Graduate Program Awards

Rutgers Business School MBA students were celebrated on Thursday, 5/2/2024, at an awards ceremony to honor the accomplishments of the class of 2024. This group of dedicated students were recognized by their professors, Rutgers administration, and Rutgers alumni for their outstanding achievements.

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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.

Anju Thottakara

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.

Anish Desai
Daphni Sawyer

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 Name: IBSA Pharma
Alberta Drake
Holly Graber
Victoria Kalawur
Jennifer Monahan
Rax Wang

EDMUND L. HOUSTON – ALFREDA P. ROBINSON AWARD

This award is presented to the minority MBA student with the highest academic achievement.

Daphni Sawyer

Marketing Research Insights and Analytics (MRIA) Advisory Board Fellowship

The MRIA Advisory Board selects up to three awardees each year among MBA students with the MRIA Concentration based on academic merit.

Mark Buckweitz
Debolina Deb

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.

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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.

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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.

Elise Hu
Gustavo Salgado-Maldonado
Aman Sheth

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.

Haralambos Nicolaou
Anju Thottakara

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.

Jimmy Dumas II

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.”

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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.

Tyler Alcorn
Priyanka Lunawat
Emily Pressman

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.

Aman Sheth

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.

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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.

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Director's Award

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

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Award for Academic Achievement Business Of Fashion (BOF)

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.

Brooke Pikiell

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

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.

Alessia Pecorella 

MSCA Director’s Award for Academic Excellence 

This award is based on the highest cumulative GPA of all courses counted toward their degree. 

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MSCA Director’s Award for Outstanding Achievements

This award is based on achievements during a student’s study period, including (but not limited to) case competitions (or other competitions), professional certificates earned, or research outputs in the field.

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MSCA Director’s Award for Excellent Impacts

This award is based on student’s impacts on the MSCA 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).

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