2025-2026 Student and Employee Awards
Each year, the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business recognizes top-performing students, staff, and faculty for their academic and professional accomplishments. For the 2025-2026 academic year, we would like to acknowledge and commend the following individuals as recipients of these awards and achievements.
Student Awards
- Chris Davis (Accounting & Data Analytics), Valedictorian
- Grace Engst (Finance & Economics), Scholar of the Year
- Bridger Porter (Marketing), Undergraduate Researcher of the Year
- Jentrie Gilliland (Master of Accounting), Master’s Student Researcher of the Year
- Brook Stevenson (Master of Accounting), Legacy of Utah State
- Nick Singleton (Master of Financial Economics), Graduate Student Teacher of the Year
- Ricardo Tienda-Pérez (Management), Undergraduate Teaching Fellow of the Year
- Madelyn Garcia Cambronero (Finance & Economics), Aggie First Scholar of the Year
Faculty & Staff Awards
David Herrmann
Cazier Professor Lifetime Achievement
Senior Lecturer, Marketing & Strategy Department
Lacee Wilkey
Teacher of the Year
Lecturer, School of Accountancy
Dr. Todd Griffith
Undergraduate Faculty Mentor of the Year
Associate Professor, Economics & Finance Department
Dr. Lucas Rentschler
Undergraduate Research Mentor of the Year
Associate Professor, Economics & Finance Department
Dr. T. Scott Findley
Faculty University Service Award
Associate Professor, Economics & Finance Department
Dr. Matthew Jaremski
Faculty Researcher of the Year
Professor, Economics & Finance Department
Dr. Chris Hartwell
Outstanding Graduate Mentor of the Year
Associate Professor, Management Department
Heather Buatte
Ethical Leadership Award
Administrator, Master of Human Resources Program
Kaelyn Loveless
Entrepreneurial Spirit Award
Corporate Relations Specialist, ProSales
Shauna Fairbanks
Huntsman Impact Award
Business Assistant
Russell Fisher
Student Impact Award
Associate Director, The Center for Entrepreneurship
Myra Durrant
Student Impact Award
Academic Advisor, School of Accountancy
Dr. Gary Thurgood
Dean’s Award for Exceptional Service
Associate Professor, Management Department
Elisa Hoffman
Dean’s Award for Exceptional Service
Financial Officer
Bianca James
Dean’s Award for Exceptional Service
Events Coordinator
Amelia Naumann
Dean’s Award for Exceptional Service
Building & Venue Coordinator
Liz Allred
Dean’s Award for Exceptional Service
Program Director, Global Learning
Kathy McConkie
Dean’s Award for Exceptional Service
Associate Director & Advisor, MBA Program
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. During the 2025 calendar year (spring 2025, summer 2025, and fall 2025 semesters), 113 Huntsman students earned an A-Pin award.
- Evan Anderson, Finance
- Drew Badger, Information Systems
- Karsten Bailey, Finance
- Nate Barker, Economics
- Cambry Barnes, Marketing
- Mia Bean, Marketing
- Brooklyn Bement, Finance
- Brooke Blatter, Business Undecided
- Kenden Blotter, Accounting
- Carson Boehme, Accounting
- Chase Bowen, Data Analytics
- Braxton Bushman, Economics
- Parker Butterfield, Data Analytics
- McLean Carling, Economics
- Braylen Carlson, Data Analytics
- Logan Christensen, Finance
- Carson Coltharp, Accounting
- Lindsey Cooper, Information Systems
- MacKenzie Cornia, Management
- Graham Covington, Accounting
- Wyatt Crowther, Accounting
- Alexandra Cummings, Accounting
- Carter Cushing, Economics
- Chris Davis, Accounting
- Ellie Davis, Accounting
- Ethan Davis, Finance
- Carson Dean, Finance
- Emma DeBerard, Data Analytics
- Joe Dewitz, Accounting
- Caleb Dissel, Data Analytics
- Cader Dunkley, Data Analytics
- James Ewell, Accounting
- Xue Feng, Economics
- Aidan Fife, Economics
- Nolan Franklin, Information Systems
- Samuel Gibby, Finance
- Alyssa Giles, Accounting
- Anna Giles, Data Analytics
- Logan Godfrey, Data Analytics
- Ben Gonzalez, Data Analytics
- Addison Goodman, Accounting
- Caleb Gordon, Information Systems
- Kaiya Green, Finance
- Laney Haines, Marketing
- Ezra Hall, Economics
- Owen Hall, Finance
- Cooper Hansen, Information Systems
- McKayla Hansen, Accounting
- Janalee Hatch, Marketing
- Jackson Hill, Finance
- Cole Höglund, Accounting
- Samuel Holdstock, Accounting
- Emeline Howell, Accounting
- Jared Hunt, Economics
- Justin Hunt, Accounting
- Triana Jaburek, Accounting
- Justin Jager, Accounting
- Logan Johnson, Finance
- Claire Jones, Information Systems
- Shuqing Kang, Economics
- Lauren Knox, Data Analytics
- Camden Koch, Finance
- Briggs Kondel, Economics
- Faith Kroening, Finance
- Davis Larsen, Finance
- Enqi Li, Economics
- Yang Li, Economics
- Bryce Lifferth, Finance
- Mingying Lu, Economics
- Erik Marchant, Finance
- Maren McBeth, Accounting
- Tanner McCurdy, Information Systems
- Kylee McMullin, Data Analytics
- Hallie Meier, Finance
- Yangxianghui Meng, Economics
- Payson Morgan, Economics
- Shujin Mou, Economics
- Lance Nielsen, Information Systems
- Jake Olaveson, Management
- Isaac Olson, Finance
- Grace Palmer, Accounting
- Yuan Pang, Economics
- Jackson Porter, Accounting
- Isaac Richards, Economics
- Deven Ritchie, Finance
- Britton Roblyer, Accounting
- Matthew Saunders, Management
- Rylee Sessions, Accounting
- Yecheng Shen, Economics
- Gavin Siggard, Accounting
- Avyrlie Smith, Finance
- Dylan Smith, Marketing
- Brooklyn Stevenson, Finance
- Jackson Stokes, Accounting
- Meixin Sun, Economics
- Anna Sundberg, Accounting
- Porter Tackett, Management
- Benjamin Thompson, Economics
- Wesley Thompson, Information Systems
- Ricardo Tienda-Pérez, Management
- Ying Jie Tong, Finance
- Brock Tuchtenhagen, Finance
- Rylee Turlington, Finance
- Isabella Vater, Marketing
- Kate Vest, Data Analytics
- Trace Wells, Economics
- Ella West, Information Systems
- Ella Wilhelmsen, Data Analytics
- Micah Witzel, Economics
- Charles Wonka, Economics
- Ally Yoshimura, Finance
- Yuhang Zhang, Economics
- Benjamin Ziebarth, Accounting