The Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame will be celebrating its 8th annual Luncheon and Induction Ceremony on Wednesday, May 16, 2007, at Parrot Jungle Island. The Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame inductees were selected by a panel of judges representing the business community and previous honorees. Margarita M. Gonzalez (BBA ‘06) President and CFO of AccuBanker, will […]
Author: Beverly Z. Welber
Business alumni conference draws large crowd.
The Business Alumni Conference was held on Friday, March 23, 2007, at the college’s Downtown Center. Guest speakers and moderators pictured, from left to right: Joseph Caruncho (BBA ‘81), CEO Preferred Care Partners Holding Corporation;, Mario de Armas (BBA ‘85), managing partner Price Waterhouse Coopers; Al de Molina, former CFO, Bank of America; George Foyo, […]
Alumni Circle demonstrates engagement at its best.
The Dean’s Alumni Circle—now in its fourth year—not only has adopted and sponsored the Recruiter’s Lounge in the college’s new building complex (a combined pledge of $25K), but it has broken into sub-committees to do some critical hands-on work for various college constituents—students, faculty, alumni and members of the business community. Monique Catoggio “Among the […]
Alumnus leads Miami-Dade College's Wolfson campus to new heights.
Rolando Montoya Rolando Montoya’s (PhD ’03, MS ’85) appreciation for diversity and international perspective help him run a major educational and cultural institution in South Florida. The role of a lifelong student and educator has prepared him for his current responsibilities as president of the Wolfson campus, Miami-Dade College. A native of Cuba, he grew […]
Alumni Notes
Great Florida Bank has named Daniel Acevedo (BBA ’86) senior credit manager and Clive Collins (BBA ’00) director of commercial banking. Accounting firm Morrison Brown Argiz & Farra has elected Daniel Flugrath (BBA ’78) partner. Flugrath is a certified public accountant and certified financial planner in the tax department. Joseph Caruncho (BBA ‘81) was featured […]
REAAC Happy Hour held February 14th.
The FIU Real Estate Alumni Affinity Council, along with the Realtors Commercial Alliance and the Realtors Association of Miami and the Beaches, hosted a networking event at Karma in Coral Gables on February 14th. More than ninety real estate professionals attended. Pictured, from left: Ashton Hamerlin (BBA ’06), Michael Narula, Tom Hacker, and Winston Johnson […]
Alumnus Carlos Gutierrez finds Evening MBA pays off.
Carlos Gutierrez Carlos Gutierrez (MBA ’06) a native of Honduras, made his way to the United States by obtaining a scholarship to attend Louisiana State University. He received a bachelor of science in international business and finance in 1996. After graduation, he wanted to be involved in international business and thought Miami would be a […]
BBA+ Weekend class reaches out to better the lives of children in Guatemala.
Just south of the Mexican border, small villages dot the mountainous areas of rural Guatemala. The inhabitants, mostly Mayan families, have overwhelming needs but almost no access to resources of any kind. Education for many Guatemalan children is rudimentary at best. Health aid, sufficient food, adequate housing, clean water—life’s most basic necessities—are out of reach […]
Local event brings international perspective to business prospects in Venezuela.
With the landslide election of Hugo Chávez in Venezuela in December, 2006, businesses operating there are grappling with the potential consequences. More than 115 individuals got much-needed and much-appreciated insight from experts who spoke at the “Global Intelligence Briefing,” co-sponsored by the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, Regions Bank, and the College of Business Administration. […]
Telefónica and college exchange expertise to benefit each other.
Through its offerings, the college’s Executive and Professional Education (EPE) office provides an array of programs that satisfies the needs of many different kinds of professionals and their organizations. And if a company has a particular requirement that the full complement of standard programs does not meet, faculty members can tweak a program or completely […]