May, 2022
STUDENT SUCCESS: Congratulations to our 2703 Spring 2022 graduates!
AWARDS: Congratulations to Kathleen Nuñez, Bachelor of Science in Accounting, for being one of the nine 91¶ÌÊÓƵ students to receive the Ceremony of Excellence Award.
INVOLVEMENT: Rod Belnap, CTE director, helped Weber School District staff, and students create the "Happiness Hotline" full of encouragement, tips and advice from elementary kids 1-833-884-2779.
STUDENT SUCCESS: Several students and student groups competed locally and nationally! Check out the full edition for all of the results.
FACULTY ENGAGEMENT: Faculty have been busy participating in interviews, penels, board meetings and events to support the college and community.
CONGRATULATIONS: Mary Ann Boles, administrative coordinator for the office of the dean, for 25 years of service to 91¶ÌÊÓƵ.
STUDENT ENGAGEMENT: IRS Criminal Investigation Special Agents gave 25 accounting students an inside look into criminal investigations.
FACULTY ENGAGEMENT: Faculty have been busy with research, interviews and engagment from cyber attacks in Ukraine to conflicts in Africa to economics insights in China.
CONGRATULATIONS: Álvaro La Parra-Pérez, associate professor of economics, and Loisanne Kattelman, instructor of accounting, on receiving the Presidential Teaching Excellence Award.
ALUMNI SUCCESS STORIES: Experlogix's CEO Brady Haider, MBA graduate, was a finalist for Chief People Officer (CPO) of the year award from the Slopes Hall of Fame AND was named to the .
Graduates, Jake and Hayden Wadsworth have turned a garage project into a $40 million Utah company with HydroJug. They have also just hired recent supply chain graduate, Ryan Holmes as the director of operations. Read the full story online!
SPECIAL GUEST: GSBE hosted W. Scott Stornetta, the co-founder of blockchain!
STUDENT SUCCESS: Congratulations to Maria Rios Cabrera, a senior with a double major in mechanical engineering and economics, who was awarded the 2022 The Ivory Prize for Excellence in Student Leadership and Community Engagement. READ MORE GREAT STORIES LIKE THIS!
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: Read about Brandie Mayo (91¶ÌÊÓƵ MBA Alumna) from James Stoddard, (recent 91¶ÌÊÓƵ Alum) Sr. Quality Engineer at Parker Hannifin Corporation.
CONGRATULATIONS: We are pleased to recognize Terrilyn Morgan as this year's Career Champion!
FALL GRADUATION: Congratulations to our Fall 2021 graduates and outstanding graduates.
COAL TO CARBON FIBER PROJECT: Greg Aupperle, Amberly Carter and Jordan Wilkinson, supply chain management seniors, recently presented the results of their study of the coal-to-carbon fiber market with a focus on drone and automotive applications.
ALUMNI SUCCESS: Schuyler Calder is currently living and working in Zürich, Switzerland with his wife, daughter and two labradoodles. At KPMG, he assists foreign companies in their application of U.S. related accounting. Read Schuyler's full story here.
This Gratitude Edition is our way of wrapping up the present of "thanks" for everyone who has made a difference this year and spotlight a few superstars:
FACULTY AWARDS: Francois Giraud-Carrier & Andrew Keinsley
STAFF AWARDS: Nancy Tomon & Brett Merrell
STUDENT AWARD: Jordan Wilkinson
ADJUNCT AWARD: Michelle Rich
COMMUNITY AWARDS: Zac Nelson & Rico Davis
ALUMNI AWARD: Jonene Johanson
NEW RANKINGS: GSBE was ranked #3 best undergraduate business program in Utah.
SUPPLY CHAIN LAUNCHES 5 CERTIFICATES: In addition to four SCM area specific certificates, the department has partnered with Red Barn to support student learning.
CONGRATULATIONS: Congratulations Loisanne Kattelman on receiving the Alston Award for Teaching Excellence!
SPRING GRADUATION: Congratulations to our Spring 2021 graduates and outstanding graduates.
SUPPLY CHAIN TEAM TAKES TOP AWARD: Students Ben Evans, Robert Longoria, Colton Tucker and Marcie Kenner took first place in the University of Minnesota Case Competition.
CONGRATULATIONS: Economics professor,Therese Grijalva won the Applied Faculty Sustainabilit Research Award.
SPRING GRADUATION: Congratulations to our Spring 2021 graduates and outstanding graduates.
SUPPLY CHAIN TEAM TAKES TOP AWARD: Students Ben Evans, Robert Longoria, Colton Tucker and Marcie Kenner took first place in the University of Minnesota Case Competition.
CONGRATULATIONS: Economics professor,Therese Grijalva won the Applied Faculty Sustainabilit Research Award.
FULLBRIGHT TEACHING SCHOLAR: Randy Boyle (MIS professor) was awarded a Fullbright Teaching Scholar in Poland for the 2021-2022 year.
STUDENT SUCCESS STORIES: William Holt (economics alum) published a book, Armanté Gordon (finance grad) accepted an offer with Goldman Sachs, and Riley French (economics alum) was accepted to NYU.
CONGRATULATIONS: We have five outstanding faculty/staff who have received awards.
MIS GRADUATE ACCEPTANCE RATES: Our MIS students are being accepted into the nation's top master's programs with unprecedented success !
WILDCAT MICROFUND: Check out three of the latest new start-ups and how the MicroFund is helping them launch.
CONGRATULATIONS: We have two outstanding faculty who have been selected for Presidential Teaching Excellence Awards.
STUDENT SUCCESS STORIES: With a big smile and bigger heart, Rodrigue Kissou, an international student from Burkina Faso said, “At Weber, I found myself. I found a family and I never felt alone."
CAREER CHAMPION: Congratulations to Lisa Hopkins, accounting instructor, as the Career Champion within the Goddard School of Business & Economics.
MBA LAUNCHES ONLINE PATHWAY: The MBA program is excited to announce the launch of their new 100% Virtual (online) option.
STUDENT SUCCESS STORIES: Develop Ogden selected two Goddard students to serve executive roles in their newly-formed organization.
VIRTUAL GRADUATION: On December 11, we held a short virtual celebration where Dean Matt Mouritsen started things off and introduced our celebrity shout outs along the way.
BETA ALPHA PSI: The Beta Alpha Psi Board of Directors announced that the chapter within the Goddard School of Business has received international recognition as a Superior Chapter
This gratitude edition is our way of saying "Thank You." Thank you to a few stand-out individuals for going above and beyond this year. Thank you to our donors for their continued support of our mission and vision. Thank you to every faculty, staff, student and community partner who has stepped up to make what could have been a disaster of a year, a good one.
Congratulations to our awardees:
Randy Boyle: Faculty
Karen Hicks: Staff
Niki Tonks: Staff
Jessica Westover: Student
Jennifer Gnagey: Adjunct
Todd Mills: Community