Published: January 22, 2015
CEO of Citrus Bank Slated to Speak at UT Feb. 2
John M. Barrett ’87, MBA ’96, president and CEO of First Citrus Bank, will speak at The University of Tampa on Monday, Feb. 2. Barrett’s talk, part of the TECO Energy Center for Leadership Speaker Series, begins at 4:30 p.m. in the Sykes College of Business building, Room 134. The event is free and open to the public, but an RSVP is required.
Barrett earned his undergraduate degree from UT by attending night classes and owned and managed a lawn maintenance business for several years while working full time at a prominent downtown Tampa law firm. At the age of 34, Barrett started Tampa-based First Citrus Bank with his colleagues on the board, and continues to serve the company as president and CEO today.
First Citrus is a quarter-billion dollar financial institution with a track record of performance throughout the Great Recession. To meet the often overlooked capital needs of small business owners on a broader scale, Barrett’s vision is to build a multibillion dollar world-class bank headquartered in Tampa Bay.
Barrett has been quoted or featured in national publications, such as The Wall Street Journal, Risk Management Association Journal and Bank Director Magazine. He was honored with the Esse Quam Videri and Outstanding MBA Alumnus awards from UT as well as Banker of the Year-State of Florida 2011 and President’s Horizon Award from the Florida Banker’s Association.
The TECO Center for Leadership Speaker Series is dedicated to bringing outstanding leaders from the private, government and nonprofit sectors to campus to discuss business topics and corporate strategies with students and members of the community.
Please RSVP at leadershipspeaker-fcb.eventbrite.com. For more information, contact McKala Mason, coordinator of centers and institutes, at mmason@ut.edu or (813) 257-3782.
On Friday, April 17, a panel of four industry professionals will present the obstacles and challenges faced in today’s business environment related to whistleblowing.
The panel will be held at The University of Tampa Sykes College of Business, Room 234, from 10:30 a.m. to noon. This “Hot Seat Event” is sponsored by UT’s Center for Ethics. The public is invited, and there is no charge for the event.University of Tampa film students will screen their work at the first annual Moon Dance Film Festival at UT’s Reeves Theater on Tuesday, April 14, at 8:30 p.m.
Aaron Walker, assistant professor of communication, said the festival is an opportunity for UT students both to screen their work and to curate the best work of their peers.“It’s fully student-run, so it shows how deeply the students care about celebrating the strong work of their peers, but also shows how much desire there is for our FMA students to create venues of success for one another,” Walker said. “It’s a terrific collaboration, and will be a terrific party for film. Plus, the movies are great.”
The Sustainable Business Coalition of Tampa Bay Inc. and The University of Tampa Center for Ethics is calling for nominations for their annual Sustainable Business Awards, which will be held on Wednesday, June 10, at The University of Tampa’s Vaughn Center.
Now in its seventh year, the Sustainable Business Awards, sponsored by the Sustany Foundation, recognize and honor for-profit businesses in the Tampa Bay area that engage in practices that increase economic opportunities and improve the environment and community.