspiring business leaders who have a passion for technology with the ability to work across business functions. Our programs are built around the themes of innovation and technology entrepreneurship in the global economy.

As a student you will:

• Develop the skills to integrate technology across business functions for commercial results.
• Acquire “real-world” experience through study that emphasizes hands-on projects and teamwork from day one.
• Leverage Rensselaer’s resources to network, learn, and position yourself to capitalize on the business opportunities of tomorrow.

Tapping into Rensselaer’s interdisciplinary advantage, Lally students have access to the management school’s highly respected international faculty as well as to students and faculty from architecture, engineering, humanities and social sciences, information technology, science, the Rensselaer Technology Park and the Severino Center for Technological Entrepreneurship.

The School offers five areas of educational specialization and research for students:

• Technological Entrepreneurship
• Management of Information Systems (MIS)
• Finance
• New Product Development
• Production and Operations Management

In conjunction with the Information Technology (IT) program, the Lally School provides three concentrations (MIS, Finance, and Technological Entrepreneurship) for IT majors. Dual-degrees are available with the schools of engineering, humanities and social sciences, and science.

The Lally School is fully accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International), the premier accrediting agency for bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degree programs in business.

Kenneth T. and Thelma P. Lally

The Lally School of Management & Technology was named after Rensselaer trustee and philanthropist Kenneth T. Lally and his wife, Thelma P. Lally.

Mr. Lally was an important member of the Rensselaer community for almost 40 years. As a business leader, an entrepreneur, and a trusted advisor, Mr. Lally’s impact on Rensselaer was invaluable, and he established a lasting legacy in management education.

A successful entrepreneur who saved the historic W.& L.E Gurley Company (now Gurley Precision Instrument Co.), Mr. Lally knew the challenge of managing a technological venture. To help the management school gain national prominence, the Lallys generously donated of $15 million, which was, at the time,the largest single gift in Rensselaer's history.

To honor the benefactors and to properly reflect the school's unique focus, the school became the Kenneth T. and Thelma P. Lally School of Management & Technology. "I am confident,” said Lally, “that my gift will enable the school to win recognition as one of the premier MBA programs in the nation.”