The Rankin College of Business works diligently to provide our students with opportunities to network with business leaders, to develop leadership skills, and to receive recognition for their achievements. Here are some of the opportunities and honors available to students in the College of Business:
- Accounting Society – Contact Dr. Shane Warrick
- Beta Gamma Sigma – Contact Ms. Sheila Pearson
- Business Ambassadors – Contact Dr. Robin Sronce
- Business Student Advisory Council – Contact Dr. Robin Sronce
- Economics & Finance Society – Contact Dr. Jennifer Logan
- Internship Program – Contact Ms. Sheila Pearson
- Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) – Contact Ms. Lindsay Givens
- Enactus – Dr. Stephen Juma
- Student Investment Advisory Council – Contact Dr. Eric Valenzuela
Each spring the Rankin College of Business hosts the Annual College of Business Awards Banquet. The banquet provides us with the opportunity to recognize those students who have worked hard in and out of the classroom. Each year at the banquet we recognize the following honorees:
- Academic Excellence Awards (to all undergraduate and graduate students graduating with a 4.0)
- Undergraduate Honor Graduates from each major discipline (Accounting, Finance, General Business, Management, Marketing, and MIS)
- Scholarship Recipients (Departmental, Puterbaugh, ASCPA, and others)
- The Outstanding Undergraduate Student from each major discipline (Accounting, Finance, General Business, Management, Marketing, and MIS)
- The Outstanding Undergraduate Student from the College of Business
- The Outstanding Graduate Student from the College of Business
- Members of the Business Ambassadors
- Members of the Business Student Advisory Council
- Leaders of the Accounting & Finance Society
- PBL local, state, and national officers and state and national award winners
- SIFE team leadership and any special recognitions for regional or national competitions
