School of Business honors scholars

The Fairmont State University School of Business honored students for their academic achievement at the Delta Mu Delta Induction Ceremony and Scholarship and Award Presentations at the end of the spring 2017 semester. 

Five students received awards for outstanding performance in their academic area. 

• Mackenzie Harrison of Twinsburg, OH was awarded Outstanding Senior—Business. 
• Travis Kirtner of Bridgeport was awarded ACBSP Outstanding Student Leadership Award. 
• Lindsay Menas of Fairmont was awarded Outstanding MBA student. 
• Simon Poling of Tunnelton was awarded Outstanding Senior—Information Systems.
• Taterida Ushendibaba of Fairmont was awarded Outstanding Senior—Accounting.

Raychel Fitzwater of Belington and Mackenzie Harrison of Twinsburg, OH received the Bloomberg Businessweek Excellence in Writing awards. Shawn Peters of Bridgeport received the Conley CPA Group Accounting Excellence Award, and Elizabeth Hughes of Carolina was awarded the Dream, Succeed & Lead honor. 

In addition to the above honors, 34 scholarships were presented. Awardees were: 

Francisco Guerrero—Anthony J. and Josephine Pitrolo Endowed Scholarship; Kaylee Johnson—Anthony J. and Josephine Pitrolo Endowed Scholarship; Wyndsom Kendall—Anthony J. and Josephine Pitrolo Endowed Scholarship; Sean Riggleman—Anthony J. and Josephine Pitrolo Endowed Scholarship; Alexis Allen—Donald L. Hoylman Impact Scholarship; McKenzie Cox—Donald L. Hoylman Impact Scholarship; Sarah Haller—Donald L. Hoylman Impact Scholarship; Tyler Rhodes—Donald L. Hoylman Impact Scholarship; Jordan Utt—Dustin Burdoff Scholarship; Olivia Anderson—Emily Leaf Nichols Alumni Scholarship; Samuel Biafore—Frank & Florence Sansalone Scholarship; Andrew Harris—George E. Lambert Family Endowed Fund for Education; Ethan Ratovich—Glenn A. Harman Accounting Excellence Scholarship; Trinite Klamadji—John & Nancy Raley School of Business Scholarship; Tingting “Emily” Chen—LeDonne Family Accounting Scholarship; Leo Fleming—LeDonne Family Accounting Scholarship; Darby Petersen—LeDonne Family Accounting Scholarship; Brianna Evans—Louis Schoolnic Endowed Scholarship; Harold Fair—Louis Schoolnic Endowed Scholarship; Raychel Fitzwater—Louis Schoolnic Endowed Scholarship; Lauren Heflin—Louis Schoolnic Endowed Scholarship; Colby Kitzmiller—Louis Schoolnic Endowed Scholarship; James Shafer —Louis Schoolnic Endowed Scholarship; Victoria Stevens—Louis Schoolnic Endowed Scholarship; Samantha Tate—Louis Schoolnic Endowed Scholarship; Mary Frances Yankie—Louis Schoolnic Endowed Scholarship; Neil Alban—Mary B. & Edgar N. Jaynes Endowed Scholarship; Donald Kummer—Robert (Buck) Thompson Family Scholarship; Allison Carvelli—Stanley & Mary Beafore Scholarship; Kiah Osborn—Wesbanco Bank Fairmont, Inc., Endowed Scholarship; Shelby Harman—Wesbanco Bank Graduate Degree Scholarship; Elizabeth Hughes—Woodrow A. Potesta Scholarship of Accounting; Olivia Anderson—Woodrow A. Potesta Scholarship of Accounting; and Molly Talbert—Nicola and Carmella Fantasia Family Scholarship.  

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