Scholarship & Awards
We had the pleasure of honoring and awarding scholarships and commendations to our students and faculty at this year’s virtual College of Business Scholarship and Awards Ceremony. Forty-seven scholarships and awards totaling $180,677 were given to 99 deserving recipients! Graduate scholarships awarded in September 2020 are also acknowledged on this page.
2021-22 Undergraduate Scholarships & Spring 2021 Awards
Advertising Federation of Western N.C. Endowed Scholarship
Gillian Robbins
Bradshaw Family College of Business Endowed Scholarship
Dylan James Vinicombe
Bronce & Betty Ray Endowed Scholarship
Lauren Nicole Biddix; Dakota Cassidy Gatti; Olivia Lea Hollingsworth; Dalton Michael Marler
Carl David Coffee, Accountancy Scholarship
Tiffany Michele Singleton
Chad M. Flynt Endowed Scholarship
John Henry Moore
Clarence Claude Teagarden, Jr. Scholarship
Christian Alexis Carrillo Ramirez
College of Business Alumni and Friends Scholarship
Aaron Joel Bradley; Libby Anne Weitkamp
Daniel B. Yoe Family Scholarship
Ashley Nicole Masters
Dean Martin Endowed Scholarship
Zanaya Sylvia Salaam
Dellinger Family Scholarship
Nichole Lynn Paschal
Dennis Hull Armed Forces Annual Scholarship
Vincent Tokuei Petrillo
Dennis & Sheila Zink Endowed Scholarship
Marissa Lynise Blakely
Dixon Hughes Goodman Accountancy Scholarship
- Angela Dawn Crowder
- Ashton Nichole Hall
- Caitryn Anne Lowery
- Christy Lee Dillard
- Colton Nathanial Robbins
- Haley Anne Gilmore
- Mary Grace Faircloth
- Thomas Garrison Simonick
Duncan R. Tye Endowed Scholarship
Brayden McKenzie Farmer; Luke Davis Penny
Ed & Bertha Henson Reed Endowed Scholarship
Jacob Earl Watson; Sarah Allison Wallace
Entegra Bank Scholarship
- Faith N. Lee
- Grace Pearl Amanda Crowe
- Karina C. Hux
- Dakota Deven Mathis
- Kaylee Stikeleather Patton
- Madison Cali Brooks
Frank H. and Rebecca Revis Brown Scholarship
Amanda Pearl Talley
Freda Russell Rayburn Undergraduate Scholarship
Maggie Jeanne Grondy; Sabrina Katlin Martin; Gracyn Raye Webb; Kylie Kristine Cox
Grace Allen Memorial Scholarship
Efraim Arias
Hospitality Management Endowed Scholarship
Elisabeth Xiaoying Martilotta
Independent Insurance Agents of NC Scholarship
Brayden McKenzie Farmer; Faith N. Lee; Luke Davis Penny
James W. Pearce Memorial Scholarship
Tiara Maritza Salaam
Jay Kneedler Endowed Scholarship
Ian Garreth Comeaux; Aaron Joel Bradley; Erin West Carter; Hongyun Shen; John Shearin
Jennie Hunter Scholarship
Micah Nichole Paschall
Kenneth M. Hughes, Dixon Hughes Goodman Scholarship
Josie Bowen Parham
Laura & Phillip Sherrill Endowed Scholarship
Cameron Conn Stevens
Michael Morgan Memorial Scholarship
Cassandra Ellen Walker
Mitchell R. Crisp, Dixon Hughes Goodman Endowed Scholarship
Dakota Jason Records
RICOH USA, Inc. Endowed Scholarship
Andra Smail
Rocky Johnson Scholarship
Monica Marija Green
Roland Johnson Endowed Scholarship
Fuad Olashina Hassan
Schmudde Family Endowed Scholarship
Deborah Mourao Magalhaes
Sherwin-Williams Company Scholarship
Sydney Elizabeth Spivey
Steve & Linda Reese Endowed Scholarship
Krystal Taylor Curtis
Susan Riddle Higgins Endowed Scholarship
Joshua M. Shields
Ted and Frances Reese Endowed Scholarship
Madison Nicole Lovingood
Timothy Edward & Betsy Jones Gillespie Endowed Scholarship
Dakota Cassidy Gatti
WCU Sport Management Association Scholarship
Leslie R. Hicks
Wells Fargo Endowed Scholarship
Casey Christian Millsaps
William Kane Endowed Scholarship
Hannah Elizabeth Moore
Xena Bristol Forsyth Endowed Scholarship
Rachel Lee Cline
Undergraduate Outstanding Major
- Accounting: Mercy Kreul
- Business Administration and Law (Residential): Madison Curtis
- Business Administration and Law (Distance): Denis Ribiakost
- Computer Information Systems: Kris Ly
- Economics (minor): Jesse Morgan Mays
- Finance: Amanda Weaver
- Hospitality & Tourism: Joseph Lorbacher
- Innovation Leadership & Entrepreneurship: Zoe Miller
- Management: Amanda Weaver
- Marketing: Kris Ly
- Sport Management: Chris Sprenkle
- Outstanding Senior Award: Amanda Weaver
2020-21 Graduate Scholarships & Awards
John Beegle Alumni and Friends Graduate Scholarship
Callie Hendrick
Dixon Hughes Goodman Accountancy Graduate Scholarships
- Miranda Chambers
- Mamie Colburn
- Travis Cone
- Julia Goldsmith
- Callie Hendrick
- Jessalyn Irvin
- Timothy Blake Jackson
- Tiffany Singleton
- Matthew White
- Ivan Yurco
Gould Killian CPA Group Graduate Scholarship
Anne Amelia Nutter
Johnson Price Sprinkle, PA Graduate Scholarship
Hanna Sheaffer
Katelan Price Annual Scholarship
Sean Ericson
Project Management Institute Metrolina Chapter Scholarship
Christine Leonard-Whitcomb
Susan Swanger, CPA, Ph.D. Professional Accountancy Scholarship
Anne Nutter
Mary S. Jones and Charles F. Wayte Graduate Scholarships
- Marci Anderson
- Tommy Biddix
- Amanda Fisher
- Jaymee Frole
- Rikki Heggins Bryant
- Carrie McCracken
- Frances Johnson
- Richard Moses
- Cody Sanders
- Elijah Sears
- AColton Smith
- Max Stone
- Olga Volgina
Freda Russell Rayburn Graduate Scholarship
- Rieny Cox
- Julia Goldsmith
- Catrina Green
- Brenda Hayes-Bright
- Alesia Jennings
- Audrey Jordan
- Alexandria Kodek
- Christine Leonard-Whitcomb
- Brittay Marshall
- Emma Miller
- Anne Nutter
- Myriam Robles
- Aileen Stacks
- Rebecca Thiry
Outstanding Graduate Awards
- MAcc: Callie Hendrick
- MBA: Harold Thomas
- ME: Jill Thompson
- MPM: Christine Leonard-Whitcomb
- MSSM: Darain Natividad
Faculty Awards
- BoG Creative and Innovative Teaching Award: Andrew "Drew" Carnes
- Grace Allen Undergraduate Teaching Award: Ronald "Doug" Parker
- Graduate Faculty Teaching Award: James "Nathan" Johnson
- Excellence in Research Award: Wingyan Chung
- Engagement Award: Inyuck "Steve" Ha
2021 Summer Research Award Recipients
- Dr. Wingyan Chung, “Managing Knowledge Assets with Social Media Networks: A Temporal Graph Framework”
- Dr. Ethan Cheng, “Social Media Engagement: Why it Matters and How to Boost It”
