Graduate Program Awards

Dean’s Distinguished Leadership Award – MBA Program

This award recognizes a student who has demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to positive leadership, excellent academic achievement, good moral character and who has provided outstanding service to the school. This student’s name will be inscribed on the Rutgers Business School Bell for perpetuity.

Alisha Vij

Dr. Rosa Oppenheim Leadership Award

This award honors Executive Vice Dean Dr. Rosa Oppenheim's extraordinary commitment to Rutgers Business School and the leadership she has exhibited throughout her career, including two stints as interim dean. This award recognizes a student who has demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to positive leadership.

Maitri Taneja 
James Kindelsperger

Dr. S. George Walters Consulting Excellence Award

This award was established in honor of Dr. S. George Walters, professor emeritus, who founded the Interfunctional Management Team Consulting Program in 1971. It is awarded annually to the Interfunctional Management Team with the highest academic achievement in the program.

Team M&M Mars:
Omar Abouelkhair 
Brianne Gray
Christine Koppenaal
Kaitlyn Radauscher
Kristen Toro

Pharmaceutical Management Award

This award is sponsored by a graduate of the Pharmaceutical Management MBA program, who wishes to remain anonymous. It is given each year to a graduating MBA student concentrating in Pharmaceutical Management. The student must have a 3.5 GPA upon completion of 45 credits and must have made a significant contribution to the Pharmaceutical Management MBA program and the Pharmaceutical Management Club at Rutgers Business School. The award is based on nominations made by the director of the Pharmaceutical Management MBA program and voted on by all Pharmaceutical Management students, the director of the MBA Program, and the director of the MBA Office of Career Management.

Malavika Mandapati
Ryan O’Leary

Rutgers Business School Alumni Association Prize –MBA Program

This award is given each year to the students who have shown the greatest achievement in both scholastic and extracurricular activities.

Sharath Adanur

Rutgers Business School Finance Advisory Board Award

This award is made on behalf of the school’s finance advisory board annually to an outstanding student in finance.

Chintan Brahmbhatt 
Jeffrey Green 

Rutgers Business School Marketing MBA Achievement Award

This award is given annually by the Department of Marketing to at least one full-time and at least one Flex MBA student who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in Marketing.

Malavika Mandapati  
Brij Patel
Stephanie Galette 

The Barbara Sackie Memorial Award – MBA Program

This award is presented to the student in the MBA Program on the New Brunswick campus who embodies the leadership and passion that Barbara Sackie brought to the program for over a decade. Barbara was a pioneer for the New Brunswick campus and as the sole employee built the program and created a family. As such, Barbara was the face of the MBA program, New Brunswick. The student receiving this award will honor Barbara’s memory by encompassing their own unique qualities with those of Barbara which include intelligence, insightfulness, selflessness, boldness, caring, inclusion, honesty, integrity, and ethics.

Abha Mehta

The Brick-Whitcomb Award

Established by John Longo and David Whitcomb, this award recognizes the MBA student who completes the best stock report for the course “Advanced Portfolio Management.”

TBA

The Center for Supply Chain Management Leadership Award

This award is given to the student who has demonstrated outstanding leadership and achievement in Supply Chain Management.

Badrinarayanan Venkatanathan 
Rajiv Taribagil
Jaclyn Guglielmi

The Certosimo Award

The Certosimo Family Award in Leadership is given to a rising second-year student in the Full-Time MBA Program who demonstrates academic excellence, leadership, and citizenship. Leadership during the first academic year may come through on-campus activities, such as student clubs or volunteer activities off-campus.

TBA

The Rutgers Executive MBA, Singapore, Dean Lei Lei Achievement Award

This EMBA Singapore award is presented to the  EMBA, Singapore graduate with the highest academic achievement in the program,  in honor of Dean Lei and her many achievements.

TBA

Rutgers Executive MBA, Singapore, Powerhouse Leadership Award

This award is presented to the EMBA, Singapore graduate, who  best exemplifies the qualities of leadership and citizenship towards classmates  and the EMBA, Singapore program.

TBA

Director's Award

The Master of Financial Analysis Program will give this award for the most outstanding contribution by a student to the program.

Ananya Jalan 
Sreyanshi Sreenivasrao Nandigam
Thiago G. Rodrigues
Christopher Wireman

Award for Academic Achievement Business Of Fashion (MSBF)

This award is presented to the Master of Science in the Business of Fashion student who earns the highest cumulative GPA while in the program.

Debra Milstein

Director's Award of Excellence Business of Fashion (MSBF)

This award for leadership and academic excellence is presented to a Master of Science in Business of Fashion graduate who exemplifies the program's mission and vision.

Alexandra Marko
Letisha Park
Sarah Vizzini

Director’s Academic Excellence Award 

This award is based on the cumulative GPA of all courses counted toward your degree (courses you fill in your degree verification form). Courses pending a grade will not be counted. 

Gavin Richards
Xin You

Director’s Impact Award 

This award is based on your impacts on the MSHAI program and RBS in a broader sense. Examples include all activities (such as social media campaign) helping the reputation of the program and RBS and support of program marketing and recruitment (such as assisting open house events). 

Vijay Komagan Senthil Komagan

MSMAI Director's Award for Academic Achievement     

Awarded to the student with the highest cumulative GPA in the MSMAI program for excellence in academic achievement.

Kayla Conley

The Robert and Marcie Werner Award of Excellence in Governmental Accounting 

This award recognizes the student with the highest GPA in the graduating class and who displays professional excellence in academic work in the online Master of Accountancy in Governmental Accounting Program. 

Donald Brown 
Monica McCue

Director's Award for Academic Excellence 

Awarded to the student with the highest cumulative GPA in the MAACY Tax program for excellence in academic achievement, demonstrating outstanding dedication to their studies. With an exceptional GPA and a commitment to intellectual growth, the recipient exemplifies excellence in the Tax profession and a passion for learning.

Michael Gonnella