Olin MBA Finance Award– Mr. Swetabh
Awarded to a graduating MBA student for achievement in finance.
John Wayne Latchum Memorial Award–Mr. Swetabh
Recognizes the graduating MBA student who best exemplifies the qualities of integrity, loyalty to friends and country, courage, intelligence, and high standards of personal conduct as judged by the faculty. This award is named in memory of John Wayne Latchum, a business student who died in 1971 while a senior at Washington University. It is made possible through the generosity of his parents.
Joseph W. Towle Prize–Stacy Danika Sia Alcantara-Garcia
Awarded to the graduating MBA student who, in the judgment of the faculty, exhibits the most substantial academic achievement and the most potential in organizational leadership. This award is named in honor of Joseph W. Towle, a tenured Olin management professor from 1954 to 1975 and a leader among faculty. Well-known in his field, an author and president of the Academy of Management, he established this prize to encourage excellence in the classroom.
Milford Bohm Prize in Marketing–Mesha Radha Bisarya
Awarded to the graduating MBA student who, in the judgment of the faculty, exhibits the most substantial academic achievement and the most potential in marketing. This award was established in honor of Milford Bohm―founder, chairman and CEO of CPI (formerly Rembrandt Studio) from 1942 to 1973―by his wife, Lee Bohm, and their children, Mimi (MBA 1979), David (LA 1978/JD 1984), Rob (MBA 1990) and the late Vicki (EN 1984/SI 1985).
Peer Recognition Award– Rian Samantha Edwards
Awarded to the graduating Professional MBA student who, in the opinion of their fellow students, best exemplifies the qualities of character, leadership, and service and also enjoys the respect, admiration, and affection of their classmates.
Professional Achievement Award– Thomas Benjamin Green
Awarded to the graduating Professional MBA student who best exemplifies the qualities of integrity, loyalty, intelligence, and high moral character as judged by the faculty.
Olin MBA Entrepreneurship Award– Jacob Hibbert
Awarded to the graduating student who, in the opinion of Olin’s entrepreneurship faculty, best exemplifies the qualities of impact, acumen, knowledge, service, attitude, and growth while studying entrepreneurship at WashU.
Hiram and Mary Neuwoehner Prize– Rosemary Claire Howell
Awarded by the faculty to the graduating Professional MBA student who has been the most substantive addition to the evening program through contributions in the classroom and excellence in writing papers and taking examinations. Mary Neuwoehner established this award in the 1990s to honor her husband, Hiram Neuwoehner, BSBA 1941, a St. Louis advertising executive and founder of Batz-Hodgson-Neuwoehner, Inc.
Outstanding Business Analytics Student Award–Customer Analytics– Po-hsun Hsu
Awarded to the graduating Master of Science in Business Analytics student who, in the judgment of the faculty, exhibits the most substantial academic achievement and the most potential in the field of customer analytics.
Nicholas Dopuch Outstanding Accounting Student Award– Po-hsun Hsu
Awarded to the graduating Master of Accounting student who, in the judgment of the faculty, exhibits the most substantial academic achievement and the most potential in the accounting field. This award is named in honor of the late Nicholas Dopuch, a tenured Olin accounting professor from 1983 to 2006 and Olin professor emeritus from 2006 to 2018.
Powell Niland Prize– Emem Aniekan Yvonne Inyang
Awarded to the graduating MBA student with the most substantial academic achievement in supply chain, operations, and technology. This award is named in honor of Powell Niland, a tenured Olin operations and manufacturing management professor from 1957 to 1989 and an Olin professor emeritus from 1989 until 2009.
Outstanding Online MBA Student Award– Andrew Landis
Awarded to the graduating Online Master of Business Administration student who, in the judgment of the faculty, exhibits the strongest academic achievement and the most potential in the field of business.
Olin Online MBA Entrepreneurship Award– Bradley Cullen Lucas
Awarded to the graduating student who, in the opinion of Olin’s entrepreneurship faculty, best exemplifies the qualities of impact, acumen, knowledge, service, attitude, and growth while studying entrepreneurship at WashU.
The Wells Fargo Advisors Center for Finance & Accounting Research Award for Leadership– Sree Nandini Neelayyagari
Awarded to students who contribute outstanding leadership and managerial skills to meet business objectives in research and analysis and derive practical recommendations for corporate and nonprofit projects in finance. Awardees initiate research and influence their peers to achieve outstanding team results for corporate clients and competitions while demonstrating high standards of fairness and ethics.
Paul Cuffe MBA Award for Outstanding Leadership– Sree Nandini Neelayyagari
Awarded to a graduating MBA student for outstanding leadership, academic excellence and involvement in Olin extracurricular activities.
Center for Experiential Learning Impact Award– Sree Nandini Neelayyagari
Recognizes graduating students who have delivered the highest impact to the business and nonprofit communities through the Center for Experiential Learning and other Olin-sponsored experiential programs and activities. Awardees distinguished themselves with exceptional effort and leadership that advanced the missions and objectives of the organizations and individuals they engaged globally.
The Wells Fargo Advisors Center for Finance & Accounting Research Award for Leadership– Felipe Nicolas Quaassdorff Molina
Awarded to students who contribute outstanding leadership and managerial skills to meet business objectives in research and analysis and derive practical recommendations for corporate and nonprofit projects in finance. Awardees initiate research and influence their peers to achieve outstanding team results for corporate clients and competitions while demonstrating high standards of fairness and ethics.
Dean’s Special Service Award– Felipe Nicolas Quaassdorff Molina
Awarded by the dean to recognize MBA students who have rendered extraordinary service to Olin.
Dean’s Award for Corporate Social Responsibility– Phaidra Amadea Stanley
Recognizes the graduating MBA student or student group who has demonstrated outstanding scholarship, leadership, and/or practice in corporate social responsibility.
The Wells Fargo Advisors Center for Finance & Accounting Research Award for Leadership– Haowei Sun
Awarded to the students who contribute outstanding leadership and managerial skills in meeting business objectives in research and analysis, and deriving valuable recommendations for corporate and non-profit projects in finance. Awardees initiate research and influence their peers to achieve the best team results for corporate clients and competitions while demonstrating high standards of fairness and ethics.
Hubert C. Moog Prize– Adarsh Tandi
Awarded to the graduating MBA student who, in the opinion of their fellow students, best exemplifies the qualities of character, leadership, and service and enjoys the respect, admiration, and affection of their classmates. This award is named in honor of Hub Moog, who, as chairman and president of Moog Automotive, transformed his family’s St. Louis-based business into a world-renowned corporation. He served on the Washington University Board of Trustees and the Olin Task Force in 1980 and 1981. He and his wife, Dorothy R. Moog, strongly supported Washington University.
Peer Recognition Award– Alexander Ballard Thomson
Awarded to the graduating Professional MBA student who, in the opinion of their fellow students, best exemplifies the qualities of character, leadership, and service and also enjoys the respect, admiration, and affection of their classmates.
Outstanding Corporate Finance Student Award– Xinjian Ye
Awarded to the graduating Master of Science in Finance student who, in the judgment of the faculty, exhibits the strongest academic achievement and the most potential in corporate finance.
Additional Honors
Center for Experiential Learning Scholar
These graduates have given of their time, energy, and leadership to help advance our experiential learning programs. They have substantially impacted the learning experience for their peers and WashU Olin’s global reach. They have earned a dual orange honor cord to represent their accomplishment.
Kalyan Likith Satya Srimanth Annabathula
Arpit Arya
Sergiu Erich Celebidachi
Anthony Ndirangu Kifue
Sree Nandini Neelayyagari
Phaidra Amadea Stanley
Qie Wang
Bauer Leadership Fellow
Amatya Agarwal
Kalyan Likith Satya Srimanth Annabathula
Arpit Arya
Anthony Ndirangu Kifue
Neelkanth Parasanalli
Felipe Nicolas Quaassdorff Molina
Oyeyemi Jolaoye Sonubi
Qie Wang
Veterans
Kazeem Toyese Aderinoye
Ryan Michael Bowman
James Andrew Carroll
Alexander Schulz
Daniel Joseph Sullivan Jr.
Emmalene Rull Sunaz
Jessica Nicole Tabb
Alexander Ballard Thomson
Reid Teaching Awards
A longtime benefactor of Olin Business School, James W. Reid, BSBA 1928, with his wife, Marcile, established the Reid Teaching Awards in 1994 to recognize teaching excellence. The impact of the Reids’ benevolence and commitment to Olin will continue to be felt by generations of students, faculty, alumni, and friends. Olin’s graduating class presents the Reid Teaching Award to the professor whose enthusiasm and exceptional teaching inspire, energize, and transform our students.
Full-Time MBA Program
Required
Thomas Fields
Senior Lecturer in Accounting
Elective
Michael Wall
Professor of Practice-Marketing & Entrepreneurship;
Academic Director-Experiential Learning;
Co-Director, Center for Analytics and Business Insights (CABI)
Professional MBA Program
Required
Thomas Fields
Senior Lecturer in Accounting
Elective
John Horn
Professor of Practice in Economics
Online MBA
Andrew Knight
Senior Advisor to the Chancellor for Leadership;
Executive Director of the Bauer Leaders Academy;
Professor of Organizational Behavior
Master of Science in Finance–Corporate
Yaron Leitner
Senior Lecturer in Finance