Alfred C. Warrington
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Alfred Coard "Al" Warrington, IV (born 1935) is a former American accountant and business executive. Warrington was a managing partner of Arthur Andersen
and the co-founder of Sanifill, Inc., a company which ultimately merged to create the new Waste Management, Inc. Warrington is an alumnus
and significant benefactor of the University of Florida
, and has held various positions in the governance of the university and its related organizations.
Warrington was born in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. He attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida
, and earned his bachelor's degree
in accounting from the university's College of Business Administration in 1958. He was a member of the Chi Phi
Fraternity
(Theta Delta Chapter) while he was an undergraduate student.
Warrington was founding chairman and co-chief executive officer of Sanifill, Inc., an environmental company based in Houston, Texas
, which developed and operated nonhazardous solid waste landfills and land farms. He created a $12 million endowment of the College of Business in 1996, and the college's name was changed to the "Warrington College of Business." In 2009, Warrington announced that he would make another donation of $16 million, eligible for matching funds from the state, to endow four new professorships within the College of Business.
Warrington is a past president of the University of Florida Alumni Association
, Gator Boosters, Inc., and the Bluebonnet Bowl
Committee. He has served as a member the university's board of trustees since the board was created in 2001.
The University of Florida named Warrington as a Distinguished Alumnus in 1979, and its Fisher School of Accounting
honored him as an Outstanding Alumnus in 1985. In recognition of his past service to the university's Florida Gators
sports programs, Warrington was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as an "Honorary Letter Winner" in 2003. He is also a member of the Florida Blue Key
leadership honorary society.
Warrington resides in Houston, Texas.
Arthur Andersen
Arthur Andersen LLP, based in Chicago, was once one of the "Big Five" accounting firms among PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Ernst & Young and KPMG, providing auditing, tax, and consulting services to large corporations...
and the co-founder of Sanifill, Inc., a company which ultimately merged to create the new Waste Management, Inc. Warrington is an alumnus
Alumnus
An alumnus , according to the American Heritage Dictionary, is "a graduate of a school, college, or university." An alumnus can also be a former member, employee, contributor or inmate as well as a former student. In addition, an alumna is "a female graduate or former student of a school, college,...
and significant benefactor of the University of Florida
University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
, and has held various positions in the governance of the university and its related organizations.
Warrington was born in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. He attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Alachua County, Florida, United States as well as the principal city of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area . The preliminary 2010 Census population count for Gainesville is 124,354. Gainesville is home to the sixth...
, and earned his bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
in accounting from the university's College of Business Administration in 1958. He was a member of the Chi Phi
Chi Phi
The Chi Phi ' Fraternity is an American College Social Fraternity that was established as the result of the merger of three separate organizations that were each known as Chi Phi. The oldest active organization that took part in the union was originally founded in 1824 at Princeton...
Fraternity
Fraternities and sororities
Fraternities and sororities are fraternal social organizations for undergraduate students. In Latin, the term refers mainly to such organizations at colleges and universities in the United States, although it is also applied to analogous European groups also known as corporations...
(Theta Delta Chapter) while he was an undergraduate student.
Warrington was founding chairman and co-chief executive officer of Sanifill, Inc., an environmental company based in Houston, Texas
Houston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
, which developed and operated nonhazardous solid waste landfills and land farms. He created a $12 million endowment of the College of Business in 1996, and the college's name was changed to the "Warrington College of Business." In 2009, Warrington announced that he would make another donation of $16 million, eligible for matching funds from the state, to endow four new professorships within the College of Business.
Warrington is a past president of the University of Florida Alumni Association
University of Florida Alumni Association
The University of Florida Alumni Association is an alumni organization for former students of the University of Florida. It was founded in 1906 by the graduating class of that year and is still around today.-History:...
, Gator Boosters, Inc., and the Bluebonnet Bowl
Bluebonnet Bowl
The Bluebonnet Bowl was an annual college football bowl game played in Houston, Texas. A civic group was appointed by the Houston Chamber of Commerce Athletics Committee in 1959 to organize the bowl game. It was held at Rice Stadium from 1959 through 1967, and again in 1985 and 1986. The game was...
Committee. He has served as a member the university's board of trustees since the board was created in 2001.
The University of Florida named Warrington as a Distinguished Alumnus in 1979, and its Fisher School of Accounting
Fisher School of Accounting
The Fisher School of Accounting is the academic accounting unit at the University of Florida . In 1977, the School of Accounting was established by the Florida Board of Regents as a separate school within the Warrington College of Business, and was endowed in 1985 by Frederick Fisher. Dr. John...
honored him as an Outstanding Alumnus in 1985. In recognition of his past service to the university's Florida Gators
Florida Gators
The Florida Gators are the intercollegiate sports teams that represent the University of Florida located in Gainesville, Florida. The "Lady Gators" is an alternative nickname sometimes used by the Gators women's teams...
sports programs, Warrington was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as an "Honorary Letter Winner" in 2003. He is also a member of the Florida Blue Key
Florida Blue Key
Florida Blue Key is a student honor and service society at the University of Florida. It is often written and referred to by the initialism "FBK."This organization was started at the University of Florida in 1923 under the presidency of Albert Murphree...
leadership honorary society.
Warrington resides in Houston, Texas.
See also
- History of the University of FloridaHistory of the University of FloridaThe history of the University of Florida is firmly tied to the history of public education in the state of Florida. The University of Florida, colloquially known as "Florida" or "UF," originated as several distinct institutions that were merged to create a single state-supported university by the...
- List of Chi Phi brothers
- List of University of Florida alumni