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Robert A. Niblock is alumnus of the college

A team of UNC Charlotte students has placed in the top ten in the nation in the annualDeloitte Tax Case Study Competition, sponsored by the Deloitte Foundation. The team consisted of Aaron Cohen, Jessica DeSantis, Russell Griffin, and Maaike Mulders. All are students in the Master of Accountancy program in the Belk College of Business. […]

Belk College junior Lilia Shaforostov, along with three other UNC Charlotte undergraduate students, has received a prestigious Benjamin Gilman International Scholarship to study abroad during the 2010-11 academic year. Lilia and her fellow recipients – Jessica Craig, Hugh Kinsey, and Eber Pena – will receive awards between $3,000 and $5,000. Lilia, a junior pre-business major, […]

Jeffrey S. Kane, a UNC Charlotte trustee who retired last year as the officer in charge of the Charlotte branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, has joined the Belk College of Business as Executive-in-Residence. In this role, Kane will work closely with Dean Joe Mazzola and college leadership on a variety of special […]

Cynthia Carlson, principal of CampbellCarlson Executive Search and a UNC Charlotte graduate, has been appointed chair of the Belk College Board of Advisors. Carlson has been a member of theboard for more than 10 years. As chair, she will preside overboard meetings and serve as a key advisor to Belk College Dean Mazzola on issues […]

Recovery Underway but Job Growth will be Slow, Connaughton Reports Job Growth Began in January after Two Years of Decline CHARLOTTE – March 16, 2010 — The North Carolina economy is forecast to increase by 3.5 percent in 2010, UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton reported today in his quarterly forecast for the state. This marks […]

Ron Curtis, the chair of the advisory boardfor the Center for Real Estate at UNC Charlotte, has been promoted to president of commercial real estate banking at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Mr. Curtis most recently served as the commercial real estate executive for the east division. In his new position, he will be responsible […]

Darius Law, a junior management major in the Belk College of Business, has beennamed the Atlantic 10 Conference’s Indoor Men’s Student-Athlete of the Year.Darius has won the award three times, as he was named to the same honor last season for the indoor and outdoor season. The Raleigh, N.C., native has earned a perfect 4.0 […]

A student in the Belk College’s Master of Science in Economics program is one of the first Foreign Fulbright Fellows to enroll at UNC Charlotte. Dirk Feldrappe from Obertrebra, Germany chose UNC Charlotte because “the Belk College of Business has an outstanding reputation in the world of finance and an extraordinary network to a lot […]

Dr. Jack Cathey, interim chair of the Department of Accounting and interim associate dean for finance and operations for the Belk College of Business, recently moderated the annual CFO Roundtable program for the Charlotte Chapter of Financial Executives International (FEI). Pictured from left are Dr. Howard Godfrey, professor of accounting and FEI Charlotte Chapter president; […]