Graduation Highlights

Graduation 2021

Darden's MBA Class of 2021 walked the Lawn and graduated on 23 May at one of UVA's first major in-person events since the start of the pandemic. After a year wait, the Darden Class of 2020 also returned to walk the Lawn and attend a celebration in Scott Stadium on 16 May.

332 134 FULL-TIME MBA GRADUATES 30

EXECUTIVE MBA GRADUATES

DUAL-DEGREE GRADUATES

Awards

16 STUDENTS RECEIVED THE C. STEWART SHEPPARD AWARD RECOGNIZING EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE TO THE SCHOOL OF A NONACADEMIC NATURE

Caroline Kelly Clark Carrie Lynn Dajani Purvaj Ashok Dharia Margaret Hall Edmunds Samantha B. Firstenberg Henry Dykema Frost Alexander Gregory Goot* Miranda A. Grueiro Ann Joseph* Anthony Derek LeCounte* Kathleen Brooke Llontop James Michael Long Amanda Marie Michetti Rotimi Ogunbiyi Colby Crane Woeltz T. Colin Wright-Pruski

*Received fall 2020

PAMELA FISCHER AND ALEXANDER MAY WERE THE RECIPIENTS OF THE FREDERICK S. MORTON AWARD, PRESENTED TO STUDENTS FOR EXCELLENCE IN LEADERSHIP.

JUSTIN HICKS WAS THE RECIPIENT OF THE EXECUTIVE MBA FACULTY AWARD, PRESENTED TO AN OUTSTANDING STUDENT IN THE EXECUTIVE MBA PROGRAM.

Full-Time MBA Initial Career Outcomes

90% RECEIVED A JOB OFFER BY GRADUATION 90% ACCEPTED A JOB OFFER BY GRADUATION $150,000 AVERAGE SALARY (A RECORD)

FACULTY MARSHALS

LALIN ANIK, Full-Time MBA THOMAS J. STEENBURGH, Full-Time MBA SHANE DIKOLLI, Executive MBA

ELECTED STUDENT GRADUATION SPEAKERS

MICHAEL LONG (EMBA ’21) “Courageously empowering, connected, beautifully determined, resilient and beyond-smart leaders — we have blazed a trail that has lifted Darden to a higher standard. More importantly, we are all better."

“The question becomes: What do we do? Raise your hand, get in the mix, find something you can impact and engage."

JAMES PETERSON (MBA ’21)