Birmingham Certified Public Accountant Brian Barksdale was named Â鶹¹û¶³ School of Business 2007 Alumnus of the Year during an April 26 awards ceremony.
Barksdale, a 1979 magna cum laude business administration graduate with an accounting emphasis, is managing partner of the Birmingham office of Carr, Riggs & Ingram LLC.
He is council chairman of the Alabama Society of Certified Public Accountants and a past president of the group's Birmingham chapter. He is a member of the Â鶹¹û¶³ School of Business Advisory Council and a trustee of the Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce.
Barksdale was presented the 2007 alumnus award by Â鶹¹û¶³ business dean Dr. Beck A. Taylor. The awards program also included the presentation of student awards and a record $175,000 in scholarships
Top student awards went to William Fredrick Hutchins of Roswell, Ga., Wall Street Journal Management Student of Achievement Award; Brittany Bergquist of Vestavia Hills, Alabama Society of Certified Public Accountants Award; Jason Pointer of Gadsden, Outstanding Economics Student Award; Kathryn Murnane of Carmel, Ind., School of Business Distinguished Service Award; Lauren Herb of Duluth, Ga., and Lisa Burnette Taylor of Bessemer, School of Business Community Service Award; and Adam Hancock of Paducah, Ky., John C. Pittman Award.
Faculty award recipients were: Dr. Thomas Woolley, excellence in teaching; Dr. Jeremy Thornton, outstanding scholarship; and Dr. Betsy B. Holloway, distinguished service.