Gainesville, Fla. – The Warrington College of Business Administration is proud to announce that Professor Barton A. Weitz is the recipient of the first Lifetime Achievement Award presenting by the Retailing SIG of the American Marketing Association (AMA). Professor Weitz
Awards: page 30
Read the latest stories about awards won by the University of Florida Warrington College of Business community, including faculty, staff, students and alumni.
Steve Shugan among inaugural INFORMS Marketing Fellows
Gainesville, Fla. – Leading market researchers in the U.S. and Canada were honored in Hanover, Md. on Friday by the INFORMS Society for Marketing Science (ISMS), which announced that Steven M. Shugan was one of the inaugural 10 recipients of
Lutz named Sherwin-Williams Distinguished Teacher
Gainesville, Fla. – Richard Lutz, JCPenney Professor of Marketing, was named one of three recipients of the 2008 Sherwin-Williams Distinguished Teaching Award. The award, now in its 11th year, will be presented by the Society for Marketing Advances (SMA) at
Professor Sanford Berg scores teaching hat trick for 2008
Gainesville, Fla. – Dr. Sanford Berg has been recognized for Teaching Excellence with three awards for the 2007-2008 academic year. Berg, Distinguished Service Professor in economics and director of Water Studies for the Public Utility Research Center (PURC), now has
Beall and Burns named Distinguished Alums for 2008
Gainesville, Fla. – Robert Beall II and Laurie Burns received the University of Florida Distinguished Alumnus Award during commencement ceremonies for the Warrington College of Business Administration held on Sunday, May 4. Robert Beall is executive chairman of Bealls Inc.,
Undergrad takes 1st Place in national writing competition
Gainesville, Fla. – The Center for Management Communication is pleased to announce that Nicole Thomas, a graduating senior and a student in Warrington’s “Writing for Business” course, placed first in the Association for Business Communication’s (ABC) national 2008 Student Writing
Undergrad Takes 1st Place in International Charrette
Gainesville, Fla. – Sylvia Borek, a graduating senior and one of Warrington’s top students, recently won first place in the 2nd Annual ACRA (American Collegiate Retailing Association) Charrette in Toronto, Canada. A Charrette is an intense, real-world case business competition
Undergrads earn top honors in business strategy challenge at Georgetown
Gainesville, Fla. – A team of undergraduates from Warrington took first place at the Fourth Annual Business Strategy Challenge held at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Team members Sarah Anassori, Leilani Diaz, Justin Fung, and Shea Parrish claimed the top
Marketing chair Joe Alba wins highly-coveted Converse Award
Gainesville, Fla. – Joseph W. Alba, UF Distinguished Professor of Marketing, has been chosen to receive one of the most prestigious awards in the field of marketing research: the Paul D. Converse Award. Alba currently serves as Chair of the
Tim Judge receives doctoral mentoring award
Gainesville, Fla. –Tim Judge, Matherly-McKethan Eminent Scholar of Management, is one of five recipients of the 2007-2008 Doctoral Dissertation Advisor/Mentoring Award from the University of Florida Graduate School. The award recognizes a standard of excellence in dedication to the support