Gordon Ford College Of Business Presents Awards

May 08, 2008

Bowling Green, Ky. - More than 160 people filled the Regency Room of the Carroll Knicely Conference Center on April 25 to pay tribute to the students, faculty, staff and alumni that received awards during the 11th Annual Gordon Ford College of Business Awards Banquet. 

Outstanding seniors included the following:

Accounting: Jared Atwood of Hustonville.
Economics: Cora Newsom of Jasper, Ind.
Financial Planning: Jeanne Johnson of Marion.
Financial Management: Sarah Korona of Nicholasville.
Information Systems: Ron Ryne of Bowling Green.
Management: Lindsay Betterman of Dunlap, Ill.
Marketing: Casey Humes of Summer Shade.

Outstanding juniors included the following:

Accounting: Aaron Glass of Edmonton.
Economics: Jeremiah Hussung of Bowling Green.
Finance: James Slaton of Madisonville.
Information Systems: Paige Kirby of Alvaton.

Other student awards were as follows:

Gordon Ford College of Business Outstanding MBA Student: April Schleig of Bowling Green.
Robert W. Jefferson Outstanding Graduating Senior: Jared Atwood of Hustonville.
Deans Student Achievement Award: Jennifer Blair of Bowling Green.
Entrepreneurial Spirit Award: Renee Hadorn of Bardstown; Christopher Roof of Millwood.
Delta Sigma Pi Gold Key Award: Jared Atwood of Hustonville; Casey Humes of Summer Shade; Samuel Northern of Russellville; Lindsay Betterman of Dunlap, Ill.; Cora Newsom of Jasper, Ind.; Megan Talley of Bowling Green.
SIFE Leadership Award: Lauren Torger of Chicago; Christopher Roof of Millwood.
Eaton Student Leadership Award: Sarah Korona of Nicholasville.
Wall Street Journal Award in Economics: Cora Newsom of Jasper, Ind.
Wall Street Journal Award in Finance: Matthew Sherertz of Terre Haute, Ind.

Several faculty, staff and alumni of the Gordon Ford College of Business were honored. Award recipients included the following: 

Alumni Award: Kim Thomas.
Recent Alumni Award: Pavel Begun.
MBA Teaching Award: Dr. Bob Hatfield, Assistant Professor of Management.
Lou Prida Student Service Award: Sandy Patterson.
Ann & Dan Greenwell Support Staff Award: Doreen Holmes
Gordon & Glenda Ford Award of Faculty Excellence: Dr. Jean Snavely, Professor of Finance.
Vitale Award for Initiative, Innovation & Leadership: Dr. Johnny Chan, Professor of Finance.
               
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