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May 28th, 2008
2008 Student Scholarships and Awards Announced
Congratulations to this year’s winners:
SJSU Outstanding Graduating Senior for 2008
Alpha Al Sirat Award
Vicki TimmonsDiridon Family Business Leadership Scholarship
Charmy RuparelThe Danny Fortune Memorial Scholarship
Binh Nam VuFriends of Jack Holland Scholarship
Seher Hameed
Diana TingLeadership Impact Award
Juan Carlos PintoMaria Rodriquez Scholarship Award
Julia Howes
Gabino Lopez
Nicole Jean NarleskyOutstanding Business Graduate Student Award
Ahmed MahmoudWayne H. & Frances G. Towne Scholarship
Kanwal AtwalClarence F. & Lyle V. Burmahln Business Scholarship
Simerpreet Kaur Bedi
Nguyet-Anh Nguyen
Desirae Ubaldo
Mary Lou and Glen Guttormsen Business Scholarship
Emelda Ventura Estopare
Zhanna Freeman
Courtney Iventosch
Ayaka Mitsunari
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May 23rd, 2008
2008 Silicon Valley Business Plan Competition Winners Announced
Congratulations to the Winners!!
First Prize, $10,000: United Convenience (Richard Frainier, Faisal Gowani, Tim Ramon) Wanda Ginner Award of $10,000
Second Prize, $ 5,000: nMotion Technologies, Inc. (Matthew Olivieri) Sponsored by Larry Boucher, CEO, Chairman, Alacritech
Third Prize, $1,000: Bay Com, LLC (Evan Currid) Sponsored by Sand Hill Angels
Best Written Business Plan, $500: Deuce Snowboard, LLC (Todd Belt, Keyur patel, Tyler Lewis, Devin Holmes) Sponsored by Dave Hadden, CEO, Arlo Inc.
For the full list of finalists please click here
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May 16th, 2008
Outstanding Student Chapter Award and Superior Merit Award for our Student Society for HRM chapter!
SHRM @ SJSU student chapter has been awarded the SHRM Superior Merit Award for this academic year. In addition, the student chapter was also selected as “Outstanding Student Chapter,” which is a very prestigious award given to only 10 of the 400 student chapters nationwide.
Congratulations to our students and kudos to Deanna Fairchild, SHRM@SJSU student chapter faculty advisor for advising and coaching the student organization and to all student officers:
Debbie James
Sonia Nerio
Mark Palmini
Ivan McVay
Betsy Canfiel
Sherbi Daniels
Viet NguyenIn addition, special appreciation goes to Felicia Bernal and Meghan Bates who volunteered this year as coaches for the chapter.
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April 24th, 2007
Students, Faculty and Alumni Recognized at 49th Annual Banquet
College of Business 49th Annual Banquet
On April 18, 2007, the College of Business hosted its 49th Annual banquet, where students, faculty and alumni were recognized for their achievements and for their contributions to the College of Business.
Special Congratulations to the following winners:
Diridon Family Business Leadership Scholarship Award.
This award is given to the business student who has exhibited the highest leadership potential and effort within the College of Business
Presenter: Honorable Rod Diridon, Jr., City Clerk / Auditor, City of Santa Clara.
Award recipient: Hector De Santiago, MBA
(left to right) Mary Diridon, Hector De Santiago and Honorable Rod Diridon, Jr.Alpha Al Sirat, Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award.
The Alpha Al Sirat Award is presented to the outstanding undergraduate with a major in business who is completing his/her initial baccalaureate program. “Outstanding” is defined in terms of scholastic and leadership ability as exemplified by participation in on-campus and off-campus activities. The winner is also judged likely to achieve outstanding success in his/her chosen field.
Presenter: Dr. Stephen Kwan, Senior Associate Dean, College of Business, and Mr. Stephen Coates, CEO of Coates & Sowards Inc.
Award recipient: Shreya Shah, Accounting & Finance
(left to right) Shreya Shah and Mr. Stephen CoatesCollege of Business Outstanding Undergraduate Instructor Award
This award is based upon excellent teaching skills, the ability to educate students on a particular subject, and accessibility to students seeking a source of encouragement, advice, inspiration, or perhaps a role model.
Presenter: Dr. Stephen Kwan, Senior Associate Dean, College of Business, and Mr. Stephen Coates, CEO of Coates & Sowards Inc.
Award recipients:
Richard Burkhard - Assistant Professor, Management Information Systems
Mary Calegari - Assistant Professor, Accounting & Finance
(left to right) Richard Burkhard and Mr. Stephen Coates
(left to right) Mary Calegari and Mr. Stephen CoatesLucas Graduate School of Business Outstanding Graduate Student Award
This award is presented to a graduate student in recognition of his/her outstanding academic achievement, class leadership, and service.
Presenters: Dr. Michael Solt, Associate Dean - Lucas Graduate School of Business, and Dr. Howard Combs, Professor of Marketing, Director of the Study Abroad program, and MBA One Program.
Award recipient: Marc Swinnen, MBA-One
(left to right) Marc Swinnen and Associate Dean Dr. Mike SoltLucas Graduate School of Business Outstanding Graduate Instructor Award
This award is based upon excellent teaching skills, the ability to educate students on a particular subject, and accessibility to students seeking a source of encouragement, advice, inspiration, or perhaps a role model.
Presenters: Dr. Michael Solt, Associate Dean - Lucas Graduate School of Business, and Dr. Howard Combs, Professor of Marketing, Director of the Study Abroad program, and MBA One Program.
Award recipients:
Shaye Dillon - Organization & Management
Maretno Agus Harjoto - Accounting & Finance
(left to right) Shaye Dillon and Dr. Howard Combs
(left to right) Maretno Agus and Dr. Howard CombsCollege of Business Faculty Research Award
This award recognizes a faculty member who has demonstrated a consistent and outstanding research record in accordance with the SJSU College of Business Mission Statement and the Dean’s Strategic Plan. The recipient has evidenced this by publications in peer reviewed journals and presentations at professional conferences.Presenter: Dr. Bruce Magid, Dean, College of Business
Award recipients:
Themis Pantos - Professor, Accounting & Finance
David Mease - Professor, Marketing
(left to right) David Mease and Dean Magid
(left to right) Dean Magid and Themis PantosDean’s Corporate Citizen Award
The recipient of this award is recognized for his or her outstanding contributions to the advancement and excellence of the College of Business.
Presenter: Dr. Bruce Magid, Dean, College of Business
Award recipient: Hewlett-Packard.
Award accepted by: Brad Maihack, Worldwide Director of Finance, BTO Research, Innovation Labs and Neoview Business Operations, Hewlett-Packard, and Connie Chao, University Relations Program Manager.
(left to right) Dean Magid, Brad Maihack and Senior Associate Dean Kwan
Dean’s Service Award
The recipient of this award is selected by the Dean in recognition of service and outstanding contributions in furthering the College of Business. This highly coveted award is presented for extraordinary dedication to achieving the aims of the College and to enriching the lives of those associated with the College.
Presenter: Dr. Bruce Magid, Dean, College of Business
Award recipient: William DeVincenzi, Lecturer, Accounting & Finance, Director - Gary J. Sbona Honors Program.
(left to right) William DeVincenzi, Gary J. Sbona and Dean MagidLifetime Achievement Award
This award is presented to an individual who has made extraordinary and long-lasting contributions to the College of Business, San José State University, and the community.
Presenter: Mr. Will Kempton, Director, California Department of Transportation
Award recipient: Honorable Rod Diridon, Sr.
(left to right) Will Kempton, Honorable Rod Diridon, Sr. and Dean Magid
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March 2nd, 2007
SJSU Team Takes 2nd at CA Human Resources Collegiate Competition
Our team of Lynn Nguy, Jonathan Geyer, and Meghan Bates took 2nd out of 12 teams this weekend at the State level and received a funding award toward attending the upcoming Regionals in April at the Human Resource Collegiate Competition, a Jeopardy-style event based on the content of the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification exam.
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December 1st, 2006
Silicon Valley Neat Ideas Fair Winners Announced
Congratulations to all the students, faculty, staff, and alumni, who participated in the 2006 Neat Ideas Fair and made the event a success for the third successive year!
Special Congratulations to the winners of the 2006 Silicon Valley Neat Ideas Fair
Best Exhibit Award
- First Prize: Remi Astier, Vincent Guerrieri and team for Goldstar Bio-diesel
- Second Prize (tied): Gita Vaysburg, Sean Chen, Jason Liu for Water filtering pitcher & James Abrams for Proximity Pill Dispenser
- Third Prize: Harpreet Johal, Virpaul Bains, Karanpal Bhangu, Jodhvir Chahal, Gagandeep Sandhu for Portable Power generation system
Elevator Pitch Contest
- First Prize: John Jones for Smart-T
- Second Prize: Ashesh Satvedi for Fast Touch
- Third Prize (tied): Josh Cram for BarView and Vu Le for Litewater
Written Executive Summary Contest
- First Prize: Cortland Klein for Ripoki
- Second Prize: Gary Reyes, Conrad Tan, Travis Martin for Carnage Motor Sports
- Third Prize: Orlando Torres, Matt Misko, Ryan Rancatore, Khoi Phan, Mike Atilano for GradeMyMechanic.com
People’s Choice Awards
- First Prize: Remi Astier, Vincent Guerrieri and team for Goldstar Bio-diesel
- Second Prize: Abdul Basir, John Jones, Hamid Hosseinipour, Iman Mohsenzadegan, Melissa Morad for Smart-T.
- Third Prize: Blake Makishima, Ashesh Satvedi, Daniel Winger, Katherine Veliz, Marlene Meza for Fast Touch
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October 23rd, 2006
Lucas Graduate School of Business MBA-One Student Renee Lam Wins Third Place From Toastmasters International
On October 18, current MBA-One student Renee Lam took home the Toastmasters International third place trophy for Division F representing Cisco Speaks. Rene gave a fine speech but was bettered by veteran speakers with twenty-plus years experience. According to Renee: “It was a good learning experience and I respect my opponents. Much like management, the objective was to give presenters many options for improvement. My opponents could spot more flaws in the test speech than I could. Wow! I am proud to compete with them.” We are proud that Renee represents the Lucas Graduate School of Business!
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September 19th, 2006
CoB Student Tom Ross Receives Top Honors in June 2006 CISA Exam
Tom Ross, a senior majoring in Accounting Information Systems, attained the highest score (first place honors) on the CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor) Exam from the ISACA-Silicon Valley Chapter, which includes both students and professionals taking the exam. Tom’s achievement was recognized at the Chapter’s quarterly meeting on September 21, 2006.
In addition to this outstanding achievement, Tom is the President of SJSU’s local chapter of ISACA, having also served as External Vice-President during the Spring 2006 semester.
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May 17th, 2006
Jessica Cipriano Boda Among Outstanding Graduates at 2006 Commencement
SAN JOSE, Calif., — San José State University President Don W. Kassing will recognize four outstanding graduates at the university’s 149th commencement ceremony at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 27, at Spartan Stadium (South Seventh and Alma streets). Jessica Cipriano Boda and Corey Ordoñez have been named Outstanding Graduating Seniors for their outstanding scholarship and contributions to the community. Graduate Students Evelyn Miller and LeAnne S. Teruya will receive Outstanding Thesis Awards for the exceptional quality of their research.
Jessica Cipriano Boda, of Willow Glen, will graduate with a B.S. degree in business administration. Shortly after emigrating from Mexico six years ago, Boda decided to attend college and become a certified public accountant. Since then, she has learned English and graduates with an overall grade point average of 3.78. She was named the top accounting student in the College of Business as well as a Dean’s Scholar in 2005.
Boda currently works for the accounting firm Ernst & Young in San Jose.Corey Ordoñez, of Oakland, will graduate with B.A. degrees in psychology and behavioral science, and a B.S. in justice studies. A triple major, Ordoñez enrolled in as many as 28 credits a semester and still graduates with an overall GPA of 3.86. He has received the Jeffrey Fontana Memorial Scholarship, the Associated Students Executive Council Scholarship Award, and the U.S. Army’s Superior Cadet award. He is also a Dean’s Scholar. He plans to attend law school in the fall and serve in the U.S. Army’s Judge Advocate General’s Corps.
Evelyn Miller, of Cupertino, will receive a M.A. in music. For her thesis, “The Music of San Francisco and Berkeley at the Time of the 1906 Earthquake,” Miller reviewed 40,000 pages of newsprint on microfilm to develop a spreadsheet of 10,000 events. She earned a B.S. in chemistry from Waynesburg College and a J.D. from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles.
She worked as an attorney, systems engineer, software development manager and product manager at IBM for 30 years before retiring.LeAnne S. Teruya, of Sunnyvale, will receive a M.S. in geology. For her thesis, “Magmatic Fabric Relationships at Two Contacts in the Tuolumne Intrusive Suite,” she performed detailed field mapping and state-of-the-art laboratory research. Prior to attending San José State, Teruya received a B.A in English with a minor in geology at Loma Linda University, and a M.A. in English from Claremont Graduate University. She is currently a geology lecturer at San José State and plans to continue teaching after graduation.
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April 26th, 2006
2006 Student Scholarships and Awards Announced
Congratulations to this years winners:
The Belle T. Weigle Memorial Scholarship Tiffanie Craig Diridon Family Business Leadership Scholarship Christopher Surdi The Danny Fortune Memorial Scholarship Gurpreet Sachdev Friends of Jack Holland Scholarship Matthew Olivieri Leadership Impact Award Justin Dietrich Maria Rodriquez Scholarship Award Olivia Hormoz Stan Winvick Human Resource Scholarship Anne Marie Nobrega Down Scholarship Colby Ray Adamson Outstanding Finance Student Award Li Cui Outstanding Accounting Student Award Cynthia Daily Outstanding Accounting Information Systems Student Award Fang Yu Chiang Outstanding Corporate Financial Management Student Award Matt Rampe Oustanding MIS Student Award Ofri Barr Oustanding Marketing Student Award Sara Beraud, Amy Little, Juliana Renovato Paul Peaker Memorial Merit Scholarship in Internation Business Michael Verne Reeves Paul Peaker Memorial Merit Scholarship in Management Suzanne Marie Yamaguchi Alpha Al Sirat Award Rita Marie Parjeena, Dana Rudd Oustanding Business Graduate Student Award Murat Okyar E.N. Thayer Scholarships Belal Azim, Ricardo Barajas, Jenna Kropelnicki, Erica Medina For more information, please visit the complete student awards page.
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February 13th, 2006
Students selected for China and Taiwan Study Tour 2006
Winners
Jennifer Soong
Lucy Lu
Gerald SmythAlternate
Tae “Tammy” HwangCongratulations to the winners!
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November 11th, 2005
CoB Entrepreneurs win prize
Entrepreneurial Society President Chris Surdi took home the top prize for the Elevator Pitch Contest at the annual Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization 2005 National Conference. His idea was a program that would expose business students to companies from all over the world, based on the Global Trek Initiative program in the College of Engineering at SJSU.“It’s absolutely amazing,” said Surdi, a senior majoring in business marketing. “I did it for the team.”
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May 20th, 2005
Undergraduate Business Plan Challenge Winners
Eighteen business plans written by SJSU undergraduate teams were submitted to the UBPC, mostly from Professor Anu Basu’s International Entrepreneurship class, Professor Malu Roldan’s Web-Based Computing MIS class, and Professor Michael Solt’s Small Business Finance class. These three faculty members performed the initial screening of the business plans and selected the eight business plans that made the final round of judging on May 18.
Touch N’ Eat won the New United Motors, Inc. (NUMMI) $1,500 First Prize and KidKast won the Hummer Winblad Venture Partners $1,000 Second Prize in our inaugural Undergraduate Business Plan Challenge on May 18, 2005.
More details available at the SVBPC site (Click on ‘Winning Teams’)
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February 20th, 2005
Students selected for China and Taiwan Study Tour
Natalie Kroll
Christopher Surdi
Jamie TeshimaCongratulations to the winners!
