The Howard J. Busbee Finance Academy
What is the Howard J. Busbee Finance Academy?
Finance Academy is a student organization created to help W&M undergraduates learn more about careers in finance and to help interested students network with finance professionals. Bringing students face to face with Wall Street and Finance alumni at gatherings on campus and in New York, the Academy successfully helps create awareness about careers in finance and better prepares students to pursue them.
Finance Academy Activities Include:
- Co-sponsoring the highly successful "From DoG Street to Wall Street" program
- Alumni lecture series
- Practical certification and training classes in financial systems such as Bloomberg
- Hosting an annual networking night in New York for alumni working in finance
What is the Finance Academy Project?
As part of the W&M Mason School's "From Groundbreaking to Grand Opening Initiative," Finance Academy alumni are initiating a fundraising project on behalf of the Academy honoring Professor Agnew as its founder.
Our Goal: Secure pledges by June 30, 2009 in the amount of $500,000 that may be payable over 5-years.
- $350,000 dedicated to naming a Finance Academy tiered classroom in Miller Hall
- $150,000 directed to the W&M Mason School Annual Fund to help fund Finance Academy projects with discretion funds used to support the needs of the Undergraduate Finance Program
Download and complete the Finance Academy Letter of Commitment (pdf).
