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.

2023-24 Undergraduate Scholarships & Spring 2023 Awards

Adam Smith Economics Faculty Annual Scholarship

Evalyn Pelzer

Advertising Federation of Western N.C. Endowed Scholarship

Saiquan Marcus

Bradshaw Family College of Business Endowed Scholarship

Bryce Frankel

Bronce & Betty Ray Endowed Scholarship

Hannah Adkins, Lauren Biddix, Max Buchanan, Julian Lopez, Jared Mincey, Taylor Wiggins, Suella Willson

Burkall College of Business Scholarship

Katherine Arnold, Mary Grace Faircloth, Ryan Lent, Adalinanne Mojica Thilman

Carl David Coffee Accountancy Scholarship

Jesica Rector-Esquivel

Chad M. Flynt Endowed Scholarship

Michael Fulcher

Clarence Claude Teagarden, Jr. Scholarship

Evan Klatt

College of Business Alumni and Friends Scholarship

Jacqueline Rocha-Medellin

Cory David Spaugh Sport Management Association

Dakota Allen, Christian Cabaniss, Patrick Creech, Abigail Lagrama, Wade Raines

Daniel B. Yoe Family Scholarship

Lauren Stickels

Dean Martin Endowed Scholarship

Brooke Ferguson

Dellinger Family Scholarship

Alexander Best

Dennis Hull Armed Forces Annual Scholarship

Ryan Schofield

Dennis & Sheila Zink Endowed Scholarship

Kassey Carrillo Ramirez

Douglas C. Hummel Scholarship

Carlton Mitchell

Douglas M. Moore Memorial Annual Scholarship

Evan Klatt

Dr. N. Leroy and Judy Kauffman Endowed Scholarship

Mary Grace Faircloth

Duane and Wanda Reid Scholarship

Madison Cope

Duncan R. Tye Endowed Scholarship

Yaritza Galvez Mejia

Ed & Bertha Henson Reed Endowed Scholarship

Paul Hinson, Jared Mincey

Entegra Bank Scholarship

Autumn Evans
Abigail Hedgepeth
Karina Hux

Angelica Tagge
Suella Wilson

Ezell Family Annual Scholarship

Autumn Evans

FORVIS Accountancy Scholarship, Undergraduate

Carmen Baucom
Sarah Browning
Chandler Bumgarner
Jake Dutton
Andres-Manuel Mata Espino
Jared Mincey
Jessica Rector-Esquivel
Mary Grace Faircloth
Toma Hagiwara
Jordan Hunt

Prasert Inthavong
Byran Jarvis
David Kovacevich
Hannah McCoy
Jake McCoy
Yaritza Galvez Mejia
Alexander Nutt
Jayson Phillips
Joshua Small
Deborah Widding

Frank H. and Rebecca Revis Brown Scholarship

Michael Avillion

Freda Russell Rayburn Undergraduate Scholarship

Therese Fann
Haley Gilmore
Sara Janourova
Catherine Lazaro
Ali Schreiber

Adalianne Mojica Thilman
Haley Watts
Libby Weitkamp
Deborah Widding

Grace Allen Memorial Scholarship

Sabrina Zheng

Hospitality Management Endowed Scholarship

Lillian Cremo

Independent Insurance Agents of NC Scholarship

Efraim Arias
Sarah Browning
Chandler Bumgarner

Bryan Jarvis
Julian Lopez
Daniella Sanchez-Juarez

James W. Pearce Memorial Scholarship

Emma Pope

Jay Kneedler Endowed Scholarship

Jake Dutton
Ryan Lent
Viktoriya Marko
Megan McIntosh

Jessica Rector-Esquivel
Daniella Sanchezj-Juarez
Hannah Shepherd
Joshua Shields

Jennie Hunter Endowed Scholarship

Katherine Arnold

Kenneth M. Hughes, Dixon Hughes Goodman Scholarship

Angel Parsons

Laura & Phillip Sherrill Endowed Scholarship

Efraim Arias

Michael Morgan Memorial Scholarship

Julian Lopez

Mitchell R. Crisp, Dixon Hughes Goodman Endowed Scholarship

Chandler Bumgarner

RICOH USA, Inc. Endowed Scholarship

Veronica Funes

Rocky Johnson Endowed Scholarship

Jack McCoy

Roland Johnson Endowed Scholarship

Daniella Sanchez-Juarez

Schmudde Family Endowed Scholarship

Kyleigh Rica

Sherwin-Williams Company Scholarship

Elexa Bonafede

Steve & Linda Reese Endowed Scholarship

Caitlin Mushinski

Susan Riddle Higgins Endowed Scholarship

Adalianne Mojica Thilman

Ted and Frances Reese Endowed Scholarship

Hollie Justice, Anaya Outlaw, Evalyn Pelzer

Timothy Edward & Betsy Jones Gillespie Endowed Scholarship

Caitlin Muschinski

WCU Sport Management Association Scholarship

Braxton Griffin

Wells Fargo Endowed Scholarship

Bryan Jarvis

Xena Bristol Forsyth Endowed Scholarship

Ivy Paige Odom

Undergraduate Outstanding Major

Accounting: Owen Crettol
Business Administration and Law: Bryon Neumann
Computer Information Systems: Jessie Hull
Economics (minor): Tyler Rodriguez
Entrepreneurshi: Shawnee Curtis
Finance: Pierce Roberts

Hospitality & Tourism: Alannis Jimenez
Management: Aaron Bradley
Marketing: Isaac Roberts
Sport Management: Kylie Cox
Outstanding Senior Award: Owen Crettol

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