The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business celebrated the accomplishments of full-time MBA students at the annual MBA End-of-Year Banquet on May 19, 2017, at the College Park Marriott Hotel and Conference Center. Students nominate their classmates and professors for the awards and a committee of students, faculty and administrators selects the recipients.
A highlight of the banquet is the “second-year superlative” section of the banquet program, where students have a chance to capture some of the memories, jokes and special characteristics relating to each classmate.
Second-year MBA award recipients:
- Smith Community Development Award: Laura Russo and Gabrielle Kuey
- Smith Brand Ambassador Award: Amelia Dougherty and Mohamed Boraie
- Smith Career Contributor Award: Rachel Goldstein and Emily Robichaud
- Smith Classroom Contributor Award: Adam Walters and Muhammad Khan
- Impact Award: Ashish Agarwal and Alexandra Moore
- Smith M.V.P.: Kevin Hannigan
- Academic Achievement Award: Shishir Bhargava, Ian Chaplin, Divya (Manu) Gulati, Muhammad Khan, Takeru Miyachi, Adam Walters, and Shengnan Wang
First-year MBA award recipients:
- Rising Star: Claire Almand, Colin Goddard and Nicholas Ditchey
- Impact Award: Karolyn Maynard, Porter Brockway and Achal Bhushan
- Smith M.V.P.: Staci Bank
Faculty & Staff Awards:
- Most Effective Core Professor: Rachelle Sampson and Charles Olson
- Most Effective Elective Professor: Wendy Moe and Wilbur Chung
- Most Engaged Professor: Michael Faulkender and Paulo Prochno
- S.M.I.T.H. Award: Joseph Bailey
- Staff Excellence and Engagement: Tricia Homer and Komal Dilawari
Event photos are posted on Facebook.
For more information about the full-time MBA program at Smith, visit: www.rhsmith.umd.edu/mba.
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About the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business
The Robert H. Smith School of Business is an internationally recognized leader in business education and cutting-edge research. The school’s world-class faculty facilitate experiential learning opportunities rooted in the real world. Smith students learn to think like entrepreneurs, prepared to drive positive impact. The school offers undergraduate, online and on-campus business master's, full-time, part-time, online and executive MBA, plus PhD and DBA degree programs, and non-degree and executive education programs. Where Smith leads, the future follows.