MBAs and Faculty Honored at Awards Ceremony

The Georgetown McDonough School of Business MBA Program recently celebrated the end of the 2019-2020 academic year with an Oscars-themed virtual awards ceremony to recognize the accomplishments of students, faculty, and staff.

Daniel Walker McNeal Award

For best exemplifying the finest characteristics of a successful Georgetown MBA

Connor Reilly

Outstanding Student Organization Award

For providing its members and the McDonough community with exemplary events and service throughout the year

Out@MSB

Dean’s Citation Award for Service

For outstanding contributions to the Class of 2020, the McDonough School of Business, and Georgetown University

Omar Al-Alami
Zachary Albert
Kumail Ally
Oliver Ames
Estevan Astorga
Kelly Buchanan
Carolyn Carson
Aakarsh Chaturvedi
Jayme Cloninger
Stefanie Cohen
Audrey del Rosario
Michael Demarseilles
Marian Dvorak
Livia Ehardt
Allison Fisk
Teresa Furao
Fotini Gan
Luis Garzon-Negreiros
Demsas Gebrehewot
Emily Glaessner
Chloe Grishaw
Giannina Gutierrez
Cody Hibbs
Philip Hussey
Jacques Klick
Kelsey Knapp
Jonathan Kuo
John Leatherman
Taryn McDonnell
Gabriela Miranda
Amanda Moore
Marc Neilsen
Abhishek Pandey
Elizabeth Powell
Caroline Sampson
Michelle Santuoso
Christian Sese
Christine Steele
Daniela Rodriguez Valbuena
Homero Alejandro Soto Vargas
Kurt Walker
Gregory Westhauser
Callie Wilkinson
Summer Yang

Community Fellows

For fostering a culture that embraces and rewards community service by completing over 90 hours community service between new student orientation and April of their final year

Keisuke Adachi
Zachary Albert
Oliver Ames
Emily Arden
Christopher Barth
John Beall
Julia Carter
Stefanie Cohen
Sunny Dharod
Michael Ferrer
Jennifer Finch
Luis Garzon-Negreiros
Rachel Grich
Chloe Grishaw
Samuel Kim
Tory Paez
Michelle Santuoso
Alanna Scheinerma Quick

A total of 224 graduating MBA students submitted community service hours, with more than 2,800 hours logged by the Full-time MBA class of 2020. 

Leadership Fellows

For demonstrating their strong commitment to Georgetown University’s Jesuit principles of leadership and service to others through focused coursework, coaching, and mentorship

Estevan Astorga
Harish Balanethiram
Audrey del Rosario
Elizabeth Fairchild
Jennifer Finch
Teresa Fox
Teresa Furao
Emily Glaessner
Queenie Yue Gong
Adam Gutman
Cody Hibbs
Kelsey Knapp
James Kukral
Jonathan Kuo
Stephen Mandula
Miellette McFarlane
Avni Mehrotra
Gabriela Miranda
Riccardo Moauro
Kavish Munim
Caroline Sampson
Michelle Santuoso
Christian Sese
Kaitlyn Smith
Bhumika Tharoor
Kurt Walker
Gregory Westhauser
Summer Yang

MBA Excellence in Teaching Award

For excellence in teaching both in and out of the classroom and exemplifying a true commitment to student learning

Vishal Agrawal, Provost’s Distinguished Associate Professor and Lapeyre Family Associate Professor

George Comer, associate professor of finance

Ronald L. Smith Distinguished Service Award

For distinguishing herself in service to the MBA class by going above and beyond to support student academic success

Gopika Spaenle, associate director, MBA Career Center