2021 Honors and Awards Recipients

Each year the Maine Business School and Graduate School of Business honors students and faculty for their achievements. Each honoree receives a certificate, blue cords to wear at graduation, and a locally-crafted paddle to commemorate their award. We’re elated to announce the honorees of our 2021 awards:

Student Awards

Academic Achievement
This award is given to one student in each of our four majors and our MBA program for having the highest GPA.
 
Emma Olmstead, Accounting
Cameron Spicer, Finance
Vincent Russo, Management
Hannah Nugent, Marketing
Robert Harvey, MaineMBA
 
Faculty Award 
This award is chosen by the faculty in our majors, concentrations, and our MBA program based on criteria determined by each faculty group.
 
Melissa Reichel, Accounting
Grace Graham, Finance
Fanny Wadling, Management
Anna Peterson, Marketing
Chandler Perkins, Entrepreneurship
Cassidy Tibbetts, Business Information Systems
Katelynn McFadden, International Business
Nargiz Ali Zada, MaineMBA

Outstanding Undergraduate Student 

This award is given to the Maine Business School undergraduate student with the highest GPA. This award is recognized by the Office of the President.

Cameron Spicer, Finance

Outstanding Undergraduate Student Athlete 

This award is given to the Maine Business School undergraduate student athlete with the highest GPA.

Kelly Fogarty, Management

Outstanding International Undergraduate Student 

This award is given to the Maine Business School international undergraduate student athlete with the highest GPA. This award is recognized by the Office of the President.

Fanny Wadling, Management

Spirit of Maine Award

This award is intended to honor a student who consistently lifts our spirits and makes us think of a more positive future.

Joyce Benton, Finance
Connor Donahue, Accounting and Finance

Citizen Scholar Award 

This award is given to a student who exemplifies a spirit of outreach and uses what they’re learning in the classroom to improve the world around them.

Nicole Pelletier, Accounting and Finance
Jonathan Libby, Finance

Faculty & Staff Awards

Excellence in Teaching Award 

This award is given to a faculty member in the Maine Business School who demonstrates excellence in teaching. A faculty committee of recent award recipients makes a recommendation to the Dean based on nominations by students.

David Barrett, Lecturer in Accounting

Excellence in Research Award

This award is given to a faculty member in the Maine Business School who demonstrates excellence in research and scholarship. A faculty committee of recent award recipients makes a recommendation to the Dean based on self-nominations and nominations from Discipline Area Coordinators.

Dmitri Markovitch, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Marketing

Dr. Carol B. Gilmore Memorial Service Award

The Dr. Carol B. Gilmore Memorial Service Award was established in 2015 by an anonymous donor. This fund was established in honor of Dr. Gilmore, to reward a Maine Business School faculty member for outstanding service to the community, the University, and the School. Dr. Gilmore taught at UMaine and the Maine Business School from 1977 until the end of the Fall 2011 semester. In 2006, she received the university’s prestigious Presidential Public Service Achievement Award, recognizing a lifetime of service to the university and the communities of Maine.

Patti Miles, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Management

Professional Staff Award for Outstanding Service

New this year, this award is honoring two of our hard working staff members who have gone above and beyond this academic year.
 
Cynthia D’Angelo, Director of Undergraduate Academic Advising Center
Corey Watson, Administrative and Financial Officer