I am very saddened to hear this news, which spread quickly amongst former Mays MBA students.

Dr. Conant was always such a kind person, who took an interest in each and every student. His class was not only educational, but fun--he challenged each and every one of us to be our best.

He will be missed, and I would like to extend my most heartfelt condolences to his family. He really made a difference in the lives of everyone around him. This is tragic.

Dr. Conant was one of the best professors I ever had. He challenged us. He knew that we could do better than we thought we could. He will be missed greatly.

I studied marketing under Dr. Conant while obtaining my MBA in 200-2002. I still draw on the teachings of Dr. Conant to this day - he was a remarkable teacher and a special man. He will be missed. My condolences to his family.

While I had many really wonderful professors during both my undergraduate and graduate studies at A&M, Dr. Conant always stood out as being special for not only his impressive depth of knowledge, but for his intense desire to share that knowledge with his students. No matter how many students Dr. Conant had in a given semester, he had a gift for reaching out and connecting with each of his students on an individual level, and challenging them to do their very best. I feel lucky to have had the opportunity to study under Dr. Conant, and I know that the thousands of students he touched over the years feel the same way.

This is very, very sad. Dr. Conant is one of those select few professors who really has both the knowledge and personality to change the path of a student's life. He certainly did mine. I still think of him frequently, even several years after graduating, and I wish I had let him know the magnitude of his presence in my life.

During my MBA studies at Texas A&M 1989 to 1991, Dr. Conent was by far the professor I admired the most due to is teaching style, mentoring, passion for his work, and genuine interest in his student's careers and general well being. I am currently a product line marketing manager for Hewlett-Packard and owe a considerable amount of my very enjoyable career direction to Dr. Conent. My deepest thoughts go out to his family, peers, students, and all others whose lives were touched by him.

I am very saddened to hear of this news of Dr. Conant's sudden demise. I studied Marketing under him during my MBA at Mays Business School. He was a very enthusiastic and passionate person who tried to instill passion for marketing among his students.

In this hour of sorrow, my heart goes out for Dr. Conant's family and friends.

Mays Business School has lost one of its most distuinguished professors and he shall be missed greatly by all.

I am deeply saddened by the passing away of Dr. Conant. He was one of the outstanding professors of the MBA program. I often remember how he would motivate one "to try things out of your confort zone" as he would say. Due to this currently I am working in a Marketing related job which would had been unthought-of of me before the MBA. My condolences to his family and close ones. T. Gallardo, MBA 2002.

I am greatly saddened at the news of Dr. Conant's passing. He was perhaps my favorite professor from the MBA program. In 2004 he asked me to write a recommendation for one of the many awards and accolades he was in consideration for. In hindsight I feel absolutely honored that I had the chance to write that letter of recommendation. He was a fantastic professor, a consummate professional who was always prepared, a great orator, and someone who I saw alot of integrity in. He will be missed and his absence is a great loss for the University.