2023 Undergraduate Award Winners Rose Hill

  • The following students have the highest cumulative grade point average of all Gabelli School of Business Rose Hill students. 

    • Emme Simning, Finance
    • Richard Torres Jr., Business Administration with a double primary concentration in Finance and Consulting
    • Victoria Marku, Finance

  • This award highlights alums who are stellar examples of the Gabelli School’s mission.

    • Lorem Basile ’18
    • Daniela Basile ’20

  • This award honors students whose overall record in both curricular and extracurricular aspects exemplifies the best in the Gabelli School of Business. These students represent outstanding new entrants into the alumni body and are models of what students should strive to be. Winners of this award have demonstrated the ability to find balance in life among work, play, and service.

    • Marisa Garvin
    • James Lichtmann
    • Thomas Lichtmann
    • Wynne Scheffler

  •  Alpha Mu Alpha

    • Amanda Dhanai
    • Amelia Semler
    • Benjamin Grambs
    • Caitlin Cannuscio
    • Caroline Conway
    • Catherine Buzzerio
    • Emily Batuner
    • Emily Dunbar
    • Erin Shields
    • Evan Esposito
    • Faith Vuoso
    • Frederic von Knobelsdorff
    • Gabriella Bellolli
    • Hajir Likaj
    • James R. Wolfe
    • Kara Rollins
    • Katelyn Keane
    • Lauren Ocampo
    • Laureta Pepushaj
    • Lindsay Feinman
    • Madeline Osso
    • Maggie Kauderer
    • Maya Bentovim
    • Maya Shetty
    • Melissa George
    • Mia DeMeola
    • Michael Hernandez
    • Richard Puno
    • Sarah Raubenheimer
    • Sol Scutt
    • Timothy D'Agostino
    • Vasiliki Lazaridis
    • Victor Castleman

    Alpha Sigma Nu

    • Catherine  Bagin
    • Emily Batuner
    • Maya Bentovim
    • Lauren Clark
    • Mallory Clarke
    • Sarah Daniels
    • Sarah Dodds
    • Katherine Doss
    • Melissa George
    • Grant Grantham
    • Caroline Kelley
    • Terence Kilkenny
    • Kelly Mahaney
    • Cole Paiva
    • Erin  Rogerson
    • Emme Simning
    • Elaine Sionov
    • William Smith
    • Nicholas Suit
    • Lois van Weringh
    • Nina Carbone
    • Xiangcheng Chen
    • Clara Harrington
    • Natalia Kimmelshue
    • Anne Kinsella
    • Kyle Long
    • Nicoletta Loukas
    • Caroline Mahoney
    • Kaitlyn Maltempi
    • Jenna Mazzone
    • Liam Miller
    • Julia Peppard
    • Steven Racki
    • Aidan Youngs

    Beta Alpha Psi

    • Jose Argueta
    • Sophia Chen
    • Lauren Clark
    • Foster Egan
    • Amanda Evans
    • Aine Farrell 
    • Sarah Floria
    • Katherine Hackett
    • Enxhi Hajdarmataj
    • Ashley Higgins
    • James Lichtmann
    • Thomas Lichtmann
    • Salvatore Lucinao
    • Stephanie Mondella
    • Marilyn Ngo
    • Julia Peppard
    • Marie Sclafani
    • Garrett Silverman
    • William Smith III

    Beta Gamma Sigma

    • Catherine Adrian
    • Maya Bentovim
    • Jacob Brozon
    • Nicole Capasso
    • Grace Ciccone
    • Lauren Clark
    • Mallory Clarke
    • Julia Daigle
    • Sarah Daniels
    • Clara Harrington
    • Callum James
    • Natalia Kimmelshue
    • Anne Kinsella
    • Andrew Kormilitsin
    • James Lichtmann
    • Elizabeth Loughlin
    • Nicoletta Loukas
    • John Malone
    • Vanessa Marku
    • Ryan Martinez
    • Jenna Mazzone
    • Christopher McFarland
    • Nikhil Mehta
    • Linh Nguyen
    • Cole Paiva
    • Michael Pelletiere
    • Julia Peppard
    • Steven Racki
    • Arjun Raina
    • Daven Roberts
    • Erin Rogerson
    • Isabella Sasso
    • Jonathan Scerbo
    • Amelia Semler
    • Emme Simning
    • Beerdavinder Singh
    • Elaine Sionov
    • William Smith III
    • Erin Spiess
    • Nicholas Suit
    • Richard Torres Jr.
    • Jing Xiang Zhou

     Omicron Delta Epsilon

    • Richard Puno
    • Christopher Borgese
    • Agust Bragason
    • Francis Brown
    • Sabrina Buonaiuto
    • Andy Cajas
    • Mallory Clarke
    • Liam Doherty
    • Katherine Doss
    • Aine Farrell
    • Michael Gundersen
    • Tamar Hovsepian
    • Jeffrey Lembo
    • Elizabeth Loughlin
    • Nicoletta Loukas
    • Alexia Panageas
    • Julia Peppard
    • GianCarlo Taormina
    • John Townsend
    • Bridget Vaughey
    • James Wyrick-Solari

     Phi Kappa Phi

    • Catherine Bagin
    • Emily Batuner
    • Gabriella Belloli
    • Maya Bentovim
    • Aidan Boyle
    • Francis Brown
    • Lily Brown
    • Anthony Castellani
    • Mallory Clarke
    • Caroline Conway
    • Mia DeMeola
    • Lucy Doherty
    • Katherine Doss
    • Jack Engelhardt
    • Xuancen Fan
    • Melissa George
    • Alvaro Gich
    • Michael Gundersen
    • Katherine Hackett
    • Tamar Hovsepian
    • Haley Jackson
    • Maggie Kauderer
    • Christian Kaykaty
    • Katelyn Keane
    • Mitchell Kim
    • Anne Kinsella
    • Rachel Leva
    • Mallory Lipski
    • Elizabeth Loughlin
    • Nicoletta Loukas
    • Marisa Mancini
    • George Mychajluk
    • Julia Peppard
    • Harrisen Pike
    • Matteo Romanello
    • Mitchell Selitsky
    • Amelia Semler
    • Nikolas Andrew Soedjarwo
    • John Townsend
    • Bridget Vaughey
    • Aidan Youngs

    Finance Scholars

    • Marie Major
    • Cecelia McNeely
    • Harrison Pike
    • Noah Solovey
    • Aidan Youngs
    • Ashley Higgins
    • Olivia Adamic
    • Charles Atkins
    • Catherine Bagin
    • Carter Bergeron
    • Olivia Bezzone
    • John Bollish
    • Francis Brown
    • Jacob Brozon
    • Charles Carey
    • Aneleisa Cartledge
    • Olivia Catalano
    • Grace Ciccone
    • Salvatore Cimato
    • Sarah Daniels
    • Ryan Debelak
    • Taylor Dobson
    • Lucka Dzagania
    • Olivia Faucher
    • David Fowler
    • Dev Gandhi
    • Alvaro Gich
    • John Hogan
    • Eric Jacobson
    • Erin Jones
    • Caroline Kelley
    • Daniel Kelly
    • Natalia Kimmelshue
    • Jason Leventhal
    • Ellie Loughlin
    • Benjamin Lukens
    • Liam Miller
    • Diego MunozLedo
    • William Murphy
    • Ling Nguyen
    • Joseph Nussbaum
    • Declan O’Donnell
    • Rebecca Ona
    • Cole Paiva
    • Ava Parisi
    • Ricardo Perez Jr. 
    • Patricio Pulla
    • Arjun Raina
    • Sameer Rakhani
    • Farhana Rozy
    • Isabella Sasso
    • Emme Simning
    • Elaine Sionov
    • William Smith III
    • Leo Wackerman
    • Nicole Capasso

    Marketing Scholars

    • Emily Dunbar
    • Marisa Garvin
    • Fahima Hussain
    • Maggie Kauderer
    • Lauren Ocampo
    • Shayleen Perez Vera
    • Chloe Saharic
    • Amelia Semler
    • Nicholas Suit
    • Lexi Sullivan

    First-Year Diversity Scholars

    • Dina Kotlyar
    • Patrena Cornette-Benfield

    Freshmen Advising Mentors and Coordinators

    FAM Coordinators:

    • Amanda Evans
    • Molly Souness 
    • Lois van Weringh 

    Mentors:

    • Aidan Boyle
    • Alan Concepcion
    • Alex Chavez
    • Alexa Romero-Hathaway
    • Angelea Elenis
    • Annie Kinsella
    • Anthony Castellani Castellani
    • Ashley Hassell
    • Becca Ona
    • Bella Sasso
    • Ben Lukens
    • Billy Smith
    • Carter Bergeron
    • Cece McNeely
    • Charlie Carey
    • Charlie Gubbins
    • Chloe Saharic
    • Christina Chao
    • Cole Jaynes-Ostrom
    • Colette DeBenedittis
    • Daniel Kelly
    • Daven Roberts
    • Declan O'Donnell
    • Elaine Sionov
    • Elizabeth Hoffman
    • Ellie Loughlin
    • Emily Batuner
    • Emma Barrett
    • Emme Simning
    • Erin Jones
    • Erin Spiess
    • Ethan Zehren
    • Gabriella Belloli
    • George Mychajluk II
    • Georgia Bebon
    • Grace Ciccone
    • Jack Townsend
    • Jackie Quinn
    • Jacob Brozon
    • James Ross-Kirov
    • Jeff Lembo
    • Jimmy Wolfe
    • Joe Nussbaum
    • Julia Daigle
    • Julia Peppard
    • Katelyn Keane
    • Katherine Doss
    • Katie Bagin
    • Katie Hackett
    • Kristen Cocozza
    • Kyle Long
    • Kyra Langbein
    • Lauren Clark
    • Liam Doran
    • Liv Adamic
    • Lucas Luetke Meyring
    • Luke Zadrima
    • Maggie Kauderer
    • Mallory Clarke
    • Mallory Lipski
    • Marie Major
    • Marie Sclafani
    • Marisa Garvin
    • Matteo Romanello
    • Maya Bentovim
    • Melissa George
    • Nicole Capasso
    • Nina Carbone
    • Olivia Bezzone
    • Olivia Faucher
    • Rena Thomas
    • Riley Moran
    • Salvatore Luciano
    • Samantha Kawalec
    • Sarah Daniels
    • Sheyleen Perez Vera
    • Sophia Chen
    • Tamar Hovsepian
    • Tara Doherty
    • Taylor Fox
    • Wade Meaders
    • Wynne Scheffler

    Dean’s Council

    • Aidan Youngs
    • Alex Chavez
    • Bobby Singh
    • Jimmy Wolfe
    • John Smith
    • Katherine Doss
    • Maggie Kauderer
    • Michael Gunderson
    • Natalia Kimmelshue
    • Nick Suit
    • Riley Moran
    • Stephen Pastorz

     

     

     

     

     

  • The Boyle Society core values are based on the ideals of Father William Emmett Boyle, of the Society of Jesus, specifically the Jesuit ideals of seeking excellence in everything you do and of being men and women for others.

    • Olivia Adamic
    • Andrea Avillez
    • Catherine Bagin
    • Emily Batuner
    • Georgia Bebon
    • Carter Bergeron
    • Charles Carey
    • Mallory Clarke
    • Tara Doherty
    • Francesca Flood
    • Michael Gundersen
    • Clara Harrington
    • Ashley Hassell
    • Tamar Hovsepian
    • Fahima Hussain
    • Daniel Kelly
    • Jacklyn Kelly
    • Natalia Kimmelshue
    • Anne Kinsella
    • Kevin Leka
    • Rachel Leva
    • Elizabeth Loughlin
    • Salvatore Luciano
    • Benjamin Lukens
    • Ryan Murray
    • Sheyleen Perez Vera
    • Patricio Pulla
    • Daven Roberts
    • Erin Rogerson
    • Chloe Saharic
    • Isabella Sasso
    • Emme Simning
    • Beerdavinder Singh
    • Elaine Sionov
    • Lois van Weringh
    • Aidan Youngs
    • JingXiang Zhou

  • The Ignite Scholars Program challenges students to become changemakers in business and society. Through their capstone project, students developed and tested solutions to real-world problems. 

    Emily Batuner

    • Genes!s
    • Project Description: at Genes!s, we work towards ensuring all women have the best opportunity to bear children by tailoring meals to specific medical needs to empower women to take back control of their future.

    Katelyn Keane | in partnership with Shubhi Shukla

    • Perivallon 
    • Project Description: Earthly is essentially a space for sustainable brands to showcase their work and compete alongside fast-fashion brands. In addition, affiliate partners will include Good For You, a sustainable fashion blog, and Slow Factory, a free-educational series on sustainable systems and design thinking

    Natalia Kimmelshue

    • Cuba Uncovered: Bringing Transparency to Cuba's Private Market

    Matthew Rosa Ruane | in partnership with Erynn Long

    • The Finance Factor: Relaying Personal Finance Through Media
    • Project Description: “To show the next generation of New Yorkers they can build wealth through education.” Educational and informational resources our platform, making our audience better understand financial inclusion and increase their overall level of financial literacy

    Amelia Semler

    • The Ugly Duckling Company
    • Project Description: sustainable meal-kit delivery company that utilizes imperfect food called “The Ugly Duckling” that incorporates the business of upcycling “ugly” and/or surplus food to provide healthy, affordable meals.

    Nicholas Suit

    • EasyEats
    • Project Description: Make eating for those with allergies or dietary restrictions at universities enjoyable and easy.

    Rena Thomas | in partnership with Alexandra Szabo

    • EquiRecruit
    • Project Description: We will provide resources and opportunities for those with disabilities in hope they can utilize them to find a suitable employment opportunity with a company that will help them grow.

    John Townsend

    • The Ship is Sinking: The Coming Collapse of the Dollar
    • Project Description: The #NoInflationWithoutRepresentation aims to raise awareness, increase accessibility to information, and create concrete action steps for meaningful change in inflation and income inequality trends in the United States.

    Anh Tran

    • Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
    • Project Description: Pasteur Solution PBC seeks to provide a coherent structural solution to the Vietnamese Hospital. System through cloud-based electronic medical system technology with Artificial Intelligence. our solution is a key to a fully digitalized medical system

  • The Global Business Honors Program (GBHP) prepares students for high-level roles in the world's most dynamic firms and organizations.This year, the following students are recognized for their contributions and excellent academic work.

    Emma Barrett

    • Social Media's Effect on Investor Behavior

    Jacob Brozon

    • Implications of Football Club Ownership

    Sarah Gloria

    • A Cost-Benefit Analysis of the SEC's Environmental Disclosure Proposal and Its Effect on Businesses, Auditors, and Shareholders

    Daniel Kelly

    • The Risk and Return Characteristics of the Buy-Write Strategy in Specific Market Indices

    Nikhil Mehta

    • Impact of Urban Economies on Real Estate

    John Rozanski

    • COVID's Impact on the Distribution of Wealth of Industries and Households in the U.S.

    Emme Simning

    • Analysis of ESG Shareholder Proposals through the Lens of the SASB Materiality Framework

    William Smith III

    • Politics, Integration of ESG in CEO Compensation, and Firm Credit Ratings

    Adam Wenoch

    • Acceptance of Virtual Reality as a Data Visualization Tool

    Andrea Yi

    • The Impact of Investor Sentiment on Crypto Pump and Dump Schemes

  • Recognizes exceptional original research by a student in the Global Business Honors Program.

    • WINNER: William Smith III, “Politics, Integration of ESG in CEO Compensation, and Firm Credit Ratings,” advised by Emma Peng
    • RUNNER-UP: Emme Simning, “Analysis of ESG Shareholder Proposals through the Lens of the SASB Materiality Framework,” advised by Svenja Dube

  • The Honors Thesis Program (HTP) enables high-ability students to conduct original business research of publishable quality. This year, the following students are recognized for their research. 

    Maya Bentovim

    • Generation Z in the Workplace: Modernizing Benefits through Personality and Values

    Sarah Daniels

    • The Impact of Movies on Investor Attitudes and Investment Decisions

    Ryan Fahey

    • The Effects of Financial Literacy of Low-Income Females on their Long-Term Financial Behaviors

    Melissa George

    • The Impact of Social Media Influencers in Corporate Brand Equity

    Daven Roberts

    • Consumer Response to ESG Initiative Based on Location and Product Nature

    Lois Van Weringh

    • The Accuracy and Reliability of Target Prices during Extreme Volatility

  • These awards are presented in memory of Pat Ramsey, a beloved management professor and a true champion of student research. Working side by side with her friend, Associate Professor Marcia Flicker, Pat inspired students to pursue independent research on business topics and develop their findings into publishable papers.

    • Maya Bentovim, “The Impact of Values and Personality on a Novel Employee Benefits Model for Gen Z,” advised by Julita Haber
    • Daven Roberts, “How Social vs. Environmental Initiatives Motivate Consumer Perception,” advised by Yuliya Komarova

  • Highest achieving student in 5-year, 150 credit public accountancy major: Alex Simon

    Highest achieving student in 4-year, 120 credit public accounting major: Lauren Clark

    Highest achieving student in business administration major and accounting concentration: Eli Taylor

    Highest achieving student in applied accounting and finance major: Daven Roberts

    Highest achieving student in accounting information systems major: Callum James

    Highest achieving student in concentration in business economics: Yiming Wei

    Highest achieving student in concentration in entrepreneurship: Leah O’Rourke

    Highest achieving student in Finance major: Vanessa Marku, Emme Simning

    Highest achieving student in major in business administration and concentration in finance: Richard Torres Jr. 

    Highest achieving student in information systems major: Rena Thomas

    Highest achieving student in business administration major and information systems concentration: Julia Andrea Malabanan

    Highest achieving student in business administration major and concentration in management: Kyra Langein

    Highest achieving student in marketing major: Stephen Pastore

    Highest achieving student in business administration major and marketing concentration: Caroline Mahoney

    Highest achieving student in business administration major and social-innovation concentration: Ellen Gibbons

    Highest achieving student in business administration major and a consulting concentration: Anthony Castellani

  • This superior scholarship award is for a senior who has done outstanding work in accounting.

    • Lauren Clark

  • This award recognizes the highest cumulative GPA attained by a Gabelli School student in the HEOP Program. It is named for Angela Lopez, a HEOP student of great personal warmth and academic dedication.

    • Juan Rodriguez

  • This award recognizes a hard working student who has completed their degree through the Gabelli Evening Program.

    • Nicholas Gjonaj

  • This award is presented to the senior athlete with the highest scholastic grade point average from the Gabelli School of Business.

    • Mallory Lipski

  • The recipient of this award is a senior athlete concentrating in finance who has successfully balanced academics along with his or her athletic commitment.

    • Thomas Callahan

  • This award is given to students who represent the ideals of global business education and who participated actively in the International Business Association, a student organization. 

    • William Smith III

  • Sponsored by the NYS Society of CPAs

    • JingXiang Zhou

  • This award is given to students whose work and personal values support the idea that business can be conducted in a way that creates benefits for society.

    • Amelia Semler
    • Daven Roberts
    • Savvas Christoforou

  • This award is given to students who possess the entrepreneurial traits of open-mindedness, creativity, innovation, and resilience.

    • Joseph Nussbaum

  • The C-Step Award is given to a student who exemplifies the mission of the C-Step program: scholarship, professional development and commitment to succeed.

    • Patricio Pulla

  • This award recognizes standout students whose curricular and co-curricular pursuits have a positive impact on the local and global economy.

    • Carter Bergeron 
    • Matthew Rosa Ruane

  • Patricia David, BS ’81, has committed her career to increasing diversity in the business world. This award in her name recognizes students who have worked to advance the cause of women and underrepresented populations in business.

    • Katherine Doss
    • Maggie Kauderer

  • Given to students who exemplify the Jesuit value of “care for the whole person,” showing a commitment to the holistic development of their peers and others.

    • Adam Wernoch
    • Ashley Higgins 
    • James Ross-Kirov

  • Honors graduating seniors who are truly “men and women for others.”

    • Cole Jaynes-Ostrom
    • Emily Batuner
    • Molly Souness
    • Sarah Daniels

  • This award honors students who have made outstanding efforts to promote and advance educational and social programs at the Gabelli School of Business

    • Catherine Bagin 
    • Daniel Kelly 
    • Maya Bentovim

  • Awarded to a student who, in the Jesuit tradition, exemplifies a personal character of deep compassion, steady perseverance, and spiritual fortitude. The Award is in Memory of Rachel Ragone, member of our Class of 2018.

    • Lois van Weringh
    • Rev. Garrett J. Fitzgerald, SJ Award: Bob Daly
    • Faculty Cura Personalis: Brent Horton
    • Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching: James Kelly, Michael Gatto
    • Faculty Magis: Robert Chiang
    • Gabelli Appreciation Award: Rosa Pugliese

  • This award honors one student who exemplifies all the best that the Gabelli School of Business stands for.  Recipients are selected based on academic excellence, extracurricular leadership, personal character, innate potential, a striking personal narrative, and overall impact on our program. The recipient joins 100 students nationwide selected from 50 leading undergrad business programs invited by Poets & Quants to participate in this annual public recognition. 

    • Lois van Weringh

  • The Alumni Chair Award is presented to one senior from each undergraduate school who exhibits the ability to inspire his or her peers; who achieves excellence in intellectual and extracurricular endeavors; and who lives out the Ignatian principles Fordham seeks to instill in its students, such as the pursuit of excellence, and a commitment to being a man or woman for others. Above all, the Alumni Chair Award is presented to an individual who exhibits exemplary Fordham spirit and pride.

    • Natalia Kimmelshue

  • Awarded to a student who has demonstrated excellence in all areas of the undergraduate experience, personifying Fordham’s mission by making excellence the focus of their life.

    • Beerdavinder (Bobby) Singh

  • This award recognizes one student’s remarkable commitment to the Fordham community.

    • Amanda Evans