We have 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.
Fifty student scholarships and awards amounting to $203,686 given to 90 deserving
recipients!
2020-21 Scholarships
Accountancy
Carl David Coffee, Accountancy Scholarship
Christy Dillard
Dixon Hughes Goodman Accountancy Scholarship
- Pavla Ferebauer
- Roxana Gonzalez Rodriguez
- Kaleb Goudy
- Amber McCarter
- Thomas Simonick
- Alicen Nicole Tester
- Christopher Vourvoulidis
- Madison Nicole Young
Kenneth M. Hughes, Dixon Hughes Goodman Scholarship
Dakota Johnston
Mitchell R. Crisp, Dixon Hughes Goodman Endowed Scholarship
Mercy Kreul
Susan Riddle Higgins Endowed Scholarship
Christy Dillard
Business Administration & Law
Clarence Claude Teagarden, Jr. Scholarship
Ricky Drum
Jennie Hunter Scholarship
Nathaniel Hadley
College of Business Alumni and Friends Scholarship
Maddox Bulris
Rocky Johnson Scholarship
Brittany Stone Pope
Computer Information Systems
RICOH USA, Inc. Endowed Scholarship
Khue Minh Ly
Timothy Edward & Betsy Jones Gillespie Endowed Scholarship
Trevor Lewis
Xena Bristol Forsyth Endowed Scholarship
Rachel Cline
Entrepreneurship
Daniel B. Yoe Family Scholarship
Casey Millsaps
Ted and Frances Reese Endowed Scholarship
Townsend Lenihan
Finance
Duncan R. Tye Endowed Scholarship
Miranda Chambers; Josiah Turner
Independent Insurance Agents of NC Scholarship
Andrew Bolton; Evan Elliott; Amanda Weaver
Laura & Phillip Sherrill Endowed Scholarship
Kristin Tuck
Michael Morgan Memorial Scholarship
McKensi Buchanan; Colby Ramsey
Wells Fargo Endowed Scholarship
Brian Booe
Hospitality & Tourism
Hospitality Management Endowed Scholarship
Kimberly Brunk
Schmudde Family Endowed Scholarship
Faith Ayers
Management
James W. Pearce Memorial Scholarship
Savannah Hutsell
Roland Johnson Endowed Scholarship
Fuad Olashina Hassan
William Kane Endowed Scholarship
Abigail Hawley
Steve & Linda Reese Endowed Scholarship
Christian Carrillo Ramirez
Marketing
Advertising Federation of Western N.C. Endowed Scholarship
Sarah Landers
Bradshaw Family College of Business Endowed Scholarship
Savannah Hutsell
Dean Martin Endowed Scholarship
Zanaya Salaam
Dennis & Sheila Zink Endowed Scholarship
Iris Miller
Sherwin-Williams Company Scholarship
Carling Deehr
Sport Management
Chad M. Flynt Endowed Scholarship
Kylie Cox
Dellinger Family Scholarship
Zachary Nelson
Other Scholarships & Awards
Bronce & Betty Ray Endowed Scholarship
Jordan Chambliss; Dakota Gatti; Dalton Marler; Matthew Ridley
Dennis Hull Armed Forces Annual Scholarship
Garry Ledford
Ed & Bertha Henson Reed Endowed Scholarship
McKensi Buchanan; Tanner Norman
Entegra Bank Scholarship
- Faith Lee
- Brenna Leopard
- Trevor Lewis
- Dakota Mathis
- Kaylee Patton
- Cassandra Walker
Freda Russell Rayburn Undergraduate Scholarship
Lindsey Elias; Sabrina Martin; Gracyn Webb; Sarah Wyble
Jay Kneedler Endowed Scholarship
Ian Comeaux; Dalton Gossett; Luke Penny; Tiara Salaam; Dylan Vinicombe
John Fort Scholarship
Kimberly Brunk; Cody Lail; Garry Ledford
2020 Awards
Undergraduate Outstanding Major
- Accounting: Lauren Holley
- Business Administration and Law: Janneth Morales
- Computer Information Systems: Austin Mace
- Economics (minor): Alexia Bevers
- Finance: Alexia Bevers
- Hospitality & Tourism: Jayna Belle Cooper
- Innovation Leadership & Entrepreneurship: Bethany Knecht
- Management: Abigail Veit
- Marketing: Mallaidh Mleziva
- Sport Management: Jordan Camille Phillips
- Outstanding Senior Award: Lauren Holley
Outstanding Graduate Awards
- MAcc: Audrey Mullins
- MBA: Jenna Carter
- ME: Devon Nease
- MPM: Gayle Hart
- MSSM: Timothy Devante Harris
- MSSM: Emily King
Faculty Awards
- Creative and Innovative Teaching Award: Theresa “Teri” Domagalski
- Professor of Excellence - Undergraduate: Charles “Charlie” Parrish
- Graduate Faculty Teaching Award: Mariano Garrido-Lopez
- Excellence in Research Award: Andrew Carnes
- Engagement Award: Wendy Cagle
2020 Summer Research Award Recipients
- Hai-yang Chen, Impact of Host Country Corruption on Chinese Investment in Africa
- Heidi Dent & Barbara Jo White, Scholarship of Engagement Research for Sustainabillies: Marketing and Information Technology
for More Sustainable Agritourism in Western NC
- Angela Dills, Sincerely Held Beliefs: Evidence on How Religious Exercise
- Andrew Emerson, The Nationwide Controversy Over Title IX and Collegiate Resolution of Sexual Misconduct
Claims
- Hossein Fazilatfar, Reversing the Course of Mandatory Arbitrations
- Dan Herron, Fiduciary Duties Recast: Stakeholder Decision-making for the 21st Century
- Nathan Johnson, Employee Attitudes in Chinese State-Owned Enterprises
- Robert Lahm, The Entrepreneurial Landscape and Impacts of COVID-19
