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The Olin Undergraduate Diploma and Awards Ceremony recognizes and celebrates outstanding faculty and students whose contributions truly helped define the Olin journey for this class. I am delighted and honored to share with you this year’s 2015 Undergraduate Honors and Awards.

The Undergraduate Diploma and Awards Ceremony will take place on Friday, May 15, at 11:30 a.m. in the Athletic Complex, Field House. The keynote speaker for this event will be John F. Dains. He was chief executive officer emeritus and on the board of Helm Financial Corporation, a leading railcar and locomotive leasing company in the United States until it was purchased by First Union Rail, a division of Wells Fargo in April 2014. Dains is a 1968 Olin BSBA alum. The student speaker will be Alexander Leo Hinch.

Congratulations to all!

Melissa Catherine Gilkey 
Outstanding Student Athlete Award
Awarded to a graduate who exhibits strong leadership ability and sportsmanlike conduct.

Alison Taylor Guttridge 
Undergraduate Marketing Award
Awarded by the faculty to a graduate for outstanding achievement in the field of marketing.

Alexander Leo Hinch
Loeb Prize in Leadership
Awarded to a graduate who has shown leadership in undergraduate activities related to Olin Business School and who maintains excellence in scholastic achievement, as judged by his or her classmates. This award is named in honor of Isidor Loeb, who was dean of Washington University’s School of Business and Public Administration (now known as Olin Business School) from 1925 to 1940.

Richard Zbigniew Matus 
Delta Sigma Pi Scholarship Key
Awarded to the graduating student with the highest academic average for four years of study in business administration. The award is given by Delta Sigma Pi, America’s foremost professional fraternity for men and women pursuing careers in business.

Austin Jacob Miller 
Arthur M. Seltzer Accounting Award
Awarded to recognize an outstanding senior in the area of accounting. Established by Richard Wise, JD ’83, to honor his mentor, Arthur M. Seltzer, BSBA ’62, a successful accountant and financial adviser in St. Louis.

Evan Joshua Reuben
Powell Niland Prize
Awarded to the graduate with the strongest academic achievement in the areas of operations and manufacturing management. This award is named in honor of Powell Niland, who was a tenured Olin operations and manufacturing management professor from 1957 to 1989 and an Olin professor emeritus from 1989 until 2009.

Sebastian Alexander Nikolaus Tanner
International Business Student Award
Awarded to the graduate who shows the greatest potential for a career in international business.

Alexis Jessica Taub
John W. Bowyer Award in Finance
Awarded to the graduate who is considered to have the greatest potential for success in a career in finance, as judged by the finance faculty. The award is named in honor of the late John W. Bowyer, who was a legendary teacher of finance at Olin from 1951 to 1987.

Jacqueline Maria Wilson
Joseph W. Towle Prize
Awarded to the graduate with the strongest academic achievement and the most potential in the area of organizational leadership. This award is named in honor of Joseph W. Towle, who was a tenured Olin management professor from 1954 to 1975 and a leader among faculty. Well known in his field, an author and president of the Academy of Management, he established this prize to encourage excellence in the classroom.

Summa Cum Laude
Awarded to the top five percent of the undergraduate Class of 2015 as established by the end of their final semester.

Matthew Fox Ayanian
Jeffrey Bruce Brown
Yen Lin Choo
Ryan Alexander Daily
Jiayu Fu
Sichong Han
Xueyi Hua
Kang Hyeon Kim
Richard Zbigniew Matus
Adam David Palmer
Alexis Jessica Taub

Magna Cum Laude
Awarded to the top six to fifteen percent of the undergraduate Class of 2015 as established by the end of their final semester.

Danielle Romano Adesman
Olivia Erin Bordson
Sophie Michelle Cook
Alison Taylor Guttridge
Margaret Rose Kelleher
Arielle Ilyssa Lang
Sue Youn Lee
Christopher Adam Levine
Lara Ruth Lieberman
Brianna Clay McNamee
Aaron Zeng Pang
Michael Daniel Postetter
Daniel Bryce Raterman
Gilbert Charles Rosenstein
Chloe Elizabeth Seaman
Aaron Wesley Siebrass
Emily Margaret Timm
Yvonne Jennifer Tran
Jennifer Christine Wittenberg
Hyoung Suk Yoon
Diana Xi Zeng
Michelle Jia Jie Zhu

Honors in Management
Awarded to graduating seniors who have completed the honors program.

Matthew Fox Ayanian
Jonathan Robert Finch
Ryan Christopher Geczi
Mathias Hamilton Gesser
Alexander Leo Hinch
Michael Bogatto Lory
Batu Otkeren
Michael Daniel Postetter
Matthew James Puzder
Ruicong Yan
Alexander Zaiken
Michelle Jia Jie Zhu

The Olin Graduate Diploma and Awards Ceremony recognizes and celebrates outstanding faculty and students whose contributions truly helped define the Olin journey for this class. I am delighted and honored to share with you this year’s 2015 Graduate Awards and Honors.

The Graduate Diploma and Awards Ceremony will take place on Friday, May 15, at 3:00 p.m. in the Athletic Complex, Field House. The keynote speaker for this event will be Kathy M. Mazzarella, chairman, president, and chief executive officer at Graybar. The student speaker will be Geoffrey Nykin, MBA ’15.

Congratulations to all!

Jason Allan Brown
Milford Bohm Prize in Marketing
Awarded to the graduating MBA student who, in the judgment of the faculty, exhibits the strongest academic achievement and the most potential in the field of marketing. This award was established in honor of Milford Bohm–founder, chairman and CEO of CPI (formerly Rembrandt Studio) from 1942 to 1973–by his wife, Lee Bohm, and their children, Mimi (MBA ’79), David (LA ’78/JD ’84), Rob (MBA ’90) and the late Vicki (EN ’84/SI ’85).

Preston Edward Michael Davis
Dean’s Special Service Award
Awarded by the Dean to recognize MBA students who have rendered extraordinary service to Olin.

Juan Pablo Espinosa   
Center for Experiential Learning Impact Award
Recognizes a graduating MBA student who has delivered the highest level of impact to the business and nonprofit communities through Center for Experiential Learning (CEL) and other Olin sponsored programs and activities.  Awardees distinguished themselves with exceptional effort and leadership that resulted in demonstrated advancement of the missions and objectives of the organizations and individuals with whom they engaged.

Alaina J. Flowers 
Paul Cuffe MBA Award for Outstanding Leadership
Awarded to a graduating African-American MBA student for outstanding leadership, academic excellence, and involvement in Olin extracurricular activities. This award is named in honor of Paul Cuffe, who was one of the most financially successful black Americans at the end of the 18th century. A builder and maritime merchant in New England, Cuffe became a successful blockade runner during the Revolutionary War and an entrepreneur during the early years of American independence.

Grace Kent Goldstein 
Dean’s Award for Corporate Social Responsibility
Recognizes the graduating MBA student or student group who has demonstrated outstanding scholarship, leadership and/or practice in the area of corporate social responsibility.

Shreya Gopal 
Outstanding Supply Chain Management Student Award
Awarded to the graduating Master of Science in Supply Chain Management student who, in the judgment of the faculty, exhibits the strongest academic achievement and the most potential in the field of supply chain management.

James Warren Johnson   
Professional Achievement Award
Awarded to the graduating Professional MBA student who best exemplifies the qualities of integrity, loyalty, intelligence, and high moral character as judged by the faculty.

Christopher Warren Jones  
John Wayne Latchum Memorial Award
Recognizes the graduating MBA student who best exemplifies the qualities of integrity, loyalty to friends and country, courage, intelligence, and high standards of personal conduct as judged by the faculty. This award is named in memory of John Wayne Latchum, a business student who died in 1971 while he was a senior at Washington University. It is made possible through the generosity of his parents.

Ryan Andrew Knibb 
Nicholas Dopuch Outstanding Accounting Student Award
Awarded to the graduating Master of Accounting student who, in the judgment of the faculty, exhibits the strongest academic achievement and the most potential in the field of accounting. This award is named in honor of Nicholas Dopuch, a tenured Olin accounting professor from 1983 to 2006 and now an Olin professor emeritus.

Evan Noah Mohl  
Dean’s Special Service Award
Awarded by the Dean to recognize MBA students who have rendered extraordinary service to Olin.

Geoffrey Nykin 
Joseph W. Towle Prize
Awarded to the graduating MBA student who, in the judgment of the faculty, exhibits the strongest academic achievement and the most potential in the area of organizational leadership. This award is named in honor of Joseph W. Towle, who was a tenured Olin management professor from 1954 to 1975 and a leader among faculty. Well known in his field, an author and president of the Academy of Management, he established this prize to encourage excellence in the classroom.

Hubert C. Moog Prize
Awarded to the graduating MBA student who, in the opinion of his or her fellow students, best exemplifies the qualities of character, leadership, and service and also enjoys the respect, admiration, and affection of his or her classmates. This award is named in honor of Hub Moog, who as chairman and president of Moog Automotive, transformed his family’s St. Louis-based business into a world renowned corporation. He served on the Washington University board of trustees and the Olin Task Force in 1980 and 1981. He and his wife, Dorothy R. Moog, were strong supporters of Washington University.

Agustin Queijo 
Outstanding Finance Student Award
Awarded to the graduating Master of Science in Finance student who, in the judgment of the faculty, exhibits the strongest academic achievement and the most potential in the field of finance.

Shaun Deavon Reed 
Center for Experiential Learning Impact Award
Recognizes a graduating MBA student who has delivered the highest level of impact to the business and nonprofit communities through Center for Experiential Learning (CEL) and other Olin sponsored programs and activities.  Awardees distinguished themselves with exceptional effort and leadership that resulted in demonstrated advancement of the missions and objectives of the organizations and individuals with whom they engaged.

Brandon Lee Smith  
Dean’s Special Service Award
Awarded by the Dean to recognize MBA students who have rendered extraordinary service to Olin.

Ryan Patrick Stauffer 
Olin MBA Finance Award
Awarded to a graduating MBA student for achievement in finance.

John Phelps Stupp III 
Dean’s Special Service Award
Awarded by the Dean to recognize MBA students who have rendered extraordinary service to Olin.

Kathleen Thomas 
Outstanding Customer Analytics Student Award
Awarded to the graduating Master of Science in Customer Analytics student who, in the judgment of the faculty, exhibits the strongest academic achievement and the most potential in the field of customer analytics.

Christopher Mark Walling
Powell Niland Prize
Awarded to the graduating MBA student with the strongest academic achievement in the areas of operations and manufacturing management. This award is named in honor of Powell Niland, who was a tenured Olin operations and manufacturing management professor from 1957 to 1989 and an Olin professor emeritus from 1989 until 2009.

Colleen Kennedy Wilson 
Hiram and Mary Neuwoehner Prize
Awarded by the faculty to the graduating Professional MBA student who has been the most substantive addition to the evening program by way of contributions in the classroom and excellence in writing papers and taking examinations. This award was established by Mary Neuwoehner in the 1990s to honor her husband, Hiram Neuwoehner, BSBA ’41, a St. Louis advertising executive and founder of Batz-Hodgson-Neuwoehner Inc.

Dan Xu 
Outstanding Supply Chain Management Student Award
Awarded to the graduating Master of Science in Supply Chain Management student who, in the judgment of the faculty, exhibits the strongest academic achievement and the most potential in the field of supply chain management.

Yanghao Zhang  
Olin MBA Finance Award
Awarded to a graduating MBA student for achievement in finance.

Teng Zhao
Powell Niland Prize
Awarded to the graduating MBA student with the strongest academic achievement in the areas of operations and manufacturing management. This award is named in honor of Powell Niland, who was a tenured Olin operations and manufacturing management professor from 1957 to 1989 and an Olin professor emeritus from 1989 until 2009.
Charles F. Knight Scholars
Awarded to the graduate students who have earned the highest academic achievement in their program.  This award was established by the Emerson Company to honor its distinguished chairman and now emeritus, Charles F. Knight, a great benefactor and champion of Olin Business School. Mr. Knight currently serves as chairman of Olin’s National Council.

Full-Time MBA
Satoshi Ishikawa
Christopher Warren Jones
Srinidhi Manjunatha
Kosuke Nishino
Geoffrey Nykin
Vipul Panday
Steven Pinkham
Shaun Deavon Reed
Sanjay Singh
Arthur Oliver Smith IV

Professional MBA
Zheni Atanasova
Angela R. K. Cargill
Kevin Michael Crimmins
Julie Ann Evans
James Warren Johnson
John Neill
William Reimer
Whitney Pamela Tompson
E. Katarina Vermann
Colleen Kennedy Wilson

Master of Accounting
Ryan Andrew Knibb

Master of Science in Customer Analytics
Zhihao Zhang

Master of Science in Finance
Hanh Huynh
Yanghao Zhang

Master of Science in Supply Chain Management
Brandon Isaac Beckerman

Students, alumni, and the St. Louis community are invited to a panel discussion featuring Olin’s first Emerging Leader honorees at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, April 16, 2015 in Knight Hall. A reception will follow to celebrate these five recent Olin alumni who exemplify our mission to create knowledge, inspire individuals, and transform business.

When Tamiko Armstead, MBA ’06, studied at Olin Business School, she aimed at new leadership roles at the Edward Jones investment firm. She never imagined that every course would one day help her run Cardinal Ritter College Prep, her high school alma mater.

“As president I’m responsible for strategy, fundraising, organizational management, and finance.

All those classes that I took I’m tapping into now,” says Armstead, who came to Cardinal Ritter in 2014. “I kept notes and books that I now use as references.”

She also connects and collaborates with fellow Olin students
 and with Washington University, partnering on STEM programs and more—working, she says, “to make Cardinal Ritter one of the premier high schools in the country.” Located in midtown St. Louis, it’s one of only ten co-ed Catholic African American college prep schools in the United States.

For Datotel, LLC, founder and president David Brown, MIM ’03, MBA ’04, his Olin education never stops even though the classroom is a decade distant.

“There were a number of influencers and mentors at Olin, and I’ve kept in touch as I’ve grown the company,” says Brown. “And I’ve stayed in regular contact with a number of other students, to bounce ideas off them and learn from them as well.”

Brown created Datotel in 2004 after serving five years as a US and UK consultant for Oracle. With more than 45 employees in the St. Louis area and strong revenue growth, his company boasts “some cool technology,” he says, “everything from data centers to virtualization and cloud computing technology. Our clients are outsourcing their technology to us to lower the risk of data loss or downtime and to lower the total cost of IT ownership.”

IMPACT Group CEO Lauren Herring—named Global HR Innovator of the Year by Global HR Magazine—has succeeded in business through hard work and passion.

“It’s a combination of doing something that I love and that I’m passionate about, hard work, and having a great team to support me,” says Herring, MBA ’07.

Her Olin experience has also played an important role. “I decided to get the MBA so that I could grow and develop and hone my leadership skills,” says Herring, whose company ranks as a global leader in employee career development, including outplacement, global mobility, and talent-development services. “The Washington University network has been great,” she says. “My Olin education gave me the confidence to continue growing throughout my career.”

Bringing a social-impact focus into a business school traditionally focused on profit once bought Jonathan Kaufman a tongue-in-cheek professorial reprimand during a class discussion: “You’re in the business school, not the social work school.”

Nonetheless, Kaufman, MBA ’11, has parlayed his Olin training into Third Plateau Social Impact Strategies, where he serves as cofounder and chief nonprofit officer. The philanthropic and nonprofit strategy firm partners with organizations and changemakers from around the world to drive substantial and sustainable social change. “We’re here to support people and organizations looking to make a profoundly positive impact in the world, to help them do it bigger, better, and faster,” says Kaufman.

At Olin, Kaufman particularly enjoyed entrepreneurship courses. “They’re every other class—marketing, OB, strategy, finance, etc.— wrapped into one,” he says. He also profited from organizational behavior classes. “If you can’t navigate people, it doesn’t matter how good your ideas are,” says Kaufman.

Beer drinkers who enjoy Budweiser Black Crown, Bud Light Platinum, or Bud Light Lime Lime-a-Rita owe thanks to Valerie Toothman, innovation director at Anheuser- Busch InBev, who developed them.

Toothman, BSAS ’01, BSBME ’01, MBA ’08, and Anheuser-Busch InBev’s internal 2013 Marketer of the Year, has been instituting creative product-development processes at the brewery that she learned from her Olin Business School teachers Samuel Chun, PhD, and Sergio Chayet, PhD.

“Making the process of innovation repeatable is something that my boss and I have focused a lot on, specifically within the last few years. It has allowed us to develop about 60 to 80 percent of the innovation for the company globally,” says Toothman.

That interest in innovation also marked her previous career as a biomedical engineer. “The biggest passion point for me is a natural curiosity for solving ambiguous problems,” she says, “whether in the realm of a medical device or of beer, whether that’s talking to surgeons and patients or brewmasters and beer consumers.”

We are proud to recognize these inaugural honorees for their service to Olin, thought leadership, business acumen, and impact to their organizations and beyond.

For nearly 30 years, Olin has celebrated alumni who have reached the pinnacle of their careers with our annual Distinguished Alumni Awards. Over the decades, we have celebrated some amazing individuals who serve as models for all Washington University students and alumni.

In today’s fast-paced world of real-time data, disruptive technology, and global issues, Olin graduates are entering a business world that demands thought leaders able to function swiftly and strategically. Not only are our amazing alumni up for the challenge, they step up to make an impact in their organizations . . . and beyond.

We are proud to honor a handful of such recent alumni with our new Emerging Leader Awards. Please join us for the inaugural reception on Thursday, April 16, 2015. This event will take place in Knight Hall and is open to all students, alumni, and the St. Louis community. The event includes a roundtable panel discussion on leadership. Join us to celebrate our Emerging Leaders and to network with alumni and friends.

2015 Emerging Leader honorees:

Tamiko Armstead, MBA ’06
Cardinal Ritter College Prep

David Brown, MIM ’03, MBA ’04
Datotel, LLC

Lauren Herring, MBA ’07
IMPACT Group

Jonathan Kaufman, MBA ’11
Third Plateau Social Impact Strategies

Valerie Toothman, BSAS ’01, BSBME ’01, MBA ’08
Anheuser-Busch, LLC

For more information and to RSVP go to: alumni.wustl.edu/OlinCelebration

The Graduate Diploma and Awards Ceremony took place on Friday, May 16. The Graduate keynote speaker was James V. O’Donnell, President and CEO, Bush-O’Donnell & Company, Inc. and Chairman and CEO, Exegy, Inc. Jim earned his Olin BSBA and MBA in 1974. The student speaker was Michael Saltzman, MBA ’14.

Congratulations to all!

Charles F. Knight Scholars
Awarded to the graduate students who have earned the highest academic achievement in their program.  This award was established by the Emerson Company to honor its distinguished chairman and now emeritus, Charles F. Knight, a great benefactor and champion of Olin Business School.

Full-Time MBA
Joseph David Dominick Buicko
Anmol Chopra
Adrian Michael D’Souza
Alexander James Faught
Carl Austin French
Kristopher Klinkerman
Nishu Kohli
Nikita McKinney
Daniela Cristina Pacurar
Katherine Thacher
 
Professional MBA
Jonathan Steven Becker
Ryan Patrick Corrigan
Kathleen Theresa Domian
David Fliesher
Robert Daniel Higgins
Shaun Nordgaarden
Brian David Otto
Anil Ramachandran
Nathan Kyle Tabor
Robert Stephen Wright

Master of Accounting
Rae Nicole Lerner
Jessica Lauren Reber
Wenhao Zhang

Master of Science in Finance
Pablo M. Martinez Montes
Thomas Scott Napier
Liuqing Wang
Pingle Wang

Master of Science in Supply Chain Management
Yichen He

Abhishek Chakravarty
Dean’s Award for Corporate Social Responsibility
Recognizes the graduating MBA student or student group who has demonstrated outstanding scholarship, leadership, and/or practice in the area of corporate social responsibility.

Ryan Patrick Corrigan
Hiram and Mary Neuwoehner Prize
Awarded by the faculty to the graduating Professional MBA student who has been the most substantive addition to the evening program by way of contributions in the classroom and excellence in writing papers and taking examinations. This award was established by Mary Neuwoehner in the 1990s to honor her husband, Hiram Neuwoehner, BSBA ’41, a St. Louis advertising executive and founder of Batz-Hodgson-Neuwoehner Inc.

Miranda Katherine Davis
Milford Bohm Prize in Marketing
Awarded to the graduating MBA student who, in the judgment of the faculty, exhibits the strongest academic achievement and the most potential in the field of marketing. This award was established in honor of Milford Bohm – founder, chairman, and CEO of CPI (formerly Rembrandt Studio) from 1942 to 1973 – by his wife, Lee Bohm, and their children, Mimi (MBA ’79), David (LA ’78/JD ’84), Rob (MBA ’90), and the late Vicki (EN ’84/SI ’85).

Joëlle Marie DeVigne
Paul Cuffe MBA Award for Outstanding Leadership
Awarded to a graduating African American MBA student for outstanding leadership, academic excellence, and involvement in Olin extracurricular activities. This award is named in honor of Paul Cuffe, who was one of the most financially successful black Americans at the end of the 18th century. A builder and maritime merchant in New England, Cuffe became a successful blockade runner during the Revolutionary War and an entrepreneur during the early years of American independence.

Leigh Hunt Farah
Dean’s Special Service Award
Awarded by the Dean to recognize MBA students who have rendered extraordinary service to Olin.

Hubert C. Moog Prize
Awarded to the graduating MBA student who, in the opinion of his or her fellow students, best exemplifies the qualities of character, leadership, and service and also enjoys the respect, admiration, and affection of his or her classmates. This award is named in honor of Hub Moog, who as chairman and president of Moog Automotive, transformed his family’s St. Louis-based business into a world-renowned corporation. He served on the Washington University board of trustees and the Olin Task Force in 1980 and 1981. He and his wife, Dorothy R. Moog, were strong supporters of Washington University.

Alexander James Fought
Olin MBA Finance Award
Awarded to a graduating MBA student for achievement in finance.

David Fliesher                                 
Professional Achievement Award
Awarded to the graduating Professional MBA student who best exemplifies the qualities of integrity, loyalty, intelligence, and high moral character as judged by the faculty.

Yichen He
Outstanding Supply Chain Management Student Award
Awarded to the graduating Master of Science in Supply Chain Management student who, in the judgment of the faculty, exhibits the strongest academic achievement and the most potential in the field of supply chain management.

Priya Iyer
Outstanding Supply Chain Management Student Award
Awarded to the graduating Master of Science in Supply Chain Management student who, in the judgment of the faculty, exhibits the strongest academic achievement and the most potential in the field of supply chain management.

Rae Nicole Lerner
Nicholas Dopuch Outstanding Accounting Student Award
Awarded to the graduating Master of Accounting student who, in the judgment of the faculty, exhibits the strongest academic achievement and the most potential in the field of accounting. This award is named in honor of Nicholas Dopuch, a tenured Olin accounting professor from 1983 to 2006 and now an Olin professor emeritus.

Ryan E. Maher
Dean’s Special Service Award
Awarded by the Dean to recognize MBA students who have rendered extraordinary service to Olin.

John Wayne Latchum Memorial Award
Recognizes the graduating MBA student who best exemplifies the qualities of integrity, loyalty to friends and country, courage, intelligence, and high standards of personal conduct as judged by the faculty. This award is named in memory of John Wayne Latchum, a business student who died in 1971 while he was a senior at Washington University. It is made possible through the generosity of his parents.

Michael Patrick McLaughlin
Dean’s Award for Corporate Social Responsibility
Recognizes the graduating MBA student or student group who has demonstrated outstanding scholarship, leadership, and/or practice in the area of corporate social responsibility.

Thomas Scott Napier
Outstanding Finance Student Award, Corporate Finance
Awarded to the graduating Master of Science in Finance student who, in the judgment of the faculty, exhibits the strongest academic achievement and the most potential in the field of finance.

Brian David Otto
Peer Recognition Award
Awarded to the graduating Professional MBA student who, in the opinion of his or her fellow students, best exemplifies the qualities of character, leadership, and service and also enjoys the respect, admiration, and affection of his or her classmates.

Michael Saltzman
Dean’s Special Service Award
Awarded by the Dean to recognize MBA students who have rendered extraordinary service to Olin.

Hubert C. Moog Prize
Awarded to the graduating MBA student who, in the opinion of his or her fellow students, best exemplifies the qualities of character, leadership, and service and also enjoys the respect, admiration, and affection of his or her classmates. This award is named in honor of Hub Moog, who as chairman and president of Moog Automotive, transformed his family’s St. Louis-based business into a world-renowned corporation. He served on the Washington University board of trustees and the Olin Task Force in 1980 and 1981. He and his wife, Dorothy R. Moog, were strong supporters of Washington University.

Prasanna Shrivastava
Powell Niland Prize
Awarded to the graduating MBA student with the strongest academic achievement in the fields of operations and manufacturing management. This award is named in honor of Powell Niland, who was a tenured Olin operations and manufacturing management professor from 1957 to 1989 and an Olin professor emeritus from 1989 until 2009.

Vibha Athre Vemana
Joseph W. Towle Prize
Awarded to the graduating MBA student who, in the judgment of the faculty, exhibits the strongest academic achievement and the most potential in the area of organizational leadership. This award is named in honor of Joseph W. Towle, who was a tenured Olin management professor from 1954 to 1975 and a leader among faculty. Well known in his field, an author, and president of the Academy of Management, he established this prize to encourage excellence in the classroom.

Ji Wang
Powell Niland Prize
Awarded to the graduating MBA student with the strongest academic achievement in the fields of operations and manufacturing management. This award is named in honor of Powell Niland, who was a tenured Olin operations and manufacturing management professor from 1957 to 1989 and an Olin professor emeritus from 1989 until 2009.

Pingle Wang                                      
Outstanding Finance Student Award, Quantitative Finance
Awarded to the graduating Master of Science in Finance student who, in the judgment of the faculty, exhibits the strongest academic achievement and the most potential in the field of finance.

Christy Perry of the Faculty Support Department has been chosen as this year’s Christine Hatina Award recipient. Prof. Anjan Thakor suggested creating the award as a way to honor a deserving administrative, non-management staff member, and in fond remembrance of our colleague, Chris Hatina.

Chris Hatina

Many Olin faculty members personally contributed so that the award will be funded and presented annually to the Olin staff member who most exemplifies the attributes Chris Hatina displayed in providing outstanding administrative service to the Business School faculty.

Nominations were accepted from faculty members and there were many worthy candidates.

Christy Perry

Christy’s dedication as an administrative assistant to numerous faculty members, as the event planner for the annual Dopuch Accounting Conference, and acting as the
School’s Qualtrics Administrator, in addition to her professionalism and helpfulness made her an outstanding choice as this year’s honoree.  Her contributions to Olin are many and her hard work are gratefully acknowledged.

A cake & coffee reception will be held in honor of Christy in Simon Hall, Room 113, from 3:00 – 4:30 pm on Friday, May 9. All faculty and staff are invited to attend.