Alumni Notes

The International Bank of Miami has named Bashar Dibsi (BBA ’93) vice president and branch manager for the Medley-West Branch. Albert Montes (BACC ’95) has been named director of finance for the Miami-Dade County Fair and Exposition, Inc. Jorge Flores (MACC ’98), a former vice president and director of internal audit at Banco Internacional de […]

Upcoming Alumni Events

Business Alumni Chapter Traveling Happy Hour January 18, 2007 Centro, 6:00-9:00 p.m. Real Estate Alumni Affinity Council Happy Hour January 25, 2007 Miami Beach Resort and Spa, 6:00-9:00 p.m. Chapman Alumni Conference March 23, 2007 Downtown Center, Macy’s Building 6th Floor, 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. 2007 Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Luncheon May 16, […]

College’s School of Accounting Advisory Board helps spearhead new Accounting Alumni Affinity Council.

At the December Advisory Board meeting of the School of Accounting, members agreed to move forward with plans to launch a new Accounting Alumni Affinity Council in 2007. Each firm represented on the Board will select two School of Accounting alumni who work in their respective firms to sit on the Steering Committee, which will […]

Nominations open for Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame Inductees.

Nominations are now open for the 2007 Entrepreneurship Hall Fame.  The Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame honors alumni of the College of Business Administration at Florida International University and other members of our business community who have achieved distinction as founders and builders of new business enterprises. For nominating criteria and/or to submit a nomination, please […]

Alumni Circle makes significant contribution to building campaign and more.

When the new business building complex opens later this year, so will the state-of-the-art Alumni Circle Recruiters’ Lounge. Designed specifically with recruiting activities in mind, it will feature a modern conference area plus individual interview rooms where hiring companies can interview students hoping to qualify as prospective employees. “By supporting the new Recruiters’ Lounge, the […]

Burger King

Alumni gather for Burger King’s Corporate Day.

About forty of Florida International University’s alumni who work at Burger King’s headquarters in Blue Lagoon gathered to celebrate their alma mater and to network with university administrators in attendance. The event, organized by the university’s Office of Alumni Relations and hosted by Burger King, was supported heavily by the college, which partners with Burger […]

Alumni Notes

Ed Ricardo (BA ’83) has been added as a named partner at Coral Gables accounting firm Jordan Castellon & Company. F. Antonio Puente (BBA ’92) has joined Fairchild Partners as senior vice president for commercial sales and leasing. Barbara E. Reed (MBA ’94) has been promoted to executive vice president and chief financial officer at […]