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
