2021-2022 Student and Employee Awards

April 15, 2022

Each year, the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business recognizes top-performing students, staff, and faculty for their academic and professional accomplishments. For the 2021-2022 academic year, we would like to acknowledge and commend the following individuals as recipients of these awards and achievements.

Student Awards

  • Ian McKean Theler, Marketing - Valedictorian
  • Tanner Schulz, Marketing - Scholar of the Year
  • Sarah Wilcox, Management Information Systems - Legacy of Utah State
  • Palmer Edholm, Economics - Graduate Student Researcher of the Year
  • Gabby Diamond, Management Information Systems - Undergraduate Student Researcher of the Year
  • Morgan Hendricks, Accounting – Graduate Student Teacher of the Year

Faculty & and Staff Awards

Ed Stafford

Ed StaffordCazier Professor Lifetime Achievement


Professor, Marketing & Strategy Department

Polly Conrad

Polly ConradUndergraduate Faculty Mentor of the Year


Senior Lecturer, Data Analytics & Information Systems Department

Antje Graul

Antje GraulFaculty Researcher of the Year


Assistant Professor, Marketing & Strategy Department

Chris Hartwell

Chris HartwellFaculty University Service Award


Associate Professor, Management Department

Tyler Brough

Tyler BroughOutstanding Graduate Mentor of the Year


Associate Professor, Data Analytics & Information Systems Department

Jared Hansen

Jared HansenUndergraduate Research Mentor of the Year


Associate Professor, Marketing & Strategy Department

Todd Griffith

Todd GriffithTeacher of the Year


Assistant Professor, Economics & Finance Department

Nate Jensen

Nate JensenEmployee of the Year


Career Specialist

Elisa Hoffman

Elisa HoffmanDean’s Award for Excellence & Impact


Financial Officer

Ruth Loveland

Ruth LovelandDean’s Award for Excellence & Impact


Director of FJ Management Center for Student Success

Susan Madsen

Susan MadsenDean’s Award for Excellence & Impact


Founder & Director, Utah Women & Leadership Project and Inaugural Karen Haight Huntsman Endowed Professor of Leadership

Ken Snyder

Ken SnyderDean’s Award for Excellence & Impact


Executive Director, Shingo Institute and Senior Lecturer, Marketing & Strategy Department

Several professors were awarded promotion and/or tenure for exemplifying a commitment to student success and excellence in their respective research.

  • Dr. Chad Simon, Associate Professor in the School of Accountancy, was promoted to Full Professor.
  • Dr. Julena Bonner, Assistant Professor in the Marketing & Strategy Department, received tenure and a promotion to Associate Professor.
  • Lin Bennion, Lecturer in the Data Analytics + Information Systems Department, was promoted to Senior Lecturer.

A-Pin Recipients

The A-Pin award has been a Utah State University tradition since 1910. This prestigious award recognizes students who have earned a 4.0 GPA for two consecutive semesters carrying 15 or more credit hours. This year, 84 Huntsman students were honored with an A-Pin award.

  • Madeleine Alder, Economics
  • Taylor Bair, Management
  • Donald Baker, Finance
  • Yan Bao, Economics
  • Katherine Barney, Accounting
  • Joshua Baugh, Economics
  • Megan Beckman, Accounting
  • Seth Benson, Economics
  • Maxwell Beveridge, Business Administration
  • Grant Bischoff, Business Administration
  • Mark Blackham, Accounting
  • Sara Blamires, Economics
  • Rhianna Boivie, International Business
  • Issam Bouhaddaoui, Marketing
  • Landon Burt, Finance
  • Marissa Christensen, Management
  • Dallin Clements, Marketing
  • Madison Cochrane, Management
  • Montana Cragun, Management Information Systems
  • Mark Crandall, Management
  • Quinton Daniel, Finance
  • Christopher Davis, Accounting
  • Joseph Davis, Finance
  • Rebecka Denney, Business Administration
  • McKoy Didericksen, Management Information Systems
  • Adriane Dudley, Management Information Systems
  • Larry Dudley, Accounting
  • Sabrina Ellis, International Business
  • Eliza Emerson, Economics
  • Alexis Fadel, Economics
  • Katharina Funk, Management
  • Alvaro Garcia, Economics
  • Carter Green, Accounting
  • Christopher Harper, Finance
  • Millika Holbrook, Marketing
  • Clayton Holdstock, Economics
  • Austin Jensen, Finance
  • Luke Jeppson, Finance
  • Tongyao Jiang, Economics
  • Yuting Jiang, Economics
  • Lee Johnson, Economics
  • Rebecca Lau, Management
  • Yunze Li, Economics
  • Mitchell Lott, Economics
  • Andrew Marino, Marketing
  • Darby Mason, Finance
  • Austin Maughan, International Business
  • Kenley McMurdie, Accounting
  • McKenzie Mecham, Accounting
  • Emily Merrill, Finance
  • Hayden Moss, Economics
  • Daedan Olander, Accounting
  • Kaitlyn Olson, Management Information Systems
  • Benjamin Palmer, Economics
  • Seth Porter, Economics
  • Grace Rawson, Marketing
  • Collin Reid, Finance
  • Megan Reger, International Business
  • Vanessa Richards, Finance
  • Laurel Scott, Management
  • Victor Smith, Data Analytics
  • Rachel Sneddon, Economics
  • Ethan Snizek, Economics
  • Jacob Spencer, Finance
  • Puzelong Sun, Economics
  • Mia Swasey, Finance
  • Spencer Sweet, Management
  • Brett Syndergaard, Economics
  • MacCabe Taylor, Management
  • Ian Theler, Marketing
  • Rodney Tran, Management
  • Ryan Treasure, Management
  • Gavin Tremea, Finance
  • Christian Valdivia, Economics
  • Sarah Waddoups, Economics
  • Mark Ward, Accounting
  • Seth Ward, Economics
  • Austin Warr, Management Information Systems
  • Sarah Wilcox, Management Information Systems
  • Luke Wilding, Data Analytics
  • Jessica Wilhite, Marketing
  • Tyler Wilson, Accounting
  • Joshua Wood, Economics
  • Xinyi Zhou, Economics