Tom Broughton Shows That One Can be Both a Banker and an Entrepreneur

When most people conjure up an image of a banker, it is likely not someone who has the traits and characteristics of an entrepreneur, such as risk-taking, being comfortable with ambiguity, and flexibility. However, Tom Broughton, Chief Executive Officer of ServisFirst Bank, is both a banker and an entrepreneur. Broughton made a return visit on September 27, 2016 to the combined MBA and undergraduate capstone class “Strategic leadership through the eyes of the C-Suite.”

The Campaign for UAB: Doubling the Promise

Birmingham’s business leaders are among The Campaign for UAB’s most generous supporters. Hundreds of companies – large and small, local and national – and their foundations have contributed more than $79 million toward our $1 billion goal.

Some were early investors. Others have made their commitments more recently, as opportunities to support new facilities and programs have arisen.

Medical Properties Trust has done both: After committing to a $1 million gift in 2014 to the new Collat School of Business building, the company doubled that promise in 2016.

Collat Professor Chosen by Honors Students for Unique Co-Curricular Program

In addition to the rigorous and innovative courses and service learning opportunities offered to students in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Honors College, this fall they will also have their pick of unique co-curricular and extracurricular activities with the selection of the college’s 2016-2017 Honors Faculty Fellows.

New Blazer Innovation Challenge to Reward Student Ideas Through “Shark-Tank”-Style Competition

The Collat School of Business and the UAB Innovation Lab (iLab) are launching a new "Shark Tank"-style competition this fall in which UAB students can win up to $5,000 to help get their big ideas off the ground.