Rutgers Business School Acknowledges Outstanding Graduates
(Newark, N.J., July 16, 2007) -- During recent convocation celebrations, the Rutgers Business School recognized outstanding undergraduate and graduate students.
Several students from the MBA and other graduate programs received individual awards, while others were acknowledged for their membership in the prestigious business honors society, Beta Gamma Sigma. Acceptance into Beta Gamma Sigma is highly competitive; new members must rank in the upper 20 percent of those receiving the masters degree during the year.
Students completing the B.S. program received a variety of awards and scholarships.
The following MBA and masters program students received individual awards or were inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma; undergraduate honorees appear on pages 2-5.
BERGEN COUNTY
Englewood: Seth Leiman, Beta Gamma Sigma
Ramsey: Michael Carey, Beta Gamma Sigma
Waldwick: Jason Algor, Beta Gamma Sigma
BURLINGTON COUNTY
Mt. Laurel: Phillip A.Hodes, Beta Gamma Sigma Key
HUDSON COUNTY
Harrison: Konstyantyn Shcherbakov, Beta Gamma Sigma
Jersey City: Yu Lam, Beta Gamma Sigma; Daniel Vilato, Beta Gamma Sigma Key
Weehawken: Geoffrey Ray, Beta Gamma Sigma
HUNTERDON COUNTY
Flemington: Lynn C. Buscarini, American Marketing Association Award (NJ Chapter)
MIDDLESEX COUNTY
Avenel: Mark Mendonca, Morris Schoenwald Memorial Award in Financial Management and Beta Gamma Sigma
Dayton: Saagar Sahdev, Honors
East Brunswick: Linda N. Chu, Merrill Lynch Award and Beta Gamma Sigma
New Brunswick: Laju Mehta, Beta Gamma Sigma
North Brunswick: Nishchal Sehgal, Beta Gamma Sigma
Parlin: Payal S. Jain, Rutgers Business Finance Advisory Board Award
Perth Amboy: Jamaal Stanton, High Honors
Piscataway: Jeanette B. Susino, Sales and Marketing Executives Club Foundation Award
Christopher A. Winnyk, Rutgers Business School Alumni Association Prize (MBA Evening Program)
MORRIS COUNTY
Morris Plains: Ajit Nimbvikar, Beta Gamma Sigma
PASSAIC COUNTY
Bloomingdale: John Procaccio, Beta Gamma Sigma
Wayne: Brian Halligan, Beta Gamma Sigma
SOMERSET COUNTY
Franklin Park: Bhumika Patel, Beta Gamma Sigma
Somerset: CarrieBeth Dellarosa, Beta Gamma Sigma; Michael P. Heraghty, Rx Award
Watchung: Vandhana Sinha, Beta Gamma Sigma
UNION COUNTY
Rahway: Aisha N. Thomas-Petit, Edmund L. Houston-Alfreda P. Robinson Award
OUT-OF-STATE
Brooklyn, NY: Michael Capobianco, Alumni Association Prize (MBA Day Program)
Below is a list of RBS undergraduates and their awards.
BERGEN COUNTY
Elmwood Park: Nishit Patel, Honors
Fort Lee: Jason Chung, Honors; Sergey Pustelnik, High Honors
Garfield: Gerard Mazi, Honors; Lav Milutinovic, Honors
Hackensack: Ina Galan, Honors
Hillsdale: Juli-Ann Truppi, High Honors
Paramus: Uzair Sarmast, High Honors
Teaneck: Tamir Luria, High Honors
Wallington: Daniel Motyka, Honors
BURLINGTON COUNTY
Willingboro: Ediomi Utuk, Highest Honors
ESSEX COUNTY
Belleville: Shanza Akbar, Honors
Bloomfield: Joanna Fodero, Honors; Tina Ho, Honors; Halyna Khomyak, Honors
East Orange: Jovari St. Victor, Honors
Irvington: Judith Maxwell, High Honors
Livingston: Lauren Goldfarb, Honors
Newark: Kolawole Adeyami, Highest Honors and Department of Accounting, Business Ethics and Information Systems Award; Divine Gawuah, Honors; Yuefeng Ma, Honors and the Judith Faye Ross Scholarship; Michael Pereira, High Honors; Chendan Zhao, High Honors and the Judith Faye Ross Scholarship
Nutley: Vannessa Cavaleiro, High Honors
Orange: Conroy Harrison, Honors
West Orange: Ryan Fregans, Honors
HUDSON COUNTY
Harrison: Mohamed El-Banhawy, Honors and the Judith Faye Ross Scholarship; Jeffrey Ortiz, High Honors; Christine Salcedo, High Honors
Jersey City: Hazel Mae Agbuya, Highest Honors, the Judith Faye Ross Scholarship, RBS School of Advisers Scholarship and the Department of Management and Global Business Award; Dolly Dave, High Honors; Davina Khatri, High Honors and the Judith Faye Ross Scholarship; Ravin Patel, Honors and the Sidney Handler Endowed Scholarship; Ryan Radhay, Honors; Cristian Rodriguez, Honors; Ronnesha Warren, Honors
Kearny: Nubia Castro, Honors; Yuyan Chen, Honors; Indar Rampersad, Highest Honors
North Bergen: Pedro Figueroa, Honors
West New York: Christine Keenan, Wall Street Journal Award
HUNTERDON COUNTY
Flemington: Joseph Kempe, High Honors and the Ethel Taub Marketing Award
MERCER COUNTY
Hamilton: Malgorzata Trzuskot, Highest Honors
Princeton: Snezana Mucibabic, Honors
MIDDLESEX COUNTY
Avenel: Lorraine Gadallah, Honors and the Judith Faye Ross Scholarship
Dayton: Saagar Sahdev, Honors
Dunellen: Angela Pekalski, Honors
Edison: Michelle Eng, Honors
Fords: Ankita Pathak, Honors and the Judith Faye Ross Scholarship
Iselin: Devyani Vig, Honors
North Brunswick: Rodolph Mazraani, High Honors
Perth Amboy: Jamaal Stanton, High Honors
Piscataway: Brian Mabutas, Honors and the Judith Faye Ross Scholarship
MONMOUTH COUNTY
Howell: Nicholas Gallicchio, High Honors; Viktor Zhadanov, Honors
Leonardo: Michael Donlon, Honors
Oakhurst: John Spiewak, Highest Honors
Red Bank: Eva Danielli, Honors
MORRIS COUNTY
Boonton: Nicole Benning, Highest Honors and the Ethel Taub Marketing Award; Tayyab Mohammad, High Honors
Lincoln Park: Farhan Randhawa, Honors
Millington: John Conover IV, Highest Honors; Michelle Temple, Highest Honors and the Louis Gluck Memorial Award in Management
Parsippany: Hamad Khalil, Honors; Sneha Pendse, Highest Honors and the Judith Faye Ross Scholarship
PASSAIC COUNTY
Clifton: Nihal Maasri, High Honors
Oak Ridge: Sean Sullivan, Honors and the Department of Marketing Award
Passaic: Hector Collado, Rutgers Business School Alumni Association Prize
Paterson: Bindya Rana and Hermant Rana, High Honors
Wayne: Yevgeniy Spevak, Honors and the Judith Faye Ross Scholarship
SOMERSET COUNTY
Watchung: Angela Docarmo, Honors
UNION COUNTY
Clark: Kathryn Kenny, High Honors and the Ethel Taub Marketing Award
Cranford: Gregory Perez, High Honors; Sergio Sciancalepore, High Honors, Department of Management Science & Information Systems Award, the Sidney Handler Scholarship and the Judith Faye Ross Scholarship
Elizabeth: Eliette Lopes, High Honors; Kristina Carla Lopez, Highest Honors, the Dept. of Finance Award, the Judith Faye Ross Scholarship and the RBS-Undergraduate Newark Deans Award; Anthony Mazza, Honors; Katherine Ore, Honors; Jeana Redmond, Honors
Linden: Maria Bochenska, Highest Honors; Dawid Dynak, Honors; Theresa Stanley, Highest Honors
Mountainside: John Punsal, High Honors
Plainfield: Michael Morgan, High Honors; Ellen Smith, High Honors and the Ethel Taub Marketing Award
Rahway: Jowita Wtorek, Highest Honors and the Judith Faye Ross Scholarship
Roselle Park: Fabiana Passeado, High Honors, the Judith Faye Ross Scholarship and the John R. H. Gilmour Public Accounting Award
Summit: Daniel Doster, High Honors
Union: Melissa Chung, Honors; Suellen Dymitryszyn, High Honors; Si Li, High Honors
Westfield: Elena Baker, Highest Honors and the Judith Faye Ross Scholarship; Adrienne Bogatko, Newton D. Becker C.P.A. Scholarship Award
OUT-OF STATE
New York State
Malverne: Meridyth Bergman, High Honors, Delta Sigma Pi Scholarship
Staten Island: Ifeoluwa Orioke, Honors
North Carolina
Huntersville: Rashad Anthony, Highest Honors and the Verizon Scholarship