GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Dr. W R Knechel, the Frederick Fisher Eminent Scholar Chair at the Fisher School of Accounting, was awarded a UF Research Foundation Professorship for 2015-18. Dr. Knechel was one of 34 University of Florida scholars to receive
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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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Alumna bringing fashion law in vogue
When Brittany Rawlings—then a newly minted law school graduate in 2010—sought employment at a Miami entertainment law firm, her first request was memorable. She asked for a pay cut. For Rawlings (BSBA ’07), the financial sacrifice was worth it to
Ph.D. candidate named finalist for marketing organization’s award
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Haibing Gao, a fifth-year Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Marketing, has been selected as one of three finalists for the 2015 Mary Kay/Academy of Marketing Science Dissertation Proposal Competition. The winner will be announced at AMS’s
Fisher School director awarded national faculty merit honor
GAINESVILLE, Fla.— Dr. Gary McGill, Associate Dean and Director of the Fisher School of Accounting, received the 2014 Federation of Schools Accountancy (FSA)/Joseph A. Silvoso Faculty Merit Award. The FSA/Joseph A. Silvoso Faculty Merit Award honors a faculty member for
Ph.D. students excel in the classroom to win teaching awards
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Warrington College of Business Administration has recognized Mishari Alnahedh and Brent Kitchens for their teaching excellence with the Fall 2014 Ph.D. Teaching Award. The award recognizes outstanding Ph.D. student teaching and instructional innovation. The selection process
Award winners breaking down barriers to student success
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Warrington College of Business Administration recognized two standout professors and a dedicated advisor with its annual Teaching/Advising Awards. Dr. Paul Madsen won the Graduate Teacher of the Year award; Dr. Michelle Darnell won the Undergraduate Teacher
CEI program recognized by national entrepreneurship organization
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida’s Young Entrepreneurs for Leadership and Sustainability (YELS) Summer Program, sponsored by the Warrington College of Business Administration’s Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (CEI), was named a finalist for the United States Association for
Knechel receives one of accounting organization’s highest honors
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Dr. W R Knechel, the Frederick E. Fisher Eminent Scholar Chair, has been named the American Accounting Association’s (AAA) 2015 Outstanding Auditing Educator. Dr. Knechel is the first professor from the Fisher School of Accounting to receive
UF celebrates entrepreneurial spirit at inaugural Gator100 Awards
The University of Florida’s most innovative and emerging companies were celebrated Friday at the inaugural Gator100 Awards at UF’s Reitz Union Grand Ballroom. Sponsored by UF, the Warrington College of Business Administration and the Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, the
Entrepreneurial vision has alumnus on inaugural Gator100
Skye Perry’s small business, which he and three co-workers operated from his basement, was at a pivotal point. The company was doing well, but 80-hour work weeks and limited capital and resources were keeping it from growing. So what would
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