outstanding students
BBA Program Marshal – 2011
- Sheri Denning of Pekin, Illinois served as the BBA program marshal for the University of Illinois Springfield’s 40th commencement ceremony held on May 14th, 2011. Each year the BBA program has the privilege to select one undergraduate student who is designated as marshal to lead the program's graduates in the commencement ceremony. This person represents the highest academic, professional and personal accomplishments expected by the faculty in the program. Congratulations to Sheri.
Wayne & Margie Fox Award – 2011
- Kyle Nestlehut, a BBA student from Beecher, Illinois, received the 2011 Wayne and Margie Fox award. The Fox award targets an exemplary Business College student who completes an internship with a Springfield area not for profit organization. A generous award to the university from Wayne and Margie Fox funds this $1,000 award. Kyle’s work for the YMCA in Springfield and his academic coursework were considered.
Included below are highlights of Kyle’s work with the YMCA last spring, demonstrating the experience & knowledge he gained during the AST and how his work at the YMCA impacted achievement of their mission and provided service to the Springfield community.
Congratulations to Kyle on this honor, and as Associate Dean Dyanne Ferk told Kyle during the AST site visit, “Thank you for making UIS proud and representing UIS students so well.”Responsible for instructor scheduling and coverage for aquatic classes and verifying that employees maintain appropriate credentials (e.g. CPR certification, lifeguard certification) required for their duties.
He dealt with emergency situations including a small fire at the Y that included getting the fire department on site.
For the first time he organized an analysis of the 5 year usage of Y developed programs. He presented to the Board and his product was helpful in future planning.
Kyle helped develop a set of policies and procedures to conduct more extensive reviews/checks of applicants and new employees to confirm suitability (e.g. review of facebook and myspace and internet sites).
Kyle worked on the Spring Kids Health program.
2011-2012 Business Scholarships
- The Kent and Gail Weber Scholarship for Business Administration or Management majors: the recipient was Caily Goede , a BBA student.
- The Eugene and Elaine Wilkinson Scholarship for a Business Administration major: the recipient was Frederick Jackson, a BBA student.
- The Paul M. Snodgrass Memorial Scholarship : the recipient was Dustin Dennison , a BBA student.
- The Gilbert N. and Frances G. Stein Scholarship: the recipient was Lynette Duncan, a BBA student.
- The Gilbert N. and Frances G. Stein Scholarship: the recipient was Chasidy Jones , a BBA student.
Among the 2011-12 BBA recipients for UIS scholarships were:
- Eugene and Elaine Wilkinson Scholarship : Fredrick Jackson
- J. Douglas & Helen Craddock Memorial Scholarship: Ashley Tague
- Evelyn Brandt Thomas Scholarship: Courtney Klaus
- Gilbert and Frances Stein Scholarship : Lynette Duncan, Chasidy Jones
- Jack Marantz Memorial Scholarship : Chigozie Umeadi
- Albert Inkel Memorial Scholarship: Kelsey Blake, Abby Vorreyer
- Thomas M. Eakman Scholarship : Marquisha Adams
- Paul M. Snodgrass Memorial Scholarship : Dustin Dennison
- Hattie and Walter Putnick Scholarship : Barry Arnett
- Illinois Association of Realtors (IAR) Athletic Scholarship: Barry Arnett
- James Lundquist Memorial Scholarship : Anand Bhat
- Beverly Slabaugh Scholarship : Cynthia Burns
- Kent and Gail Weber Scholarship : Carly Goede
- Grace Brorstrom Oakley Scholarship : Theresa Halpin
- Albert and Mozelle Narcisse Scholarship: Fredrick Jackson
- Transfer Scholarship (UIS Scholarship unrestricted funds): Anand Bhat
- Wilbur and Margaret Wepner Scholarship : Bilguun Amarjargal, Zachary Phillips
- Howard C. & Lynda Y Humphrey UIS Scholarship: Nicholas Lumley
- J.William and Mary Schnirring - CBM Scholarship: Ashley Tague
BETA GAMMA SIGMA
- Beta Gamma Sigma is the international honor society serving business programs accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International). Membership in Beta Gamma Sigma is the highest recognition a business student anywhere in the world can receive in a business program accredited by AACSB International. The society grants admission to the top 10 percent of the baccalaureate class and the top 20 percent of graduate students.
BBA students inducted into the Universiy of Illinois Beta Gamma Sigma honor society chapter in May 2011 included
Aprile Combes, Lawrence Crowley, Brett Gerger, Allison Hester, Richard Johnson, John Mayer, Mark Pfister, Laura Rabe, Charles Satterlee, Preston Searl, Robert Vansolo, and Ashley Wilson.
Continuing members include Aaron W. Banks, Sheri Nicole Denning, Paul D. Donahoe, Greg Filla, Laura Besaw-Gasparas, Adam Havrilka, Azizunisa Husain, Justin M. Kiefer, Tyler Ray Krofchick, Samantha Rachel Moultry, Alicia A. Murphy, Todd Michael Newton, Kate Perkins, Niccol Stout, and Marybeth Young.
Fall 2010 and Spring 2011 BBA students on Dean’s List designation with a 3.75 GPA or above:
- Fall 2010
Barry Arnett, Christopher Bayer, Zachary Berillo, Anand Bhat, John Bickley, Linda Bomya, Ryan Bouray, Jane Brown, Anna Cadmus, Megan Canny, Vittorio Cascio, Yishu Cheng, Aprile Combes, Miranda Cox, Caitlin Crane, Lawrence Crowley, Michael Czarny, Trevor Debelak, Dustin Dennison, Timothy Dillon, Natalie Dougherty, Diane Dunn, Amanda Engeling, Gregory Filla, Vivica Futrell, Evan Gallagher, Natasha Gaydos, Nicholas Gizzarelli, Natalie Hammoud, Paige Heiser, Tori Higgason, Cori Hurt, Azizunisa Husain, Kyle Johnson, Richard Johnson, Heather Jones, Shaun Kerr, Joshua Kilhoffer, Courtney Klaus Mark Klinger, Samuel Knox, Krystine Komanecky, Easton Kowalski, Tyler Krofchick, Amy Lawson, Rasa Linkauskaite, Karen Lockhart, Christine Magallon, Justin Maxson, John Mayer, Brittany McBride, Benton McCarthy, Tyler McKay, Brock Menold, Adam Miller, Jennifer Mitich, Heather Nelson, Cory O'Connor, Rachel Ona, Nick Orsini, Amna Owais, Adam Parker, Mark Pfister, Geoffrey Piehl, Anthony Raker, Emily Roskamp, Tara Sablotny, Charles Satterlee, Marta Sawicka, Lauren Schweigert, Preston Searl, Kelly Shaughnessy, Alex Shaw, Renita Sprinkle, Christopher Stringer, Ashley Tague, Larry Talbott, Joseph Tibbs, Lisa Touloumis, Abby Vorreyer, Michael Waldo, Daniel Wilkerson
- Spring 2011
Marquisha Adams, Rewaa Alhasani, Raeann Anderson, Barry Arnett, Marsha Banister, Andrea Bennett, Zachary Berillo, Elizabeth Blackburn, Brenda Blanchar, John Boland, Ryan Bouray, Jane Brown, Stacy Brown, Anna Cadmus, Megan Canny, Ian Carlson, Hye Jeong Chang, Kendra Chislom, Caitlin Crane, Patrick Davis, Trevor Debelak, Dustin Dennison, Timothy Dillon, Diane Dunn, Egolf Egolf, Gregory Filla, Amanda Flesch, Melissa Frost, Vivica Futrell, Laura Gasparas, Tracey Genovese, Nicholas Gizzarelli, Florinda Guerriero, Megan Hayward, Allison Hester, Tori Higgason, James Hill, Eric Horn, Cori Hurt, Omega James, Luma Jasim, Richard Johnson, Heather Jones, Shaun Kerr, Mark Klinger, Matthew Leslie, Chun-Kai Liao, Karen Lockhart, Alexandra Looff, Jacqueline Lyle, Sean Maisenbacher, Brittany McBride, Jessica McConnell, Tyler McKay, Michael McPherson, Brock Menold, Joel Milner, Krystal Mizeur, Cory O'Connor, Keri Odle, Heather Oliver, Rachael Ona, Amna Owais, Chambri Pearson, Mark Pfister, Laura Rabe, Daniel Robertson, Kenneth Routt, Tara Sablotny, Albert Samaniego, Charles Satterlee, Marta Sawicka, Alex Shaw, Timothy Shoemaker, Renita Sprinkle, Ruth Stagner, Ashley Tague, Yixian Tang Ryan Thoroman, Joseph Tibbs, Lisa Touloumis, Robert Vansolo, Jonathan Vongkorad, Abby Vorreyer, Elizabeth Voss, Michael Waldo, Scott Weed, Jordan Williams, Ashley Wilson, Lisa Wilson, Heather Young, Thomas Zaffiri, Amy Zappo
*To qualify for the designation, a student must be an undergraduate who took at least eight graded semester hours and maintained a grade-point average of at least 3.75 for the semester.
