Warrington College of Business Administration namesake pledges $75 million

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Florida
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Friday night marked a historic moment for the Warrington College of Business Administration and the University of Florida.</p>

<p>During the Academy of Golden Gators banquet, UF President Bernie Machen announced that Al and Judy Warrington have pledged $75 million to the Warrington College of Business Administration. Their gift, the largest ever to the University of Florida, will be used toward enhancement and support for faculty research and teaching initiatives.

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<p><a href="https://news.warrington.ufl.edu/2014/02/a-gator-for-the-ages-colleges-namesake-pledges-75-million/"&gt;https://news.warrington.ufl.edu/2014/02/a-gator-for-the-ages-colleges-namesake-pledges-75-million/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>This is part of the university’s ** UF Rising to National Preeminence ** campaign. The objective for UF Rising, an $800 million campaign, is to hire up to 130 faculty, and support existing and new faculty with 107 more endowed chairs and professorships. This is a key strategy for UF's goal of becoming one of the nation's top 10 public universities. </p>

<p>Below is the current top 18 public schools, as listed by US News. To break into the top 10, we have to pass schools like UC-Santa Barbara, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign and University of Wisconsin-Madison. It's a huge challenge. </p>

<h1>1. University of California—​Berkeley</h1>

<h1>2 University of California—​Los Angeles</h1>

<h1>2 University of Virginia</h1>

<h1>4 University of Michigan—​Ann Arbor</h1>

<h1>5 University of North Carolina—​Chapel Hill</h1>

<h1>6 College of William and Mary</h1>

<h1>7 Georgia Institute of Technology</h1>

<h1>8 Pennsylvania State University—​University Park</h1>

<h1>9 University of California—​Davis</h1>

<h1>9 University of California—​San Diego</h1>

<h1>11 University of California—​Santa Barbara</h1>

<h1>11 University of Illinois—​Urbana-​Champaign</h1>

<h1>11 University of Wisconsin—​Madison</h1>

<h1>14 University of California—​Irvine</h1>

<p>*#14 University of Florida * </p>

<h1>16 Ohio State University—​Columbus</h1>

<h1>16 University of Texas—​Austin</h1>

<h1>16 University of Washington</h1>

<p>More on Endowed Professorships & Chairs at UF, including a listing by College:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.uff.ufl.edu/FacultyEndowments/"&gt;https://www.uff.ufl.edu/FacultyEndowments/&lt;/a> </p>

<p>How much $$$ does it take to endow/fund a chair or professorship? A LOT:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.uff.ufl.edu/Documents/Document.asp?DocID=2000"&gt;https://www.uff.ufl.edu/Documents/Document.asp?DocID=2000&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Go Gators! :-bd </p>

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<p>Wow. When I went to visit the campus on Wednesday, they talked about UF Rising a lot. That’s great news, even though the College of Business Administration doesn’t pertain to me. But the rest, including getting new faculty, etc. sounds really awesome. </p>