Balter (BSAc 1988), Regional Managing Partner of Marcum in the Southeast, has been named a 2024 Ultimate CEO by the South Florida Business Journal. Balter joined Marcum in 2014 with more than 25 years of client service experience in the
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Jump, but not too fast
When Jim Etkin (BAcc ’82) enrolled at the University of Florida, all that he knew about the Warrington College of Business was an old law school joke: after graduating, students who earned A’s became professors, B’s became judges and C’s
Andrew Skatoff (BSAc ’02, MAcc ’02) | August 2024
Skatoff (BSAc 2002, MAcc 2002) is CEO and CIO at Bancreek Capital Advisors, which recently had the honor of ringing the opening bell at the NYSE in celebration of the successful launch of the group’s ETF platform, including their flagship
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
Taylor Rochelle (BSAc ’15, MAcc ’15) | July 2024
Rochelle (BSAc 2015, MAcc 2015), a CPA, was promoted to Audit Senior Manager at James Moore’s Gainesville office. Rochelle has over five years of professional accounting and auditing experience. As a senior manager, she’s responsible for ensuring engagements are adequately
Shane Metzler (BSAc ’17, MAcc ’17) | July 2024
Metzler (BSAc 2017, MAcc 2017), a CPA, was promoted to Audit Director at James Moore’s Gainesville location. As a director with several years of experience, Metzler is responsible for running and supervising audit engagements, planning and performing fieldwork, and reviewing
Jennifer Carpenter (BSAc ’12, MAcc ’13) | July 2024
Carpenter (née Blackburn) (BSAc 2012, MAcc 2013), a CPA, was promoted to Tax Manager at James Moore’s Daytona Beach office. She joined the firm in 2013 after completing her degrees at the University of Florida Fisher School of Accounting. Carpenter
In Memoriam | July 2024
Glenn I. Jones | BSBA ’50 | 1928-2024 | Jones, of Lake City, Florida, passed on April 25. He graduated from Columbia High in 1945 before serving in the Navy for two years. He later earned a business degree from
Thomas S. Cargill (BSAc ’02) | July 2024
Cargill (BSAc 2002) joined Shutts & Bowen’s Orlando office as a Partner in the Business Litigation Practice Group. He focuses his practice on complex civil litigation, emphasizing general business and commercial matters on behalf of regional, global and Fortune 500
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