Fisher School of Accounting
| Fisher School of Accounting | |
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| Established | 1977/1928 |
| Type | Public university |
| Parent institution | Warrington College of Business |
| Academic affiliation | University of Florida |
| Location | Gainesville, Florida, United States |
| Director | Gary A. McGill |
| Academic staff | 19 |
| Students | 1,000 |
| Undergraduates | 750 |
| Postgraduates | 240 |
| Doctoral students | 10 |
| Alumni | 13,000+ |
| Website | warrington.ufl.edu/accounting/ |
The Fisher School of Accounting is the accounting program at the University of Florida.
In 1977, the School of Accounting was established by the Florida Board of Regents as a separate school within the Warrington College of Business Administration, and was endowed in 1985 by Frederick Fisher. Dr. John Simmons was the founding Director of the Fisher School. The School first conferred degrees in accounting in December 1978 although accounting has existed as a program in some form since 1928.
The Fisher School of Accounting is often ranked in the top 10 accounting programs within public universities in U.S. News and World Report and Public Accountant Report. The School publishes the Journal of Accounting Literature and is home to the International Accounting and Auditing Center. Fisher School of Accounting graduates' pass rate on the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam has been traditionally twice as high as the national average.
The Fisher School of Accounting has approximately 750 undergraduate and 250 graduate students. These students have impressive credentials and strong placements upon completion of the programs.
Gary McGill is the current and longest serving Director of the Fisher School of Accounting. Mr. John Laibson is the Associate Director. Other current faculty include Robert Knechel, the Fisher Eminent Scholar, Stephen Asare, Jenny Tucker, Jesse Boyles, Marcus Kirk, Paul Madsen, Luke Watson, Lisa Hinson, Michael Ricci, Bobby Carnes, Jill Goslinga, Chris Falk, Sonia Singh, Joost Impink, and Michael Schadewald. Emeritus faculty include John Simmons, Joel Demski, Doug Snowball, Rashad Abdel-Khalik, Bipin Ajinkya, Chuck McDonald, Dominique DeSantiago, and Debbie Garvin.