William C. “Bill” Lloyd, a proven and prolific real estate developer whose projects feature some of the most recognizable food, pharmacy and retail chains in North America, has earned a place in the Herbert Wertheim College of Business Alumni Hall of Fame at Florida State University.

Brian K. Williams, a distinguished specialty-finance entrepreneur and executive who proudly worked his way through college nearly three decades ago, has earned a place in the Herbert Wertheim College of Business Alumni Hall of Fame at Florida State University.

The Florida Surplus Lines Service Office, a Tallahassee-based not-for-profit organization that monitors, educates and supports Florida’s surplus lines insurance market, recently gave $1 million to establish the Florida Surplus Lines Insurance Directorship in the Wertheim College’s Risk Management and Insurance Center. Charles “Chuck” Nyce, a globally renowned researcher and expert in catastrophic risk financing, assumes the distinction of the center’s first Florida Surplus Lines Insurance Director.

Neomi Chapelin and Noah Ramby, accounting students at Florida State University's Herbert Wertheim College of Business, push themselves to the limit inside and outside the classroom, flourishing as terrific students and endurance competitors.  

Brown & Brown Insurance has committed $1 million to sponsor the Florida State University Herbert Wertheim College of Business' Living-Learning Community, which engages FSU’s business-intent freshmen from the moment they arrive on campus and connects them with like-minded students and business faculty members. The sponsorship is for five years.

Fellow faculty members salute G. Stacy Sirmans, a Wertheim College real estate professor and a recent recipient of the prestigious James A. Graaskamp Award, for forging a “remarkable career of consistent and innovative research output,” as one colleague put it.

A team of four students from Florida State University’s Herbert Wertheim College of Business said they seized a spirit of confidence – thanks to their intense preparation – to earn a third-place finish at the prestigious 36th annual Scotiabank International Case Competition, held March 24-28 in Ontario, Canada.

The Herbert Wertheim College of Business' inaugural Red Hat Day featured students, faculty, staff, alumni and Florida State University officials who gathered, topped in red, in honor and celebration of Dr. Herbert Wertheim, whose record philanthropic investment launched a new era of preeminence in the college and whose ever-present red fedora has emerged as a collegewide symbol of distinction and optimism.

The Student Investment Fund (SIF) at Florida State University’s Herbert Wertheim College of Business ranks among the Top 10 student-managed investment funds at public schools nationwide, according to recently released rankings published by The Center for Investment Research.

The MBA specialty in real estate at Florida State University’s Herbert Wertheim College of Business retained its Top 10 standing, ranking No. 8 among public schools, listed in U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 graduate rankings released today. Among all U.S. schools, FSU ranked No. 14.