The College of Business and Technology at Lander University named Luke Vickery, center, as its inaugural Community Collaborator of the Year. Photo by Lloyd Willis
A Lander University education is strengthened by the strong network of industry leaders who give back to the University through classroom visits, supervision of internships and even teaching courses. Students benefit from the insight of professionals who have already landed successful careers of their own, and have chosen to pass along their expertise to the next generation.
On Thursday, May 7, the College of Business and Technology had the opportunity to name one Lander alumnus as the Community Collaborator of the Year: Luke Vickery ’15, a certified public accountant and partner of UHY in Greenwood (formerly Manley Garvin). According to Dr. Lloyd Willis, the college’s dean, Vickery was instrumental to the college for the entire 2025-26 academic year, assisting with multiple initiatives both in and out of the classroom. He was a routine presence on campus and served as a key contributor to the College’s Propel Business Lab community entrepreneurship course, which was a collaborative project with VisionGreenwood. He was also a contributor to Prof. Lisa Wyn’s nonprofit management course – another collaborative project between the college and the Greenwood Chamber of Commerce.
A graduate of Lander’s School of Business, and its successful accounting program, Vickery has spent the last decade providing assurance services to scores of clients in both the public and private sectors. His organization, UHY, is a global network of accounting and consulting specialists with offices in major cities including Miami, New York City and Cincinnati – and, of course, in Greenwood, South Carolina.
“The College of Business and Technology is grateful to have a strong pipeline of alumni and community partners that we can regularly count on,” Willis said. “It is an honor to be able to name our college’s first-ever Community Collaborator of the Year, and an even greater honor to recognize Luke with this distinction.”