40th ANNUALHonors & Awards Ceremony

University of Arkansas at Little RockCollege of Business

April 29, 2016

40th ANNUALHonors & Awards Ceremony

April 29, 2016 · 6:00 p.m.

Welcome Dr. Jane P. WaylandStephen Harrow Smith Dean of Business

Presentation of Scholarships & Awards Dr. John R. Hall

Departmental Scholarships

College Scholarships

Outstanding Student Awards

Student Recognitions

Faculty Awards Dr. Jane P. WaylandStephen Harrow Smith Dean of Business

Reception immediately following program

Student Scholarships & AwardsCollege of Business

Alumni Scholarship

Cole HergetCindy McDonald

Bobby Moore

Ben A. Hardy Scholarship

Kun-hee Kim

Elizabeth S. Lang Scholarship

Elizabeth Freshour

Gibson Duncan Trust Scholarship

Maham Alam William Bauldwin

Gregory OrewaGlen Ritta

Theadora Ross Li Sun

Katlyn Walthall

Harper Dabney Boyd Scholarship

Kaitlin King

Harper W. Boyd Scholarship

Autumn BaumanWesley Bland

Jack T. Lynne Scholarship

Sara Udron

Jane Kittle and Vaughan Dabney Scholarship

Linus Yip

Jerry Jones Scholarship for Achievement

Lauren Crow

John M. Elliot Endowed Scholarship

Grady BourguignonBrady Edwards

Julia Dabney Taylor and Bertie Vaughan Dabney Scholarship

Robert McCarville

Julie V. Bova Scholarship

Luis Cabanellas

Nuvell Financial Services Scholarship

Joshua Lee

Simmons First National Bank Endowed Scholarship

Stina ResenJoseph Waller

Suzanne and Paul Davis Scholarship

Connor Donovan

William Andrew Treadway, IIIEndowed Scholarship

Jazmine Hicks Jason Wallace

William H. McLean Fund

Adrianna Dodson

Student Scholarships & AwardsDepartment of Accounting

Arkansas Society of Certified Public Accountants Scholarship

Abby BloomRamona Ford

Elizabeth Freshour Brooke MillionLee Richardson Joseph Waller

Jessica Webster

BKD, LLP Scholarship

Elizabeth Freshour Jason Ives

Brooke MillionLee Richardson

Department of Business Information Systems

Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield

Lauren Crow

Department of Business Information Systems Scholarship

Jeffrey A. Newton

Paul M. Williams Scholarship

Taner Bulgak Melinda Choate

Curtis LovellMark A. PikerJon Wicklund

USAble Life Insurance Company Scholarship

Jonathon Turchi

DeShun and Chardae Graham Book Award

Cindy McDonald

George Foster and Richard Fleming Scholarship

Adrianna Dodson

Robert C. Culpepper Accounting Scholarship

Anthony Beeler

Samantha Cass Olson Scholarship

Esther McCallum

Terri D. Thompson Endowed Scholarship

Collin SwopeQianqian Liu

Li Sun

Student Scholarships & AwardsDepartment of Economics and Finance

Arkansas Life Underwriters Scholarship

Joshua White

Bill B. May Endowed Scholarship

Tyler Moses

C.H. Richter Memorial Scholarship

Grady BourguignonColleen Johnson

Noah Tullos

Charles M. Taylor II Scholarship

Noah Asher Franklin Bick

Grady Borguignon Andrew Casey

Patrice EdwardsAnalisa Godinez Nicholas Lester

Qianqian LiuAdrian Miller Kinjal Patel

Jonathan Presswood Jacqueline Wagner

John Williamson Achi Yapo

James Penick Memorial Scholarship

Stina Resen

Jimmy R. Newell Endowed Scholarship

Kinjal Patel

R. Norman Farris Fund

Cole Herget

Raymond Rebsamen InsuranceEndowed Scholarship

Jacob Vaughan

William C. Goolsby Endowed Scholarship

Patrice Edwards

Student Scholarships & Awards

Department of Marketing and Advertising

Department of Marketing Scholarship

Alexis McCartney

Charlie Russ Marketing and Advertising Scholarship

Sam Bequette

Sales and Marketing Executives International Scholarship

Mikayla C. Uyokpevi

Thomas E. Steves Memorial Alumni Endowment Scholarship

Jacob Hall

Department of Management Scholarship

Jared HillJohannes Schwab

Francis Alan “Pete” Russ Scholarship

Autumn Clark

Department of Management

40th ANNUALHonors & Awards Ceremony

Student Recognitions

2016 Center for Professional Selling Elevator Pitch Contest

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Lenita Davis

Darian ParksSam Bequette

Sarah Nowlin and Darian Parks

First PlaceSecond Place

Crowd Favorite

Phi Beta Lambda

Faculty Advisor: Sarah Clements

Bonn BelingonLauren CrowDeepali Lal

Robert McCarvilleTraVon Rougely

Tanya Triplett

Facebook Global Digital Challenge #7Strong Team

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Gary Geissler

Quay Allen-Smith Shannon Carroll

Hillary Haley

Cathy Heathscott Glen Ritta

AIS Merck Analytics Challenge Honorable Mention

Faculty Advisors: Dr. Rachida Parks and Dr. Janet Bailey

TeammatesTimothy Jones

Doug MeyerTheadora RossJon Wicklund

Teammates Taner Bulgak Kunhee Kim

Aditya Mamidi

Reynolds Governor’s Cup

Faculty Advisor: Stuart McLendon

Drone Survey SolutionsFirst Place

Robert AikmanCorey CastleberryVictoria FreshourMario Montengro

Undergraduate Elevator PitchFirst Place

Robert Aikman

NuShores Bone RegenerationFinalists

Connor DonovanDavid JonesMax Lester

Nicholas LesterMartial TrigeaudJohn Williamson

Outstanding Student AwardsCollege of Business

Faculty Award for Outstanding Student in the MBA

Alex Melton

Department of AccountingFaculty Award for Outstanding

Student in the Master of Accountancy

Jennifer CateAustin Fleming

Faculty Award for Outstanding Student in Accounting

Sarah Monroe

Department of Business Information Systems

Faculty Award for Outstanding Student in the Master of Science inManagement Information Systems

Gowri GobinathMatthew Stewart

Faculty Award for Outstanding Student in Business Information Systems

Theadora Ross

Faculty Award for Outstanding Student in Management Information

Systems

Jia Deng

Department of Economicsand Finance

Faculty Award for Outstanding Student in Economics

Dreykus Lowe

Faculty Award for Outstanding Student in Finance

David Jones

Department of ManagementFaculty Award for Outstanding

Student in Human Resource Management

Shaun McWeeney

Faculty Award for Outstanding Student In Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Kishan Garlapati

Faculty Award for Outstanding Student in Management

Kimberly GreshamJames Nelson

Department of Marketing and Advertising

Faculty Award for Outstanding Student in Marketing and

Advertising

Elsie Reyes

Faculty Award for Outstanding Student in Sales

Shannon Carroll

National Sales Certification from the University Sales Center Alliance

William BohannanLandon BusseyShannon Carrol

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Dr. Kenneth Galchus

Professor of Economics and Finance40 Years of Service

College of Business Retiree

Teaching, COB and University

Dr. Gary GeisslerProfessor of Marketing and Advertising

Faculty Excellence Awards

Research

Dr. Stephanie FarewellProfessor of Accounting

Public Service

Dr. Joe FelanProfessor of Management

Appreciation to theCollege of Business Advisory Council

Chad AduddellSusan BlairJon BlitzCindy BoyleMary BusbyJay ChesshirChris ClineJan CollierJohn FowlerStephen GelwixJeff GriffinJay HeflinJames HendrenKevin HuchingsonBrian ItzkowitzWillis KempMark LangstonJohn LawlorRob LentzLester MatlockHugh McDonaldStephen NorthingtonBill RoehrenbeckPhyllis RogersMike RossChris Smith Carole SmithScott TeagueRoxane TownsendSharon VogelpohlJohn WomackPeter Yuan

CHI St. VincentBank of the Ozarks

SprintBKD, LLP

Stephens Insurance LLCLittle Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce

FISAT&T

Malvern National BankDillard’s, Inc.

Dassault Falcon JetLegacy Termite & Pest Control

Hendren ConsultingColliers International

Goodwill Industries of ArkansasWindstream Corporation

USAble LifeVestcom

ElyxorMatlock and Associates

Entergy ArkansasNorthington Investment Group

PNC BankDelta Dental

Southwest Power PoolThe Circumference Group

Simmons BankUS Bank

UAMS Medical CenterMangan Holcomb Partners/ Team SI

Arvest BankIberia Bank

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