Alumni

‘Exceptional’ veteran receives graduate assistantship for Mathematical Finance

Categories: Alumni, Finance, MAFI, News

In 2014, Tyler Crone spent nine months in Bagram, Afghanistan, overseeing computer hardware networks and software systems handling highly sensitive data during Operation Enduring Freedom. This fall, he will report to the Center City Campus of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte to begin his graduate education, thanks to university financial support earmarked for […]

List of Fortune 100 Company CEOs Includes Two UNC Charlotte Alumni

Categories: Alumni, MACC, MBA, News

A June 2016 article by US News and World Report reveals, “The CEOs who run the top 100 companies in the nation, according to the 2016 Fortune 500 list, attended a variety of colleges” to build a strong academic foundation. Notably, UNC Charlotte is one of only eight U.S. schools to have multiple alumni serving […]

Alumna: How volunteering can advance your career

Categories: Alumni, MACC, MAFI, MBA, MS Economics, News

By Joanna Gammon, ’05 (Originally published in the Charlotte Business Journal) Last week, I was in good company as a panelist of the first #NextGenCLT event. The topic was community engagement, near and dear to my heart. Serving on boards and being involved in the community can help build a resume and network, make you […]

Dean Ott to young business leaders: Engage with your community

By Dean Steven Ott (Originally published in the Charlotte Business Journal) As the dean of the business school in the fastest-growing university of the UNC system, I have the opportunity to meet inspirational and successful alumni every single day. In fact, because of our location in one of the most vibrant business cities in the […]

DeVore, Koonce receive University Alumni Awards

The Belk College celebrates two alumni who were among those honored at the 2016 UNC Charlotte Alumni Awards on April 8. Congratulations to Belk College alumna Susan DeVore ’81, CEO of Premier, Inc., on receiving a Distinguished Alumna Award, as well as alumnus Donnie Koonce ’81, Senior Vice President at Bank of America, on also […]

Professor: N.C. Economic Forecast looks stable for 2016

Categories: Alumni, Economics, News

The North Carolina economy will continue modest growth in 2016, UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton reported today in the Babson Capital Management/UNC Charlotte Economic Forecast. “Signs are pointing to a stable new year for the N.C. economy. In 2016, the North Carolina economy is expected to increase by an inflation-adjusted rate of 2.5 percent over […]

Beta Alpha Psi chapter recognizes distinguished alumnus, faculty member

Categories: Accounting, Alumni, News

At the UNC Charlotte Beta Alpha Psi fall banquet on Dec. 1, members of the honor organization, business professionals and faculty members honored Lowe’s executive Robert Hull and Accounting Professor Suzanne Sevin. Hull, Lowe’s chief financial officer since 2003, was recognized as the Distinguished Alumni of the Year by the chapter. He joined Lowe’s in […]

CEO of Lowe’s Gives $2.5 Million to Belk College of Business

Robert A. Niblock is alumnus of the college

Announcing the Childress Klein Center for Real Estate

Categories: Alumni, News

Real estate firm gives $2.5 million to center

Alumna receives AACSB Influential Leaders Award

Today, AACSB International (AACSB), the global accrediting body and membership association for business schools, revealed that Susan DeVore, a graduate of UNC Charlotte, has been recognized as one of the first 100 AACSB Influential Leaders. DeVore’s work exemplifies the innovative mindset and meaningful contributions to society that UNC Charlotte graduates display around the world and […]