Fall 2015 | Fox School of Business

Q+A with Fox junior and Temple football player Sharif Finch

Sharif Finch has made a name for himself by being in the right place at the right time.

Angela Costello, BBA ’01, an executive with global financial services company UBS, followed a career route she never anticipated taking.

Class Notes – Fall 2015

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Online Financial Marketplace Wins Grand Prize At 2015 Be Your Own Boss Bowl®

The creators of an online financial marketplace aiming to improve the consumer’s buying power in financial transactions won the grand prize at the 17th annual Be Your Own Boss Bowl®, a Temple University-wide business plan competition.

TD Ameritrade Awards $25,000 Grant To Fox’s New Financial Planning Program

TD Ameritrade Institutional awarded a $25,000 grant to Temple University’s Fox School of Business to foster development of its new financial planning degree program, as part its third-annual Next Gen Financial Planning Grants.

Fox School Offers New Undergraduate Majors In Supply Chain Management, Financial Planning

The Fox School of Business at Temple University introduced two new undergraduate majors for the 2015-16 academic year: Supply Chain Management and Financial Planning.

William A. Graham Selected As Recipient Of 19th Annual Musser Award For Excellence In Leadership

Temple University’s Fox School of Business awarded William A. “Bill” Graham IV with the 2015 Musser Award for Excellence in Leadership – the school’s highest honor, for outstanding achievement, leadership, and commitment to the community by a distinguished member of industry.

Fox School of Business Awarded Reaccreditation by AACSB

The Fox School of Business at Temple University has been awarded reaccreditation by AACSB International, The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

Alumni Association

“Birds of a feather flock together.”

Entrepreneurial Freedom

Frontier Development and Hospitality Group’s Founder & Managing Principal, Evens Charles carved a name for himself in the hospitality-focused, real estate development business, and wants to provide Temple juniors and seniors similar opportunities through a scholarship

Doing Public Good

Robert Roach’s time at Temple laid the foundation on which he built his career in ethics and compliance

Growing a Business (and a Career)

Justin Rosenberg’s business plan started at Fox, and recently earned $25 million in investment funding

Riding Toward Success

Johanna Walters’ networking skills landed her in wealth management, where she began as a Client Associate and worked her way to Senior Vice President – Wealth Management

Serial Entrepreneur

Yasmine Mustafa aims to change the world with her company, which manufactures wearable self-defense technology jewelry designed for women

Modest Beginnings

Rahul Merchant built his career from the ground up, beginning the moment his flight to the United States landed