"I believe that students with four-year degrees in business, with a major in finance, can be fully prepared for a career in investment banking or securities by obtaining the degree of Master of Science in Finance in a one-year program."
William R. HoughMBA 1948
News & Events
William R. Hough Names Graduate School with Largest Gift in UF History
January, 2007 - William R. "Bill" Hough graduated as a member of the University of Florida's first MBA class in 1948, and has been supporting UF ever since. Now, he makes university history again, as the donor of the largest private gift UF has ever received, $30 million dollars. In recognition of this overwhelming show of support, the university has established a new school that bears his name: The Hough Graduate School of Business.
Read the Full Story...Hough Program in Finance Grows
With $600k in Gifts
April, 2006 - The Hough Program in Finance continues to grow thanks to several recent major private gifts to the program totaling $600,000. It was announced that a $200,000 gift from Charles and Kyle Ball of Vero Beach, Fla., $100,000 from Robert and Lauren Penter of Marietta, Ga., $100,000 from BB&T (Branch Banking and Trust Company), and $200,000 from the estate of the late Newton J. Heuberger, a Warrington College of Business alumnus, along with more than $100,000 from anonymous donors, will be added to the William R. Hough Master's Program in Finance Fund.
Read the Full Story...News Archive
A collection of previous MSF news and press releases.
February 2005 (pdf)Hough Program Receives $1 Million
January 2005 (pdf)
University Private Equity Summit
April 2004 (pdf)
UF Masters in Finance Program Thrives in Third Year
