Alumni Awards and Recognition
Eller Alumna/us of the Year Recipients
| Name | Award Year |
|---|---|
| Callie Groth - 2014 MBA | 2025 |
| Ron Butler - 1991 Accounting | 2024 |
| Matthew Vining - 2006 Finance | 2023 |
| Humberto Lopez - 1969 Accounting | 2020 |
| Walt Zipperman - 1969 Marketing | 2019 |
| Robert Eckert - 1976 Marketing | 2018 |
| Bruce Beach - 1972 Accounting / 1973 MBA | 2017 |
| Philip Hagenah - 1969 Marketing | 2016 |
| Teresa Briggs - 1982 Accounting | 2015 |
| Sarah Smallhouse - 1988 MBA | 2014 |
| Jeffrey McKeever - 1965 Accounting / 1973 MBA | 2013 |
| Christopher McGuire - 1962 Mechanical Engineering | 2012 |
| Lisle Payne - 1964 Marketing | 2011 |
| Jon Underwood - 1964 Marketing | 2010 |
| Donald Soldwedel - 1946 Marketing | 2006 |
| Norman McClelland - 1949 Industrial Labor Relations | 2004 |
| Frances McClelland - 1944 Accounting | 2004 |
| Karl Eller - 1952 Marketing | 2002 |
Eller Alumni Award Recipients
| Name | Award Year | Award |
|---|---|---|
| Lynda Applegate - 1986 PhD | 2024 | Professional Achievement Award |
| Dena Becker - 1997 Marketing | 2024 | Sidney S. Woods Alumni Service Award |
| Jon Bruflat - 2020 MBA | 2024 | Slonaker Award |
| Erick Dang - 2023 MBA | 2024 | Outstanding Young Alumni Volunteer Award |
| Brian Franke - 1985 Business Administration | 2024 | Sidney S. Woods Alumni Service Award |
| Scott Jensen | 2024 | Advocacy Award |
| Jim LaSalle - MIS Department | 2024 | Marvin D. "Swede" Johnson Award |
| Namoonga Mantina - 2022 MBA | 2024 | Young Professional Achievement Award |
| Nancy Singh - 2022 Business Analytics | 2024 | Wildcat Career Champion Award |
| Tripp Twyman - 2018 Business Administration | 2024 | Young Professional Achievement Award |
| Shuzie Chen - 2019 MBA, Finance | 2023 | Outstanding Young Alumni Volunteer Award |
| Brett Farmiloe - 2006 Accounting | 2023 | Marvin D. “Swede” Johnson Award |
| Steve Hilton - 1983 Finance | 2023 | Sidney S. Woods Alumni Service Award |
| John Jenkins Jr - 2019 MIS, MBA | 2023 | Wildcat Career Champion Award |
| Beatris Mendez Gandica - 2018 MIS | 2023 | Distinguished Citizen Award |
| Fabio Mire - 2016 Finance | 2023 | Wildcat Career Champion Award |
| Rahul Mitra - 2022 MIS, MBA | 2023 | Outstanding Young Alumni Volunteer Award |
| Gary Munsinger - PhD | 2023 | Professional Achievement Award |
| Jay Nunamaker - PhD / MIS Department | 2023 | Extraordinary Faculty Award |
| Hayley Schwartz - 2016 Marketing & Business Economics | 2023 | Wildcat Career Champion Award |
| Carolyn Thompson - 2019 MBA | 2023 | Advocacy Award |
| Ebitie Amughan - 2016 MIS | 2022 | Outstanding Young Alumni Volunteer Award |
| Bill Bangs - 1993 Finance / 1998 MBA | 2022 | Bear Down Award |
| Hsinchun Chen - PhD / MIS Department | 2022 | Extraordinary Faculty Award |
| Elyse Flynn Meyer - 2007 Marketing | 2022 | Marvin D. “Swede” Johnson Award |
| Jay Hernandez - 1998 Finance, Accounting | 2022 | Sidney S. Woods Alumni Service Award |
| Noah Knauf - 2001 MIS, Operations Management | 2022 | Young Professional Achievement Award |
| Travis Le Duc - 2016 MBA | 2022 | Slonaker Award |
| Micah Miranda - 2002 Regional Development (College of SBS) | 2022 | Advocacy Award |
| Vicki Panhuise - 1999 MBA | 2022 | Leo Hart Humanitarian Award |
| Alison Stine - 2013 Finance | 2022 | Wildcat Career Champion Award |
| Brian Watson | 2022 | Honorary Alumnus Award |
| Eric Wu - 2005 Economics | 2022 | Young Professional Achievement Award |
| Anne Dupont - 1977 Personnel Management | 2021 | Young Professional Acieivement Award |
| Tosh Hudson - 2017 Business Administration | 2021 | Young Professional Achievement Award |
| Brian Huston - 2005 MIS | 2021 | Slonaker Award |
| Alex Jones - 2010 Marketing | 2021 | Wildcat Career Champion Award |
| Stuart Kasdin - 1990 Finance | 2021 | Sidney S. Woods Alumni Service Award |
| Ted Maxwell - 2014 MBA | 2021 | Veterans Award for Distinguished Service |
| Kevin McHolland | 2021 | Marvin D. “Swede” Johnson Award |
| Melissa Rose - 2015 Finance | 2021 | Outstanding Young Alumni Volunteer Award |
| Sumeet Aggarwal - 1999 MIS | 2019 | Global Achievement Award |
| Sam Ashfaq - 2009 MBA | 2019 | Slonaker Award |
| Dan Fapp - 1993 MBA | 2019 | Sidney S. Woods Alumni Service Award |
| Matt Lorimer - 2007 Accounting | 2019 | Slonaker Award |
| Dominic Ortega - 2010 MIS | 2019 | Young Professional Achievement Award |
| Juan Peraza - 2014 Finance, Business Economics | 2019 | Outstanding Young Alumni Volunteer Award |
| Kevin Stombaugh - 1991 Accounting, Finance | 2019 | Marvin D. “Swede” Johnson Award |
| Anthony Wingate - 2004 Marketing, Business Management/2014 MBA | 2019 | Young Professional Achievement Award |
| Peter Aronoff - 1982 Business Economics | 2018 | Young Professional Achievement Award |
| Andrew Bess - 2012 MBA | 2018 | Young Professional Achievement Award |
| Andrew Collins - 2005 Business Economics, Entrepreneurship | 2018 | Bear Down Award |
| Amelia Klawon - 2015 MBA | 2018 | Young Professional Achievement Award |
| Kripa Krishnan - 2004 MIS | 2018 | Young Professional Achievement Award |
| Bill Lomicka | 2018 | Honorary Alumnus Award |
| Zach Snickles - 2004 Management, Entrepreneurship | 2018 | Slonaker Award |
| Luis Soto - 2014 MBA | 2018 | Outstanding Young Alumni Volunteer Award |
| Deron Webb - 1989 Business Administration | 2018 | Bear Down Award |
Beyond Eller Alumna/us of the Year Recipients
| Name | Award Year |
|---|---|
| Matthew Harelson - 1983 Business Administration Recognized by the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences | 2017 |
| David Martinez - 2004 Business Management & Entrepreneurship Recognized by the Honors College | 2017 |
| Francisco Aguilar - 2004 Accounting & Finance / 2004 MBA Recognized by the College of Law | 2016 |
| Arlan Colton - 1977 Public Management Recognized by the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences | 2015 |
| David Hutchens - 1999 MBA Recognized by the College of Engineering | 2014 |
| Jacobus Oschmann - 2003 MBA Recognized by the College of Optical Sciences | 2014 |
| Maria Matiella - 1976 MBA Recognized by the College of Education | 2013 |
| Earl Carroll - 1948 Business Administration Recognized by the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences | 2010 |
| Cecilia Rosales - 1976 Public Management Recognized by the College of Public Health | 2004 |
| Celeste Snyder - 2002 Business Management Recognized by the UA South Campus | 2004 |
| James Rogers - 1960 Accounting Recognized by the College of Law | 2002 |
For more information about alumni awards and recognition, please contact us.