Gala and awards celebration

The Ilitch School of Business Gala and Awards Celebration, presented by WM was held Friday, April 19, 5:30 p.m. - 10 p.m.
at the Mike Ilitch School of Business. Photos are now available for review on the Ilitch School Gala Flickr album. Questions? Email ilitchevents@wayne.edu.

A special thanks to our Presenting Sponsor:

About the awards

The 2024 Gala included 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 were 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