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Steve Hagenbuckle stands on a stage while playing a guitar and singing into a microphone.

Steven Hagenbuckle (BSBA ’85) | October 2024

Hagenbuckle (BSBA ’85) was featured on the cover of Naples Illustrated Magazine.  Read his story on page 68. 

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In Memoriam | August 2024

Robert N. Scott | BSBA ’53 | 1930-2024 | Scott, of Fernandina Beach, Florida, passed on June 23. Robert “Bob” Scott was born on November 4, 1930, in Chicago, Illinois, and moved with his family to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in

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In Memoriam | June 2024

Col. Gordon H. Fair | BSBA ‘56 | 1934-2024 | Fair, of Evans, Georgia, passed on May 3. After earning his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree, receiving honors from the University of Florida in 1956, he was commissioned

Keith Blum

Keith Blum (BSAc ’85, MAcc ’86) | June 2024

Blum (BSAc 1985, MAcc 1986) is a Partner and a member of Berger Singerman’s Business, Finance & Tax Team, based in the Miami office. Blum provides advice to clients on a wide range of tax, transactional, business, and private wealth

John Dannecker

John Dannecker (BSBA ’85) | February 2024

Dannecker (BSBA 1985) was named a Fellow of the American College of Construction Lawyers (ACCL), a preeminent national construction law organization. Once inducted, he will be one of only four lawyers from Orlando to be a Fellow of the ACCL. 

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Jon “Chris” Peterson (BSBA ’85) | August 2023

Peterson (BSBA ’85) was recently reappointed to the St. Johns River Water Management District by Governor Ron DeSantis. Peterson is the President of Hell’s Bay Boatworks, Inc. and is also a board member of the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation and

Mark Fenaughty

Mark Fenaughty (BSAc ’85) | May 2023

Fenaughty (BSAc ’85) has been named Tax Principal for Hancock Askew & Co. of Miami, Fl. In his role, Fenaughty will primarily work in the firm’s tax compliance and advisory practice. Fenaughty has over 37 years of public accounting experience.

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In Memoriam | December 2022

Oscar H. Barbery | BSBA ’50 | 1927-2022 | Barbery, of Tampa, Florida, passed on November 16. After graduating high school, he served in the Army before moving onto UF, where he earned his degree in Business Administration. Barbery was

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In Memoriam | June 2022

Clarence “CT” Todd | BSAc ’57 | 1932-2022 | Todd, of Jacksonville, Florida, passed on May 7. He found the loves of his life in college, the first one being Betti Gloria, who he later married, and the second one being Gator Football,

Marta Cotton

Marta Cotton (BSBA ’85) | July 2021

Cotton (BSBA 1985) has been named head of marketing and client relations at Ranger Investment Management, an employee-owned boutique investment manager specializing in small- and micro-cap U.S. growth strategies. She will also be a partner and serve on the Dallas

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