Meet the Dean

Message from the Dean

 

 

Dear Friends and Fellow Sharks,

Every fall semester, we hold the HCBE Entrepreneur and Business Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony to honor business leaders who have had a profound impact on the region and beyond. In September, we gathered for the Hall of Fame Member Reunion Reception to introduce the inductees to the Hall of Fame community. At the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Sunday, October 27, we honored Thomas M. McDonald, President of Craven Thompson & Associates; John E. Miller, Founder and Creative Director of Hutton Miller LLC; and Daniella Ortiz Baeza, HCBE alum and Co-Founder and Co-Owner of Daniella Ortiz Design.

HCBE Hall of Fame 2024
I would like to thank the Hall of Fame members for their unwavering support and leadership in modeling what innovation and success look like and exemplifying what we strive to instill in our students. In recognition of everyone who supports the Hall of Fame with their sponsorship, know that I see you and greatly appreciate your commitment and enthusiasm.

This year’s Presenting Sponsor is the Amaturo Family Foundation. Tribute Sponsors include Rita & Rick Case Automotive Group; IFLOB and Bergeron Family of Companies; Bill & Una Murphy and Austin & Christine Forman; and The Codina Family. Patron Sponsors include Joel & Beverly Raphael Altman; Banyan Air Service; BBX Capital; Castle Group; DEX Imaging; Falcone Group; Hutton Miller, LLC; The McDavid Group; Memorial Healthcare System; Albert & Beatriz Miniaci; and the Murgado Automotive Group. Contributing Sponsors include Berger Singerman; CITY Furniture; Hazen and Sawyer; Hudson Capital Group; Huizenga Park Foundation; Mahoney & Associates; Merrimac Ventures; Miller Construction Company; Paul Sallarulo; and Jordan Zimmerman. Thank you, sponsors!

Expanding our Work in Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality with The Glimpse Group
I am happy to announce that we have extended our contract to continue working with The Glimpse Group to develop a simulation and assessment platform that enables our students to practice professional skills leveraging virtual reality and AI technologies.

The Advisory Board for the Terry Stiles W. School of Real Estate Development has appointed Evgeny Munkov, Director of Investments at BBX Capital, and David Udine, Director of Development at Cymbal DLT, to its impressive roster of industry leaders. The Terry W. Stiles School of Real Estate Development fosters the highest principles and practices of real estate development and community citizenship; exemplified by the stature and contributions of these advisory board members and their dedication to our students and their profession.

New HCBE Speaker Series Brings Industry Leaders to Campus

Leaders from various business sectors share career advice and work with HCBE students in a variety of formats including Distinguished Lectures, Boardroom Sessions, Workshops, Coaching Sessions, and Networking.

Ricardo Russi Appointed Associa Director of the James Donnelly Property Management and Real Estate Program

The position of Associa Director—named by Associa, the largest residential community management firm in the nation and a multimillion-dollar property management business—is funded by a $1 million gift from John Carona, founder and chief executive officer of Associa. The James Donnelly Property Management and Real Estate program at NSU is unique in its educational programming. As HCBE’s fastest-growing undergraduate degree, it draws students from Florida and nationwide to study at NSU to become leaders in an industry with high demand for property managers and community association management. James Donnelly, the program’s avid supporter and namesake—founder and chairman of the Castle Group, one of Florida’s largest property management companies—is an NSU Shark Circle and Board of Trustees member.

Russi, as a licensed real estate broker, licensed real estate instructor, licensed community association manager, and project manager has 29 years of experience in property management and community association management with academic success in financial planning, real estate, and property management. Most recently, he was responsible for the 467-unit community association complex consisting of two high-rise buildings & townhouses of Brickel Place in Miami, Florida.  He holds a B.S. in Legal Studies from Barry University, an M.B.A. from Florida Atlantic University, a M.S. in Personal Financial Planning, from Kansas State University, and he is also concluding a PhD. in Business Administration from Florida Atlantic University.

Congratulations to our Faculty on their Advancement!

I’d like to publicly acknowledge seven faculty for their leadership in scholarship and their new titles:

Pallavi Awasthi, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Public Administration

Peter Finley, Ph.D., Professor of Management/Sports Management

Jeff Fountain, Ph.D., Professor of Sport and Recreation Management; Director of Academic Affairs for Entrepreneurship and Sports Management Programs

Linda Kidwell, Ph.D., Chair of Accounting and Taxation; Professor of Accounting

Ricardo Russi, MBA, MS, CMCA®, AMS®, MPM®, Director of the Property Manager Program; Assistant Professor of Property Management

Rita Shea-Van Fossen, Ph.D., Professor of Management

Thomas Wuerzer, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Real Estate Development; Director of the Real Estate Development Program

Well done, colleagues!

I look forward to connecting with you when the opportunity presents itself. If you know of a way that you can bring your unique knowledge and leadership to the Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship, please reach out to me.

Regards,

Andrew Rosman, Ph.D.
H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship