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Read the latest stories about University of Florida Warrington College of Business alumni and friends, a powerful network of business graduates who are leading industries around the world.

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Anurag Garg, Emre Demirezen, Kutsal Dogan and Kenny Cheng.

Internet of Things financial sustainability depends on quality and security

New research from alumnus Anurag Garg (Ph.D. ’22) and Warrington’s Emre Demirezen, Kutsal Dogan and Kenny Cheng, titled “Financial sustainability of IoT platforms: The role of quality and security”, finds that despite the proliferation of platforms such as Amazon Alexa

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Top 10 Warrington stories from 2022

This year brought us many reminders to why it’s great to be a Florida Gator. From top rankings across our programs to welcoming 11 new faculty to an array of alumni accomplishments, Business Gators made the most of 2022.  

Collage of photos of male and female alumni over an arial photo of the UF campus

2022 Alumni News Roundup

In 2022, Warrington College of Business alumni used their skills to be leaders of change. Propelled by energy and ambition, Business Gators have made impacts in and beyond their businesses and careers, creating resources that lift up the communities around

Ashley Haynes-Gaspar

Living each day to learn

For Ashley Haynes-Gaspar (BSBA ’99), learning wasn’t just something she did in school – it was woven into every day of her life. Growing up with a business-leader father, Haynes-Gaspar jokes that she was the only 5-year-old with a three-year

Eight men line up for a photo with the three men in the center holding a large check for ,000.

Fire Neural Network wins UF AI Days Pitch Competition

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Fire Neural Network rose to the top of the business ideas presented at the inaugural UF AI Days Pitch Competition. Fire Neural Network uses AI to quickly and accurately locate lightning-initiated wildfires, reducing detection times from 24

Hurricane Ian destroyed homes in Florida residential area. Natural disaster and its consequences.

UF Warrington alumna provides disaster relief after Hurricane Ian

On September 28, Hurricane Ian made landfall in southwest Florida. Countless communities were devastated by the storm’s fury. Even now, a month later, people are reeling in the wake of destruction and trying to figure out what to do next.

Steve Raney

Lessons in leadership

When Steve Raney (BSBA ’88, MBA ’99) first came to the University of Florida, he thought that law school would be his next step upon completing his bachelor’s degree. One semester working in the UF Law library, though, was enough

Jerome Fulton Jr.

Using the past to create a better future

Jerome Fulton Jr. (BSAc ‘15) isn’t afraid of hard work. Driven by past experiences and his hopes for the future, Fulton Jr. pursues his goals with determination and tenacity. At a young age, Fulton Jr. tragically lost both of his

Exum Family

Fisher in the family

When Chris (BSAc ’90, MAcc ’92) and Chelly (BSAc ’90, MAcc ’92) Exum met as undergraduate students in the UF accounting program in 1989, they never could have imagined the legacy that was beginning. Today, Chris and Chelly manage Exum

Mark Dawkins

Sustaining the ‘language of business’

Mark Dawkins (MBA ’87, MAcc ’88) had long been interested in tinkering with objects, like clocks, radios and other mechanical items. His interest ran deep enough to persuade him to begin his college career at Georgia Tech as a mechanical

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