Student Awards

At its annual scholarships and awards ceremony each spring, the College of Business recognizes excellence in student academic performance and leadership contributions.

2008 College of Business Outstanding Graduating Seniors

Each year, the College of Business recognizes three graduating seniors for their outstanding academic work, campus leadership and personal qualities. These students are recognized by the College for 2008-09 and were also recognized at the Honors Reception program on April 17.

• Sara Blomquist, Accounting
  

2008 Beta Gamma Sigma Honorary Society Inductees

Seniors
Rachel Shellum

Juniors
Ryan Ayotte
Andrew Foster
Lindsay Hagner
Rebecca Jarosch
Amanda McMaster
Kyle O'Donnell
Suzy Gurdeep Santok
Risa Unterberger
Christine Zidlicky

Discipline of Study Awards

These awards are given each spring to recognize outstanding achievement. Recipients are selected by the faculty in the respective disciplines.

• The Accounting Scholar Award
  2009 recipient - Matthew Franti
  
• The Associate of Business Scholar Award
  2009 recipient - Ashley Hardie
  
• The Business Computer Information Systems Scholar Award
  2009 recipient - Asanteeli Makundi
  
• The Business Education Scholar Award
  2009 recipient - Jonathan Young
  
• The Entrepreneurship Scholar Award
  2009 recipient - Derek May
  
• The Finance Scholar Award
  2009 recipients - Nattamard Podimuang and Benjamin VanderHart
  
• The Management Scholar Award
  2009 recipient - Rachel Shellum
  
• The Marketing Scholar Award
  2009 recipients - Kerry Black and Erin Carlson
  
• Ski Area Business Management Award
  2009 recipient - Julie Jackson
  

National Business Education Association Award (NBEA)

The NBEA Award is an award of merit in recognition for outstanding achievement as a student in business education. The award is given to the one student selected by the business education faculty. The student receives a framed certificate of recognition as well as a complimentary one-year membership (including publications). The criteria for determining the outstanding student in business education is scholarship, leadership and potential as a teacher.

The Wall Street Journal Student Achievement Award

The award is given each spring by the College of Business faculty to a senior student who has shown marked improvement in his/her academic achievement while attending Northern Michigan University. Business leadership, academic excellence, and contributions to the development of the College of Business are taken into consideration when this award is presented to the student of business administration. The student will receive a medallion and subscription to The Wall Street Journal.

• Brennan Van Effen