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In Memoriam | September 2024

Clinton C. Bonner Jr. | BAA ’50 | 2024 | Bonner, of Deerfield Beach, Florida, passed in 2024. He received a Bachelor’s in Accounting in 1950 from the University of Florida.  John J. Flynn | BSBA ’58 | 2024 |

Lynn Maria Thompson author speaker in tiger jacket with cat

Lynn Thompson (BSBA ’79) | April 2024

Thompson (BSBA 1979) is serving in her second year as President of the Cat Writers’ Association (CWA), an international business association for communications professionals whose work focuses on cats. The organization encourages excellence in cat communications with an annual awards

Terri Pepper

Terri Pepper (BS ’79, MBA ’09) | August 2023

Pepper (BS ’79, MBA ’09) is the CEO of TerraLex, a prestigious global network of law firms. Before her role at TerraLex, she held various positions in the legal industry, from strategy and marketing consultant to the head of operations for

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In Memoriam | July 2023

John Randolph, Jr. | BSBA ’53 | 1931-2023 | Randolph, of Burlington, Iowa, passed on June 27. While attending UF, he was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and of Beta Gamma Sigma, a business honors society. After

Parry Matt Thomas

Parry Matt Thomas (MBA ’79) | August 2023

Thomas (MBA ’79) celebrates his 75th birthday this month, as well as the 50th anniversary of obtaining his undergraduate degree. He currently lives in Baton Rouge, La. and is retired from the commercial nuclear power business, where he served as

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In Memoriam | February 2023

Sigmund Levine | BSBA ’49 | 1925-2023 | Levine, of Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey, passed on January 28. Although Levine was born in Florida, he grew up in Israel and lived in many other places around the world, including Egypt

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In Memoriam | October 2022

Larry W. Davis Sr. | BA ‘57 | 1935-2022 | Davis, of Umatilla, Florida, passed on September 10. Once he completed his education at UF, Davis went on to become the director of several businesses across North Carolina and Florida,

Outline of a hand placing a rose down in front of a single candle.

In Memoriam | September 2022

Patrick M. Dempsey | BSBA ’79 | 1957-2022 | Dempsey, of Cocoa Beach, Florida, passed on August 15. Upon graduating from UF with a degree in accounting, he was awarded the Four Year Outstanding Scholar award as the top student

David Kushner

David Kushner (BSBA ’79) | May 2022

Kushner (BSBA 1979) was recently hired as the Chief Investment Officer of the $3.5 billion City of Austin Employees’ Retirement System. He is also a founding partner at Global Asset Management Consultants.  Previously, he was the CIO for the Los

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