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The Olin Undergraduate Diploma and Awards Ceremony is special for many reasons. Certainly, we share and take great pride in the triumph of our exuberant graduates–now prepared and eager to step from the graduation stage into a new phase of their lives. The ceremony is also special because it recognizes and celebrates a small number of 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 honors and awards.

Congratulations to all!

Joseph W. Towle Prize
Alexa Lianne Bloom
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.

Outstanding Student Athlete Award
Joshua Saheki Cogan
Awarded to a graduate who exhibits strong leadership ability and sportsmanlike conduct.

International Business Student Award
Claudia Ivana Diaz
Awarded to the graduate who shows the greatest potential for a career in international business.

John W. Bowyer Award in Finance
Jordan Federbush
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.

Delta Sigma Pi Scholarship Key
Jordan Federbush
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.

Dean’s Special Service Award
Ellen Michelle Kaushansky
Awarded by the dean to recognize students who have rendered extraordinary service to Olin.

Loeb Prize in Leadership

Ellen Michelle Kaushansky
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.

Kay Roh Memorial Award
Ellen Michelle Kaushansky
Awarded to a graduate in recognition of his or her contributions to Washington University and/or the
St. Louis community through extracurricular or volunteer activities, as judged by his or her classmates. Named to honor Kay Roh, who was awarded her BSBA posthumously in 1991. The award is made possible through the generosity of her parents, Min and Jae Roh, and grandparents Ginger and Jack Woods.

Powell Niland Prize
Joanna Haver Klitzke
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.

Arthur M. Seltzer Accounting Award
J. Gabriel Leiter
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.

Undergraduate Marketing Award
Ryan Charles Meltzer
Awarded by the faculty to a graduate for outstanding achievement in the field of marketing.

To be announced week of May 16:
Magna Cum Laude, Summa Cum Laude and Honors in Management