Scholarship & Awards
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
Dixon Hughes Goodman Accountancy Scholarship, Undergraduate
- Owen Crettol
- Collin Davis
- Jake Dutton
- Sarah Erwin
- Mary Faircloth
- Daniel Figueroa
- Caitryn Lowery
- Matthew Turner
- Gavin Williams
- Kiersten Witters
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
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
Dixon Hughes Goodman Accountancy Graduate Scholarships
- Jimmy Cabrera
- Andrew Hall
- Emma Hall
- Austin Hughes
- Courtney Ponder
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
Nilda Antonio Cabrera
Freda Russell Rayburn Graduate Scholarship
- Monterai Adams
- Dolapo Akinola-Omojola
- Samantha Becker
- Janay Boone
- Ana Franco
- Geralyn Ham
- Jennifer Holub
- Katie Lockhart
- Keri Manuel
- Natasha Reaves
- Erin Robey
- Kristin Rosato
- Kelley Rummel
- Jasmine Smith
- Olga Volgina
- Natalie Willmschen
Mary S Jones and Charles F. Wayte Scholarships
- Jeffrey Denton
- Alexander Dixon
- Molly Gregg
- Selma Hall
- Mary Miller
- Erin Querns
- Margaret Robinson
- Nikki Simonie
Outstanding Graduate Awards
- MAcc: Julia Goldsmith
- MBA: Jaymee Frole
- ME: Joseph Rudy
- MPM:Rebecca Thiry
- MSSM: Steven Delay
Faculty Awards
- BB&T Faculty Reserach Award: Audrey Redford
- BoG Creative and Innovative Teaching Award: Audrey Redford
- Grace Allen Undergraduate Teaching Award: Audrey Redford
- Graduate Faculty Teaching Award: Audrey Redford
- Excellence in Research Award: Debra Burke
- Engagement Award: Robert Lahm
2022 Faculty Summer Research Award Recipients
Anna Dai: Financial Performance of Socially Responsible Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF).
Debra Burke: Threshold Concepts and Barriers to Learning in Undergraduate Business Law.
Josh Downs: What contextual factors contribute to the adoption of analytics-based approaches to competitive intelligence by Major League Baseball Teams?.
Kevin Fulk: Exploring the “Bright Side” of Technology Use.
