Carlos Sabater (BBA ’81), a member of the College’s Dean’s Council as well as of the School of Accounting Advisory Board, was featured recently in South Florida Business Journal’s “Heavy Hitters” section. Sabater is managing partner for South Florida, Deloitte & Touche. He also serves on the boards of distinguished organizations, including the downtown Chapter […]
Category: Alumni
College welcomes new Alumni Circle member.
Jose Hernandez-Solaun, (BBA ’98) Joining the Alumni Circle recently is Jose Hernandez-Solaun (BBA ’98), vice president and senior account executive for General Electric Company. The Alumni Circle is a group of senior-level alumni who work closely with the College’s administrators and deans to develop programs and initiatives to achieve the College’s goals. For more information […]
REAAC announces its new Board of Directors.
The Real Estate Alumni Affinity Council (REAAC), began as an ad-hoc group five years ago that met bi-monthly to provide alumni in real estate with networking opportunities while supporting other real estate initiatives. At the beginning of 2005, the Council was brought under the College’s Business Alumni Chapter and was managed by a Steering Committee […]
First Herbert A. Wertheim lecture of the season draws nearly one hundred.
When Glenn J. Rufrano (MS Real Estate ’74), CEO of New Plan Excel Realty Trust, Inc., gave the first Herbert A. Wertheim lecture of 2005-2006 on November 10, 2005 at Florida International University, he had an impressive audience: ninety-seven individuals, many of them finance and real estate students in the College, and Herbert A. Wertheim […]
Business Alumni host Traveling Happy Hour at Mendoza’s.
Ideally situated with a breathtaking view of Biscayne Bay, the venue enabled alumni and guests to enjoy another evening of the Business Alumni Chapter’s Traveling Happy Hour series—a sequence of networking receptions at upscale locations in the Brickell Avenue corridor and in the heart of Coral Gables. Members of the Business Alumni Chapter who attend […]
College opens nominations for Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame.
The call for nominations of alumni to be inducted into the 2006 Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame opened December 9, 2005, and close January 13, 2006. This year, two categories of alumni will be inducted: a Founder and a Builder (see below). The 2006 Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Luncheon will be held May […]
Jamaica Business Alumni Chapter elects its new board of directors
After welcoming nearly 300 alumni and friends at their “War of the Worlds” premiere event to benefit the Homestead Boys Club in Kingston, Jamaica, earlier this year, the Jamaica Business Alumni Chapter hosted another successful event—its annual membership meeting—in November to elect its 2005/06 Board of Directors. The new board looks forward to an active […]
Alumni Notes
Alfredo Machado (MBA ’02), Business Alumni Chapter vice president of membership, has been named vice president of marketing of the South Florida Chapter of the National Society of Hispanic MBAs. Osvaldo “Ozzie” Dominguez (BBA ’91), general manager, Dadeland Mall and College of Business Administration Alumni Circle member, was featured in Miami Today in “The Achiever” […]
Come out and support FIU Football!
Get ready to roar!! Show your support for the FIU Golden Panthers on November 19th at 6:00 p.m. as the Panthers face Western Kentucky. All FIU alumni, students, faculty, staff, friends, and fans gain free entry to our air-conditioned alumni tent—The Panther Pit. Come out and enjoy food, refreshments, free giveaways, visits from Roary the University’s […]
Alumni support Chapman School recruiting in World MBA Tour.
Josh McLeod (EMBA ’03) Josh McLeod (EMBA ’03), who resides in Dallas, Texas, happened to be in Houston on business and stayed an extra day to volunteer at the Chapman School’s booth for the World MBA Tour stop there on October 1st. Romina Zelezniak (IMBA ’03) Romina Zelezniak (IMBA ’03) helped the Chapman team at […]