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August 31, 2012
Robins School accounting professor Marshall Geiger named academic fellow in the SEC's Office of the Chief Accountant
Marshall Geiger, a professor of accounting at University of Richmond’s Robins School of Business, has been appointed an academic fellow of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of the Chief Accountant in Washington, D.C., for the period August 2012–August 2013.
Marshall Geiger, a professor of accounting at University of Richmond’s Robins School of Business, has been appointed an academic fellow of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of the Chief Accountant in Washington, D.C., for the period August 2012–August 2013.
August 30, 2012
Bobby Ukrop, president and CEO of Ukrop's Homestyle Foods, to be C-Suite Conversation guest Sept. 20 at Robins School of Business
Bobby Ukrop, president and chief executive officer of Ukrop’s Homestyle Foods, will be the guest of a C-Suite Conversation Sept. 20 at University of Richmond’s Robins School of Business.
August 21, 2012
Robins School of Business to host panel discussion on "Summer of Scandals" Aug. 29; registration required
University of Richmond Robins School of Business will host “Summer of Scandal: Lenses on Ethical Failures in Business” Aug. 29, 6 p.m. at Ukrop Auditorium.
July 31, 2012
Robins School of Business appoints two as 2012-13 executives-in-residence
Two local business leaders have been appointed as the 2012-13 Robins School of Business executives-in-residence at the University of Richmond. John Sherman Jr., retired vice chairman, CEO and president of the investment advisory firm Scott & Stringfellow, and Bob Piazza, former vice president of human resources and talent manager of science and technology company Danaher Corp., will help Robins School students with professional and career development.
May 17, 2012
Bloomberg Businessweek ranks Robins School No. 1 in international business education for second year
Bloomberg Businessweek has ranked the Robins School of Business at the University of Richmond No. 1 in international business education in its rankings of top undergraduate business schools by specialty for the second consecutive year.
April 27, 2012
SunTrust regional CEO to be C-Suite Conversation guest May 16 at Robins School of Business
Gail Letts, president and chief executive officer of the central Virginia region of SunTrust Bank, will be the guest in a C-Suite Conversation, May 16 at University of Richmond’s Robins School of Business.
April 11, 2012
Five teams advance to undergraduate Business Pitch Competition finals April 16
Five University of Richmond student teams have advanced to the April 16 finals in the Entrepreneurship Club’s Business Pitch Competition for budding entrepreneurs. Twenty-seven teams pitched ideas for new businesses to a panel of faculty and local business leaders in round one of the competition April 9.
April 5, 2012
Robins School of Business names Snagajob founder, CEO Shawn Boyer as Executive of the Year
Shawn Boyer, founder and chief executive officer of Snagajob, will be honored as the University of Richmond’s Robins School of Business Executive of the Year at the school's annual Honors Convocation April 10.
April 4, 2012
Robins School of Business-Virginia Council of CEOs 1st quarter survey sees growing optimism, capital spending and hiring during the next six months
CEOs in central Virginia anticipate increases in capital spending and hiring during the next six months, but expect sales to remain relatively level due to concerns about slow growth and continued economic uncertainty, the 1st quarter 2012 CEO Economic Outlook survey reveals.
March 20, 2012
Bloomberg Businessweek magazine ranks Robins School of Business No. 15 overall among American undergraduate business programs
Bloomberg Businessweek has ranked University of Richmond’s Robins School of Business No. 15 overall on its 2012 list of America’s best undergraduate business programs.