The Ledger

News from the UT McCombs Department of Accounting

Entries from October 2009

ArrowStream Appoints John Harvey, BBA ‘88, MPA ‘88 to Executive Management Team as CFO

October 14th, 2009 · Filed under: Accounting alumni

Posted by Dorothy Brady

From McCombs Alumni Network News
ArrowStream, a leading provider of supply chain solutions for the foodservice industry, announced that John Harvey will join the company November 10 as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).  He will be responsible for all financial aspects of the company.
 Harvey will replace Mary Healy, ArrowStream’s current CFO, who announced her retirement earlier this [...]

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Eric Israel, KPMG Managing Director: Sustainability Efforts Create Real Value for Business

October 13th, 2009 · Filed under: MPA program

Posted by Dorothy Brady

By Amber Walkowiak
From McCombs TODAY
Eric Israel, managing director of forensic and global sustainability services for KPMG, gave a presentation Oct. 6 on how sustainability relates to business value. His talk was part of the MPA Distinguished Speaker Lyceum.
According to Israel, sustainability plays a large role in a company’s value and its outlook for the future.
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Atiase Receives Outstanding Accounting Educator Award from Texas Accounting Society

October 13th, 2009 · Filed under: Accounting faculty · Awards and honors · MPA program

Posted by Dorothy Brady

Florence Atiase, a lecturer in the Department of Accounting, has received the Texas Society of CPAs’ (TSCPA) Outstanding Accounting Educator Award for 2009. The award honors those who have demonstrated excellence in teaching and have distinguished themselves through active service to the accounting profession.
Atiase fits the profile perfectly. Since joining the McCombs faculty in 1993, [...]

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Southwest Airlines CEO Kelly on LUV, Leadership and Employee and Customer Satisfaction

October 8th, 2009 · Filed under: Accounting alumni

Posted by Dorothy Brady

By Cory Leahy
From the McCombs TODAY blog
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Southwest Airlines Chairman and CEO Gary Kelly, BBA ‘77, waxed philosophic about leadership and his experiences in the top spot at SWA during a conversation with Professor George Gau September 24. Ethical leadership was the theme of the event, the first of [...]

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