College of Business - Student Awards and Recipients

Every spring, the College of Business faculty and administration select and recognize our outstanding students. Please join us in celebrating the recipients of our 2022 Student Awards listed below by department by posting a congratulatory message on our College of Business Facebook and LinkedIn feeds.
Covaledictorians
Accounting
Outstanding Undergraduate in Accounting
Outstanding Graduates, Masters of Science in Accounting
Kathryn Day
Elizabeth Dickinson
Kathryn Day
Madison Bailey
Cole Dewey
Ryan Fox
Computer Information Systems and Business Analytics
Outstanding Senior in Computer Information Systems
Outstanding Junior in Computer Information Systems
Technology Alumni Group (TAG) Award
Computer Information Systems Consulting Excellence Awards
Madeleine Duley
Jessica Shamloo
Samantha Heller
Corrine Kim
Anthony Rini
Ved Sheth
Economics
Executive Advisory Board Outstanding Senior in Economics
Faculty Award for Academic Excellence in Economics
Vivian Lawrence
Evin Tunador
Finance and Business Law
Outstanding Senior in Finance
Faculty Award for Excellence in Finance
Outstanding Senior in Quantitative Finance
Faculty Awards for Excellence in Quantitative Finance
Sofia D'Ermes
Mya Baptiste
Roman Paolucci
Illia Podafiei
Ryan Shuman
Gilliam Center for Entrepreneurship
Zane Showker Entrepreneurship Award
Marlon Cuevas
Hart School of Hospitality, Sport and Recreation Management
Outstanding Senior in Hospitality Management
Outstanding Senior in Sport and Recreation Management
Ryan Woody
Erica Gratton
International Business
Outstanding Senior in International Business
Degesch America Award
Gabriella Levenduski
Thomas Cane
Management
Outstanding Student in Management
Management Faculty Awards for Excellence
Sydney Spevak
Frances Carlson
Macy Marotta
Megan Schaedel
Hannah Shifflett
Garrett Zendek
Marketing
Outstanding Student in Marketing
Marketing Faculty Award for Excellence
Outstanding Female in Sales Award
Outstanding Male in Sales Award
Outstanding JMU Digital Marketing Student Award presented by Workshop Digital
Elizabeth Dickinson
Jenna Koske
Courtney Lynch
John McGrinder III
Preston Klekar
School of Strategic Leadership Studies
Outstanding Dissertation
"An Entrepreneurial Mindset: Not Just For Entrepreneurs"
Lindsay King
Honors Thesis Recognition - Economics
Thesis: "The Effect of Income and Price on the Consumption of Clothes in the United States and throughout the States"
Advisor: Dr. Joanne Doyle, professor of economics
Thesis: "Constitutionality of The Federal Reserve: An Analysis of the Structure, Legislative History, and Incentive Pressures Within The Federal Reserve System"
Advisor: Dr. J. Robert Subrick, associate professor of economics
Thesis: "Exploring the Relationship Between Social Media Usage and False Political Polarization in the United States"
Advisor: Dr. Vipul Bhatt, associate professor of economics
Finance and Business Law
Thesis: "Frameworks Used to Measure the Societal Influences & Effectiveness of Impact Investing"
Advisor: Dr. Adam Usman, assistant professor of finance and business law
Thesis: "How AMC Entertainment benefited from being a "Meme Stock""
Advisor: Dr. Carl Larsson, assistant professor of finance and business law
Thesis: "Two Essays on Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic on Community Banks in the Shenandoah Valley"
Advisor: Dr. Carl Larsson, assistant professor of finance and business law
International Business
Thesis: "Where the Rainbow Ends: The Humanitarian Crisis in International Business"
Advisor: Mr. Fernando Pargas, lecturer of management
Management
Thesis: "What Does it Take to Become a Successful Entrepreneur?"
Advisor: Mr. Fernando Pargas, lecturer of management
Thesis: "Managing Through a Pandemic: A Look at Leaders' Successes and Failures During COVID-19"
Advisor: Mr. Fernando Pargas, lecturer of management
Thesis: "Failed Leaders Who Had the Opportunity to be Successful"
Advisor: Ms. Carol Hamilton, lecturer of management
Marketing
Thesis: "Exploring the Freshman Experience in Higher Education"
Advisor: Dr. Tim Ozcan, assistant professor of marketing
Thesis: "Thematic and Sentiment Analysis of Beauty YouTubers' Comments on the Basis of Gender"
Advisor: Dr. Janna Parker, assistant professor of marketing
Thesis: "A Historical Analysis of Brand Activism and its Impact on Company Success"
Advisor: Ms. Canessa Collins, lecturer of marketing
Thesis: "Creating and Building a Presence on TikTok"
Advisor: Dr. Kelly Naletelich, assistant professor marketing