THE UNIVERSITY OF
SAN DIEGO CHAPTER
FORTY-SECOND ANNUAL INDUCTION CEREMONY TUESDAY, MAY 10, 2022 5:45 PM
Beta Gamma Sigma USD Chapter Advisor Amit Kakkad is a faculty member in the USD Knauss School of Business, and is passionate about empowering leaders to combine personal success with positive social impact. Amit teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in Operations Management and Management Science and has previously taught courses in Simulation, Statistics and Operations Management at other institutes such as the London School of Economics. He has corporate and startup experience gained in the United States, United Kingdom and India in industries ranging from oil and gas, chemical production, infrastructure, hospitality and entertainment and logistics; to telecom, financial services and consulting.
Beta Gamma Sigma San Diego Chapter President Mariness Didulo joined the Beta Gamma Sigma family after receiving her MS in Management and Leadership from Pepperdine University and BS in Marketing from CSULB. She has moved to San Diego since, and is now the President of Beta Gamma Sigma Alumni San Diego Chapter. She utilizes her passion for writing and technology as a product marketer for a leading SaaS company in San Diego, and is an advocate for women in technology.
Dean’s Welcome
Dr. Tim Keane
San Diego Chapter President
Mariness Didulo
Induction
Dr. Amit Kakkad
About BGS Beta Gamma Sigma is the highest international recognition a business student anywhere in the world can receive in an undergraduate, master's, or doctoral program at a school accredited by AACSB International. To be eligible for membership, the academic ranking of those being considered must place them in the upper 10 percent of the second- semester junior class, upper 10 percent of the senior class, or upper 20 percent of the graduating master's class. While almost 300,000 students receive a bachelor's or master's degree in business in the U.S. each year, only about 19,000 are elected to membership in Beta Gamma Sigma.
Size and Scope Beta Gamma Sigma has inducted more than 650,000 outstanding students into membership since its founding in 1913. These 650,000 members have served in corporate, government, non-profit, educational, and other management positions at every level of responsibility. Members currently reside in all 50 U.S. states and more than 160 countries around the world.
Beta Gamma Sigma Inductee List Juniors Charlotte Alexander Mohammed Alneama Audrey Bjorklund Justin Brown Ellie Dougherty Katelyn Eberle
Katriana Gardner Paige Gehringer Nicolas Harrison Alexandra Hill Sofia Hinojosa Kaysa Lundberg
Olivia Mathewson Kylie Pato Marcos Vargas Madeleine Woo
Seniors Marta Albiol Fernandez Manuel Martin Albert
Kathryn Morris Joao Pires Coelho
Chase Sethi Makenna Textor
Graduate Students Mae AlShanafey Eduardo Aranda Cueva Anton Bilyy Victoria Edrington Manuel Gonzalez Xiomara Gonzalez Olivia Hadidian Suzanne Hawatmeh Maeve Kearney
Wendy Kelley Audrey Miciano Jonas Minich Michael Molitor Khaled Mutawa Monica Pelayo Claire Pierce Jaclyn Sewell Jenna Sharp
Jennifer Simpson Marc Steele Gene Storer Alejandra Trejos Jesus Valdes Gonzalez Patricia Wise Andrew Wooster