The University of Alabama MBA Association and the Business Honors Program will host their first “A-Day 5K Walk-Run” on Sunday. The proceeds will benefit the Dr. Jim Cashman Business Honors Award Fund in honor of Cashman, who passed away last semester.

Cashman was the founder of the Business Honors Program. After he passed away last semester, the association decided its big spring fundraiser would benefit the Dr. Jim Cashman Business Honors Award Fund.

Many current MBA students had Cashman as a professor during their undergraduate years, and the association realized that the benefit 5K would be a great way to honor him and the legacy he left at the business school.

“He began his time at the University of Alabama in 1975 and, throughout his 36 year tenure, touched the lives of thousands of students and made countless contributions to UA”, said Mallory Meissner, MBA Association president.

Allison Crawford, community service chair for the MBA Association, said she thought the run would be a success.

“We have already raised a substantial amount of money through sponsorships by businesses around the community and state,” Crawford said. “We have also already met our goal for the amount of runners registered and are continuing to accept registration forms this week and on the day of the race.”

The MBA Association, a student-governed organization sponsored by the UA Manderson Graduate School of Business, tries to hold at least one large fundraiser or community service event every semester.

They are committed to providing service to the state of Alabama, as well as a social and professional network for our current and past members. The Business Honors Program is composed of undergraduate juniors and seniors in the College of Commerce and Business Administration.

“We decided to approach the Business Honors Program to partner with us for this event since Dr. Cashman founded this program, and he meant a great deal to those students as well,” Crawford said.

The MBA Association hopes the 5K will attract many UA alumni, family and friends who are coming in for A-Day weekend. The run will start at the lower Student Recreation Center parking lot near the outdoor swimming pool.

The 5K course will follow the Crimson Trails route that goes around campus and ends back at the lower Student Recreation Center parking lot.

Registration for the 5K will start at 8 a.m., at the Student Recreation Center and the race will begin at 9 a.m. Registration is $20 per person and $25 the day of the race.

For more information or a registration form, contact [email protected] or stop by the MBA office in Bidgood, Room 101.