After serving in the military for just under a decade, including as an Infantry Officer in the U.S. Army Reserve and an active-duty U.S. Army JAG Corps attorney, Bill McHugh (MBA ’14) transitioned first into private practice law, then into
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University of Florida students earn No. 6 national pass rate of CPA Exam
Accounting students at the Fisher School of Accounting at the University of Florida’s Warrington College of Business outperformed students across the nation in the latest CPA Exam performance results. While the 2023 CPA Exam national pass rate is around 54%,
22 Warrington alumni named to Florida 500
The University of Florida Warrington College of Business is well-represented on the 2024 list of Florida’s most influential business leaders. According to Florida Trend’s list, 22 Warrington alumni are among the Florida 500, the most looked-to leaders across the state’s
How to navigate the evolving cybersecurity landscape
From technical expert to business leader Sumit Dhawan (MBA ’03) is well versed in solving the complex, technical challenges that arise within computing. He has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in computer science, which prepared him well for a role as
From business student to leading philanthropist
“It’s interesting because UF defined my entire career,” said Julia Furnari (BSBA ’15, BS Psychology ’15). Furnari remembers sitting in one of Dr. Richard Lutz’ marketing lectures when she learned about a little something called corporate social responsibility (CSR). CSR,
Business brains and basketball brawns
Playing on the University of Florida’s basketball team is a dream come true for Paige Clausen (BSBA ’24, MSF ’25). She grew up in Maryland, and moved to Naples, Florida in high school. She started playing the sport around 5

Armed for every endeavor
Joining the Army National Guard made sense to Lindsay Collins (MBA ’25) for two reasons: First, the servicemen in her family were airmen in the Air Force, so she thought it’d be fun to do something different. Second, though she

Texas top-gun Gators: Warrington alumni in the state where everything’s bigger
When Business Gators leave The Swamp, they embark on a journey to make their mark on the world. Many take their shot in the Lone Star State: Texas. Daryl Kenningham, Kamila Chytil and Frank Lao are just three of the

US News ranks University of Florida’s undergraduate business programs among the nation’s best
The University of Florida’s undergraduate business programs are among the best the nation has to offer, according to the latest rankings from U.S. News & World Report. On its “2025 Best Undergraduate Business Programs” list, U.S. News ranked the undergraduate
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