Jerome Fulton interned at GE Capital, the financial services unit of General Electric, this past summer. He worked at the company’s headquarters in Norwalk, Connecticut, reviewing multi-million dollar transactions to ensure those deals complied with GE’s pricing procedures. It was
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Knechel receives UF research professorship
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Dr. W R Knechel, the Frederick Fisher Eminent Scholar Chair at the Fisher School of Accounting, was awarded a UF Research Foundation Professorship for 2015-18. Dr. Knechel was one of 34 University of Florida scholars to receive
Fisher School director awarded national faculty merit honor
GAINESVILLE, Fla.— Dr. Gary McGill, Associate Dean and Director of the Fisher School of Accounting, received the 2014 Federation of Schools Accountancy (FSA)/Joseph A. Silvoso Faculty Merit Award. The FSA/Joseph A. Silvoso Faculty Merit Award honors a faculty member for
Fisher Ph.D. candidate receives Deloitte doctoral fellowship
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Devin Williams, a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate at the Fisher School of Accounting, was one of 10 Ph.D. students in the U.S. to receive a $25,000 grant through the Deloitte Foundation Doctoral Fellowship program. The grant is awarded
Knechel receives one of accounting organization’s highest honors
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Dr. W R Knechel, the Frederick E. Fisher Eminent Scholar Chair, has been named the American Accounting Association’s (AAA) 2015 Outstanding Auditing Educator. Dr. Knechel is the first professor from the Fisher School of Accounting to receive
Fisher School mourns loss of loyal alumnus
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Luciano Prida Sr., a devoted alumnus and supporter of the Fisher School of Accounting, passed away Saturday. He was 90 years old. “We are very proud that Luciano Prida Sr., was an alumnus of the University of
Fisher students, faculty recognized as Anderson Scholars
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Twelve students from the Fisher School of Accounting as well as Fisher professors Christopher Falk and Marcus Kirk were recognized as 2014 Anderson Scholars by the University of Florida’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The Anderson
Fisher student-athlete in select company
Holly Pole, a senior in the Fisher School of Accounting and libero on the University of Florida’s volleyball team, has had little trouble finding motivation to succeed on the volleyball court. Playing for one of the best teams in the
Accounting professor receives Judy Fisher Award
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Dr. Paul Madsen, an Assistant Professor at the Fisher School of Accounting, was named the recipient of the 2014 Judy Fisher Teaching with Technology Award. The award is given annually to the Warrington College of Business Administration
US News ranks Fisher School undergraduate program seventh among U.S. publics
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Fisher School of Accounting ranked seventh among all U.S. public undergraduate accounting programs in U.S. News & World Report’s “2015 Best Colleges” edition. Overall, the Fisher School ranked 12th among all U.S. undergraduate accounting programs. “The