NEWS & NOTES MBA student Bill Vikander named David C. Olson Scholarship Recipient The David C. Olson scholarship is awarded to an MBA student each year. In addition to $9,000 toward the cost of their education, recipients are granted an internship with a Minnesota Chamber of Commerce member organization. This year’s recipient, Bill Vikander, worked as a research assistant to Jennifer Byers, Executive Director of the Minnesota Chamber Foundation, the 501c3 partner of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce. “It is widely known the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce and its local area partners play an important role in the state’s economy and business environment. I was proud to be involved in developing the latest publication highlighting the state of entrepreneurship in Minnesota,” says Vikander.
Shane Bowyer Honored by Greater Mankato Growth Dr. Shane Bowyer is the recipient of Greater Mankato Growth 2022 GreenSeam’s Seamed in Success award. The award honors an “outstanding business, organization, community, or individual which has made a large impact and added value to the community and region. This award recognizes those who have highlighted the importance of agriculture, with an emphasis on rural vitality building upon our agricultural roots.”
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All American Business Scholars Trevor Turriff (Finance) and Cooper Siebrecht (Accounting) are among five Minnesota State Mankato student wrestlers named National Wrestling Coaches Association Scholar All Americans in 2022. A total of 314 student-athletes from 57 institutions were honored individually. Of the 314 honorees, 95 wrestled at the 2022 NCAA DII national championships this year. Including Turriff, seven of this year's national champions were named Scholar All-Americans. In order for a student-athlete to be nominated to the Division II Scholar All-American Team, he must have a minimum 3.4 cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale, with that benchmark at 3.2 for those who qualified for the 2020 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships. The athlete must also have competed in a minimum of five dates of competition. Minnesota State finished its 2021-22 wrestling season with a seventh-place finish at this year’s national tournament. Source: MSUMavericks.com
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College of Business Professors Present at Minnesota State Mankato Scholars at Work Conference The Scholars At Work Conference allows faculty to share their passions, research, and innovations with peers and colleagues from around our institution. Three COB faculty members joined faculty, staff and students for the October, 2021 conference. •
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Dr. Kristin Scott (Marketing): Teaching Equity 2030: Integrating the First Year Seminar and Investigating the New Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program Level Outcome Requirements Dr. Maria Kalyvaki (Marketing): Compassion in Online Teaching and Learning: Before and After the Declaration of the Global Covid-19 Pandemic Dr. Chandu Valluri (Marketing): Ushering a New Age of Rapid Innovation: Stabilizing and Transformative Responses to the COVID Crisis
