Alumni Awards

Learn more about Costello alumni awards

The Costello College of Business honors alumni and students who have distinguished themselves from their peers through hard work, dedication, and commitment to the university.

Receiving these awards brings even more attention to extraordinary work they are achieving. Have questions? Contact us at bizalum@gmu.edu.

Distinguished Alumna/Alumnus of the Year

The Costello Distinguished Alumni Award recognizes those who have demonstrated a high level of professional achievement in the for-profit, not-for-profit, or public sectors. Presented each fall, the awards are selected by the dean’s office and a committee appointed by the dean.

Current Awardees

  • Erika Alexander, Executive MBA '99, Chief Global Officer of Global Operations, Marriott International, Inc.

Former Awardees

2024

  • Alaleh A. Jenkins, BS Accounting ‘97, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Navy) Financial Management and Comptroller) Department of the Navy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller)

2022

  • Elaine D. Marion, BS Accounting ‘95 , Chief Financial Officer, ePlus inc.

2021

  • Jennifer Taylor, MBA '98, President and CEO, Northern Virginia Technology Council

2020

  • Bobby Patrick, BS Decision Sciences and Management Information Systems '93

2019

  • Kristen Cavallo, MBA '93

2018

  • Franziska Moeckel, BS Marketing '07

2017

  •  Bob Burleson

2016

  • Trevor J. Montano
  • Sumeet Shrivastava 

2015

  • Martin A. Dunphy
  • Joseph D. Ragan

2014

  • Joseph D. Ragan
  • Dale G. Wince, Jr.
  • Andrew P. Nocella

2013

  • Dale G. Wince, Jr.
  • Patricia Roberts
  • Charles Schue

2012

  • Jerry T. Pierce

2011

  • Susan B. Gregg

2010

  •  Harold C. Rauner, Jr.

2009

  • William H. Seippel
  • John Paul Phaup

2003

  • J. Gregory Bedner

2002

  • Michael G. Anzilotti

2000

  • Teresa M. Klaassen 

1998

  • Thomas J. Webb 

1997

  • Lovey L. Hammel

1996

  • Katherine K. Clark

1993

  • Robert S. Muzzio

Alumni Service Award

The Alumni Service Award recognizes business alumni who have demonstrated both professional achievement and outstanding service to the university and the community, and in doing so brings honor to the Costello College of Business. Presented each fall, the awards are selected by the dean’s office and a committee appointed by the dean.

Current Awardees

  • Nancy Collins, BS Accounting '80, Board Chairman and Principal, Everest Care Management

Former Awardees

2024

  • Brian E. Luther, MBA '04, President and Chief Executive Officer, Navy Mutual Aid Association

2022

  • Christopher M. Preston, BS Management ’96, Chief Development Officer, United Way of Metro Chicago.

2021

  • Jennifer Rhodes, Executive MBA '05, Executive Vice President, Tagence

2020

  • Jason Howell, BS Accounting '97

2019

  • Anne Altman, BS Marketing '82

2018

  • Jenny E. Herrera, BS Accounting '95

2017

  • Harold Rauner 

2016

  • David A. Roe
  • Scott E. Hine

2015

  • Sumeet Shrivastava
  • Michael P. Gallagher

2014

  • Michael P. Gallagher
  • Sirena G. Johnson

2013

  • Sirena G. Johnson

2012

  •  David C. Atkins

2011

  • Anne K. Altman
  • Kaylene and Bob Green

2010

  •  John Niehoff

2009

  • Jeffery Johnson

2006

  • James J. Laychak

Prominent Patriots

Costello alumni honored as Prominent Patriots meet the George Mason Graduate ideal as engaged citizens and well-rounded scholars who are prepared to act. Peer-nominated and peer-selected, the Prominent Patriots represent business alumni as the very best in demonstrating citizenship, scholarship, and leadership in their daily lives. Presented each fall, the awards are selected by the dean’s office and a committee appointed by the dean.

Current Awardees

  • Jason Chesky, BS Finance '12
  • Hannah Davis, MS Real Estate Development '22
  • Robert Duhart, MS Technology Management '16
  • Meera Pillai, MBA '98
  • John Sutton, MBA '96

Former Awardees

2024

  • Mohamed A. Elansary, BS Management ’97
  • John Gustavo Blair, MBA ’04
  • Catherine A. McLean, BS Marketing '02
  • Laura M. Niel, BS Accounting '87
  • Kristin L. Norris, MS Real Estate Development '19
  • Robin M. Valentine, BS Accounting '96
  • Daniel E. Williams, MS Technology Management '11
  • James Woolsey, MBA '98

2022

  • Lerzan Aksoy, MBA ’97
  • Elena Angell, MBA ’17
  • Frederick R Costa, BS Decision Sciences and Management Information Systems ’98
  • Lisbeth Guerrero-Vasquez, BS Decision Sciences and Management Information Systems ’00
  • John T Hall, BS Accounting ’93
  • Ali B. Kahil, BS Finance ’19
  • Charles A. Kapur, BS Management ‘00
  • Adnan M. Karimi, BS Decision Sciences and Management Information Systems ’05
  • Mohamed Bashir Omar, BS Accounting ’05
  • Chris Osborne, BS Business Administration ’75
  • Lisa A. Roger, MBA ’20
  • Cassie S. Schupp, MRED ’15
  • Sameet Singh, BS ISOM ’20
  • Effie Ypsilantis, BS Business Administration and Management ‘86

2021

  • Muthukumaran Arigovindan, MBA '18
  • Nazanin Azarian, BS Accounting '03
  • Keith Callahan, BS Finance '86
  • Kristen Cavallo, MBA '93
  • Nancy Collins, BS Business Administration '80
  • Andrew Denniston, BS Finance '04, MBA '10
  • Christopher Koehler, BS Marketing '96
  • Patrick Kunze, MBA '09
  • Christopher McCall, MBA '13
  • Steven Shaffery, Executive MBA '16
  • Lisa Spory, BS Decision Science and Management Information Systems '99
  • Paul Wilkinson, BS Finance '94

2020

  • Brit Campbell, BS Finance '05
  • Sean Cassidy, BS Marketing '91
  • Ryan Clark, Executive MBA '14
  • Ed Fortunato, BS Marketing '88
  • Dan Harris, EMBA '95
  • Mary Ann Henker, BS Management '96
  • Rick Hubbard, BS Decision Science '85, MBA '90
  • David L. Johnson, BS Finance '95
  • Mike Knowles, MBA '03
  • Michael Ly, BS Accounting '12, MS Accounting '13
  • Pam Maines, MBA '09
  • Josh Montgomery, BS Finance '04, BS Accounting '15
  • Lacey Morison, BS Management '09
  • Penny Nicholakos, BS ISOM '16
  • Edmund H. Novak, MBA '85
  • Michael Palmer, MBA '06
  • Rayan Rahman, BS Management '17
  • Jennifer M. Rhodes, EMBA '05
  • Aaron Rova, MBA '96
  • Tom Sipple, MBA '96
  • Andrea Snader, BS Marketing '09
  • Bradley H. Stein, MBA '94
  • Michael VanPatten, MBA '90
  • Joe Whitebread, MS Real Estate Development '15
  • Doug Zehner, BS Accounting and Business Legal Studies '92

2019

  • Rebecca C. Anderson, BS Accounting '10
  • Michael J. Carter, EMBA '16
  • Michael W. Creasy, BS Accounting & Information Systems '91
  • Evan Del Duke, BA Government and International Politics '15 and MBA '18
  • Peter J. Farrell, BS Business Administration '79 and MBA '85
  • Katherine E. Fry, MBA '18
  • Cornell A. Harris, EMBA '96
  • Gina S. Healy, BS Accounting '93
  • Greg Hoffman, MS Real Estate Development '16
  • Chakib R. Jaber, MBA '05
  • Hal Nesbitt, BS Marketing '03
  • Joanie F. Newhart, CPCM, MBA '91
  • Antonio Reyes, BS Management '14
  • Patrick F. Rice, Esq., MBA '92
  • Marie J. Robles, BS Accounting '94
  • Bradley Rosenberg, BS Accounting '82 and EMBA '93
  • Scott Rottmann, MS Accounting '97
  • Melissa A. Sizemore, BS Accounting '07
  • Jennifer M. Taylor, MBA '98
  • Nestor A. Tezna, BS Management '07
  • Jeannemarie C. Tisinger, BS Management '94
  • Cito Vanegas, MBA '00

2018

  • Wendy J. Deming, MBA '92
  • Sarah A. Dreyer, MBA '10
  • Joshua A. Etemadi, BS Management '08
  • Ari Firoozabadi, BS Marketing '04
  • Lovey L. Hammel, BS Marketing '88
  • Jocelyn E. Hsu, MBA '93
  • Kristyn E. Jones, MBA '00
  • Sammy S. Kassim, BS Management '11
  • Persephone P. Maglaya, BS Management '09
  • Jason R. McDonough, MS Real Estate Development '15
  • Cindy J. Miley, BS Accounting '95
  • Christopher M. Preston, BS Management '96
  • William H. Seippel, BS Business Administration '78
  • Shamlan W. Siddiqi, BS Decision Science '99
  • Eric W. Stalfort, BS Business Administration and Marketing '93
  • Ivy L. Zelman, BS Accounting '90

2017

  • Karen L. Cohen, MS Real Estate Development '12
  • John G. Cotton, EMBA '15
  • Judy L. Curry, BS Business Administration '90
  • David M. Gagliano, MS Technology Management '02
  • Jonathan W. Grisham, BS Accounting '87
  • Sirena G. Johnson, BS Accounting '99
  • David V. Joubran, BS Finance '92
  • Charles E. LaRock II, BS Finance '07
  • Elaine D. Marion, BS Accounting '95
  • John R. Muha II, BS Business Administration '81
  • Edward J. Newberry, BS Business Administration '84
  • David E. Ramos, BS Finance '05
  • Lara Sweet, BS Accounting '97
  • Coco Tan, MBA '95
  • Thomas J. Webb, BS Business Administration '74 and MBA '77
  • Sonja A. Wilder, BS Finance '91
  • Debora J. Wilson, BS Business Administration '79
  • Stephanie G. Zimmermann, BS Decision Science and Management Information Systems '93

2016

  • David C. Atkins - BS Decision Science '90
  • Thomas N. Bagamane - EMBA '95
  • Nadeem I. Butler - BS Finance & Decision Science '91
  • Christian D. Camacho - BS Decision Science & Management Information Systems '02
  • Eric D. Cevis - BS Marketing '86
  • Michael P. Gallagher - MBA '94
  • Dianne D. Guensberg - BS Accounting '82
  • Charles F. Helme III - BS Accounting '85
  • Dale L. Hersey - BS Finance '11
  • Christine A. Landoll - BS Accounting '89 & MS Taxation '92
  • Rear Admiral Brian E. Luther - EMBA '04
  • N. Ryan Merritt - MBA '09
  • G.F. Joey Musmar - BS Accounting '93
  • John T. Niehoff - BS Accounting '84
  • Edward H. Ryan - BS Accounting '94
  • Brock J. Walker - MBA '14
  • Michael R. Waple - BS Accounting '85
  • Curtiss White - EMBA '96
  • Thomas W. Willert - MS Technology Management '01
  • Sarah Zeb - BS Accounting & Finance '15

2015

  • Anne K. Altman - BS Marketing '82
  • Stephanie Patton Burch - BS Accounting '91
  • Jeanine M. Callahan - MS Technology Management '98
  • Anirban Chakrabarti - BS Decision Science and Management Information Systems and Accounting '96
  • B. Todd Dempsey - BS Management '83
  • Brian J. Dreyer - MBA '13
  • Lisa Featherngill - BS Accounting '85
  • Kaylene H. Green - BS Accounting '87
  • Scott E. Hine - BS Decision Science '85
  • James J. Laychak - BS Decision Science and Accounting '83
  • Jay Marsh - BS Business Administration '73
  • Serge T. Matta - BS Finance '96
  • Trevor J. Montano - BS Accounting '00
  • Michelle L. Montes - BS Accounting '96
  • Joel A. Nations - Executive MBA '14
  • Judy L. Redpath - MBA '84
  • Debra H. Richardson - BS Business Adminstration '77
  • Edward G. Schwartz - MS Technology Management '07
  • Jonathan R. Snowling - MBA '11
  • Raymond L. Winn - BS Finance '82; MBA '85; Certification Information Resource Management '86, BS Accounting and Decision Science '90

2014

  • Samimbanu Ardeishar - BS Accounting '92
  • Yusuf Azizullah - BS Finance '98
  • Sylvanus Bent - MS Technology Management '06
  • Nathan Burch - BS Marketing '97
  • Chaimaa Fekkak - BS Finance & BS Management '13
  • Gene Frogale - Executive MBA '08
  • Chris Gabaldon - Executive MBA '04
  • Kellie Goldstein - MS Accounting '97
  • Prince Jindal - BS Accounting & BS Finance '13
  • Tim Keough - BS Finance '95
  • Thomas Lamoureux - MBA '06
  • Princess Aliyah Nisa Pandolfi - BS Management '04
  • Mohammad Rehan - BS Marketing '05
  • John D. Ring - BS Business Administration '80
  • David A. Roe - BS Accounting '89 and MBA '96
  • Charles Schue - Executive MBA '05
  • Juliana G. Simmons - BS Management '96
  • Christina Vanecek - BS Marketing '06
  • Carl Willis-Ford - MS Technology Management '08
  • Regina Woodall - BS Marketing & BS Decision Science & Management Information Systems '94 and MBA '98

2013

  • Bruce E. Baldwin, II - BS Management '05 and MPA '07
  • Douglas Bushée - Executive MBA '04
  • Bruce M. Case - MBA '01
  • Peter J. Conlon - Executive MBA '96
  • Mark E. Cummings - Executive MBA '94
  • Eric P. Etter - BS Finance '07
  • Bryan D. Felder - BS Management '98
  • Ed Hasan - BS Decision Science & Management Information Systems '04
  • Jason J. Howell - BS Accounting '97
  • Lt. Col. Russell E. Jamison, Jr. - BS Accounting '83
  • Mark F. McGettrick - BS Business Administration '80
  • Michael A. Murray - BS Finance '92
  • Harold C. Rauner, Jr. - BS Finance '81 and MBA '86
  • Ola Sage - MS Technology Management '99
  • Gabriela Santamaria - BS Management '03
  • Sumeet Shrivastava - Executive MBA '94
  • Christopher T. Weber - BS Accounting BS Finance '12
  • Brian J. Wendroff - BS Accounting '04
  • Daryl L. Wieland - MBA '96
  • Michael Zeiders - MBA '84

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Ambassador of the Year

This award honors individuals who have made a transformative impact on the Costello College of Business and are committed to advancing the college’s mission. Their dedication strengthens our community and creates lasting opportunities for future business leaders.

Current Awardees

  • Joe and Peg Contrucci

Woman of the Year

The Woman of the Year Award recognizes individuals who create impact, innovate, and inspire progress for women in business.

Current Awardees

  • Susan Riel, CEO, EagleBank

Former Awardees

2024

  • Teresa A. Weipert, General Manager, Federal Services Segment, Maximus

2023

  • Christie Nader, '13, Senior Vice President and Global Chief Information Officer, Jet Aviation

2022

  • Prachi Vakharia, Founder, Womanium

Emerging Business Leader Awards

Presented by the Costello Alumni Chapter, the Emerging Business Leader Awards recognize both graduate and undergraduate students who have demonstrated they are on the path to becoming an outstanding business leader and a distinguished representative of Costello College of Business at George Mason University. Student awardees receive cash awards and a commemorative plaque on behalf of the Costello Alumni Chapter. Presented each fall, the awards are selected by the dean’s office and a committee appointed by the dean.

Current Awardees

Undergraduate Division

  • Yodae Muleta (BS Operations and Supply Chain Management and Accounting)
  • Lydia Samuel (BS Accounting and Finance)

Former Awardees

2022

  • Graduate Division: Kimberly Biscoe, MBA
  • Undergraduate Division: John H. Jin, BS in Management Information Systems
  • Undergraduate Division: Nhu Nguyen, BS in Accounting, MS in Accounting

2021

  • Graduate Division: Melissa Perera, MS in Accounting
  • Undergraduate Division: Giovanni Rodriguez, Marketing Concentration

2020

  • Graduate Division: Cai Wang, MS in Accounting
  • Undergraduate Division: Xinyue Wang, BS in Accounting

2019

  • Graduate Division: Danny Guenther, MBA
  • Undergraduate Division: Haellie Gordon, BS in Marketing

2018

  • Graduate Division: Angelina Rotella, MS in Real Estate Development
  • Undergraduate Division: Ava Nia, BS in Marketing

2017

  • Graduate Division: Iliana Montoya, MS in Accounting
  • Undergraduate Division: Nema Djavadi, BS in Finance

2016

  • Graduate Division: Matthew Rohrer, MBA
  • Undergraduate Division: Lingan Hang, BS in Accounting

2015

  • Graduate Division: Mathilde Colborn, MBA 
  • Undergraduate Division: Patrick Finney, BS in Business Marketing and Finance

2014

  • Graduate Division: Assaba Akwei, MBA
  • Undergraduate Division: Kirstin Russell, BS in Finance

2013

  • Graduate Division: Seth Whetzel, MBA
  • Undergraduate Division: Javier Perez Navarrete, BS Accounting and BS Finance

2012

  • Graduate Division:  Alka Papreja, MBA
  • Undergraduate Tamena Aziz, BS Accounting and BS Finance

2011

  • Graduate Division: Charles McCaffrey, MBA Business Administration
  • Undergraduate Anne Kathryn Hunter, BS Finance

2010

  • Graduate Division: Julia Hudson,  MBA
  • Undergraduate Division: Johnny Amin, BS Accounting

2009

  • Graduate Division: Patrick Soleymani, MBA Business Administration '09 and BS Management '07
  • Undergraduate Division: Kiyoung Rector, MS Accounting '11 and BS Accounting '10
  • Undergraduate Division: Christina Adkins - BS Marketing