HONORS DAY
This Honors Day we celebrate recipients of Robinson College awards and scholarships, and Honors Experience in Business (HExB) students for the 2023-2024 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
Time | Event Description |
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1:30 p.m. | Seating begins in the Rialto Theater |
1:55 p.m. | Opening Entertainment begins - Richard Shaw Junior Experience |
2:06 p.m. | Opening remarks and introduction of keynote |
2:10 p.m. | Keynote address: Mary Stokes, CFA, Managing Director, Market Investment Executive - Head of Institutional Investments. Bank of America |
2:30 p.m. | Student processional begins |
2:55 p.m. | Closing remarks |
3:00 p.m. | Closing Reception |
2023 Honors Day Honoree Testimonial Video
2023 Honors Day Honoree Awards
Sponsored by:
Keynote Speaker
Mary Stokes - Managing Director
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
Coming soon.