Alumni Notes

Miami Today featured Tony Argiz (BBA ’74) in its “The Achiever” profile the week of May 15, 2008. The two-page interview discussed his journey to the top of leading Miami CPA firm Morrison, Brown, Argiz & Farra, LLP. The firm received the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce’s “2008 South Florida Good to Great Award” for […]

College hosts eighth and best-yet Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame Ceremony.

SunTrust Bank President, Miami-Dade County, Nicholas Bustle; College of Business Administration Executive Dean Joyce J. Elam; Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame Inductee (Founder) Margarita Gonzalez (BBA ’06), president and CFO of AccuBANKER, and Rolando Gonzalez, Margarita’s husband and business partner The eighth annual Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame (EHOF) Induction Ceremony and Luncheon on May 16, 2007, […]

College’s donors recognized at Torch Society Induction Ceremony.

In 1989, Florida International University established the Torch Society—a prestigious giving society and donor recognition program that honors the university’s most generous benefactors. The bi-annual Torch Society Induction Ceremony—a “philanthropic commencement”—recognizes the commitment of individuals and organizations whose philanthropic support exemplifies their generosity of spirit and social conscience. The most recent induction ceremony took place […]

Fall Commencement invites students to look ahead as well as back.

Fall Commencement took place during two ceremonies on December 19, 2006. In the afternoon, undergraduates from the Landon School, with the exception of the School of Accounting, received their diplomas. The Chapman Graduate School and the School of Accounting ceremony took place in the evening. Approximately 766 undergraduate students and 221 graduate students were awarded […]

Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame ceremony enjoys sweet success.

Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame Inductee (Founder) Albert Santalo, President and Chief Executive Officer, Avisena; College of Business Administration Executive Dean Joyce J. Elam; and SunTrust Bank President, Miami-Dade County, Nicholas Bustle. Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame Inductee (Builder) Glenn J. Rufrano, Chief Executive Officer, New Plan Excel Realty Trust, Inc.; College of Business Administration Executive Dean […]