Six Avila University students received the School of Business Academic Achievement Awards for 2021-2022. Students must be graduating business majors with a minimum 3.5 cumulative GPA. A vote of full-time business faculty chooses winners.
The William Randall Sowers Award has a special distinction in that it is a memorial award in honor of a former Avila Accounting major.
Notified by the School of Business, the winners will be recognized at the campus-wide spring awards ceremony. Each will be presented with a certificate by the Chair of the School of Business, Wendy Acker, recognizing their achievement and including a statement from at least one professor.
Congratulations to each of these students in their respective categories.
Outstanding MBA
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Kyle Ahlenstorf — “One positive thing that COVID allowed me was an opportunity to return to Avila through their online learning. As this opportunity presented itself, I was able to complete an MBA with a concentration in Health Care Management.”
Undergraduate Award — Accounting
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Joshua McCullough — “Every professor that I have had in my four years here have truly cared about my success not just in the classroom but also in my future career.”
William Randall Sowers Accounting Leadership Award
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Jadon Pyle — “Avila has been beneficial to me through its utilization of being a small school, allowing a close and personally tailored education in these last few years. This is something I know has given me a great jump into my professional career.”
Undergraduate Award — International Business, Finance
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Yaneth Rosales — “I was nervous about arriving at Avila as a transfer student, not knowing if I would feel welcomed and supported coming in as a junior. Luckily, I was able to realize quickly that not only was I extremely welcomed, but my professors and academic advisor were super understanding and supportive in my journey to graduate.”
Undergraduate Award — Management
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Titus Boone — “My Avila experience was impressive inside of this small and caring university. Avila University has professors that want to see you succeed, and the experience was fantastic!”
Undergraduate Award — Marketing, Management
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Lydia Schuetz — “During my time at Avila, I have been blessed with professors who are invested in my success and hold me to a high standard.”