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Nearly 400 Business Students Receive Accolades

Nearly 400 Business Students Receive Accolades
Dr. Donna Dudney presides over the honors ceremony at Howard L. Hawks Hall.
Nearly 400 University of Nebraska–Lincoln students received special recognition and academic achievement awards at the College of Business Honors Ceremony on Sunday, September 17. Distributed by Dr. Donna Dudney, associate dean for undergraduate curriculum and programs and associate professor of finance, and Dr. D’vee Buss, assistant dean for undergraduate programs, 80 students received one of three awards including the William Gold Scholar Award, Clifford M. Hicks Scholar Award and James E. LeRossignol Scholar Award. Held for the first time in the fall semester and in Howard L. Hawks Hall, business students who received a total of more than $550,000 in scholarships, and seniors in the Clifton Strengths Institute Clifton Builders Program and student strength coaches were also honored.
 
First awarded in 1925 by Mr. William Gold, founder of Gold & Co., the William Gold Scholar Award honors the top members of the freshman class. The recipients receive the awards as sophomores, but are recognized for their academic accomplishments during their freshman year. Nineteen students received the William Gold Scholar Award this year, all of them earning a cumulative 4.0 GPA during their first year of classes.
 
Business students show off their awards after the ceremonies.
Business students show off their awards after the ceremonies.
The Clifford M. Hicks Scholar Awards are named after Professor Clifford M. Hicks, who served on the College of Business Administration faculty for 43 years, and was Chairman of the Department of Business Organization and Management from 1950 until his retirement in 1968. This award recognizes the top academic standing of the sophomore class, and again recognizes the students’ prior year’s accomplishments. Twenty students received the award, which make up the top three percent of the College of Business’ current junior class.
 
The LeRossignol Scholar Awards honor James E. LeRossignol, who served as the first dean of the College of Business Administration from 1913 to 1941. The award recognizes the top academic accomplishments of students through their junior year. This year 39 students received the award.
 
The following students received one of the academic achievement awards:
 
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ALMA: Wyatt Bell, accounting and economics major, Clifford M. Hicks Scholar
AURORA: Cody McCain, accounting and agribusiness major, James E. LeRossignol Scholar
BENNINGTON: Sydni Haack, accounting and finance major, Clifford M. Hicks Scholar
COLUMBUS: Justin Brockhaus, actuarial science major, William Gold Scholar; Adam Gilmore, economics major, James E. LeRossignol Scholar; Phillip Levos, economics major, James E. LeRossignol Scholar; Anthony Zoucha, accounting and finance major, James E. LeRossignol Scholar
EAGLE: Trevor Lockard, finance major, William Gold Scholar
ELKHORN: Caroline Musselman, accounting major, Clifford M. Hicks Scholar
EMERSON: Jacob Sebade, accounting major, James E. LeRossignol Scholar
GILTNER: Jared Hastings, business administration major, Clifford M. Hicks Scholar
GRAND ISLAND: Jessica Rios Alvarado, accounting major, James E. LeRossignol Scholar; Shayne Arriola, marketing major, James E. LeRossignol Scholar; Taylor Gannon, economics and finance major, William Gold Scholar
HUMBOLDT: Casey McNealy, accounting major, James E. LeRossignol Scholar
KEARNEY: Keona Koster, marketing major, James E. LeRossignol Scholar
KENESAW: Trevor Burr, accounting major, James E. LeRossignol Scholar
LAVISTA: Joseph McCoy, economics and finance major, Clifford M. Hicks Scholar
LINCOLN: Katie Curtiss, management major, James E. LeRossignol Scholar; Robin Everts, marketing major, James E. LeRossignol Scholar; Talia Halperin, international business major, James E. LeRossignol Scholar; Taylor Hoyt, accounting major, James E. LeRossignol Scholar; Yui Yan Iu, business administration and finance major, James E. LeRossignol Scholar; Jared Jesske, finance major, William Gold Scholar; Anna Koeneke, accounting major, James E. LeRossignol Scholar; Patrick McReynolds, marketing major, James E. LeRossignol Scholar; Derek Mikus, accounting and finance major, William Gold Scholar; Catherine Nyberg, finance major, James E. LeRossignol Scholar; Scott Olson, supply chain management major, William Gold Scholar; Cole Villanueva, actuarial science major, James E. LeRossignol Scholar; Kylee Yakel, actuarial science and economics major, James E. LeRossignol Scholar; Xia Zhu, finance major, James E. LeRossignol Scholar
MALCOLM: Brittany Kelly, entrepreneurship and innovation major, James E. LeRossignol Scholar
MILFORD: Ashley Kontor, accounting major, James E. LeRossignol Scholar
NEBRASKA CITY: Samantha Heng, management and marketing major, Clifford M. Hicks Scholar
NELIGH: Chase Kallhoff, economics major, William Gold Scholar
NORTH PLATTE: Alec Wesslund, accounting and economics major, James E. LeRossignol Scholar
ODELL: Theresa Zarybnicky, accounting major, William Gold Scholar
OGALLALA: Phoebe Lockhart, economics major, James E. LeRossignol Scholar
OMAHA: Jacob Carter, actuarial science major, James E. LeRossignol Scholar; Morgan Dinkel, accounting major, James E. LeRossignol Scholar; Jackson Grasz, management major, Clifford M. Hicks Scholar; Sarah Holmes, economics and finance major, Clifford M. Hicks Scholar; Brenden Lofgren, finance major, Clifford M. Hicks Scholar; Brendan Nicholas, accounting and finance major, William Gold Scholar; Conrad Shiu, accounting, finance and marketing major, James E. LeRossignol Scholar; Aaron Wang, actuarial science major, Clifford M. Hicks Scholar; Jessica Zubiate, finance major, James E. LeRossignol Scholar
OSMOND: Caleb Krohn, accounting and finance major, Clifford M. Hicks Scholar
PAPILLION: Chase Caverzagie, actuarial science major, Clifford M. Hicks Scholar
PETERSBURG: Kaitlyn Stuhr, marketing major, James E. LeRossignol Scholar
SIDNEY: Hayden Lienemann, accounting and economics major, Clifford M. Hicks Scholar; Calder Rosdail, accounting major, James E. LeRossignol Scholar
VALLEY: Chloe Dana, economics major, James E. LeRossignol Scholar
WAHOO: Nathan Jurgensmeier, accounting major, James E. LeRossignol Scholar
 
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VENTURA, CALIFORNIA: Samuel Futterman, actuarial science major, Clifford M. Hicks Scholar
FUZHOU, CHINA: Ting Guo, actuarial science major, William Gold Scholar
SUZHOU, CHINA: Tongtong Zhang, accounting and finance major, William Gold Scholar
CASTLE ROCK, COLORADO: Aaron Schwartz, accounting and finance major, William Gold Scholar
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO: Ann Pogrebitskiy, actuarial science and finance major, James E. LeRossignol Scholar
AMES, IOWA: Danielle Breen, accounting major, James E. LeRossignol Scholar
GRIMES, IOWA: Matthew Scott, business administration major, William Gold Scholar
MT. PROSPECT, ILLINOIS: Joseph Paczko, accounting and finance major, James E. LeRossignol Scholar
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA: Claire Reifeis, actuarial science major, William Gold Scholar
LENEXA, KANSAS: Nicholas Senior, actuarial science major, William Gold Scholar
RAJAGIRIYA, SRI LANKA: Kalana Jayanetti, actuarial science major, Clifford M. Hicks Scholar
AUSTIN, MINNESOTA: Jennifer Bogle, business administration major, Clifford M. Hicks Scholar
HENDERSON, NEVADA: Sabin Felea, actuarial science major, Clifford M. Hicks Scholar
STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA: Megan McCann, actuarial science major, Clifford M. Hicks Scholar
GARRETSON, SOUTH DAKOTA: Jennifer Baum, finance major, James E. LeRossignol Scholar
GROTON, SOUTH DAKOTA: Camille Sippel, economics major, James E. LeRossignol Scholar
SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA: Natalie Sneed, accounting major, Clifford M. Hicks Scholar
IDRIJA, SLOVENIA: Rok Krizaj, management major, William Gold Scholar
GALLATIN, TENNESSEE: Baylie Fadool, management and biological sciences major, William Gold Scholar
AUSTIN, TEXAS: Emily Gillman, marketing major, James E. LeRossignol Scholar
TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS: Givon Washington, finance and marketing major, William Gold Scholar
PULASKI, WISCONSIN: Steven Stiede, actuarial science major, Clifford M. Hicks Scholar
SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN: Rachel Novicki, international business major, William Gold Scholar
Published: September 22, 2017