Alumni & Friends: page 17

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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Kevin Neff and Joy Scott

Two UF MBA Class of 2021 graduates named among Best & Brightest Online MBAs by Poets & Quants

Kevin Neff and Joy Scott represent two members of Poets & Quants’ Class of 2021 Best & Brightest Online MBAs.  As Poets & Quants writes, in the past, Online MBAs were sometimes stigmatized and considered an MBA Lite, even though the

PwC's incoming internship program

Corporate Partnerships: PwC

Early in Henry Miyares’ career at PwC, he made it a priority to bring other Gators with him. Now 39 years into his career and closing in on retirement, Miyares has recruited many successful Gators to the firm. As he

Ben Plotkin poses for a photo on the NYSE stock exchange floor under a sign with the Stifel trading price and analytics.

Success through service

Ben Plotkin (BSBA ’76) fondly remembers his teenage years working at his father’s lumber and hardware store in Miami in the 1960s. It was during the shifts he worked every weekend that he learned the business philosophy he’d carry forth

Hongseok Jang

Warrington Ph.D. student graduates from UF with tenure-track position and best paper

Recent Information Systems & Operations Management Ph.D. graduate Hongseok Jang has a lot to be proud of as he ends his time at the University of Florida Warrington College of Business. Not only was his recent paper named among the

Kristyn Cadwell

UF MBA alumna named among Poets & Quants’ 100 Best & Brightest MBAs

Distant. Online. Uncertain. When COVID hit, MBAs watched their world turn upside down. Suddenly, there was a grave risk attached to the hallway chats and class discussions they once took for granted. Hunkered down in their apartments, the Class of

Erika Nang Sobze poses for a photo in her graduation cap and gown in front of the Gator Ubiquity Statue.

Erika Nang Sobze, MBA ’21 | We Are Warrington

With her husband and her family far away during a global pandemic, Full-Time MBA 2021 graduate Erika Nang Sobze learned to lean on her Warrington community for support as a mother and a student. Erika’s project, Upskill Talent Solution, won

Warrington alumna Jessica Rhodes shares a video message upon winning the No. 1 spot on the Gator100 list from her company's office.

Warrington alumna at the top of the seventh annual Gator100

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida recognized the 2021 Gator100 honorees on Friday, April 23 during a special virtual ceremony, including 44 Warrington alumni who were represented on the list. Presented by the UF Alumni Association, the Gator100 honors

Nelly Wilson poses for a photo on a bike in front of Google's office in Austin.

How did you get your job at Google?

Lord: This is gonna get edited out. I’m in a kid’s band and we played the little kid stage. Austin Kiddie Limits not really the Austin City Limits, but I’m still on the t-shirt. I opened up for the The

Chris Meyer stands in front of a digital sign in New York City that reads 'Congratulations Christopher Meyer on your appointment as Chief Financial Officer" with the Blooming' Brands logo and NASDAQ logo.

Bloomin’ into a CFO

For Chris Meyer (BSBA ’94, MBA ’03), the University of Florida felt like home. While North Palm Beach was his family’s base, his brother Geoff (BDes Arch ‘84, MArch ’86) was a UF student when Meyer was in his high

View of Heavener Hall with a 40 Gators Under 40 logo to the right with five small photos of the award recipients.

Five Warrington alumni named among 2021 40 Gators Under 40

The Warrington College of Business was well represented on the third annual 40 Gators Under 40 list with five Business Gators named as honorees.   Presented by the University of Florida Alumni Association, the 40 Gators Under 40 honors alumni who

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