GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Fisher School of Accounting’s undergraduate program remained in the No. 6 position among U.S. public programs in the latest U.S. News & World Report’s “2019 Best Colleges” edition released Monday, September 10. Overall, the Fisher School
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Business owners: Looking to be more competitive? Try changing your organizational structure
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Whole Foods versus your local grocery store. Applebee’s versus your favorite mom-and-pop restaurant. Bank of America versus your local banking institution. What do these businesses have in common? Each is an example of a competitor within their
Fisher School professor selected as Democracy & Development Fellow
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Dr. Stephen K. Asare, KPMG Professor in Accounting, was selected by the Ghana Center for Democratic Development as one of its first Democracy and Development Fellows. Asare was selected as a Democracy and Development Fellow in Public
All Fisher School programs in top 10 among publics in PAR rankings
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Fisher School of Accounting’s undergraduate, master’s and doctoral programs all rose on the Public Accounting Report’s (PAR) 37thAnnual Survey of Accounting Professors. Each of the programs jumped into the top 10 among publics and the top
Fisher School Director named outstanding educator
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Gary McGill, Associate Dean and Director of the Fisher School of Accounting at the University of Florida Warrington College of Business, received the Ray M. Sommerfeld Outstanding Tax Educator Award from the American Taxation Association (ATA) this
The building blocks of a serial entrepreneur
Even before Ron Edwards (BSBA Accounting ’70) graduated from college, he was building his entrepreneurial skills – quite literally, in fact. Edwards started his first business building wood pallets with his father and brothers in his small hometown outside of
Fisher student receives Public Company Accounting Oversight Board scholarship
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Fisher School of Accounting student Victoria Liu is the recipient of a 2018-2019 Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) academic scholarship. The scholarship will cover $10,000 worth of tuition, fees, books and supplies. Liu is a combined
Fisher School professor receives honorary doctorate
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Dr. W. Robert Knechel, Frederick E. Fisher Eminent Scholar and Director of the International Accounting and Auditing Center, received an honorary doctorate from BI Norwegian School of Business this June in recognition of his significant contributions to
Annual awards banquet honors Fisher School students
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Michael Dougherty was named the Chrislynn Freed Master of Accounting Outstanding Student of the Year at the Fisher School of Accounting Spring Awards Banquet on April 19 at the Hilton University of Florida Conference Center. The award
Warrington graduates honored as Outstanding Young Alumni by UF
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Three graduates of the University of Florida Warrington College of Business were recently honored by the UF Alumni Association as 2018 Outstanding Young Alumni. Juliane Iannarelli, Michael Donohoe and Candan Erenguc are three of 30 University of