Our Business Administration and Accounting programs are recognized as two of the most comprehensive among liberal arts colleges. You don’t just learn how a business functions, or crunch numbers, as a major in our department, you learn how to communicate, work in teams, make effective business decisions, and you learn how to lead.
Student Experiences
Global Experience
Interested in doing business in London? Or maybe Dubai? Our study away and MayX programs will prepare you for the global marketplace. At Furman, our trips are about more than site seeing. Our study away and MayX programs offer a life-changing experience that will expose you to new ideas, cultures, and business opportunities.
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Study Away
In our study away programs, our students have even interned with global organizations, such as the European Union and Scottish Parliament. But unlike programs at other universities, our study away trips provide an academic component. Our professors lead many of our programs, ensuring that you will receive a Furman quality education while traveling off-campus.
May Experience
May X is an optional three-week term in May that encourages innovative and intensive academic experiences. In recent years, the Business & Accounting department has sponsored three MayX opportunities in which our students have participated. They are: “New York, New York: Business at the Top of the World,” “Business Practices and Economies of South-East Asia,” and “From Germany to South Carolina: Examining Economic Globalization Through the Lens of the Global Automotive Industry.”
Research & Internship
We not only have connections in the local business community, but each year representatives from the nation's four largest accounting firms recruit our accounting students.
Mentoring & Advising
Our faculty can make sure you have taken the right path to your desired goal after Furman. With nearly a dozen faculty members, our talented department will help you analyze the business world from every angle. Our professors have expertise in accounting, finance, marketing, operations management, organization behavior, as well as other areas of study. Together, these educators will prepare you for your career.
Student Organizations
When you major in business or accounting, your educational experience is not limited to the classroom. You will meet talented and passionate students from across the globe who will expose you to new ideas, and challenge your way of thinking. If you want to expand that network, you’ll find plenty of opportunities in our student organizations.
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Accounting Society
Furman’s Accounting Society is open to all students, regardless of major. But if you are planning to pursue a degree or career in accounting, you’re highly encouraged to become a member.
As a member of our Accounting Society, you will have an opportunity to learn more about the accounting profession. We meet several times throughout the year to hear guest speakers, meet with representatives from major accounting firms, and learn about graduate school. A $15 membership fee covers our events. Contact Sandy Roberson for details.
Investments Club
Seeking a career in investment management, private equity or banking? Get real-world experience in our Investments Club. For more than two decades, this organization has provided students with an opportunity to manage a portfolio and learn vital skills that can be utilized in the financial sector.
Here’s how it started: In 1988, Furman’s Board of Trustees transferred $100,000 to the club from the school’s endowment. Since then, the club’s members have used that balance to identify investment strategies, purchase stocks and gain experience in the world of finance. The group also hosts events with Greenville’s business leaders.
Our club currently meets twice a month to learn about investment topics and study our portfolio.
Contact Francis Kim for details.
Student Honors
Every year, we recognize exceptional graduating seniors for their outstanding work. Each honor comes with a cash reward to help offset educational expenses.
Named after a former Furman professor and graduate, this cash award is presented each year to an outstanding graduating senior in accounting who has shown high academic achievement, has demonstrated leadership in the Furman Accounting Society, and who has actively participated in other organizations that have a primary goal of serving others. Our accounting faculty select the recipient.
- 2023 – Andrea Aceveda
- 2022 – Kevin Buccini
- 2022 – Margaret O. Welsh
- 2021 – Rebekah Drum
- 2021 – Carol Elizabeth Kerman
- 2020 – Jack Schleicher
- 2020 – Sydney Nicole Tanner
- 2019 – Rebecca Jane Graham
- 2019 – Madison Amelia Kulik
- 2018 – John Gillespie
- 2018 – Meredith Wettach
- 2017 – Tyler Higgins
- 2017 – Laura Woodside
- 2016 – Ruowei (Vera) Wang
- 2015 – Alexandra Brink
- 2014 – William Crooks
- 2013 – Daniel Smith
- 2012 – Olivia Gray
- 2011 – Gloria Kubici
- 2010 – Addison Howard
- 2010 – Elizabeth Tipton
- 2009 – Alexandra Aue
- 2009 – Lauren Evert
- 2008 – Kathryn Tucker
- 2007 – Dawn Snyder
- 2006 – Jennifer Milner
- 2005 – Mark Stone
- 2005 – Joshua Slagle
- 2004 – Laura Miller
- 2003 – Jennifer Eddins
Honoring the memory of a former Furman professor, this award is given annually to a rising senior to offset the recipient’s educational expenses. The award is presented to the accounting student who demonstrates the qualities most cherished by Lawrence Kessler: superior academic performance, integrity, and a proven work ethic.
- 2022 – Lily Rathbun
- 2022 – Martha Margaret Pate
- 2021 – Maggie Welsh
- 2020 – Courtney Rose Turner
- 2019 – Eric Allen Faidley
- 2019 – Nino Kodua
- 2017 – Giang Nguyen
- 2017 – Andy Schumpert
- 2016 – Crawford Lewis
- 2016 – Laura Woodside
- 2015 – Ruowei (Vera) Wang
- 2014 – Heather Gillespie
- 2014 – Alexandra Brink
- 2013 – William Crooks
- 2012 – John Barrington
- 2011 – Olivia Gray
- 2010 – Peter Soder
- 2009 – Brittany Aloi
- 2008 – Alexandra Aue
- 2007 – Murry Tyler Bandy
- 2006 – Dawn Snyder
This cash award is presented each year to a graduating senior for strong academic achievement, a proven work ethic, leadership ability and well-diversified extracurricular activities. Our business faculty select the recipient.
- 2023 – Marc D’Avanzo
- 2023 – Kimberley Kiepek
- 2023 – John Reynolds Lambert
- 2022 – Nathanael Norfleet
- 2022 – Grayson Sloop
- 2022 – Pendleton Trainer
- 2021 – Sydney Parker
- 2020 – Knox Kiernan
- 2019 – Julia Claire Castanet
- 2019 – Gabrielle Haddad
- 2019 – Rachel Anne Simon
- 2018 – Tucker Erdmann
- 2017 – Fletcher Duncan
- 2016 – Anton Schutz
- 2016 – Blake Singer
- 2016 – Andrew MacLatchie
- 2015 – Michelle Raymond
- 2015 – Andrea Fisher
- 2014 – Haley Frost
- 2014 – Hunter Burton
- 2013 – Daniel White
- 2012 – Sean Hastings
- 2011 – Sawyer Duncan
- 2010 – Kali Holtfreter
- 2010 – Andrew Trull
- 2009 – Nicole Palazzo
- 2007 – James Bostwick III
- 2006 – Brian M. Boyd
- 2006 – Stephanie Chandler
- 2005 – Christopher DeCamps
- 2004 – Benjamin Hill
- 2003 – Shaun Stone
- 2001 – Theodore Caldwell
- 2001 – Ashley Carpenter
- 2000 – Philip Gwaltney
- 2000 – Elizabeth Patz
- 1999 – Jana Wooley
The Sandy Roberson Outstanding Senior in Accounting Award is given in honor of Professor Sandy Roberson. Professor Roberson shepherded hundreds of students through financial accounting courses, preparing them well for the rigorous Certified Public Accountant exam and graduate school. Preference for this award is given to a student (or students) who intends to sit for the Certified Public Accountant Examination and work at a public accounting firm. The recipient will be chosen by a member or members of the Accounting Department. Award monies will be distributed directly to the recipient’s graduate institution upon matriculation.
- 2023 – Anna Frances Weeks
- 2022 – William Sutton Larmore
- 2021 – Mary Ann Rompf
- 2020 – Casey Nicole Bigham
- 2019 – Patrick MacKenzie McNamara
- 2018 – Stacey Dorogy
- 2017 – Caitlin Richardson