Gala and awards celebration
Tickets are now sold out for The Ilitch School of Business Gala and Awards Celebration, presented by WM.
Friday, April 19, 5:30 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Mike Ilitch School of Business
2771 Woodward Ave., Detroit, MI 48201
We look forward to a great evening for the entire Ilitch School community. This is a wonderful opportunity for all students, faculty, staff and friends of the school to enjoy time together. The evening will include an awards program, dining and dancing! Cocktail/black tie attire is encouraged. Questions? Email ilitchevents@wayne.edu.
A special thanks to our Presenting Sponsor:
About the awards
The 2024 Gala will include a ceremony for the 2023 Distinguished Faculty Awards, Sue Garr Innovative Teaching Award, Staff Excellence Awards and the 2024 25 Under 25 student awards. These awards are a central feature of the Ilitch School of Business Gala.
2023 Distinguished Faculty Awards
Matthew Piszczek, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Management
Excellence in Faculty Research
Kevin Ketels, M.S.
Assistant Professor of Teaching in Global Supply Chain Management
Director, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programs
Faculty Excellence in Service
Lori Sisk, M.B.A.
Assistant Professor of Teaching in Global Supply Chain Management
Excellence in Teaching
2023 Sue Garr Innovative Teaching Award
Cassandra Davis, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Marketing
2023 Staff Excellence Award
Rachel Michalski
Secretary I
Lauren Scott, Ph.D.
Diversity & Inclusion Program Manager
Part-Time Faculty in Foundations
2024 25 Under 25 winners
- Peter Alkamano, Accounting and Marketing
- Khalid Amer, Accounting and Global Supply Chain Management
- Hamad Aziz, Finance and Economics
- Hisham Aziz, Global Supply Chain Management and Technology, Information Systems and Analytics
- Shardae Bagwell, MBA
- Marisa Bechtel, Global Supply Chain Management and Marketing
- Shaylea Bordine, Management and Marketing
- Austin Churley, Finance
- David Collar, Management and Marketing
- Cyris Dabish, Global Supply Chain Management Honors
- Ahmed Doudi, Finance
- Spencer English, Global Supply Chain Management and Technology, Information Systems and Analytics
- Kayla-Kristen Habal, Technology, Information Systems and Analytics and minor in Media Arts and Studies
- Ammar Kabir, Technology, Information Systems and Analytics
- Nadiya Mim, Finance, Technology, Information Systems and Analytics, and minor in Public Health
- Maryam Roel, Accounting
- Ahmed Saeed, Global Supply Chain Management and Technology, Information Systems and Analytics
- Madelyn Shammas, Finance and Global Supply Chain Management
- Dominic Spicer, MBA (Management)
- Andrew Stocke, Finance and Global Supply Chain Management
- James Wairagu, MBA (Management)
- Marvena Yelda, Accounting and Finance
- Xavier Yousif, Finance and Technology, Information Systems and Analytics
- Lila Zlatevski, Accounting, Finance Honors, and University Honors
- Joseph Zora, Finance
2023 25 Under 25 winners
- Zachariah Abdulnour, Global Supply Chain Management and Information Systems Management
- Javeeria Ahmed, Global Supply Chain Management and Information Systems Management
- Julia Andre, Accounting and Finance
- Emily Bachi, Information Systems Management and Marketing
- Nicholas Bauer, M.B.A.
- Khizar Bhatti, Finance and Information Systems Management
- Joseph Corless, Management
- Alec Cousino, Global Supply Chain Management and Management
- Mahin Fatima, Global Supply Chain Management and Information Systems Management
- Armen Jacobs, M.B.A.
- Rayyan Kajan, Information Systems Management
- Joseph Konja, Accounting and Finance
- Durr-e-Najaf Mooraj, Global Supply Chain Management and Information Systems Management
- Olivia Morcos, Global Supply Chain Management
- Mitchell Mychajluk, Finance
- Natalie Nadjarian, Information Systems Management and Marketing
- Noah Nicklin, M.B.A.
- Max O'Rourke, Finance
- Thea Robbert, Global Supply Chain Management
- Michael Saad, Finance and Information Systems Management
- Jenna Schwab, Marketing
- Victoria Shubelyak, Finance and Global Supply Chain Management
- Claire Stevens, Finance
- Zobia Wasiullah, Global Supply Chain Management and Information Systems Management
- Fareen Zahid, Global Supply Chain Management and Management
2022 winners
- Rana Abdelkhaliq, M.B.A.
- Laura Cazacu, Information Systems Management and Management
- Nicole Eid, Finance and Global Supply Chain Management
- Natalie El-Yafouri, M.B.A.
- Anthony Gongolli, Marketing
- Samuel John, Information Systems Management and Marketing
- Isis Johnson, M.B.A.
- Megan Krygier, Management
- Manaal Mahmood, Global Supply Chain Management and Information Systems Management
- Eboni Marcum, Accounting
- Donald O'Keefe, Accounting and Finance
- Ajitha Padala, Finance and Information Systems Management
- Flora Palokaj, Management
- Harini Patel, Marketing
- Brian Puente, Accounting and Finance
- Amanda Quinn, Global Supply Chain Management and Information Systems Management
- Halle Shell, Marketing
- Rick Smith, Accounting and Finance
- Hussein Sobh, Finance
- Andrew Spak, Marketing
- Samantha Tirakian, Accounting
- Shivani Upadhyay, Global Supply Chain Management and Information Systems Management
- Murtaza Usuf, Finance and Global Supply Chain Management
- Kyle Waligora, Global Supply Chain Management and Management
- Caroline Wolanin, Finance
2021 winners
- Sally Bdeir, Finance
- Nitya Bonda, Finance
- Maureen Brunner, Finance
- Danielle Dantes, Information Systems Management and Marketing
- Veronika Gawrys, Management and Marketing
- Noah Godlewski, Global Supply Chain Management
- Cameron Jajonie, Management
- Areeb (Oraib) Khan, Global Supply Chain Management
- Sohaib Khan, Global Supply Chain Management and Information Systems Management
- Blake Kwiecinski, M.B.A.
- Rujula Lnu, Finance and Information Systems Management
- Jenae Lodewyk, Management
- Taylor McCarty, Global Supply Chain Management
- Bridgette Miu, Finance and Global Supply Chain Management
- Simon Mourani, M.B.A.
- Donald Murphy, M.B.A.
- Gillian Pylar, Finance
- Hafsa Qureshi, Global Supply Chain Management and Marketing
- Nalani Renta Villanueva, Global Supply Chain Management
- Veena Salih, Global Supply Chain Management
- Vedika Savla, Global Supply Chain Management and Marketing
- Asha Shah, Information Systems Management and Marketing
- Mohammad Shaikh, Marketing
- Jenna Stafford, Marketing
- Logan Ward, Finance
2020 winners
- Muhammad Ahmed, Management
- Brendan Bilkovic, Marketing
- Shreyas Bolar, Management and Marketing
- Mary Consiglio, Finance and Marketing
- Ellie Dean, M.B.A.
- Nisreen Faraj, Accounting
- Giselle Gaitan, Marketing
- Jacob Greenleaf, Information Systems Management
- Jad Hamdan, Global Supply Chain Management and Information Systems Management
- Keaton Inglis, Finance
- Hallie Laramie-Sinclair, Accounting
- Danielle Levine, Marketing
- Kianna Mateen, Global Supply Chain Management and Marketing
- Saliou Mbengue, Accounting
- Gabriele Moote, Accounting and Finance
- Suchitra Nair, Information Systems Management and Marketing
- Uslind Palokaj, Finance
- Victoria Perez, Finance and Management
- James Phelps, Global Supply Chain Management
- Jacob Phillips, Global Supply Chain Management
- Leah Pletcher, M.B.A.
- Phillip Ryu, Global Supply Chain Management
- Brittany Scott, M.B.A.
- Hadi Souedan, Accounting
- Estevan Vasquez, Accounting and Information Systems Management
2019 winners
- Vanessa Agrusa, Global Supply Chain Management
- Alec Albanna, Accounting
- Julia Beleshi, Accounting
- Vyshnavi Chivukula, Finance
- Sarah Deciechi, M.S. in Accounting
- Amney Iskandar, M.B.A.
- Brendan Johnson, Finance
- Jeremy Jones, Finance
- Dominic Kosters, Finance
- Ardalan Malek Boushehri, Finance
- Josh Nelson, Marketing
- Westin Pulizzi, M.B.A.
- Muhammad Qureshi, Finance
- Aya Rahal, Global Supply Chain Management
- Naabia Romain, Global Supply Chain Management
- Ishpinder Sahni, M.B.A.
- Ali Scheib, M.B.A.
- Austin Shepherd, Marketing
- Matthew Stevens, M.B.A.
- Benjamin Trela, Accounting
- Adrianna Waack, Finance
- Aaron Walden, M.B.A.
- Alyssa Witzleben, Marketing
- Basem Younis, Accounting and Finance
- Andrew Zimmerman, M.S. in Automotive Supply Chain
2018 winners
- Brian Boeskool, Finance and Accounting
- Carli Burczyk, Management
- Robert Calimente, Finance
- Nina Cedro, Information Systems Management and Marketing
- Leif Clark, Management
- Rachel Cullon, Finance
- Rachel Cyranski, Global Supply Chain Management
- Jeffrey Frederick, Accounting
- Joseph Haddad, Global Supply Chain Management
- Christopher Haley, Finance
- Rachel Jones, Global Supply Chain Management
- Marta Kopania, Finance and Information Systems Management
- Sara Marker, M.B.A.
- David Michail, Accounting
- Jessica Murphy, Global Supply Chain Management
- Nicholas Mutebi, Management
- Mackenzie Queen, Finance and Information Systems Management
- Michael Rachwal, Global Supply Chain Management
- Mahmoud Saleh, Finance
- Anchita Sanam, Finance and Information Systems Management
- Troy Saruna, Marketing
- Taylor Smith, Finance
- Aaron Spencer, M.B.A.
- Brent Steinacker, Global Supply Chain Management
- Christina Winkler, M.B.A.
2017 winners
- Justin Adsitt-Weiner, Accounting and Global Supply Chain Management
- Zara Akhter, Global Supply Chain Management and Information Systems Management
- Lila Al-shwaf, Global Supply Chain Management
- Hajar Al-wahabi, Global Supply Chain Management and Marketing
- Maria Arpino, M.B.A.
- Charles Ashton, Finance
- Alex Atanasovski, M.S.T.
- Trent Brodbeck, Global Supply Chain Management
- Cosmin Dordea, Accounting and Finance
- Jack Floyd, Global Supply Chain Management
- Donald Glazier, Accounting and Finance
- Julia Hurley, Global Supply Chain Management
- Dung Huynh, Marketing
- Brianne Lambrecht, Accounting
- Lindsey Mason, M.B.A.
- Jack Mazur, Global Supply Chain Management
- Andrew McAnelly, Accounting
- Robin Nickell, Information Systems Management
- Krystal Robinson, Marketing
- Revanth Selvaraj, Global Supply Chain Management
- Idon Shaman, Information Systems Management
- Viswanath Swamy, Global Supply Chain Management
- Troy Tanzy, Finance
- Andrew Timlin, Finance
- Loren Townes, Marketing
About the 25 Under 25 recognition program
Established in 2016, this award recognizes students who have demonstrated success in at least two of the following categories: academics, leadership, professional development and/or campus/community service.
Application process
To be selected for this program, students must complete an online application. Submissions are ranked by a panel of judges comprised of executives from the business community. Previous winners are not eligible for the current award year.
Qualifications, required documentation and recognition are outlined below. Students are encouraged to have their résumés reviewed by the Mike Ilitch School of Business Career Planning & Placement Office before submitting them.
Requirements
All applicants must:
- Be fully admitted to and currently enrolled in the Wayne State University Mike Ilitch School of Business as an undergraduate, graduate or doctoral student (business minors and certificate programs are NOT eligible).
- Undergraduates must have completed at least 30 credit hours of coursework toward a B.S./B.A. degree including a minimum of 15 credits at Wayne State University.
- Have an established GPA in their program of study in the Ilitch School (minimum 3.0 overall GPA).
- Be able to demonstrate excellence in at least two of the following areas at the college level:
- Academics
- Leadership
- Professional development
- Community/campus service
- Be no older than 25 on March 1 of the award year.
- Have not been recognized with 25 Under 25 honors in a previous year.
- Submit their applications by the posted date on the application.
Recognition
Students chosen for the 25 Under 25 recognition program:
- Will be selected by a panel of judges comprised of industry executives.
- Will have professional headshots taken by a WSU photographer. These headshots will be used for a recognition booklet, website and social media campaign. Headshots will be shared with students for personal use.
- Will receive an award and be celebrated at the Ilitch School Gala.
- Will be profiled on the Mike Ilitch School of Business website and highlighted in news releases, social media and other channels.
Required documentation
When completing the application, students should be prepared to:
- Describe (using no more than 750 words) your accomplishments in at least two of the following areas: academics, leadership, professional development, and community/campus service activities.
- Submit an updated résumé in PDF format.
- Although not required, students may also submit PDF files of up to two reference letters that provide proof of significant community service, leadership, or professional development.
- Submit a high resolution headshot in business attire.
While students must complete the application themselves, others are welcome to suggest students for participation by sending their name and contact information to ilitchevents@wayne.edu.
Friends and alumni of the Mike Ilitch School of Business who are interested in serving as a judge or event sponsor (pdf) should contact ilitchevents@wayne.edu.
