The Mike Ilitch School of Business announces the 2025 25 Under 25 Awardees
The Mike Ilitch School of Business has announced the recipients of its 2025 “25 Under 25” award. These recipients demonstrated excellence in their academics, leadership, professional development and community service. This year, due to an outstanding pool of candidates, 27 students were selected for this prestigious award.
The awardees are listed below. They were selected by a panel of executive judges from AAA – The Auto Club Group, Ally, Amsted Automotive Group, Comerica Bank, the Detroit Pistons, Detroit Regional Partnership, FastTek Global, RKT Holdings, Fortium Partners, GM, Little Caesar Enterprises Inc., Olympia Development of Michigan, Rocket Mortgage, Ryder Systems Inc. and Verde Capital Management.
- Yasmeen Abdullah, Management
- Jalal Ahmad, Finance and Technology, Information Systems and Analytics
- Selena Al-Nimri, Finance and Global Supply Chain Management
- Joseph Berro, Marketing Honors and Global Supply Chain Management
- Brandon Chabay, Finance and Computer Science
- Mohamed Dabaja, MBA
- Zachary Daubenmeyer, Finance
- Shamere Duncan, Management
- Renée Elian, Master of Science in Accounting
- Kiara Hayes, Finance and Accounting Honors
- Issa Hosari, MBA
- Trevor Jones, MBA
- Cassidy Kassab, Finance
- Hashim Khan, Finance and Technology, Information Systems and Analytics
- Justin Klimevski, Master of Science in Finance
- Yumin Lee, Global Supply Chain Management
- Paige Meier, Marketing and Global Supply Chain Management
- Sophie Meyer, Marketing and Global Supply Chain Management
- Joshua Michalski, Global Supply Chain Management
- Mohammad Muntakim, MBA
- Jared Pazner, MBA
- Raneem Qaddou, Management and Finance
- Ryan Sage, MBA
- Lana Salahie, Management and Finance with University Honors
- Kaiya Scott. MBA
- Michael Thomas, MBA
- Eshal Zafar, finance and Accounting with University Honors
These individuals are active in the campus community, often leading student organizations, taking on internships or jobs and organizing events, all while enrolled in classes full-time. As such, this program is aligned with WSU’s College to Career initiative, which seeks to provide every student with experiential learning opportunities that allow them to encounter the world, gain deeper insights and new perspectives, and prepare for prosperous careers.
The honorees will be celebrated at the Ilitch School Recognition and Awards Ceremony on April 17, along with the recipients of the Faculty and Staff awards. To learn more about this year’s cohort, head to our website.
The Wayne State University Mike Ilitch School of Business prepares students for challenging and rewarding careers, advances the boundaries of scholarly and practitioner knowledge, and enhances the economic vitality of the city of Detroit, the state of Michigan and beyond through its programs, research and community engagement. Established in 1946, the business school was renamed in 2015 in recognition of a $40 million gift from Mike and Marian Ilitch. Thanks to this lead investment, the school moved to a new state-of-the-art building in the heart of the District Detroit in 2018, and academic programming and collaboration with city businesses are expanding. For more information, visit ilitchbusiness.wayne.edu.