Kelley A. Bergstrom, namesake of the Warrington College of Business’s Kelley A. Bergstrom Center for Real Estate Studies, received the University of Florida’s Distinguished Alumnus Award on Friday during the College’s annual Business Advisory Council meeting. UF’s Distinguished Alumnus Award
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Read the latest stories about awards won by the University of Florida Warrington College of Business community, including faculty, staff, students and alumni.
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Mobile tutoring app claims top prize at Big Idea Competition
Knack, a peer-to-peer tutoring mobile app, won the first-place, $25,000 grand prize at the 2016 Big Idea Gator Business Plan Competition on Friday. The Big Idea Gator Business Plan Competition, presented by the Warrington College of Business’s Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Passport to Success
Some entrepreneurial success stories seem to follow a classic blueprint: Frustrated idealists leave lucrative, but uninspiring careers to pursue their startup dreams. Khristian Gutierrez’s career journey has some of those elements—but not all. It’s why his evolution from Wall Street
UF students claim 18 awards at state leadership conference
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida’s Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL) chapter won 18 individual/team awards—including seven first-place finishes—at the 2016 PBL State Leadership Conference on March 19 in Orlando. Twelve members of UF’s chapter qualified
Lecturers awarded College’s graduate teaching honor
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Lecturers Judy Callahan and Jim Parrino received the College’s 2015-16 Graduate Teaching Awards. The Graduate Teaching Award signifies excellence in all aspects of teaching at the graduate level. Judy Callahan:Dr. Callahan, a Lecturer in the Department of
International associate director again honored for excellence
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Jason Ward, Associate Director of International Programs at the Heavener School of Business, is a recipient of the University of Florida’s Superior Accomplishment Division 3 Award. Division 3 encompasses all schools, colleges, departments and units under the
Warrington alumni receive Lifetime Volunteers Award
Dr. Ken and Linda McGurn received the Lifetime Volunteers Award during the University of Florida Academy of Golden Gators celebration on March 4. Ken (BSBA ’72, MBA ’73, Ph.D. ’81) Linda (BSBA ’73, JD ’78) are active on UF volunteer
Marketing professor receives lifetime achievement award
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – JC Penney Professor Dr. Richard Lutz received the 2016 American Marketing Association’s Consumer Behavior Special Interest Group (CBSIG) Lifetime Achievement Award on Feb. 27 at the AMA’s Winter Marketing Academic Conference in Las Vegas. The award is
UF entrepreneurs honored at 2nd Annual Gator100 Awards
The University of Florida welcomed 57 new companies to the Gator100 family during the 2nd Annual Gator100 Awards on Friday at UF’s Reitz Union Grand Ballroom. More than 500 guests attended the luncheon and awards ceremony where former U.S. Senator
Warrington alumnus a quick study in entrepreneurship
Technology has impacted virtually every major industry imaginable. But, according to Ethan Fieldman, there’s one significant and surprising field that hasn’t felt technology’s full impact: Education. Fieldman is committed to changing that through Study Edge, the online tutoring service he
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