College of Business Outstanding Student Awards

Outstanding Students in the College of Business are recognized each semester for going above and beyond in their academic journey. Selected by faculty and department leaders, these students demonstrate excellence in the classroom, leadership on campus, and a strong commitment to service. They represent the very best of what it means to be a CBUS student at MSU Denver.

Spring 2025 CBUS Outstanding Students

This semester, we celebrate 15 students listed below:

🌟 Charissa Jensen – Accounting

🌟 Sacario Sandoval –  Business Administration

🌟 Ruendy Mendoza-Chavez – Business Intelligence

🌟 Anahi Solis Balderrama – Computer Information Systems

🌟 Charles Fitzer – Economics

🌟 Maria Del Refugio Gonzalez – Entrepreneurship

🌟 Robert David Colton West – Finance

🌟 Derek Dewar – Global Business Studies

🌟 Daisy Mendoza –Human Resource Management

🌟 Wesley Waters –Management

🌟 Florisbeth Aguirre-Acosta – Marketing

🌟 Isaiah Flores – Professional Selling

🌟 Rory Yonts – Master of Professional Accountancy

🌟 Emily Hafner – Master of Business Administration

MSU Denver student, Olivia Duchovnay

College of Business Award

We would like to extend a huge shout out to Olivia Duchovnay, a marketing student, for being awarded the Spring 2025 College of Business award! 

Past Outstanding Student Award Winners

College of Business Faculty Awards

Congratulations to the outstanding faculty members recognized at the Spring 2025 College of Business meeting! We celebrate the dedication and achievements of our award winners:

🌟 Adam Schor – College of Business Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
🌟 Biff Baker – College of Business Dean’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship
🌟 Adam Melnick – College of Business Dean’s Award for Excellence in Service
🌟 Chandler Reilly – College of Business Dean’s Award for Overall Excellence

We would also like to recognize two of our faculty members for winning MSU Denver Awards.

🌟 Alex Padilla – MSU Denver Department Chair Excellence Award
🌟 Rebecca Prater – MSU Denver Civic and Community-Engaged Excellence Award

Congratulations Career Catalysts!

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Faculty Recognized as Career Catalysts

Business Career Catalysts

Congratulations to all the Career Catalyst winners! We all appreciate your hard work and dedication to our students. The Career Catalyst is a great honor, and we take it very seriously.

The Classroom to Career Hub (C2 Hub) created this recognition to elevate the inspiring work of faculty who have been influential in supporting students with their experiential learning journeys, career goals, skill development, graduate school choices, and overall professional guidance.

Amy Cardillo, Edgar Maldonado, Owen Herman, Viktor Kiss, Alex Padilla, Adam Schor, Adam Melnick, Becky Prater, Christopher Stewart,  Sally Baalbaki-Yassine, Biff Baker, Clay Daughtery, Darrin Duber-Smith, Laurel Lane, Joshua Wilson

 

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