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Stephanie Yates, PhD

Stephanie Yates, PhD opens a new website Regions Bank Endowed Professor of Finance and chair of the Collat School of Business’s Accounting and Finance Department, has been appointed to serve on the inaugural advisory council of The PhD Project opens a new website, a nonprofit organization aimed at helping diversify corporate America by diversifying college business schools.

The Collat School of Business’s online graduate Management Information Systems program opens a new website is ranked No. 4 in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report. The program jumped five spots in the online programs rankings this year. The only schools to rank higher were Columbia University, Johns Hopkins University, and Virginia Tech.

BJ Byrd

B.J. Byrd, a UAB Collat School of Business student, was named a Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Scholar (PCAOB) and awarded $10,000 to use for tuition and educational expenses.

SCPT Award recipients

The UAB Student Center for the Public Trust (UAB SCPT) opens a new website at the Collat School of Business recently received both chapter honors and awards for individual members from the NASBA Center for the Public Trust.

FAM logo

The Department of Accounting and Finance and the Regions Institute for Financial Education have launched the latest season of their popular Collat F.A.M. podcast opens a new website, providing listeners with a deeper dive into all things finance and accounting from the perspective of experts, faculty, students, and alumni.

Entrepreneurship students celebrated a $5 million gift from Collat alumnus J. Frank Barefield (center) at an October 10th reception.

The newly named J. Frank Barefield, Jr. Entrepreneurship Program in the Collat School of Business is set to enter the national scene.

UAB Green & Gold Fund members with TVA employees in Finance Lab.

The UAB Collat School of Business's student investment group, the UAB Green and Gold Fund opens a new website, will soon receive half a million dollars from the Tennessee Valley Authority, which wants Collat students to invest the money on its behalf.

Thomas DeCarlo

Thomas DeCarlo, PhD, has been selected to receive the UAB President's Award for Excellence in Teaching for his exceptional accomplishments in teaching. He will be honored at a university ceremony this fall.

Patrick J. Murphy, Ph.D.

The economic news these days can seem grim. Government efforts to rein in soaring inflation are predicted to lead to a recession, which usually means job cuts, fewer raises, and general belt-tightening for companies and employees.

Eddie Nabors.

Being a good student organization advisor is all about leading from the sidelines, according to accounting instructor Eddie Nabors.

Collat students tour Italy in March 2022.

A degree from the UAB Collat School of Business can land you anywhere. Just ask Tina Poe. A spring 2022 graduate, Poe is heading to Italy this fall to begin the International Year One Program opens a new website at Syracuse Academy in Sicily, fully immersing herself in the Italian language and culture for the three-year fashion and textile design program.

Accounting professor Christopher Edmonds, PhD.

A UAB Collat School of Business professor recently received a prestigious award for his app that aims to create a highly engaged community in online courses.

Bronze statue of UAB mascot Blaze.

UAB Collat School of Business students recently honored four professors with the inaugural CSOB Teaching Excellence Awards. The new teaching awards honor one professor in each academic department and in the graduate program and are voted on by Collat students.

TVA logo.

A team of UAB Collat School of Business students used quick thinking and teamwork to win big at the TVA Financial Services Case Competition this month.

The team – Graysen Thompson, Daniel Massie, Harrison Turner and Tristan King – placed second in the competition, winning $2,500 in scholarship funds. Another UAB team also participated in the competition.

SEF Top Sales Programs logo.

The Professional Sales Certificate Program in the University of Alabama at Birmingham's Collat School of Business has again been recognized as a "Top University Sales Program" by the Sales Education Foundation opens a new website for 2022. The recognition appears in the foundation's 2022 Annual SEF magazine opens a new website.

Collat faculty retirees along with their spouses and Dean Jack.

The UAB Collat School of Business is saying goodbye to several long-serving faculty members after years of service.

Colleagues and loved ones recently gathered together to celebrate the time these instructors spent with students and their commitment to preparing them for a successful career. Read more about their journeys throughout the years.

Bronze statue of UAB mascot Blaze.

For instructor Eddie Nabors, preparing students to enter the workforce is a labor of love. "I want to make a difference in young people's lives," he said.

The Regions Institute for Financial Education opens a new website (RIFE) is looking for volunteers to assist community members with filing income taxes.

Accreditation badges.

The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International has again approved the maintenance of both business and supplemental accounting accreditations for the UAB Collat School of Business. Only 1 percent of business schools worldwide are accredited in both.  

Rankings for Collat's online programs.

UAB Collat School of Business's online programs have been named among the top online programs in the nation by U.S. News and World Report. The publication's annual rankings were released on Tuesday, January 25.

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