Scholarship & Awards

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We had the pleasure of honoring and awarding scholarships and commendations to our students and faculty at this year’s College of Business Scholarship and Awards Ceremony. Fifty-four scholarships and awards totaling $208,822 were given to 114 deserving recipients! Graduate scholarships awarded in August 2022 are also acknowledged on this page.

2022-23 Undergraduate Scholarships & Spring 2022 Awards

Advertising Federation of Western N.C. Endowed Scholarship

Clayton Huffman

Bradshaw Family College of Business Endowed Scholarship

Megan Powell

Bronce & Betty Ray Endowed Scholarship

Dean Benne; Lauren Biddix; Andrew Bryson; Dakota Gatti; Julian Lopez;

Carl David Coffee Accountancy Scholarship

Carmen Baucom

Chad M. Flynt Endowed Scholarship

Lucas Johnson

Clarence Claude Teagarden, Jr. Scholarship

Bryon Neumann

College of Business Alumni and Friends Scholarship

Elexa Bonafede; Jesica Rector-Esquivel

Cory David Spaugh Sport Management Association

Megan Powell; Zach Nelson; Victoria Ladd; Maya Kelnhofer; Gabby Isaacs

Daniel B. Yoe Family Scholarship

Jaqueline Rocha-Medellin

Dean Martin Endowed Scholarship

Logan Stocks

Dellinger Family Scholarship

Jacob Rook

Dennis Hull Armed Forces Annual Scholarship

Benjamin Richert

Dennis & Sheila Zink Endowed Scholarship

Jimena Rivera

Douglas C. Hummel

Carlton Mitchell

Duncan R. Tye Endowed Scholarship

Eric Brown; Brayden Farmer

Ed & Bertha Henson Reed Endowed Scholarship

Kylie Cox; Jacob Watson

Entegra Bank Scholarship

Dean Benne
Madison Brooks
Kylie Cox

Karina Hux
Dakota Mathis
Angelica Tagge

Ezell Family Annual Scholarship

Misti Hull

FORVIS Accountancy Scholarship, Undergraduate

Owen Crettol
Collin Davis
Jake Dutton
Sarah Erwin
Mary Faircloth

Daniel Figueroa
Caitryn Lowery
Matthew Turner
Gavin Williams
Kiersten Witters

Frank H. and Rebecca Revis Brown Scholarship

Kaitlyn Houser

Freda Russell Rayburn Undergraduate Scholarship

Kylie Cox; Haley Gilmore; Maggie Grondy; Ali Schreiber; Libby Weitkamp

Grace Allen Memorial Scholarship

Christopher Perez-Hernandez

Hospitality Management Endowed Scholarship

Carley Evans

Independent Insurance Agents of NC Scholarship

Eric Brown; Sarah Erwin; Jamar Martin; Megan Powell; Isaac Roberts; Pierce Roberts

James W. Pearce Memorial Scholarship

Megan McIntosh

Jay Kneedler Endowed Scholarship

Wynand Booysen; Aaron Bradley; Alexander Dixon; Sarah Erwin; Merry Gebel; Luis Hemmer

Jennie Hunter Scholarship

Hannah Shepherd

John Fort

Jacqueline Rocha-Medellin; Shawn Smallwood; Wendy Suttles

Kenneth M. Hughes, Dixon Hughes Goodman Scholarship

Dakota Gatti

Laura & Phillip Sherrill Endowed Scholarship

Cameron Stevens

Mary & Charles Wayte

Marci Anderson; Jaymee Frole; Selma Hall; Holden Hunter; Nikki Simonie; Colton Smith; Kellsie Whitehead

Michael Morgan Memorial Scholarship

Julian Lopez; Angelica Tagge

Mitchell R. Crisp, Dixon Hughes Goodman Endowed Scholarship

Owen Cettol

RICOH USA, Inc. Endowed Scholarship

Veronica Funes

Rocky Johnson Scholarship

Jacob Younce

Roland Johnson Endowed Scholarship

Daniella Sanchez-Juarez

Schmudde Family Endowed Scholarship

Kyleigh Rica

Sherwin-Williams Company Scholarship

Maria Franca

Steve & Linda Reese Endowed Scholarship

Kassey Carrillo Ramirez

Susan Riddle Higgins Endowed Scholarship

Hope Page

Ted and Frances Reese Endowed Scholarship

Monica Green; Cameron Kanetzke

Timothy Edward & Betsy Jones Gillespie Endowed Scholarship

Dakota Cassidy Gatti

WCU Sport Management Association Scholarship

John Moore

Wells Fargo Endowed Scholarship

Bryan Jarvis

William Kane Endowed Scholarship

Valentina Marko

Xena Bristol Forsyth Endowed Scholarship

Andrew Bryson

Undergraduate Outstanding Major

Accounting: Sabrina Martin
Business Administration and Law (Residential): Jesse Seger
Business Administration and Law (Distance): Brittany Anderson
Computer Information Systems: Andra Smail
Economics (minor): Maxwell Pitney
Finance: Hunter Osborne
Hospitality & Tourism: Kimberly Brunk

Innovation Leadership & Entrepreneurship (Residential): Casey Millsaps
Innovation Leadership & Entrepreneurship (Distance) Jaylen Burns
Management: Zanaya Salaam
Marketing: Zanaya Salaam
Sport Management: Leslie Hicks
Outstanding Senior Award: Zanaya Salaam

2022-23 Graduate Scholarships & Awards

John Beegle Alumni and Friends Graduate Scholarship

Casmar Ramaswamy

DMJPS Accountancy Graduate Scholarship

Nilda Antonio Cabrera

FORVIS Accountancy Graduate Scholarships

Ceecret Allen, Olivia Hollingsworth, Jerome King

Gould Killian CPA Group Graduate Scholarship

Grace Crowe

Katelan Price Annual Scholarship

Wynand Booysen, John Cooper, Luis Hemmer

Project Management Institute Metrolina Chapter Scholarship

Alexander Zepp

Susan Swanger, CPA, Ph.D. Professional Accountancy Scholarship