
HONORS DAY
This Honors Day we celebrate recipients of Robinson College awards and scholarships, and Honors Experience in Business (HExB) students for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Join Us This Honors Day
These outstanding undergraduate, master’s and doctoral students span academic disciplines and are united by their shared passion for exceptional achievement.
Please contact Catherine Shaw, assistant director, special events if you have any questions about the Honors Day event.
Event program
1:30 p.m.
Seating begins in the Rialto Theater
2:00 p.m.
Event start
2:10 p.m.
Keynote address: Mary Stokes, Managing Director, Market Institutional Investment Executive at Bank of America, and GSU Foundation Board Member
2:30 p.m.
Student processional begins
3:00 p.m.
Closing Reception
Keynote Speaker
Managing Director
Institutional Market Investment Executive
Mary Stokes, a 25-year financial services industry veteran, is a Managing Director and Market Investment Executive of institutional investments at Bank of America Private Bank in Atlanta.
Mary is responsible for the delivery of investment management services to clients of Bank of America Private Bank and Bank of America Retirement Solutions. Other duties include coaching and developing portfolio managers within the region, working with regional colleagues to grow the business, as well as compliance and risk management oversight. Prior to joining Bank of America, she served as a senior consultant for Mercer Investment Consulting and Capital Resource Advisors. She began her career in the banking industry as a capital markets expert with the Comptroller of the Currency.
Mary was named Top 100 Black Women of Influence in 2017 by the Atlanta Business League. She has a passion for childhood education and serves as an Atlanta advisory board member for the Posse Foundation and foundation board member for Georgia State University. She is also actively involved in A Better Chance.
HONORS EXPERIENCE IN BUSINESS
All students who are admitted to Georgia State University’s Honors College and pursuing a degree conferred by the Robinson College of Business are automatically considered Honors Experience in Business students, with access to all the benefits and amenities. If you have questions about the HExB, contact Dr. Jess Waldrop, faculty associate for the Honors Experience in Business [email protected].
AWARD & SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
Chakiyah McMillon | Ashley and Bill Rogers Opportunity Scholarship | ||
Daniel Gezahegne | Beta Gamma Sigma (Masters) | ||
Dayerlise Carvajal | Enid Draluck WomenLead Endowed Scholarship | ||
Emily Shay Webster (MKT) | GTA Teaching Excellence Award | ||
Saman Fatima | William W. Cotterman Outstanding Student Award | ||
Francesca Kessie | Beta Gamma Sigma (Masters) | ||
Gabriel Mercado | Beta Gamma Sigma (BBA) | Louis Samuel Brooke, Jr. Scholarship | |
Haeli Hicks | The Robert B. Bailey, Jr. Empowerment Scholarship | ||
Janai Hood | Cassi Makani Wimmingham Memorial Scholarship | ||
Jeniah Jeffers | Dave R. Forquer Annual Scholarship Fund | ||
Jennifer Osunde | Alight Solutions WomenLead Scholar Award | ||
Jeremy Lee | GTA Teaching Excellence Award | ||
Mark Buford | Connie and Ken McDaniel Scholarship | ||
Minh Cao | Mills B. Lane Sr./Bank of America Scholarship | ||
Monica Johnson | J. Mack Robinson Endowment for Scholarships | ||
Mukund Mariyappa | Upsilon Phi Delta Honor Society Distinction | ||
Nazarete Belai | Pioneer Founders and Leaders Scholarship | ||
Ndeya Leveille | Alight Solutions WomenLead Scholar Award | ||
Nhi Tran | Cecil B. Day Hospitality Immersion Program Scholars | Young Hoteliers Summit 2023 Ambassadors | |
Oluwakemi Adelana | Karen L. Linhart Endowed Scholarship | ||
Prateek Agrawal | William W. Cotterman Outstanding Student Award | ||
Princess Uba | Beta Gamma Sigma (Masters) | Upsilon Phi Delta Honor Society Distinction | |
Rashanda Virgil | Jenny Pruitt Excellence in Real Estate Endowment | Patterson Real Estate Advisory Group Scholarship | |
Shanetia Avinger | Beta Gamma Sigma (Masters) | ||
Summer Clark | Hyatt Regency Atlanta Hotel Leadership Scholarship | North Point Hospitality Scholarship | |
Thao Truong | The Allie Award in Event Management Scholarship | ||
Vu Nguyen | Atlanta Hospitality Alliance Scholarship | Hunter Hotel Realty Scholarship | |
Yvonne Milligan | Dell WomenLead Scholar Award | ||
Aishat Okunuga | McKinney Scholarship | ||
Amenti Burrell | Cecil B. Day Hospitality Immersion Program Scholars | ||
Aminata Thiam | Mills B. Lane Sr./Bank of America Scholarship | ||
Anouk Gerarda Sophia Prop | Carl A. Bramlette, Jr., Scholastic Achievement Award | ||
Ashlyn Campbell | Dell WomenLead Scholar Award | ||
Durfishazehra Momin | Beta Gamma Sigma (BBA) | ||
Favour Ukpongson | Beta Gamma Sigma (Masters) | R.J. Knobel Scholarship | Upsilon Phi Delta Honor Society Distinction |
Janet Isibor | Howard S. and Marie H. Starks Scholarship | Susan A. J. Wilson Endowed Scholarship | |
Jialin Qian (FI) | GTA Teaching Excellence Award | ||
Jordan Smith | Marketing Roundtable Minority Endowed Scholarship | ||
Kacie Phan | Mills B. Lane Sr./Bank of America Scholarship | ||
Nakya Bynum | Women's Philanthropy Network WomenLead Scholarship | ||
Nicolas Ebtinger | Dennis E. Grawoig Memorial Award | ||
Nicole Zhao | Chris Yannopoulos Memorial Scholarship | Howard S. and Marie H. Starks Scholarship | |
Reza Khodabakhshi | Balsano Family Scholarship | R.J. Knobel Scholarship | |
Roger Benitez | Louis Samuel Brooke, Jr. Scholarship | ||
Skye Richardson | Cecil B. Day Hospitality Immersion Program Scholars | ||
Suvaleena Paul | Beta Gamma Sigma (Masters) | ||
Sydney Sanchez | Andrew C. and Eula C. Carlos Endowed Scholarship | ||
Verenice Huerta Jimenez | Cecil B. Day Hospitality Immersion Program Scholars | ||
Victoria Blount | Louis Samuel Brooke, Jr. Scholarship | ||
Alfredo Amable | Beta Gamma Sigma (Masters) | ||
Amara Williams | American Family Insurance Scholarship | ||
Aslam Azeem | Upsilon Phi Delta Honor Society Distinction | ||
Camryn Willis | Cecil B. Day Hospitality Immersion Program Scholars | ||
Christiana Ogunbambi | Upsilon Phi Delta Honor Society Distinction | ||
Christopher Arcuragi | Cecil B. Day Hospitality Immersion Program Scholars | ||
Colby Lombard | Louis Samuel Brooke, Jr. Scholarship | ||
David Agbi | Beta Gamma Sigma (Masters) | ||
Dipshankar Paul | Mills B. Lane Sr./Bank of America Scholarship | ||
Evelin Castro Lozano | The Allie Award in Event Management Scholarship | ||
Fariha Bhatti | Upsilon Phi Delta Honor Society Distinction | ||
Hunter Corvin | Joseph K. Taylor Scholarship | ||
Jennifer Cruz | Jenny Pruitt Excellence in Real Estate Endowment | ||
Jessica Martinez | John M. Dyer First Generation Finance Scholarship | ||
Jillian Davis | Francis J. Bridges Scholastic Achievement Award | ||
Jordan Garner | The Shulman Family Scholarship - 021113 | ||
Liliana Silva | Cochran/Schachter WomenLead Scholarship | ||
Lilly Parham | Dugald Hudson and Nancy Mansfield WomenLead Honors Scholarship | ||
Makeda McNeal | Marketing Roundtable Minority Endowed Scholarship | ||
Mariah Bryant | Upsilon Phi Delta Honor Society Distinction | ||
Meng Wang (FI) | GTA Teaching Excellence Award | ||
Muhammad Humayon | Beta Gamma Sigma (Masters) | ||
Prabha Sambatur | Upsilon Phi Delta Honor Society Distinction | ||
Rachel Hostetler | Upsilon Phi Delta Honor Society Distinction | ||
Sandra Flaucher | Alight Solutions WomenLead Scholar Award | ||
Sara Patyi | Dell WomenLead Scholar Award | WomenLead Programmatic Fund | |
Sebastian Ruiz | Marketing Roundtable Minority Endowed Scholarship | ||
Sonali Digambar | Joseph K. Taylor Scholarship | ||
Stella Mokosio | Howard S. and Marie H. Starks Scholarship | Wells Fargo-J Mack Robinson College of Business Scholarship | |
Swati Singh | Norman R. Harbaugh Scholastic Achievement Award | ||
Tanees Shahid | Mills B. Lane Sr./Bank of America Scholarship | ||
Poorwa Kher | William W. Cotterman Outstanding Student Award | ||
Taylor Pessin | Alight Solutions WomenLead Scholar Award | ||
Thierno Oumou Drame Barry | Ashley and Bill Rogers Opportunity Scholarship | ||
Wolls Jocelyn | Ashley and Bill Rogers Opportunity Scholarship | ||
Lordina Ghansah | Upsilon Phi Delta Honor Society Distinction | ||
Jungmin Park | Beta Gamma Sigma (BBA) | ||
Genny Aliff | Mills B. Lane Sr./Bank of America Scholarship | ||
Adrian King | McKinney Scholarship | ||
Alatta Lawrence | David A. Stonecipher Scholarship - 021012 | ||
Alexeia Garnett | R.C. Williams, M.D., Honor Award | ||
Allison Samuels | Upsilon Phi Delta Honor Society Distinction | ||
Andrew Maddux | Upsilon Phi Delta Honor Society Distinction | ||
Angela Praseuth | Howard S. and Marie H. Starks Scholarship | The Arasin Entrepreneurship Scholarship | |
April Flanigan | The Shulman Family Scholarship - 021113 | ||
Ashley Cardenas | Upsilon Phi Delta Honor Society Distinction | ||
Ashlyn Campbell | Dell WomenLead Scholar Award | ||
Austin Anderson | Floyd S. Harper Actuarial Science Award | ||
Ayaan Panjwani | Louis Samuel Brooke, Jr. Scholarship | ||
Bakhtara Qureshi | Upsilon Phi Delta Honor Society Distinction | ||
Bintou Jarju | Ashley and Bill Rogers Opportunity Scholarship | ||
Biruk Desta | Chris Yannopoulos Memorial Scholarship | ||
Brandon Kowal | Bank of America MBA Scholars | ||
Brittany Mattox | Ashley and Bill Rogers Opportunity Scholarship | ||
Bryce Lovett | The Shulman Family Scholarship - 021113 | ||
Carley Martinez | Marketing Roundtable Minority Endowed Scholarship | ||
Cary Handy | Beta Gamma Sigma (BBA) | ||
Craig Messina | Andrew C. and Eula C. Carlos Endowed Scholarship | ||
Daje Austrie | The Shulman Family Scholarship - 021113 | ||
Daniel Watts | Harding B. Young Teaching Excellence Award | ||
Darshan V. Venkatesh Rao | Outstanding Mathematical Risk Management Grad Student of the Year Award | ||
David Lluberes | Upsilon Phi Delta Honor Society Distinction | ||
David Smith | Mills B. Lane Sr./Bank of America Scholarship | ||
Dalen Carr | Sorrells Family Scholarship Endowment - 020363 | ||
Diego Diaz | Ken Bernhardt Chick-fil-A Scholarship Fund |
Louis Samuel Brooke, Jr. Scholarship | |
Dimitri Nelson | R.J. Knobel Scholarship | ||
Elijah May | Mills B. Lane Sr./Bank of America Scholarship | ||
Erica Lee | Atlanta Concierge Society Kevin Roach Memorial Scholarship | Hotel Equities Scholarship | |
Ernesto Chico | Howard S. and Marie H. Starks Scholarship | Julio Rene Diaz and Diaz Foods Scholarship | |
Ethan Varghese | Louis Samuel Brooke, Jr. Scholarship | ||
Gretchen Eppel | Joseph K. Taylor Scholarship | ||
Huong (Hana) Nguyen (RE) | GTA Teaching Excellence Award | ||
Indya Thomas | Marketing Roundtable Minority Endowed Scholarship | ||
Jaffer Saeed | Mills B. Lane Sr./Bank of America Scholarship | ||
James Clements | Upsilon Phi Delta Honor Society Distinction | ||
Jasmin Hernandez | Louis Samuel Brooke, Jr. Scholarship | ||
Jessica Flynt | McKinney Scholarship | Upsilon Phi Delta Honor Society Distinction | |
Jessica Macha | Robert W. Batten Actuarial Science Award | ||
Jonathan Baron | The Shulman Family Scholarship | ||
Joseph Bealey | Andrew C. and Eula C. Carlos Endowed Scholarship | Howard S. and Marie H. Starks Scholarship | |
Joshua Lewis | William P. Key Scholarship | ||
Juchan Son | Mills B. Lane Sr./Bank of America Scholarship | ||
Jude Montilus | Upsilon Phi Delta Honor Society Distinction | ||
Kathryn Mulvaney | Harry and Mary Meinhardt WomenLead Scholarship | ||
Kathy Ho | Ashley and Bill Rogers Opportunity Scholarship | ||
Kee'won Mathis | John M. Dyer First Generation Finance Scholarship | ||
Keionna Pritchett | J. Mack Robinson College of Business Scholarship Fund | ||
Kenneth J. Turner | James P. Rozelle Outstanding Programmer Award | ||
Kera Astin | Chris Yannopoulos Memorial Scholarship | Howard S. and Marie H. Starks Scholarship | |
Kevin McCloskey | Outstanding Risk Management and Insurance Graduate Student of the Year Award (RMI) | ||
Khalil Prather | Ashley and Bill Rogers Opportunity Scholarship | ||
Kush Patel | The Shulman Family Scholarship - 021113 | ||
Kyle Southerland | Upsilon Phi Delta Honor Society Distinction | ||
Leslie Jacinto | Mills B. Lane Sr./Bank of America Scholarship | ||
Lina Perez | Outstanding Risk Management and Insurance Graduate Student of the Year Award (AS) | ||
Madison Thibodeaux | Young Hoteliers Summit 2023 Ambassadors | ||
Mariana Ordonez | The Robert B. Bailey, Jr. Empowerment Scholarship | ||
Maryam Nourbakhsh | Joseph K. Taylor Scholarship | ||
Mastewal Adane | Mills B. Lane Sr./Bank of America Scholarship | ||
Matthew Swett | J. Mack Robinson Endowment for Scholarships | ||
Mekkayel Philip | Mills B. Lane Sr./Bank of America Scholarship | ||
Melisa Williams | Upsilon Phi Delta Honor Society Distinction | ||
Menghong Has | The Shulman Family Scholarship | ||
Millie Choong | Georgia's Own Foundation/John B. White, Jr. Scholarship | Howard S. and Marie H. Starks Scholarship | |
Moses Dagadu | Beta Gamma Sigma (Masters) | ||
My T. Tran | James P. Rozelle Outstanding Programmer Award | ||
Nneoma Emeka | Mills B. Lane Sr./Bank of America Scholarship | ||
Patrick Emerem | The Shulman Family Scholarship | ||
Quratul Maya | Edith and Tim Twomey Scholarship in the School of Accountancy | ||
Ram Patel | Mills B. Lane Sr./Bank of America Scholarship | ||
Renzhi (Fred) Zhao | GTA Teaching Excellence Award | ||
Reza Khodabakhshi | Balsano Family Scholarship | Howard S. and Marie H. Starks Scholarship | |
Richard Walker | R.J. Knobel Scholarship | ||
Robert Shuler | Eli A. Zubay Actuarial Science Award | ||
Ross Meadow | The Shulman Family Scholarship | ||
Sara Kabani | Jenny Pruitt Excellence in Real Estate Endowment | Patterson Real Estate Advisory Group Scholarship | |
Sarah Humphrey | The Shulman Family Scholarship - 021113 | ||
Shantell Ward | Marketing Roundtable Minority Endowed Scholarship | ||
Shawn Miller | Upsilon Phi Delta Honor Society Distinction | ||
Simon Kiflom | John M. Dyer First Generation Finance Scholarship | ||
Stacey Buras | Andrew C. and Eula C. Carlos Endowed Scholarship | Howard S. and Marie H. Starks Scholarship | |
Stella Mokosio | Howard S. and Marie H. Starks Scholarship | Wells Fargo-J Mack Robinson College of Business Scholarship | |
Tajhae D. Smith | Undergraduate Student of the Year Award | ||
Taylor Pessin | Alight Solutions WomenLead Scholar Award | ||
Tze Yan | Howard S. and Marie H. Starks Scholarship | TP and Nancy Hall Business Scholarship | |
Yuwen Zhu | KPMG John T. Zellner Scholarship in Actuarial Science | ||
Zahra Bhimani | Ashley and Bill Rogers Opportunity Scholarship | ||
Zarafshan Bhojani | Upsilon Phi Delta Honor Society Distinction |