Every spring, College of Business faculty and administration select and recognize our outstanding students. Please join us in celebrating the recipients of our 2026 Student Awards listed below by department by posting a congratulatory message on our College of Business Facebook and LinkedIn feeds.

Valedictorian

Kian Jon Mostaghim

Accounting

Outstanding Undergraduate in Accounting

Aidan Michael Denzler

Outstanding Graduates, Master of Science in Accounting 

Mason William Angel
Jessica Grace Christman
Jacob Aaron Markin

Computer Information Systems

Outstanding Senior in Computer Information Systems

Andres Parra van-Arcken

Outstanding Junior in Computer Information Systems 

Jacob Benjamin Podoff

Computer Information Systems Consulting Excellence Awards

Ethan Tan Nguyen Tran
Daniel Lustig
Tyler Joseph Bolen (December '25 graduate)
Sadaf Saleh (December '25 graduate)

Todd Perry ('92) Aspiring Analytics Endowed Scholarship

Jude Alan Crooker

Economics

Faculty Award for Academic Excellence in Economics 

Katherine Julia Rylatko

Executive Advisory Board Outstanding Senior in Economics 

Jordan Alyse Peterson

Finance

Outstanding Senior in Finance

Kian Jon Mostaghim

Faculty Awards for Excellence in Finance 

Madison Taylor Kozlowski
Aidan Michael Denzler
Kassidy Jenna Juliane

Outstanding Senior in Quantitative Finance

Vaclav Tichy

Faculty Award for Excellence in Quantitative Finance

Patricia Elizabeth Ward
Michael Joseph Berger
Camdan Mark Henderson

Hart School of Hospitality, Sport and Recreation Management

Outstanding Senior in Hospitality Management

Jessica Ann Hartung

Outstanding Senior in Sport and Recreation Management

Marissa Louise Hansbrough

International Business

Outstanding Senior in International Business 

Ian Thomas Hamilton

Degesch America Award

Wyatt David Losty

Management

Outstanding Student in Business Management 

Bryce Nathaniel Johnson

Business Management Faculty Awards for Excellence

Morgan Rylee Tribby
Ryan Thomas Varricchio
Max Grayson Kuhle
Ryan Edward Nicholas

Marketing

Outstanding Student in Marketing 

Morgan Rylee Tribby

Marketing Faculty Award for Excellence 

Lauren Nicole Kavana

Outstanding Student in Professional Sales 

Kristen Maggie Pruitt

Outstanding JMU Digital Marketing Student Award presented by Workshop Digital

Emmalee Judith Rossman

Master of Business Administration

MBA Program Outstanding Student Award

Joseph George Beaudoin II
Lucy Katherine Stratton

School of Strategic Leadership Studies

Outstanding Dissertation

Kennedy Muema Musyoka
“The Influence of Board Characteristics on Financial Vulnerability of Nonprofit Organizations”

Gilliam Center for Entrepreneurship

Zane Showker Entrepreneurship Award

Dylan Chase Feldman

Honors Thesis Recognition
Department of Management

Thesis: "Gen Z’s Financial Literacy- Bridging the Financial Knowledge Gap"

Advisor: Associate Professor David Peterson

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