MBA Awards

Outstanding MBA Student Award Winners

MBA students are chosen annually for recognition in the form of Outstanding MBA Student Awards. Prior to 2002, one award each year was based on academics and on service activities, and the other one on academics and professional activities. Each year now, one part-time and one full-time student are chosen, based on all three criteria—academics, service activities, and professional activities—by a team consisting of the MBA Director, the MBA Association President, and the prior year’s Outstanding MBA Faculty member.

The award winners’ names are inscribed on a plaque in the MBA office, and they each receive a cash prize from the MBA Program’s foundation account. In 2003, the prize was increased from $300 to $500 each. In 2004, an additional award was funded by Wright Financial Group/Northwestern Mutual. It is awarded to the most outstanding student (overall winner) and carries a larger cash prize. Award winners include:

1978 – Douglas McDowell

1979 – Heidrum Buehner

1980 – Paula Gravatt

1981 – Alan Sherbin

1982 – Mike Prombo and Keith Skibicki

1983 – Ajit Mathur

1984 – Peggy Burton

1985 – Ronald Pocs

1986 – Jeffrey Jury

1987 – Brian Hinrichs

1988 – Catherine Chaplais

1989 – Jean-Phillipe Madec and James Van Houten

1990 – Arnaud Marchais and Nancy Mesropian

1991 – Marie Brandt and Nancy Verban

1992 – Frederic Brunel and Beverly Nance

1993 – Nancy Mietzner and Nicolas Querette

1994 – Craig Brown and Peter Tomaras

1995 – Robert Crowell and Mark Burns

1996 – Stephen Kurth

1997 – Daniel Whitson and Olivier deLongeaux

1998 – Dawn R. Horner and Peter J. Grygiel

1999 – Gueorgui Minkovsky and Kathleen Lorenz

2000 – Venkatakrishnan Peruvemba and Rhonda Haffner

2001 – Shari Buckellew and Peter Geddeis

2002 – Courtney Jones and Baler Bilgin

2003 – Julie Payne and Tom Burrell

2004 – Baykal Eyyuboglu (Wright Financial Group/Northwestern Mutual Outstanding MBA), Ameya Karvir and John Vander Burgh

2005 - Michelle Schmitt (Wright Financial Group/Northwestern Mutual Outstanding MBA), Naveta Dhall and Daniel Jones

2006 - Timothy Braida (Wright Financial Group/Northwestern Mutual Outstanding MBA), Pegah Hemmasi, James Dunne

2007 - Sukrut Phadke (Wright Financial Group/Northwestern Mutual Outstanding MBA Student Award), Umacharan Iyer and Javier Jurado (Heritage Enterprises Outstanding Student Award Winners), Lindsey Lippert (MBA Full-time Student Award), and Josh Kuntz (MBA Part-time Student Award).

 

Outstanding MBA Faculty Award

Each year, a graduate faculty member who has taught an MBA course over the past year is recognized with an Outstanding MBA Faculty Award. The MBA Association conducts the election, which consists of two rounds of voting by MBA students.

The Outstanding MBA Faculty Member receives a plaque. In addition, each recipient’s name is inscribed on a plaque that is permanently displayed in the MBA Office. Beginning in 2003, recipients now also receive a $500 cash prize from the MBA Program’s foundation account.

Past Outstanding MBA Faculty Award winners include:

1993 – Kelly C. Strong

1994 – Joseph J. Solberg

1995 – Michael R. Williams

1996 – Richard C. Ringer

1997 – Richard C. Ringer

1998 – Tony Ostrosky

1999 – Joseph J. Solberg

2000 – Khalid Razaki

2001 – Joseph W. Trefzger

2002-2003 – Khalid Razaki

2003-2004 – Joseph J. Solberg

2004-2005 - Daniel Goebel

2005-2006 - Richard C. Ringer

2006-2007 - Joseph W. Trefzger