Dr. Eduardo Padrón (Ph.D. ’70), the President of Miami Dade College, received the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Nov. 22 during a ceremony at the White House. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the nation’s highest civilian honor, presented to
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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.
Doctoral students recognized for exemplary teaching
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Max Dolinsky and Gia Nardini were honored with the College’s Spring 2016 Ph.D. Teaching Award. The award, presented by the Center for Teaching, Learning & Assessment and selected by the Warrington Teaching Committee, recognizes outstanding graduate student
Change for the better
Noelle Fennessy (BSAc ’16, MAcc ’16) came to a memorable, and somewhat sobering, realization two years ago when she attended Beta Alpha Psi’s Annual Meeting—an international gathering of the honor organization for financial information students and professionals. “Every chapter seemed
Professor honored for entrepreneurial excellence
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Dr. Michael Morris received the inaugural Schulze Entrepreneurship Educator of the Year Award at the Entrepreneur & Innovation Exchange annual conference on Sept. 9-10 at the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship at the University of St. Thomas in
Fisher School honors students at annual awards banquet
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Cindy Dosch was named Outstanding MAcc Student of the Year at the Fisher School of Accounting’s Spring Banquet on April 14 at the Hilton University of Florida Conference Center. The MAcc Student of the Year Award, which
Heavener seniors honored for their leadership and service
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Senior David Nassau, Kelsey Noris and Matthew Schnur received the Heavener School of Business’s Distinction in Leadership and Service Award. The Award recognizes graduating seniors “who have excelled in serving and leading others within the Warrington College
Heavener School adds three exceptional students to Hall of Fame
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Joey Couture, Luis Franco and Cara Grandstaff, seniors at the Heavener School of Business, were inducted into the Heavener Hall of Fame. The Heavener Hall of Fame is reserved for undergraduate business students who have shown truly
Warrington trio receive honor for exceptional community service
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Warrington students Kaitlyn Czencz, Emily Lunn and Abdul-Kader Okab were recipients of the University of Florida’s 2016 Presidential Service Awards on March 29 at the President’s House. The Presidential Service Awards, awarded by UF’s Center for Leadership
Influential real estate executive receives UF’s highest alumni honor
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
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