Class of 2022: Undergraduate Student Awards

Peter B. Lewis Building

The Weatherhead School of Management is pleased to recognize the following undergraduate students for their excellent work at Weatherhead:

Accounting

The Weatherhead School of Management Award given to the most outstanding senior in accounting. This year's recipient is Margaret Zimmer.

The Andrew D. Braden Award for Excellence in Auditing and Financial Reporting Studies is given to a student whose achievement as an undergraduate in auditing and financial reporting subjects is recognized as demonstrating attributes consistent with professionalism and leadership. This year's recipient is Jenna Ruccolo.

The Thomas Dickerson Award for Excellence in Professional Accountancy Studies is given to a student whose high academic achievement and leadership in the integrated studies program in accountancy is recognized as exemplary. This year’s recipient is Sara Folger.

Economics

The Cheryl A. Casper Economics Prize is awarded to a senior for academic excellence in economics. This year’s recipients are Alan Fickling and James FitzGibbon

The H.W. Kniesner Prize is awarded to an outstanding senior in economics. This year's recipients are Manav Midha and Nathan Ruhde.

The Marvin J. Barloon Award is given for outstanding performance in economics. This year's recipients are Stephen Andryc, Maria Bates Domenech, Brooke Hathhorn, Thomas Lipker, Dane Mizuno, Joshua Nagler, Jonathan Simon, Lily Anne TranCat and Abraham Wolpert.

The Robert N. Baird Award is given for academic excellence and leadership in extracurricular activities. This year's recipient is Claire Jeffress.

The James Dysart Magee Award is awarded to an outstanding student in economics for the senior year. This year's recipient is Rebecca Schneirov.

The Howard T. McMyler Award is awarded to an outstanding junior majoring in economics. This year's recipient is Ester Muzychuk.

The Gardiner Scholarship is awarded to a junior majoring in economics who is interested in finance.  This year's recipient is Beth Canel.

The Economics Department Achievement Award recipients are Joan Bode, Zidong Huang, Monish Lavu, Grace Olson, Kasey Pukys, Reese Puntus and Michael Zhou.

The Economics Department Award for Service recipients are Lelia Durand, James Jung, Sedona Jolly, Nathan Lesch, Daniel Lozada and Elijah North.

Management 

The Weatherhead School of Management Award is given to a senior for outstanding achievement in the Weatherhead School of Management. This year's recipients are Kyler Barnard, Elisabeth Chillrud and Ziyi Zhang.

The Robert O. Berger, Jr. Award is given to a junior who demonstrates overall achievement in scholarship, as well as notable community participation and leadership. This year's recipient is Will Brune.

The Nellie Chittenden Carlton Prize is awarded to a senior in management whose outstanding work in the general field of economics shows the greater promise of leadership. This year's recipient is Alex Occhionero.

The Matthew Leskiewicz Award is given to a senior in the Weatherhead School of Management for outstanding leadership and service. This year's recipient is Max Vicario.

The Roulston Performance Award recipient is Jonathan Ockunzzi for outstanding performance in management.

The Kevin J. Semelsberger Prize recipients are Suman Guntupalli, Vishal Moorthy, Neil Shah, Zhenning Tang, Alexis Tran and Lexie Tsudis for excellence management.

The Wolstein Family Award for Excellence in Business Venture Plan Development is given to a student enrolled as a major or minor in Weatherhead undergraduate programs whose business venture development plan is considered to have the highest promise to be successfully initiated. This year's recipient is Nazar Tkachenko.

The Iris Wolstein Award for Excellence in Business Venture History is given to a student whose work on projects and/or coursework related to the study of Cleveland business venture history is determined to have made a significant contribution to the understanding of the business development in Northeast Ohio and related environs. This year's recipient is Christina Hickson.

The Financial Executive’s Institute Award recipients are Amanda Graff and Madison Miller.

The Weatherhead School of Management Dean's Achievement Award is awarded for excellence in scholarship and leadership in accountancy/management. This year's recipients are Danish Khan, Jou Kim, Ethan Park and Kirby Wetherbee.

The Outstanding Business Management Student Award recipient is Ziyi Zhang.

The Excellence in Business Management Award recipients are Jonathan Ockunzzi, Nazar Tkachenko and Natalie Weida.

The Outstanding Finance Student Award recipient is Kyler Barnard.

The Excellence in Finance Award recipients are Jaya Jolly, Ryan Murray, Lauren Sharkey, Ziyi Zhang and Margaret Zimmer.

The Outstanding Marketing Student Award recipient is Elisabeth Chillrud.

The Excellence in Marketing Award recipients are Emily Chang, Alex Gould and Giovanna Tatananni.

The Department of Organizational Behavior Award recipients are Domenica Calderon and Brendan Murray. The runners-up for this award are Andrew Frye, Veronica Madell and Aimee Wiencek.


Congratulations to all recipients!