The Heavener School of Business inducted two new students into the Heavener Hall of Fame and awarded two students the Distinction in Leadership and Service Award at its annual Heavener leaders awards banquet, called the Heavener Gator Globes. Homar Ali-Maria
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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.
Three Warrington students receive Outstanding Leader awards
Three University of Florida Warrington College of Business students, Blake Robinson (BSBA ‘23), Anna Bernstein (BSBA ‘23) and Jared Weingard (BSBA ‘23), are the recipients of the Outstanding Leader Award from the UF Alumni Association and UF Honors Program for
Heavener student honored with award for commitment to ethics
Hannah Peters was named the 2022-2023 recipient of the Virginia Maurer Business Ethics Student of the Year award. She is the sixth recipient of this prestigious award. The Virginia Maurer Business Ethics Student of the Year award honors students in
2023 MAcc Student of the Year, other outstanding students named at banquet
Alexia Byrd (MAcc ’23) was named the Chrislynn Freed Master of Accounting Outstanding Student of the Year at the Fisher School of Accounting Spring Awards Banquet on April 20 at the Hilton University of Florida Conference Center. The award is
Finance professor honored for outstanding stock market research
Baolian Wang, Bank of America Associate Professor of Finance, is the second prize recipient of the Roger F. Murray prize. Every year, the Institute for Quantitative Research in Finance, or Q Group, awards three prizes to individuals who present outstanding
Six Warrington alumni named to 2023 40 Gators Under 40
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Business Gators made a strong showing on the fifth annual 40 Gators Under 40, with six alumni from the Warrington College of Business selected for the annual list presented by the University of Florida Alumni Association. The
Heavener students win the world’s largest undergraduate case competition
University of Florida undergraduate students Luke Carter (BSBA ’23), Michael McCleskey (BSBA ’23), Maxwell Farfante (BSAc ’23, MAcc ’23) and Ashley Lau (BSBA ’25) won the John Molson Undergraduate Case Competition (JMUCC) in March. JMUCC is the world’s largest undergraduate
Eight companies named 2022-2023 recipients of Luby Microgrant
Warrington is proud to announce the cohort of winners for the 2022-2023 Luby Grant. The Luby Microgrant competition is held in December by the UF Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center and allows both graduate and undergraduate students to form teams and
Warrington students place third in National Stock Pitch Competition
Warrington students Eliot Glein (BSBA ’25), Nathan Marshall (BSBA ’25) and Ethan Poliner (BSBA ’25) placed third in the Student Managed Investment Fund Stock Pitch Competition in February. Hosted by the University of Georgia, this annual competition invited teams of
Title industry leader named 2023 Bergstrom Center Alumna of the Year
UF Warrington is proud to announce Mary Pat Dunleavy (BA ’87) as the 2023 Bergstrom Center Alumna of the Year. Dunleavy is currently SVP, Agency Division Manager of the statewide operations for Fidelity National Financial representing the title underwriters: Commonwealth,