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College of Business Annual Awards

College of Business Annual Awards

Spring 2026 Faculty and Professional Staff STAR Awards

  • Excellence in Teaching and Learning (Tenure/Tenure Track): Ann Stott
  • Excellence in Teaching and Learning: (Instructional): Mark Rowe and Krystal Geyer
  • Excellence in Intellectual Contributions (Tenure/Tenure Track): Ryan Flugum
  • Research Impact: Nick Panagopoulos
  • Research Mentor: Mary Tucker
  • Excellence in Professional Activity and Service (Tenure/Tenure Track): Luke Pittaway
  • Excellence in Professional Activity and Service (Instructional): Gary Bernstein and Sarah Rist
  • Service Impact: Shawnee Chapman
  • Societal Impact: Nicole Smith
  • Graduate Teaching: Marco Haberman
  • Senior Class Teaching: Moumita Gyomlai and Sinan Gokkaya
  • Rising Star  (Tenure/Tenure-Track): Emma Gibbons
  • Rising Star (Instructional): Tasha Penwell and Mary Catherine Kennedy
  • Outstanding Professional Staff Impact: Linda Johnston
  • John Day Dean’s Special Recognition: Michael Schor in memoriam: Juliana Unterzuber student scholarship awardee

2026 Excellence in Leadership Student Awards

Student First NameStudent Last NameAward
OwenKingExcellence in Sports Administration
MaxPittmanExcellence in Business PreLaw
MaiaKaufmanExcellence in Marketing
RafaelPhillipsExcellence in Entrepreneurship
AdamMroczkowskiExcellence in Business Economics
AnoukPlaehnExcellence in International Business
BenjaminCameronExcellence in Accounting
AlexGabbardExcellence in Business Analytics 
LindsayMcHughExcellence in Analytics & Information Systems
AlexCunninghamExcellence in Strategic Leadership & Management
JoshuaSchirmerExcellence in Bachelor of Business Studies (BSB)
RyanMaidenbergExcellence in Finance
BobRudyR. Budd and Janet Kelsey Werner Executive Service Award
TomFergusonAchievement in Business Award