Robert L. Anderson, Emeritus Dean of the USF Muma College of Business, passed away on Oct. 31 at the age of 82. He served as dean from 1995 to 2006 and spent 43 years of his career at USF. A memorial service is set for Nov. 26.

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The Riley Education Foundation donated half a million dollars to USF's Bellini Center for Talent Development to help ensure business students have a technological edge to landing internships and preparing for job placements.

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Paul Reilly, CEO of Raymond James Financial, was the featured speaker at the Nov. 4 Distinguished Speaker Series for executive MBA students. Reilly shared lessons from his decades-long career as a business executive.

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Faizan Ali, an associate professor in the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, was named to the 2022 Highly Cited Researchers list. The list includes researchers who have shown significant influence in their fields.

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Balaji Padmanabhan, a professor in the School of Information Systems and Management, is working with a USF computer science and engineering professor to license a new, patented technology that creates digital alibis.

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The Muma College of Business and the Tampa Bay Partnership will host the 2023 State of the Region on Feb. 10. This annual event analyzes how the Tampa Bay region stacks up against other communities in key socio-economic areas.

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Pam Muma received the Donald A. Gifford Service Award at the 2022 USF Alumni Awards. She was recognized for her dedication to community and philanthropy.

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We celebrated Veterans Day by recognizing the dedicated Muma College of Business faculty and staff members who have served in the military. We are grateful for their service and sacrifices.  

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WWC Global Co-founder Lauren Weiner joined Interim Dean GJ de Vreede at the Conversation with a CEO event. Weiner shared lessons learned from her two decades as an entrepreneur.



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USF business graduate Elias Torres, co-founder of the billion-dollar company, Drift, shared his inspirational story of overcoming adversity and navigating the tech industry with Muma College of Business students during a Oct. 13 talk at the Bellini Center for Talent Development.

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The supply chain is the backbone of our economy, and it’s much more complex than many people realize. The USF Muma College of Business supply chain management program prepares graduates and upskills professionals to find success in this fast-growing field.

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About 120 Manatee County high school students took a field trip to the University of South Florida’s Sarasota-Manatee campus for a crash course on how the Muma College of Business — and especially the campus’s high-tech Bloomberg Lab — can help prepare them for a career on Wall Street..



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Faculty Spotlights

William “Mike” Sinclair, an associate instructor in the Lynn Pippenger School of Accountancy on USF’s St. Petersburg campus, was named Provincial Chapter Advisor of the Year for his work advising the Delta Sigma Pi - Rho Psi chapter, a professional business fraternity.

Dezhi (Denny) Yin, an associate professor in the School of Information Systems and Management, accepted an invitation to join the editorial board at Management Information Systems (MIS) Quarterly as an associate editor in 2023.

Sunil Mithas, a World Class Scholar and professor with the School of Information Systems and Management, has been appointed director of rankings and reputation for the USF Muma College of Business.

Lei Wedge, an associate professor at the Kate Tiedemann School of Business and Finance, was quoted in a Tampa Bay Times news story about the impending cooldown of the Tampa Bay housing market.

Dipayan Biswas, the Frank Harvey Endowed Professor of Marketing in the School of Marketing and Innovation, accepted an invitation to be an editor-in-chief of the Journal of Business Research in 2023.

Carl Hadden, regional director of the Florida SBDC at USF, was quoted in a story in the Bradenton Herald about getting in-person help and loans after Hurricane Ian.

Alumni Updates

William Atterbury, Jr. (‘18, BS, Finance, ’20, MS, Entrepreneurship and Applied Technologies) started a new role as a project manager and analyst at MGroup, a collection of brands in the construction and design industries. He is a former USF Muma College of Business 25 Under 25 honoree.

Jason Geisler (‘02, BS, Accounting, ’04, MACC, Accounting) was named the office managing partner for Grant Thornton LLP’s Tampa Bay office.

Joel “Joie” Chitwood III (‘95, MBA) became the chief operating officer at Barrett-Jackson, The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions. He will be leading the auction company’s day-to-day business operations.

Kayla "Chesanek" Fineran (‘13, BS, Marketing, ’15, MBA/MS, Sport and Entertainment Management) was promoted to senior director for client success at software company Satisfi Labs. She is a former USF Muma College of Business 25 Under 25 honoree.

Todd Wilson (‘04, MBA, Corporate Finance & International Business) was appointed the chief financial officer at burger restaurant chain Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.

Gregory Klug (‘20, BS, Finance) started a new job as an equity research analyst at Partners Asset Management. He is a former USF Muma College of Business 25 Under 25 honoree.