{"id":12426,"date":"2011-06-14T10:23:55","date_gmt":"2011-06-14T14:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/?p=12426"},"modified":"2014-11-14T15:59:40","modified_gmt":"2014-11-14T20:59:40","slug":"albert-morrison-jr-honored-at-event-and-through-new-scholarship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/2011\/06\/albert-morrison-jr-honored-at-event-and-through-new-scholarship\/","title":{"rendered":"Albert Morrison Jr. honored at event and through new scholarship."},"content":{"rendered":"

Albert Morrison Jr., founder of the accounting firm Morrison, Brown, Argiz & Farra and its chairman beginning in 1971, was always a good friend to Florida International University (FIU) and its College of Business Administration, particularly the School of Accounting.<\/p>\n

After he passed away on December 31, 2009, some of those whose lives he had touched began what would become Albert Morrison Jr. Scholarship Endowment. The fund will support students in the School of Accounting through the Albert Morrison Jr. Memorial Scholarship.<\/p>\n

Approximately 100 guests gathered at the College of Business Complex this past winter to celebrate Morrison\u2019s life. Welcomed by Executive Dean Joyce J. Elam, they heard her reminiscences, along with those from Howard R. Lipman, senior vice president for university advancement and executive director of the FIU Foundation; Tony Argiz (BBA \u201974), CEO and managing partner, Morrison, Brown, Argiz & Farra, LLP; and Theodore Spak, emeritus director, FIU Foundation.<\/p>\n

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A celebration of the life of Albert Morrison Jr. took place at the College of Business Complex.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The fund began with a gift from Spak, which he requested be used to honor Morrison. His donations, combined with those from nearly 50 others, including one from Argiz, resulted in the new endowment. Patrick Noel, a senior majoring in accounting was the first recipient of the scholarship.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe scholarship was a huge honor for me, because it was only awarded to one undergraduate, so I was deeply humbled and honored,\u201d he said. \u201cAttending the memorial gave me such insight on who Albert Morrison was as an individual, and it further increased my appreciation in receiving the award.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Joyce J. Elam, executive dean; Krishnamurthy Surysekar, the first Morrison, Brown, Argiz, & Farra, LLP Professor in the School of Accounting; Patrick Noel, the first recipient of the Albert Morrison Jr. Memorial Scholarship; and Joan Morrison<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Morrison family is grateful for the generosity of friends, preservation of the relationship with FIU.<\/em><\/p>\n

Morrison\u2019s widow, Joan, the couple\u2019s three children and several of their grandchildren attended the event.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a day my family will never forget,\u201d she said. \u201cIt was beautifully done. And I am very happy to know that our relationship with FIU will continue through this scholarship.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Members of the Morrison family<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Of special significance to Morrison\u2019s family is the fact that the endowment was something his friends did to honor him.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe would have been thrilled by this gesture, and proud,\u201d Mrs. Morrison said.<\/p>\n

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