May 2024
Aarushee Agrawal Hubert C. Moog Prize
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.
Samuel Berger Olin MBA Finance Award
Awarded to a graduating MBA student for achievement in finance.
Cherise Daniella Elysia Brookes Dean’s Special Service Award
Awarded by the dean to recognize MBA students who have rendered extraordinary service to Olin.
DaFene JahRasti Brown Paul Cuffe MBA Award for Outstanding Leadership
Awarded to a graduating African-American MBA student for outstanding leadership, academic excellence, and involvement in Olin extracurricular activities. This award is named in honor of Paul Cuffe, one of the most financially successful black Americans at the end of the 18th century. A builder and maritime merchant in New England, Cuffe became a successful blockade runner during the Revolutionary War and an entrepreneur during the early years of American independence.
Nashad Omar Carrington Dean’s Special Service Award
Awarded by the dean to recognize MBA students who have rendered extraordinary service to Olin.
Pei Chen Outstanding Supply Chain Management Student Award
Awarded to the graduating Master of Science in Supply Chain Management student who, in the judgment of the faculty, exhibits the most vital academic achievement in supply chain, operations, and technology.
Jessica Heupel Peer Recognition Award
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.
Evan Mark Jenness Nicholas Dopuch Outstanding Accounting Student Award
Awarded to the graduating Master of Accounting student who, in the judgment of the faculty, exhibits the most vital 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.
Jessica Rose Lefton Hiram and Mary Neuwoehner Prize
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.
Gregory Michael Marifian Professional Achievement Award
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.
Emerson Calloway Sarni Outstanding Corporate Finance Student Award
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 the field of finance.
Jorge Jose Concha Tagle John Wayne Latchum Memorial Award
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.
Sean Curtis McDonald Center for Experiential Learning Impact Award
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 with whom they engaged globally.
Chevell Chenell Parnell Dean’s Special Service Award
Awarded by the dean to recognize MBA students who have rendered extraordinary service to Olin.
Michael Roytburd Dean’s Award for Corporate Social Responsibility
Recognizes the graduating MBA student or student group who has demonstrated outstanding scholarship, leadership, and/or practice in corporate social responsibility.
Joseph W. Towle Prize
Awarded to the graduating MBA student who, in the judgment of the faculty, exhibits the most vital 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.
Meeghan Jenifer Sheppard Powell Niland Prize
Awarded to the graduating MBA student with the strongest 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.the supply chain, operations,
Watunyu Suthacheewa Milford Bohm Prize in Marketing
Awarded to the graduating MBA student who, in the judgment of the faculty, exhibits the strongest 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).
Franklin Clark Taylor The Wells Fargo Advisors Center for Finance & Accounting Research Award for Leadership
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.
Olin MBA Entrepreneurship Award
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.
Dean’s Special Service Award
Awarded by the dean to recognize MBA students who have rendered extraordinary service to Olin.
Jiaqi Xu The Wells Fargo Advisors Center for Finance & Accounting Research Award for Leadership
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.
Center for Experiential Learning Scholar
These graduates have given their time, energy, and leadership to help advance our experiential learning programs and have substantially impacted the learning experience for their peers and the global reach for WashU Olin. They have earned a dual orange honor cord to represent their accomplishment.
Madeline R. LaPointe
Christian Alexander Nixon
Michael Roytburd
Vitalii Sharlai
Franklin Clark Taylor
Leah Sara Thomas
Bauer Leadership Fellow
Maralmaa Chinzorig
Purva Joshi
Sung Jon Lee
Tram Nguyen Huyen Ngo
Christian Alexander Nixon
Sai Teja Reddy Papagari
Vitalii Sharlai
Sabdat Ayomide Umar
Veterans
Colin McGurk Barry
Christian Anders Jansson
Neil Daniell Kanneberg
Jason Douglas Key
Jacob Molter
Matthew S. Seiler
Matthew Walton
Dapeng Wang
Christopher Lamont Wise
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 D. Fields
Senior Lecturer in Accounting
Elective
Michael W. Wall
Professor of Practice – Marketing & Entrepreneurship
Co-Director, Center for Analytics and Business Insights (CABI)
Professional MBA Program
Required
Sergio Chayet
Teaching Professor of Supply Chain, Operations, and Technology
Director of the Master of Science in Supply Chain Management Program
Director of the Operations & Supply Chain Management MBA Platform
Elective
Hillary Anger Elfenbein
John K. Wallace, Jr. and Ellen A. Wallace
Distinguished Professor and Professor of Organizational Behavior
Master of Science in Finance–Corporate
Thomas D. Fields
Senior Lecturer in Accounting
Buddy Soubra
Professor of Practice in Finance