Warrington College of Business Administration News

Heavener School of Business advisor honored with national award

Fri, 11 May 2012 121:01:19 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Erica Byrnes, the Associate Director for Academic Advising & Career Coaching at the Heavener School of Business, was awarded the Outstanding Advising Award-Academic Advising Administrator from the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA).

Heavener students inducted into Warrington Hall of Fame

Wed, 2 May 2012 14:33:19 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Hannah Wampole and Mikaela Moore were inducted into the Warrington College of Business Administration Hall of Fame during the Heavener School of Business Awards on April 10 at the Hilton University of Florida Conference Center.

Flannery selected for Federal Reserve Board special committee

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:34:42 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Bank of America Eminent Scholar Chair Dr. Mark Flannery was one of six academic scholars selected to the Model Validation Council, a newly-formed committee by the Federal Reserve Board. “I have studied the financial sector almost my entire career, and the Fed’s Model Valuation Council provides an opportunity to help refine this important regulatory process,” Dr. Flannery said. “I am looking forward to being involved.”

Ritter named UF Research Foundation Professor

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:21:12 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Joe B. Cordell Eminent Scholar Chair Dr. Jay Ritter was awarded a professorship by the University of Florida Research Foundation for 2012-2015.

Heavener students win Johnson & Johnson National Case Competition

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 11:14:12 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A team of five students from the Heavener School of Business at the Warrington College of Business Administration earned first place in the 2012 Johnson & Johnson National Case Competition on March 30 at the company’s headquarters in New Brunswick, N.J.

UF SIFE claims another regional championship

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:03:53 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Students in Free Enterprise team (SIFE) at the Heavener School of Business in the Warrington College of Business Administration earned its 13th consecutive regional title at the 2012 SIFE USA Regional Competition on April 2 in Atlanta.

UF entrepreneurship challenge encourages sustainable solutions

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:16:53 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida, in an effort to promote sustainable solutions, is hosting a competition challenging students to develop innovative ideas for solving world problems.

UF trustees OK naming building, business school for Heavener

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:00:53 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida trustees today unanimously approved naming the undergraduate school of business and a new building that will house it for alumnus James W. “Bill” Heavener.

Warrington’s undergraduate programs rank in top 20 in leading magazine

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:22:18 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The undergraduate programs at the Warrington College of Business Administration was ranked in the top 20 among U.S. public universities in Bloomberg Businessweek’s Best Undergraduate Business Schools 2012 edition.

DiMatteo named UF Teacher/Scholar of the Year

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:04:41 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Dr. Larry A. DiMatteo, Huber Hurst Professor of Contract Law and Legal Studies at the Warrington College of Business Administration, has won the prestigious University of Florida Teacher/Scholar of the Year award for 2011-2012.

Hough Graduate School of Business ranks 19th among U.S. public schools

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 09:13:31 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Hough Graduate School of Business at the Warrington College of Business Administration was ranked in the top 20 among U.S. public business schools in U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools” 2013 Edition.

Erica Byrnes named UF Advisor of the Year

Fri, 9 Mar 2012 13:52:16 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Erica Byrnes, the Associate Director for Academic Advising & Career Coaching at the School of Business, was named University of Florida Advisor of the Year.

MSE student to compete in regional business plan competition

Wed, 7 Mar 2012 16:01:32 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Sam McPherson, a student in the Thomas S. Johnson Master of Science in Entrepreneurship Program at the Hough Graduate School of Business, will represent the University of Florida at the NetImpact-Walmart Better Living Business Plan Challenge regional event at Emory University on Friday.

UF MBA wins Florida Intercollegiate Business Case Competition

Thu, 1 Mar 2012 09:48:28 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – UF MBA at the Hough Graduate School of Business won the Florida Intercollegiate Case Competition Feb. 9-11 at the University of South Florida.

ISOM professors ranked among best in research productivity

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 08:28:03 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Frank L. Weyenberg Term Professor Dr. Kenny Cheng and William R. Hough Faculty Fellow Dr. Shubho Bandyopadhyay were ranked among the best in research productivity based on the Association for Information Systems Senior Scholars’ Basket of Journals.

Fisher School ranked among nation’s top public accounting schools

Tue, 7 Feb 2012 14:37:08 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Fisher School of Accounting’s undergraduate and graduate programs both ranked 13th among U.S. public universities in the 30th Annual Survey of Accounting Professors published by Public Accounting Report (PAR).

Entrepreneurship program finishes runner-up for national award

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:52:08 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Thomas S. Johnson Master of Science in Entrepreneurship Program (MSE) at the Hough Graduate School of Business at the Warrington College of Business Administration was named Runner-Up for the 2012 United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) National Model Graduate Entrepreneurship Program award. The winner of the award, the University of Missouri at Kansas City, was announced during USASBE’s annual conference January 12-15 in New Orleans, following a final round of presentations by program directors.

Fiona Barnes receives Judy Fisher Teaching with Technology Award

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:52:08 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Dr. Fiona Barnes, Director of the Center for Management Communication at the Warrington College of Business Administration, has been named the recipient of the 2011 Judy Fisher Teaching with Technology Award.

Hough online curriculum recognized in latest U.S. News rankings

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:57:08 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Hough Graduate School of Business’ online curriculum ranked in the top 10 in two specialty categories in U.S. News & World Report’s “Top Online Education Programs 2012 Rankings” released Tuesday.

Martin "Hap" Stein to be inducted into Bergstrom Center Hall of Fame

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:39:08 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Martin “Hap” Stein, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Regency Centers, will be inducted into the Kelley A. Bergstrom Center for Real Estate Studies Hall of Fame on Feb. 17 during the 2012 University of Florida Bergstrom Center Real Estate Trends & Strategies Conference at the Loews Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Orlando Resort.

Undergraduate Ethics Team qualifies for Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 10:00:08 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Four members of the Undergraduate Ethics Team recorded a top-five finish in the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE) Southeast Regional Ethics Bowl on Nov. 12 in St. Petersburg, Fla. The team's impressive finish in the regional competition qualified it for the APPE Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl on March 1, 2012 in Cincinnati.

Two new professors join Warrington ISOM Department

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 10:38:14 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Assistant Professors Anuj Kumar and Tharanga Rajapakshe are the two newest additions to the Department of Information Systems and Operations Management (ISOM) at the Warrington College of Business Administration.

Benson recognized as one of his field's top scholars in new book

Wed, 7 Dec 2011 14:39:18 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – American Economic Institutions Professor Dr. Harold Benson was featured in the new book, "Multiple Criteria Decision Making: From Early History to the 21st Century," as one of the leading scholars in the field of Multiple Criteria Decision Making (MCDM).

School of Business students win Target Case Study Competition

Thu, 1 Dec 2011 16:21:43 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Three students from the School of Business in the Warrington College of Business Administration won the Target Case Study Competition sponsored by Target and the University of Florida's Career Resource Center.

DiMatteo hosts international conference

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:49:18 -0400

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Dr. Larry A. DiMatteo, Huber Hurst Professor of Contract Law & Legal Studies in the Department of Management, hosted an international conference entitled "The Global Challenge of International Sales Law" at the Hilton University of Florida Conference Center on November 11-12.

Entrepreneurship program named finalist for national award

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:14:31 -0400

Warrington program recognized as an "Exemplary Practice" by NACADA

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:28:52 -0400

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Warrington College of Business Administration's Transfer Success Seminar has been recognized as an "Exemplary Practice" by the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA). The Transfer Success Seminar will be included in the NACADA Advising Transfer Students Commission- sponsored monograph set for publication in October 2012. It was one of only 10 programs nationally to receive this distinction.

UF MBA finishes second at Baylor ethics case competition

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:20:18 -0400

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A team of students from UF MBA at the Hough Graduate School of Business in the Warrington College of Business Administration placed second at the Dale P. Jones Business Ethics Forum's 5th Annual Business MBA Case Competition held Nov. 16-18 at Baylor University.

Warrington undergraduates earn awards from International Center

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:24:32 -0400

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Leticia Lopez Tiznado and Frederique Whitaker were recipients of the University of Florida's International Center Outstanding Student Awards at the 17th Annual International Student Academic Awards Ceremony held Nov. 17.

PURC assistant director named UF International Educator of the Year

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:06:18 -0400

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Araceli Castaneda, Assistant Director of the Public Utility Research Center, has been named International Educator of the Year in the staff category by the University of Florida's International Center.

Warrington celebrates dedication of Miller Retail Center

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 07:52:11 -0400

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The newly-remodeled David F. Miller Center for Retailing Education & Research was officially dedicated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday afternoon at David Stuzin Hall on the campus of the University of Florida.

Ribbon-cutting for David F. Miller Retail Center set for Wednesday

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:28:08 -0400

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Warrington College of Business Administration will hold a dedication and ribbon- cutting for the newly remodeled David F. Miller Center for Retailing Education & Research on Wednesday, October 19 at 4 p.m. at David Stuzin Hall on the business campus of the University of Florida.

Hough faculty ranked third among global universities by The Economist

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:05:34 -0400

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The faculty of the Hough Graduate School of Business at the Warrington College of Business Administration ranked third among all global universities in faculty quality according to The Economist's Which MBA? 2011 ranking of full-time MBA programs.

School of Business graduate assistant earns honor from NASPA-Florida

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:32:10 -0400

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Christina Wan, Graduate Assistant for Career and Leadership Programs at the School of Business, was named the Graduate Student of the Year by the Florida Chapter of NASPA-Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education.

UF MBA ranked among "Best Administered Programs" in the nation

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 07:48:39 -0400

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – UF MBA ranked No. 6 among "Best Administered Programs" in the country in The Princeton Review's "The Best 294 Business Schools" issue.

Bergstrom Center announces annual conference to be held Feb. 16-17

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:41:28 -0400

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Kelley A. Bergstrom Center for Real Estate Studies, a leader in real estate research, education and leadership, at the Warrington College of Business Administration is pleased to announce its 2012 Real Estate Trends & Strategies Conference to be held Feb. 16-17 at the Loews Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Orlando.

Undergraduate team finishes second at Asian Business Case Competition

Thu, 6 Oct 2011 11:18:31 -0400

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A team comprised of undergraduate students from the Warrington College of Business Administration continued the College's impressive run in international competitions placing second at the Asian Business Case Competition. The event, which was hosted by Nanyang Business School in Singapore, concluded Wednesday.

Warrington hosts panel discussion on "The State of the U.S. Economy"

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:32:51 -0400

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Four of the Warrington College of Business Administration's most accomplished scholars along with special guest speaker Dr. David E. Altig, Senior Vice President and Director of Research at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, gather for a panel discussion and in-depth analysis of the U.S. financial crisis Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. in the George W. and Lisa Onkey Etheridge Classroom (Room 150) in William R. Hough Hall.

UF Entrepreneurship Students Take the Startup LEAP of Faith

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:50:55 -0400

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Students participating in the Thomas S. Johnson Master of Science in Entrepreneurship (MSE) program will not only learn about starting new ventures in the classroom, but will apply those concepts directly to the creation of their own businesses as part of the new Lean Entrepreneurship Accelerator Program (LEAP).

Ray wins Mort Wolfson Faculty Service Award

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:20:36 -0400

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Dr. Brian Ray, Associate Dean of the Warrington College of Business Administration and Director of the School of Business, was awarded the Mort Wolfson Faculty Service Award in a ceremony Friday morning at J. Wayne Reitz Union.

Warrington undergraduate programs place 17th among publics by U.S. News

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 12:20:36 -0400

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The undergraduate business program at the Warrington College of Business Administration ranked 17th among all U.S. public business schools in U.S. News & World Report's Best Colleges 2012 issue.

UF, Warrington celebrates CEI, Experiential Learning Lab dedication

Fri, 9 Sep 2011 15:24:54 -0400

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The newly-remodeled Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (CEI) and its Jeff Gold Experiential Learning Laboratory was officially dedicated in a ceremony Friday morning at David Stuzin Hall on the campus of the University of Florida.

Hough Hall nets LEED Gold certification from U.S. Green Building Council

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:26:14 -0400

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – William R. Hough Hall, the Warrington College of Business Administration's new graduate studies facility, was awarded a Gold level of LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification by the U.S. Green Building Council.

Postdoctoral Fellow wins SCP Dissertation Proposal Competition

Mon, 1 Aug 2011 14:45:32 -0400

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Dr. Mary Steffel, a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Marketing at the Warrington College of Business Administration, was named the winner of the 2011 Society for Consumer Psychology Dissertation Proposal Competition.

American Marketing Association honors Mitra with distinguished award

Wed, 8 Jun 2011 14:10:55 -0400

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Dr. Debanjan Mitra, an associate professor at the Warrington College of Business Administration, will be awarded the American Marketing Association 2011 Excellence in Global Marketing Research Award during the AMA's Educators' Conference on Aug. 6 in San Francisco.

Fisher Ph.D. students receive significant honors

Wed, 8 Jun 2011 12:51:21 -0400

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Stephen Brown, a Ph.D. student at the Fisher School of Accounting at the Warrington College of Business Administration, is a recipient of a 2011 American Accounting Association/Grant Thornton Doctoral Dissertation Award for Innovation in Accounting Education.

Ritter wins The Journal of Financial Economics best paper prize

Fri, 3 Jun 2011 14:05:21 -0400

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Joe B. Cordell Eminent Scholar Chair of Corporate Development and Strategy Dr. Jay Ritter earned first place in the Jensen Prizes for Best Paper in the Corporate Finance and Organizations area.

Fisher students honored at Spring Awards Banquet

Fri, 20 May 2011 15:43:21 -0400

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Allison Kays was named MAcc Student of the Year at the Fisher School of Accounting Spring Awards Banquet held April 21 at the Hilton University of Florida Conference Center.

UF SIFE reaches semifinal round of SIFE National Exposition

Wed, 18 May 2011 01:44:34 -0400

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – UF SIFE continued its streak of impressive performances at the SIFE National Exposition reaching the semifinal round of this year's competition last week in Minneapolis.

Warrington seniors among those honored at School of Business Awards

Tue, 10 May 2011 10:04:08 -0400

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Seniors Ashley Boccuzzi and Jerri-Ann Berry were inducted into the Warrington College of Business Administration Hall of Fame during the School of Business Awards held April 12 at the Hilton University of Florida Conference Center.

James "Bill" W. Heavener receives UF Distinguished Alumnus Award

Mon, 2 May 2011 09:12:48 -0400

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – In honor of his successful business exploits and dedication and outstanding service to the Warrington College of Business Administration and the University of Florida, James "Bill" W. Heavener received the UF Distinguished Alumnus Award at Commencement ceremonies Saturday at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center.

Professor Emeritus Joel Cohen earns marketing research honor

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 11:07:05 -0400

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus Dr. Joel Cohen was named the winner of the 2011 Richard W. Pollay Prize honoring "intellectual excellence in research on marketing in the public interest."

Sappington awarded professorship from UF Research Foundation

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:15:05 -0400

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Lanzillotti-McKethan Eminent Scholar Chair Dr. David Sappington was awarded a professorship from the UF Research Foundation for 2011-2014.

Warrington graduates honored with Outstanding Young Alumni Awards

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 15:23:05 -0400

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Warrington College of Business Administration graduates Melissa Hilliard, Scott Bridgman and Peter Chung were recipients of the University of Florida Outstanding Young Alumni Award this past weekend.

Warrington, UF MBA featured in BBC Radio series

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 09:58:02 -0400

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Warrington College of Business Administration and UF MBA were featured in the BBC Radio 4 program "The New MBAs," a two-part series examining how business schools are addressing the problems that facilitated the global economic crash through ethics education.

Warrington advisor Derek Guffin named UF Advisor of the Year

Thu, 7 Apr 2011 15:26:02 -0400

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Derek Guffin, an advisor in the School of Business at the Warrington College of Business Administration, was named University of Florida Advisor of the Year on Wednesday.

UF SIFE wins regional championship for 12th consecutive year

Tue, 5 Apr 2011 14:32:02 -0400

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team at the Warrington College of Business Administration won its 12th consecutive regional championship at the 2011 SIFE USA Regional Competition in Atlanta.

DiMatteo awarded Fulbright Scholar Professorship

Fri, 1 Apr 2011 10:07:02 -0400

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Huber Hurst Professor of Contract Law & Legal Studies Dr. Larry A. DiMatteo was awarded a Fulbright Scholar Professorship.

UF MBA rated as one of nation's top values by U.S. News & World Report

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 10:19:02 -0400

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – UF MBA's mission of providing an elite business education at a fraction of the cost of peer programs was reinforced in a recent survey conducted by U.S. News & World Report's.

UF ranks in top 25 among public business schools for 7th consecutive year

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 07:15:02 -0400

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida was ranked in the top 25 among public business schools for the seventh consecutive year in U.S. News & World Report's "Best Graduate Schools" 2012 Edition.

UF SIFE, Wells Fargo team up for "Day of Difference"

Wed, 9 Mar 2011 09:38:42 -0400

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team at the Warrington College of Business Administration and Wells Fargo Bank participated in the fifth annual Day of Difference on Feb. 25 touching the lives of thousands of elementary students in the Gainesville area.

DiMatteo and Maurer win National Case Study Competition

Mon, 7 Mar 2011 10:23:02 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Larry A. DiMatteo, Huber Hurst Professor of Contract Law & Legal Studies and Virginia G. Maurer, Huber Hurst Professor of Business Law & Legal Studies, won the University of Indiana—Center for International Business Education & Research—Academy of Legal Studies' Outstanding International Case Study Award.

Warrington undergraduate programs ranked 16th in premier magazine

Fri, 4 Mar 2011 15:48:02 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Bloomberg Businessweek ranked the Warrington College of Business Administration's undergraduate programs 16th among U.S. public business schools in its Best Undergraduate Business Schools 2011 rankings.

The Princeton Review ranks UF third-best value among public colleges

Tue, 22 Feb 2011 11:15:02 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Thanks in large part to the impact of the Warrington College of Business Administration's students, faculty and programs, the University of Florida was ranked as the third-best value among U.S. public universities by The Princeton Review in its "100 Best Value Colleges" Edition.

Craig Tapley named Judy Fisher Teaching with Technology Award winner

Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:19:02 -0500

Graham-Buffett Master Lecturer of Finance Dr. T. Craig Tapley was named the recipient of the 2010 Judy Fisher Teaching with Technology Award.

UF MBA integrates Apple iPad into Distance Learning curriculum

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 12:58:02 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – UF MBA's commitment to innovation and providing its students with the latest in technology education has been strengthened with the awarding of the Apple iPad to every UF MBA Internet candidate.

Warrington faculty among best in Financial Times Global MBA rankings

Fri, 4 Feb 2011 12:55:02 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The faculty at the Warrington College of Business Administration tied for eighth in research and finished 18th in doctoral rank among U.S. public universities in the Financial Times Global MBA Rankings 2011.

School of Business recognized for innovative leadership program

Fri, 4 Feb 2011 10:55:02 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The School of Business' Leadership Development Certificate program won the Outstanding Student Leadership Program/Activity award from the NASPA Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education.

Fisher School earns top marks in Public Accounting Report rankings

Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:58:02 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The 29th Annual Survey of Accounting Professors published by Public Accounting Report (PAR) ranked the Fisher School of Accounting's undergraduate program second and graduate program third among national universities with similar faculty size.

Rossi, Tapley among Warrington faculty honored

Tue, 18 Jan 2011 11:55:02 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. –McGurn Professor of Real Estate Dr. David C. Ling was awarded the George Bloom Service Award by The American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association (AREUEA) during its annual meeting earlier this month in Denver.

Ling honored with George Bloom Service Award

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 11:55:02 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Professors William Rossi and Craig Tapley were among those honored by the Warrington College of Business Administration as the College announced the winners of its 2010-11 Teaching/Advising Awards.

DiMatteo honored for career research and lifetime contribution

Tue, 11 Jan 2011 11:55:02 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Huber Hurst Professor of Contract Law & Legal Studies Dr. Larry A. DiMatteo has been honored by the Southeastern Academy of Legal Studies in Business (SEALSB) with the establishment of a senior research award in his name.

UF ranks second in Kiplinger's "Best Values in Public Colleges 2011"

Tue, 4 Jan 2011 12:55:02 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida placed second in the February issue of Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine ranking the "Best Values in Public Colleges 2011."

Fisher students receive honorable mention at Deloitte case competition

Fri, 3 Dec 2010 11:45:02 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Four students from the Fisher School of Accounting received honorable mention for their performance in the Deloitte Tax Case Study Competition.

Warrington's Management Department ranks seventh in productivity

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 10:38:02 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Management Department at the Warrington College of Business Administration ranked seventh in a recent study of research productivity among major American and Canadian universities in top management journals.

Emerson appointed Editor of American Business Law Journal

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 12:55:02 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Huber Hurst Professor of Business Law Robert Emerson was appointed Editor of the American Business Law Journal.

Kraft named to AACSB committee to analyze management education

Wed, 10 Nov 2010 11:50:02 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Dr. John Kraft, Dean of the Warrington College of Business Administration, has been named to an AACSB International (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) Blue Ribbon Committee designed to revise the standards of management education.

Demski honored with lifetime contribution award

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 12:02:02 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Dr. Joel Demski, Frederick E. Fisher Eminent Scholar in the Fisher School of Accounting, has been awarded the 2010 Lifetime Contribution to Management Accounting Award by the Management Accounting Section of the American Accounting Association.

UF MBA Director Sevilla named Chairman of GMAC Board

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 11:02:02 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Assistant Dean and Director of UF MBA Programs Alex Sevilla has been elected as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Graduate Management Admission Council.

Lutz, Weitz earn prestigious award from Oxford University

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 10:02:02 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – JCPenney Professor of Marketing Dr. Richard Lutz and JCPenney Eminent Scholar Chair of Retail Management Dr. Barton Weitz were awarded the Best Published Paper Award (2009) by Oxford University's Centre for Corporate Reputation.

Ritter named co-recipient of William F. Sharpe Award for best paper

Fri, 17 Sep 2010 10:35:05 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Joe B. Cordell Eminent Scholar Chair of Corporate Development and Strategy Dr. Jay Ritter was named the co-recipient of the William F. Sharpe Award. Dr. Ritter shares the honor with Dr. Rongbing Huang, who earned his Ph.D. in Finance at the University of Florida and is now an assistant professor of finance at Kennesaw State University (Ga.).

UF ranks in top 10 in The Wall Street Journal recruiter rankings

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 10:55:18 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida was ranked in the top 10 among all national universities in a survey of national recruiters compiled by The Wall Street Journal.

Poe Center Director Virginia Maurer receives illustrious award

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 10:00:02 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Huber Hurst Professor of Business Law and Legal Studies Virginia Maurer was conferred the Kay Duffy Memorial Award by the Academy of Legal Studies in Business at their annual meeting in August in Richmond, Va.

Shugan and Xie named finalists for respected marketing award

Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:55:15 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Russell Berrie Foundation Eminent Scholar Dr. Steven Shugan and George W. and Lisa O. Etheridge Professor of International Business Dr. Jinhong Xie were named finalists for the INFORMS Society for Marketing Science Long Term Impact Award.

William R. Hough honored with dedication of new graduate studies facility

Wed, 8 Sep 2010 10:04:37 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – William R. Hough Hall, the new home for graduate business studies at the Warrington College of Business Administration at the University of Florida, was officially dedicated Wednesday morning with a host of university leaders and distinguished guests present.

Thomas elected Secretary-Treasurer of leading business academy

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:37:02 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Huber Hurst Fellow Dr. Robert E. Thomas was elected Secretary-Treasurer of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business (International) (ALSB) on Aug. 7 at its conference in Richmond, Va.

Warrington undergraduate program ranked 16th among publics by U.S. News

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:00:44 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Warrington College of Business Administration was ranked 16th among undergraduate public business programs by U.S. News & World Report in its "2011 America's Best Colleges" issue.

Warrington student places second in national business writing competition

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:39:07 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Iris Zhang, a senior finance major at the Warrington College of Business Administration, finished second in the Association for Business Communication 2010 Student Writing contest.

Knechel appointed Editor of Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:00:02 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting Dr. W R Knechel has been appointed Editor of Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory.

Denslow one of 29 faculty members named to UF oil spill task force

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:00:02 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Distinguished Service Professor and Director of Policy Studies Dr. David A. Denslow was one of 29 faculty members named to a University of Florida oil spill task force to coordinate research and response efforts related to the April 20 spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

UF Information Systems Researchers Ranked Third in Western Hemisphere

Mon, 24 May 2010 09:47:03 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. – A recent study published by the Pacific Asia Journal of the Association for Information Systems ranked the University of Florida the third-most productive in the North and South America region.

DiMatteo Awarded Grant from Bob Graham Center for Public Service

Wed, 19 May 2010 09:18:55 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. - Huber Hurst Professor of Contract Law & Legal Studies Dr. Larry A. DiMatteo has been awarded a case study grant from the Bob Graham Center for Public Service.

Ling awarded highest honor by American Real Estate Society

Mon, 10 May 2010 09:42:21 -0500

McGurn Professor of Real Estate Dr. David C. Ling was awarded the David Ricardo Medal by the American Real Estate Society at its annual conference April 15 in Naples, Fla.

Former Sears VP Kirn named Executive Director of Miller Center

Wed, 5 May 2010 08:22:02 -0500

Dr. Steven P. Kirn, a former Vice President for Learning and Development at Sears, has been named Executive Director of the David F. Miller Center for Retailing Education and Research.

Robert J. Adams Honored with Distinguished Alumnus Award

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:20:07 -0500

Robert J. Adams, co-founder and president of Highland Homes, was awarded the Warrington College of Business Administration Distinguished Alumnus Award at the College's Commencement.

Robert J. Adams to receive the Distinguished Alumnus Award at Friday's commencement

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 13:23:49 -0500

http://warrington.ufl.edu/publications/docs/2010-04-29_AdamsCommencement.pdf

LePine awarded UF Research Foundation Professorship Award

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 11:09:02 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. - Darden Restaurants Diversity Management Professor Dr. Jeffery LePine is the Warrington College of Business Administration's most recent recipient of a UF Research Foundation Professorship award.

U.S. News & World Report again ranks UF MBA in top 20 among publics

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 08:19:02 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. - The University of Florida was ranked 17th in the nation among all public business schools by U.S. News & World Report in its "America's Best Graduate Schools" 2011 Edition.

UF team places third at Johnson & Johnson Business Case Competition

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 09:34:06 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. - A team of five UF undergraduates from the Warrington School of Business Administration took third place in the Johnson & Johnson Business Case Competition held April 8-9 at Johnson & Johnson's headquarters in New Brunswick, N.J.

UF alums, Heggestad honored at Entrepreneur of the Year Awards

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 09:00:01 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. - Gainesville businessman Richard Allen and UF alumni David Greiff and Brent Berthy were honored for their entrepreneurial achievements at the S. Clark Butler Entrepreneur of the Year Awards on April 8 at the Hilton University of Florida Conference Center.

DiMatteo Earns Grant and Appointment from Center for European Studies

Thu, 8 Apr 2010 08:05:13 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. - Dr. Larry A. DiMatteo, Huber Hurst Professor of Contract Law & Legal Studies in the Department of Management has been awarded a Course Enhancement Grant and an appointment as an Affiliate Professor by UF's Center for European Studies.

Kenny Elected President of the Public Choice Society

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 07:19:02 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. - Lawrence Kenny has been elected to a two-year term as President of the Public Choice Society, an international scholarly association of economists, political scientists, legal scholars, and others.

The Economist names UF's online MBA one of world's two best programs

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:24:55 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. - The University of Florida's online MBA program is one of only two programs in the world to recently earn the top rating of "excellent" by The Economist in its "Which MBA?" Distance-Learning Special 2010 publication.

FSOA Students Earn Top 5 National Finalists in PwC xTax Competition

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:31:43 -0500

PwC xTax (eExtreme Tax) is a nationwide campus competition that gives students the opportunity to work with a group of their fellow students as well as with PwC professionals, to model real world decision making by formulating answers to some of the same issues that challenge today's business and government leaders.

2009 Judy Fisher Award Winners Announced

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:12:02 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. - The winners of the 2009 Judy Fisher Teaching with Technology Award have been named: Warrington College of Business Administration professors Marcie Lepine and Victoria Dickinson, who were chosen for their innovative use of technologies such as...

UF MBA students compete in the 2010 Florida Intercollegiate Case Competition

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:47:08 -0500

On Thursday, February 11th, four full-time University of Florida MBA students - Chelsey Campbell, Nick Digirolamo, Michael Scott, and Danny Zeenberg - traveled to the University of South Florida to compete in the 2010 Florida Intercollegiate Case Competition.

Vakharia Appointed Editor of Decision Sciences Journal

Sat, 6 Feb 2010 09:19:02 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. - Asoo J. Vakharia, Beall Professor of Supply Chain Management has been appointed Editor of the Decision Sciences Journal (DSJ).

FT Global MBA Ranks UF Tops in Value, Career Progress and Research

Sat, 6 Feb 2010 11:38:00 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. – The UF MBA Program at the Hough Graduate School of Business placed among the US' Top 20 publics in the 2010 Financial Times Global MBA Program rankings, with strong showings in several significant categories, including faculty ratings.

Flannery Presents at Global Banking Seminar on Downing Street

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:22:00 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. – Mark Flannery, BankAmerica Eminent Scholar of Finance, was recently in London for a seminar held at the second-most famous address in England: the British Prime Minister's residence at 11 Downing Street.

Ph.D. Alum Recognized at Global IS Conference

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:14:00 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. – Hong Guo (Ph.D., 2009), a graduate in Information Systems Operations Management (ISOM), was named runner up for the 2009 International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) Best Doctoral Dissertation Award.

Fisher School Makes Great Gains in New PAR Ranking

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:17:00 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. - The Fisher School of Accounting has one the most admired undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs in the U.S., according to the 28th Annual Survey of Accounting Professors published by Public Accounting Report (PAR).

Colquitt Appointed Editor of Top Management Journal

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:05:00 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. - Jason Colquitt, the McClatchy Professor of Management, has been appointed editor of Academy of Management Journal (AMJ).

Lutz Named 2010 AMA Distinguished Marketing Educator

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:21:00 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. - Richard Lutz, JCPenney Professor of Marketing, has been named the 2010 AMA Irwin/McGraw-Hill Distinguished Marketing Educator.

Emerson Wins Awards, Calls for Service

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:54:00 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. - Robert W. Emerson, Huber Hurst Professor of Law and Legal Studies and chair of Warrington's management department, recently added two more research awards to his CV, garnering international board memberships in the process.

DiMatteo Drafted for Duty by World's IB Community

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:47:00 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. - Larry A. DiMatteo, Huber Hurst Professor of Contract Law & Legal Studies in the Department of Management, was recently issued two invitations to participate in major international business law projects.

Warrington's Flannery Cited in FT Article

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:54:46 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. - Mark Flannery, the BankAmerica Eminent Scholar in Finance, was selected by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as a resident scholar based on his many years of experience and insightful research.

Cohen Puts UF Over the Top as Gators Sweep ACR Awards

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 12:37:26 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. - In an unprecedented turn of events within the world of academe, marketing scholars (teaching or trained) at UF swept the recent awards announced at the Association for Consumer Research (ACR) Annual Meeting.

Janiszewski Models Research Excellence, Brings Along New Generation

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:24:46 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. - Chris Janiszewski, J.C. Penney Professor of Marketing at the Warrington College of Business Administration, has previously been recognized for excellence in consumer research. The latest acknowledgments come as a consequence of him mentoring a new generation of UF-trained marketing scholars.

Warrington's Alba Named ACR Fellow

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:54:46 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. - Joseph (Joe) W. Alba, University of Florida Distinguished Professor of Marketing and chair of the Department of Marketing, has been selected as a Fellow of the Association of Consumer Research (ACR).

Web site created by UF student helps students find volunteer opportunities

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:14:16 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. – The University of Florida’s Center for Leadership and Service has announced a partnership with SweatMonkey, a Web-based resource created by a UF sophomore to engage students in community service.

UF College of Business Namesake Commits $16 Million to Create Faculty Fellows Fund

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:54:46 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Citing faculty as the key to a competitive future for the University of Florida's Warrington College of Business Administration, UF Trustee Al Warrington announced today that he has committed a deferred gift of $16 million to establish an endowment to privately fund faculty positions in the college.

Ray Selected as a Mentor for the National Ethics Conference

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:44:08 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. - Dr. Brian Ray, associate dean and director of the School of Business, was recently selected to serve as a mentor at the 2009 National Conference on Ethics in America (NCEA).

U.S. News Ranks Warrington #15 Among Public Business Programs

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:57:06 -0500

The Warrington College of Business Administration is ranked among the nation's Top 25 business programs in the 2010 U.S.News & World Report survey of "America's Best Colleges."

New Finance Ph.D. Wins One of Finance World's Top Prizes

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:47:06 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. - Finance grad Brandon Lockhart (PHD, 2009) is the winner the USC Marshall School of Business Trefftzs Award for best student paper.

UF SIFE Team Receives Recognition at National Competition

Mon, 8 Jun 2009 12:48:38 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. - The University of Florida SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise) team finished second runner-up, making UF one of the top 48 teams in the country, in the SIFE National Exposition held April 10-12, 2009 in Philadelphia.

MAIB Students Fly on "Wings of Excellence" to the Alps

Tue, 26 May 2009 12:49:35 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. - Every year, the competition for the St. Gallen Wings of Excellence Award offers the world’s students the unique opportunity to take part in the St. Gallen Symposium in Switzerland.

UF MBA Among Top 20 Publics in U.S. News Graduate School Rankings

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 10:23:09 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. - Florida earned a #16 ranking among all public b-schools on this year's list of "America's Best Graduate Programs." The UF MBA Program at the Hough Graduate School of Business was named #37 overall among the country's top 50 MBA programs in the April 24 issue of U.S.News & World Report magazine.

DiMatteo Research Project Awarded UK Leverhulme Trust Grant

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:02:55 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. - Professor Larry A. DiMatteo, Huber Hurst Professor of Contract Law & Legal Studies, has been awarded a United Kingdom Leverhulme Trust Grant.

Fisher School's Tucker Wins University Award for Research Excellence

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:01:24 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. - Jennifer Tucker, of the Fisher School of Accounting, has been selected as one of ten recipients of this year's Jack Wessel Excellence Award for Assistant Professors. Tucker is the Luciano Prida, Sr. Professor at the Fisher School, where she teaches graduate courses in Financial Accounting and Accounting Theory.

Warrington's Flannery Will Visit NY Fed's Research Department

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 09:01:24 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. – Professor Mark Flannery will be the resident scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for the 2009-10 academic year, beginning in August 2009.

Bradbury Lecture Brings Nobel Winner to UF Campus

Tue, 7 Apr 2009 10:43:26 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. - The Warrington College of Business Administration hosted Nobel Memorial Prize winner and MIT Institute Professor Emeritus Robert Solow on Monday, April 6 as keynote speaker for this year's Robert Bradbury Distinguished Lecture on International Economics.

Warrington Maintains AACSB Accreditation

Mon, 6 Apr 2009 13:42:37 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. - The University of Florida's Warrington College of Business Administration was among 57 schools that maintained their accreditation in business, and 14 that have maintained their accreditation in accounting, AACSB International announced today. Additionally, eight institutions of higher learning from five countries have earned accreditation in business, and three have earned accreditation in accounting. Founded in 1916, AACSB International is the longest serving global accrediting body for business schools that offer undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degrees in business and accounting.

Tom Shannon, 1966 Alum, Wins Horatio Alger Award

Thu, 2 Apr 2009 13:41:43 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. - Thomas Shannon (BSBA '66) was presented with the 2009 Horatio Alger Award on April 2. Shannon, a successful collegiate athlete and businessman, was inducted as a lifetime member of the Horatio Alger Association, and stated, "every award is an honor, but this is extremely humbling because it honors extraordinary Americans.

SIFE Team Moves Forward to National Competition

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:12:43 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. – The University of Florida SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise) team returned to Gainesville as winners after participating in the Orlando, Fla. SIFE USA Regional Competition on March 23, 2009.

Students Rate UF MBA Tops for Finance in Princeton Review

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:32:43 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. - Entrepreneur Magazine, the nation's leading publication for and about entrepreneurs, reports in its April issue the MBA programs most highly rated by their students in six areas key to a successful career in business. The UF MBA at the Hough Graduate School of Business received honors in the area of finance. The lists, titled "Student Opinion Honors for Business Schools," were derived from the opinions of almost 20,000 MBA students attending approximately 300 schools, and were created and compiled by The Princeton Review.

BusinessWeek Names Florida Among Top 20 Public Programs in U.S.

Sun, 1 Mar 2009 13:30:45 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. - Graduates of the Warrington College earned the #16 spot overall from recruiters surveyed for the 2009 BusinessWeek Top Undergraduate Programs rankings. Released March 1, 2009 the rankings placed Florida at #20 overall among the country’s public programs. UF also scored well for value, as #2 among all undergraduate programs in the nation.

UF's Demski is ranked #1 in Accounting Literature

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 08:09:58 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. - A new working paper authored by Jean L. Heck of Saint Joseph's University has named Joel Demski, Frederick E. Fisher Eminent Scholar in Accounting, the most prolific author in the accounting literature of the past half-century (1959-2008). Heck calls the authors identified in the study "truly remarkable."

Hough Hall: A New Gold Standard for Business

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 10:10:32 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. - Ground was ceremoniously broken on William R. Hough Hall, new home of the Hough Graduate School of Business, on February 21. As with all new construction projects at UF, Hough Hall has been designed with long-term sustainability in mind, with an emphasis on energy efficiency.

Breaking New Ground for Graduate Business Studies

Sat, 21 Feb 2009 13:11:30 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. - Ground was broken on William R. Hough Hall, which will house the Hough Graduate School of Business, on February 21, 2009.

UF Wins First Place in Russell IM&R Case Competition

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:09:33 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. - The Warrington College of Business Administration’s Student Investment Club (SIC) secured another victory for The Gator Nation as it captured first place at the annual Russell Investment Management and Research Case Competition.

FT Ranks UF MBA in America's Top 10 for Career Progress

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:59:36 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. - The UF MBA Program at the Hough Graduate School of Business placed well in the 2009 Financial Times Global MBA Program rankings, released January 26, including garnering the #6 spot in the US for "Career Progress" and #4 "Value."

UF MBA Establishes New Home in South Florida

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:56:32 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. - The UF MBA program has put its stamp on the South Florida landscape with the opening of its new executive classroom suite in Sunrise.

Joe Alba Named Winner of 2008 Sheth/JCR Research Award

Fri, 9 Jan 2009 09:41:33 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. – Joseph W. Alba, UF Distinguished Professor of Marketing, was chosen for of one of marketing research’s top honors, the 2008 Sheth Foundation/Journal of Consumer Research Research Award “for a long term contribution to consumer research.”

UF EMBA Makes the Grade for Financial Times

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:05:18 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. – The UF EMBA Program was named one of the world’s Top 100 in the prestigious Financial Times Executive MBA Program rankings that were released in November, including a Top Ten position in the "Research" category (among U.S. public schools).

UF EMBA ranked #2 on Wall St. Top Returns List

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 09:24:11 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. – The Wall Street Journal ranked UF’s EMBA Program second in the nation in its survey Ranking the Returns On Executive M.B.A.s, released December 10, 2008.

Emerson Wins Awards, International Acclaim, for Research

Tue, 9 Dec 2008 10:12:50 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. – Robert W. Emerson, Huber Hurst Professor of Law and Legal Studies and chair of Warrington's management department, has won two research awards—and garnered two international speaking invitations from that research—in recent months.

DiMatteo Wins Best Paper Award

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 08:46:55 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. – Larry A. DiMatteo, Huber Hurst Professor of Contract Law & Legal Studies, was recently granted the "2008 Best Paper Award" by the Southeastern Academy of Legal Studies in Business (SEALSB).

2008 Judy Fisher Award Winners Announced

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:18:59 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla.—The winners of the 2008 Judy Fisher Teaching with Technology Award have been named: Warrington College of Business Administration professors Sanford Berg and Subhajyoti Bandyopadhyay, who were chosen for their innovative use of technologies such as wikis, podcasts, and email newsletters.

Even for The Haves, Holidays May Not Be Bright

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:01:42 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. – Due to tough economic times, Florida consumers plan major cutbacks to their 2008 holiday spending, according to telephone surveys of more than 500 Florida residents conducted in September and October.

Faculty: More than Enough Blame to Go Around for Economic Woes

Mon, 3 Nov 2008 08:25:18 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. – More than 700 people, worried about the current economic crisis, gathered on October 2 to hear what a panel of Warrington faculty saw as the “how, why and what happens now?” in the economy.

FSOA Students Named 2008 KPMG Diversity Leaders

Mon, 3 Nov 2008 14:04:32 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. – KPMG LLP, the audit, tax, and advisory firm, has selected Fisher School of Accounting students Sharon Koele and Tatiana Lewinsky for its 2008 Future Diversity Leaders (FDL) class.

WCBA Freshman Wins UF’s 2008-09 Common Reading Essay Contest

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:35:01 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. – Amber Laniewski, a first-year student in the Warrington College of Business Administration, is one of two winners of the university’s 2008-09 Common Reading Program Essay Contest.

UF's Mitra Finds Research Matters to MBA Recruiters

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 08:03:44 -0500

http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/content/oct2008/bs20081016_311643.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index+-+temp_business+schools

UF Grads Cross Bridge to Business Education

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:27:02 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. – In May 2008, 23 students joined with the Hough Graduate School of Business in a new and very different type of program.

The Financial Crisis of 2008: Expert panel of UF faculty will discuss the how, the why and what happens now

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:54:55 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Following months of bad news related to the mortgage market, each day in recent weeks has brought alarming financial news.

Business college offers lectures as podcasts

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:32:58 -0500

To keep up with highly mobile students, the Warrington College of Business Administration at UF is providing downloadable lectures that students can watch wherever and whenever.

Young Entrepreneurs Bring Real Change to UF Campus, Community

Fri, 5 Sep 2008 08:19:51 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. –More than 50,000 students started school at UF last week, but 23 very special high school students got a head start on them this summer.

UF’s Mitra Named MSI Young Scholar

Tue, 2 Sep 2008 08:22:41 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. – Debanjan “Deb” Mitra has been selected as a 2009 Marketing Science Institute (MSI) Young Scholar. Instituted in 2001, the biennial MSI Young Scholar Program brings together researchers in marketing whose work suggests they are potential leaders of the “next generation.”

U.S. News Ranks Warrington Among Top 20 Public Business Programs

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:13:57 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. – The Warrington College of Business Administration is ranked among the nation’s Top 30 Business Programs in the 2009 U.S.News & World Report survey of "America’s Best Colleges."

WCBA Finance Major Wins $5,000 Study Abroad Scholarship

Mon, 4 Aug 2008 08:42:53 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. – Gustavo Bartczak, a senior in the Warrington College of Business Administration, is the winner of a $5,000 Freeman-ASIA scholarship award.

Bart Weitz Wins Retailing SIG’s First Lifetime Achievement Award

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:26:40 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. – The Warrington College of Business Administration is proud to announce that Professor Barton A. Weitz is the recipient of the first Lifetime Achievement Award presenting by the Retailing SIG of the American Marketing Association (AMA).

Steve Shugan Among Inaugural INFORMS Marketing Fellows

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:08:38 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. – Leading market researchers in the U.S. and Canada were honored in Hanover, Md. on Friday by the INFORMS Society for Marketing Science (ISMS), which announced that Steven M. Shugan was one of the inaugural 10 recipients of its new Fellow Award.

Lutz Named Sherwin-Williams Distinguished Teacher

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:20:22 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. – Richard Lutz, JCPenney Professor of Marketing, was named one of three recipients of the 2008 Sherwin-Williams Distinguished Teaching Award.

From Hong Kong to Wall Street, UF’s MSF Program is Making Big Waves

Tue, 3 Jun 2008 11:54:13 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. – Seven years since its inception, the Master of Science in Finance (MSF) degree program is showing a strong return on investment for its students and graduates.

Professor Sanford Berg Scores Teaching Hat Trick for 2008

Tue, 13 May 2008 09:27:26 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. – Dr. Sanford Berg has been recognized for Teaching Excellence with three awards for the 2007-2008 academic year.

Beall and Burns Named Distinguished Alums for 2008

Mon, 5 May 2008 09:21:34 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. – Robert Beall II and Laurie Burns received the University of Florida Distinguished Alumnus Award during commencement ceremonies for the Warrington College of Business Administration held on Sunday, May 4.

Undergrad Takes 1st Place in National Writing Competition

Fri, 2 May 2008 08:50:12 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. – The Center for Management Communication is pleased to announce that Nicole Thomas, a graduating senior and a student in Warrington’s “Writing for Business” course, placed first in the Association for Business Communication's (ABC) national 2008 Student Writing Competition.

Undergrad Takes 1st Place in International Charrette

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:55:17 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. – Sylvia Borek, a graduating senior and one of Warrington’s top students, recently won first place in the 2nd Annual ACRA (American Collegiate Retailing Association) Charrette in Toronto, Canada.

Publishing Giants Speak in Grad Finance Class

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:31:18 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. – Norman Pearlstine (Senior Advisor, The Carlyle Group, and former editor-in-chief of Time Inc. and The Wall Street Journal) and John S. Carroll (former editor of the Los Angeles Times and The Baltimore Sun) were recent guests in Adjunct Professor Bruce S. Foerster’s “Capitalism” course, part of the Master of Science in Finance Program.

Tim Judge Elected to AOM Board of Governors

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:01:44 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. – Professor Timothy A. Judge, McKethan–Matherly Eminent Scholar of Management, has been elected to serve on the Academy of Management’s Board of Governors.

Undergrads Earn Top Honors in Business Strategy Challenge at Georgetown

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:19:20 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. – A team of undergraduates from Warrington took first place at the Fourth Annual Business Strategy Challenge held at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Team members Sarah Anasorri, Leilani Diaz, Justin Fung, and Shea Parrish claimed the top spot for the University of Florida.

UF MBA Among Top 15 Publics in U.S. News Top 50 Rankings

Wed, 2 Apr 2008 09:13:26 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. – The University of Florida continues its impressive reputation climb, earning at Top 15 position among all public b-schools on this year’s list of “America’s Best Graduate Programs.”

Marketing Chair Joe Alba Wins Highly Coveted Converse Award

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 08:17:03 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. – Joseph W. Alba, UF Distinguished Professor of Marketing, has been chosen to receive one of the most prestigious awards in the field of marketing research: the Paul D. Converse Award.

Tim Judge Receives Doctoral Mentoring Award

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:44:59 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. –Tim Judge, Matherly-McKethan Eminent Scholar of Management, is one of five recipients of the 2007-2008 Doctoral Dissertation Advisor/Mentoring Award from the University of Florida Graduate School.

Undergrads Take 1st Place at Wake Forest Case Challenge

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:35:51 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. – Four students from the Warrington College of Business Administration earned a first place finish at the 18th Annual Undergraduate Marketing Case Challenge, which took place February 7-10, 2008.

Double Duty: Two Management Profs Tapped for Editorial Spots

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:37:47 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. – Jason Colquitt and Jeffery LePine, both full professors in Warrington's Department of Management, were recently selected as associate editors to two of the leading journals in management research.

Fisher School Lands Grant from EU for New Research

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:21:14 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. – The Fisher School of Accounting has been awarded a grant by the European Union for a new research project on auditing standards.

Florida tops distance-learning MBA ranking from The Economist

Fri, 8 Feb 2008 08:56:11 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. – The UF MBA Program at the Hough Graduate School of Business was ranked #1 in the world in the inaugural distance-learning rankings just released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).

FT Names UF MBA America's Best Program for Career Progress

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:00:15 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. – The UF MBA Program at the Hough Graduate School of Business did extremely well in the prestigious Financial Times Top 100 MBA Program rankings, including garnering the #1 spot in the US for "Career Progress."

The Economist: Pursuing your MBA - Distance Learning Ranking: Florida Shines

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:18:43 -0500

This year, for the first time, the Economist Intelligence Unit has produced a ranking of the World's top distance-learning MBA programmes.

Econ Prof Sanford Berg Named TPUG Distinguished Member for 2007

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 08:48:07 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. – Sanford Berg, Distinguished Service Professor in economics and director of Water Studies for the Public Utility Research Center (PURC), was recently presented with one of the highest honors in infrastructure and policy making.

Jonathan Hamilton new Southern Economic Association president-elect

Fri, 7 Dec 2007 09:34:55 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. – In November, Jonathan Hamilton, R. Perry Frankland professor and Department of Economics chair, officially became president-elect (and program chair) of the Southern Economic Association for 2008.

Fisher School Cracks Public Accounting Report’s Top 10 List

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 10:41:54 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. – The University of Florida’s Fisher School of Accounting was ranked the #10 graduate program in the US in the 26th Annual Professor’s Survey published by Public Accounting Report magazine.

Two WCBA Profs Named International Educators

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:16:29 -0500

http://warrington.ufl.edu/publications/docs/2007-11-28_WestJamison_IntlEducators.pdf

Florida MBA Team Takes Second Place in Ethics Competition

Thu, 8 Nov 2007 09:57:22 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. – A team of Florida MBA students were put to the test last week at the Ethical Leadership Case Competition in Waco, Tex. and passed with flying colors.

Florida’s Management Faculty #1 in Research Productivity

Mon, 5 Nov 2007 08:30:43 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. – The University of Florida’s Management faculty was ranked #1 in the U.S. in a newly released study of faculty research productivity.

UF Undergrads Take Top Spot in Singapore Competition

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 10:02:33 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. – A team comprised of four of Warrington’s top business students took the top prize at the Asian Business Case Challenge, an international, invitation-only business case competition held in Singapore.

Kaufman, Rossin and Company Donate $50,000 to Fisher School of Accounting

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 11:28:19 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Kaufman, Rossin & Company have pledged $50,000 to the Fisher School of Accounting at the University of Florida in honor of firm founders and managing principles James R. Kaufman (BSBA ‘57) and Jay H. Rossin (BSBA ‘55).

Janiszewski Tapped as New ACR Prez, UF’s Fourth to Serve

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:45:58 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. – Chris Janiszewski, Faricy Professor of Marketing at the Warrington College of Business Administration, has been elected president of the Association for Consumer Research (ACR).

Retail Center: Holidays May be Merry After All

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 09:08:48 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - The approaching holidays may be merrier than expected for retailers. Despite a troubled housing market and higher gas prices, Florida consumers say they intend to spend more this season than they did last year, a new University of Florida survey shows.

Which MBA? Ranks Florida MBA Among World’s Best

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:22:56 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. – The Florida MBA program was named #17 among US public schools in the 2007 edition of the annual Which MBA? guide.

UF MBA Ranked in The Wall Street Journal Top 10 for 2007

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 11:26:18 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. – The UF MBA Program broke into the Top 10 (among Regional schools) for the first time in the 2007 The Wall Street Journal survey of corporate recruiters’ picks for Top Business Schools.

U.S. News Lists Florida Among Top 20 Public Business Programs

Mon, 27 Aug 2007 10:47:11 -0500

The Warrington College of Business Administration is ranked among the nation’s Top 20 Public Business Programs in the 2008 U.S.News & World Report survey of America’s Best Colleges.

Weitz Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 12:01:13 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. – Bart Weitz, JCPenney Eminent Scholar and Professor of Marketing at the University of Florida, has been honored with the 2007 IOSIG Lifetime Achievement Award.

Rich Lutz New Distinguished Alum Professor

Wed, 25 Apr 2007 10:12:08 -0500

The Gainesville Sun - A man who has become a "television celebrity" at the University of Florida has been tapped for an award that makes him a recruiter of some of the top students in the country.

Florida MBA Moves Up on U.S.News & World Report’s Top 50 List

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 08:17:43 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. – The University of Florida was named #37 among the nation’s best MBA programs in the March 30 issue of U.S.News & World Report magazine, moving up four spots from 2006, and continuing a three- year upward trend in the rankings.

Florida #1 Undergraduate Value, Top 50 Overall, in BusinessWeek Rankings

Mon, 12 Mar 2007 09:01:18 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. – The Warrington College of Business Administration earned a Top 50 spot in the BusinessWeek Top Undergraduate Programs rankings released March 9, 2007, including a #1 ranking for Return on Investment (ROI), based on starting salaries versus tuition cost.

Florida MBA Team Advances to Finals at Thunderbird Summit

Fri, 9 Mar 2007 09:36:15 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. – The University of Florida is among the ten top business schools from around the world whose teams have made the final round of an innovation competition held in conjunction with Thunderbird School of Global Management’s first Sustainable Innovation Summit, which takes place March 21‐24 at Thunderbird.

Bill Hough Names Graduate School with Largest Gift in UF History

Tue, 23 Jan 2007 08:59:04 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – William R. “Bill” Hough graduated as a member of the University of Florida’s first MBA class in 1948, and has been supporting UF ever since.

Florida MBA Program Ranks in the Top Ten for Best Overall Academic Experience

Wed, 8 Nov 2006 09:43:56 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. – The Florida MBA Program was ranked #6 in the U.S. for Best Overall Academic Experience in the 2007 Princeton Review survey of the nation’s Top Ten Business Schools. University of Florida is the #2 public school on the list, and no other school based in Florida appears in any of the top ten listings.

Florida Management Faculty Ranks #1 in Productivity

Tue, 7 Nov 2006 10:23:16 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida’s Management Faculty was ranked #1 in the U.S. in a recently released study of faculty research productivity.

Florida MBA Program, in Which MBA? Top 100, Ranks Among World’s Best

Fri, 13 Oct 2006 10:14:10 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Florida MBA program was named #17 among US public schools in the 2006 edition of the annual Which MBA? guide.

Real Estate Center Receives $2.5 Million to Bolster Program

Wed, 4 Oct 2006 10:24:37 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. – It was announced today that Kelley Bergstrom of Kenilworth, Ill. has pledged $2.5 million to the University of Florida’s Center for Real Estate Studies, which is housed in and part of the Warrington College of Business.

Florida MBA Program Makes Big Jump in The Wall Street Journal 2006 MBA Rankings

Fri, 22 Sep 2006 08:47:45 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. – The Florida MBA Program made a huge leap in this year’s survey of corporate recruiters’ picks for Top Business Schools conducted by The Wall Street Journal. The University of Florida’s MBA Program rose from #27 to #13, a move of 14 spots, for the third biggest gain by any Regional program.

UF Center for Real Estate Studies is 8th Most Influential

Wed, 6 Sep 2006 10:28:09 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – In its fall 2006 publication, Real Estate Economics ranked the University of Florida as the eighth most influential university in real estate research.

University of Florida on U.S. News Top 50 Business Programs List

Tue, 22 Aug 2006 08:58:27 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Warrington College of Business is ranked among the nation’s Top 30 Business Programs in the 2007 U.S.News & World Report survey of America’s Best Colleges.

Florida MBA Makes U.S.News & World Report’s Top 50 MBA Programs List

Sun, 30 Apr 2006 09:06:19 -0500

The University of Florida was named #41 among the world’s best MBA programs in the April 3 issue of U.S.News & World Report magazine. Among public schools, Florida is ranked #20 overall.

UF’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Top in Rankings

Thu, 27 Apr 2006 08:13:51 -0500

The Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEI) was ranked in the “First Tier” of regional entrepreneurship programs for 2005 by the research firm EntrePoint in its Annual Collegiate Entrepreneurship Program Rankings.

Warrington’s Judy Fisher Wins Superior Accomplishment Award

Wed, 29 Mar 2006 13:16:02 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Judy Fisher, PhD was named a Division-level winner of the UF Superior Accomplishment Award in the Administrative/Professional category.

University of Florida on Financial Times Top MBA Programs List

Thu, 2 Mar 2006 08:41:23 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Florida MBA Program placed very well in its first appearance in the prestigious Financial Times MBA rankings, including garnering a Top 10 position in the “Value” category.

University of Florida’s Weitz Named Outstanding Retailing Educator

Thu, 19 Jan 2006 08:25:11 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Barton Weitz, JCPenney Eminent Scholar of Retail Management in the Warrington College of Business, has been named the recipient of the third Annual Outstanding Retailing Educator Award.

Warrington Team Makes Final Round of Wake Forest Marketing Summit

Wed, 14 Dec 2005 09:53:11 -0500

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Warrington College of Business has been selected to compete in the finals of the sixteenth annual Wake Forest Marketing Summit.

Florida MBA Ranks Well in Prestigious Financial Times

Tue, 25 Oct 2005 11:01:41 -0500

The Florida MBA Program placed very well in the prestigious Financial Times Executive MBA Program rankings that were released on October 24, including garnering a Top Ten position in the “Salary Increase” category.

Highlights of the Which MBA? (The Economist) 2005 MBA Rankings

Fri, 30 Sep 2005 11:08:44 -0500

The Economist (UK) is the premier source for the analysis of world business and current affairs, providing authoritative insight and opinion on international news, politics, business, finance, science and technology, as well as overviews of cultural trends and industry, business and country surveys.

Florida Ranked Among World’s Best MBA Programs by The Economist

Fri, 30 Sep 2005 10:29:17 -0500

http://warrington.ufl.edu/publications/docs/2005-09-30_EconomistWhichMBA.pdf

Highlights of The Wall Street Journal 2005 MBA Recruiters Rankings

Thu, 29 Sep 2005 11:26:21 -0500

The Wall Street Journal/Harris Interactive Business School Year 4 Survey is based on the opinions of MBA recruiters who hire full‐time business‐school graduates.

Florida MBA makes The Wall Street Journal 2005 MBA Recruiters’ Top MBA Picks List

Thu, 29 Sep 2005 09:23:27 -0500

The Florida MBA was named in 2005 The Wall Street Journal Recruiters’ Top Business Schools survey.

Highlights of Forbes 2005 Best Business Schools Rankings

Tue, 6 Sep 2005 10:05:48 -0500

http://warrington.ufl.edu/publications/docs/2005-09-06_Forbes_BestBusinessSchools.pdf

Highlights of 2005 Financial Times Executive MBA Program Rankings

Thu, 25 Aug 2005 08:19:44 -0500

In this, just the second year our program has appeared in the FT survey, UF made a strong move up in significant categories, such as faculty research.

Florida MBA Ranked in Top 25 of Business Schools by Business 2.0

Thu, 25 Aug 2005 10:59:01 -0500

The University of Florida was named in the top 25 of the best graduate programs in business in the September 2005 issue of Business 2.0 magazine.

Marketing Faculty Win AMA's Stern Award

Wed, 1 Jun 2005 09:43:33 -0500

Five members of UF's world-renowned marketing faculty have gained another accolade to add to their already stellar reputations, as the American Marketing Association (AMA) have named them recipients of the 2005 Louis Stern Award.

University of Florida Professor Implements First Interactive Electronic-Platform Business Course

Wed, 1 Jun 2005 14:22:53 -0500

Craig Tapley, a professor of finance in the Warrington College of Business at the University of Florida, was recognized Friday for his pioneering work with electronic platform courses.

U.S.News & World Report: Best Business Schools 2006

Mon, 4 Apr 2005 10:52:11 -0500

The University of Florida was named #42 among the best graduate programs in business in the April 4 issue of U.S.News & World Report magazine.

Hough Program in Finance UF Receives $1Million Towards Faculty Challenge

Sat, 1 Jan 2005 12:02:23 -0500

http://warrington.ufl.edu/publications/docs/2005-01-01_Fin_1Million.pdf

Florida Corporate Alliance Scholarship

Mon, 20 Sep 2004 12:36:21 -0500

The University of Florida MBA Program will provide 20 of the state's top business people with full scholarships to attend its nationally ranked MBA program.

Florida's Internet MBA featured on American Airlines's SkyRadio

Tue, 6 Jul 2004 09:16:14 -0500

Florida's innovative, nationally ranked Internet MBA Program will be featured on American Airline's Forbes SkyRadio this Fall.

University of Florida to Offer MBA Program in South Florida

Thu, 1 Jan 2004 08:52:11 -0500

Gainesville, Fla. - The University of Florida’s Warrington College of Business Administration announces the launch of a new Master of Business Administration program for South Florida residents.

Five College of Business Departments Gain National Acclaim

Fri, 26 Sep 2003 11:02:01 -0500

September 26th, 2003, Gainesville, FL ‐ Five departments within the Warrington College of Business at the University of Florida have been recognized as being in the Top 50 in research, based on a new citation study of outstanding faculty research across eight disciplines (accounting, economics, finance, information systems, marketing, management science, organizational behavior, and strategy).

E-M.B.A. Programs Graduate (Forbes.com)

Thu, 30 Aug 2001 10:45:18 -0500

NEW YORK - In December, a group of pioneering students from the University of Florida in Gainsville will receive Masters of Business Administration degrees.

Florida Among Top Thirty in Research

Wed, 29 Aug 2001 09:13:10 -0500

The Warrington College of Business ranks in the top thirty overall‐and as high as #2 within disciplinary categories‐ in a new study of U.S. business school research performance.