Inducted: 2024

BS in Accounting, 1983

Dave Calzi earned his Bachelor of Science in Accounting in 1983 from the Gatton College of Business and Economics. A native of Buffalo, New York, Dave was blessed to enjoy a successful 37-year-long career in public accounting with two of the largest global firms in the world, Arthur Andersen and Ernst & Young (EY). Dave served as EY’s managing partner for over 15 years in the Louisville, Kentucky office. Dave has served and continues to serve on numerous nonprofit boards focusing on education and the arts and continues to support the University of Kentucky in many ways. His purpose in supporting the university and those organizations is to help others see what is possible and achieve it. After he retired from EY, Dave carried on his passion for service by joining St. Vincent de Paul, Louisville, as CEO and Executive Director. St. Vincent de Paul has housed, fed, and supported those in need with compassion and dignity for over 170 years. While at the University of Kentucky, Dave was a student-athlete, lettering in track and field.