Johnson celebrates Class of 2020 award winners
![Commencement cap and tassel with confetti](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Johnson-05.jpg)
The Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management proudly presents its award winners and special honor recipients from the Class of 2020.
John Blodgett, MBA ’84 Peer Award
Katie Colton, MBA ’20
The John Blodgett Peer Award was established by the Class of 1984 in memory of their classmate, John Blodgett. In honor of John, the first-year class selects a graduating MBA student who has made a significant contribution to the first-years through formal or informal teaching, advising, and/or coaching roles.
![Katie Colton](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Colton_Katie_4922965_kmc446.jpg)
BR Consulting Award
Sumaiya Jaweed, MBA ’20
Natalie Rose, MBA ’20
Given by Big Red Consulting, this award recognizes two graduating BRC consultants who displayed leadership in their BRC project and delivered excellence to a local business or nonprofit or a Cornell alumni or student organization.
![Sumaiya Jaweed](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Jaweed_Sumaiya_4915237_sj732.jpg)
![Natalie Rose](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Rose_Natalie_4974667_nr435.jpg)
Consulting Award
Isabelle Caffry, MBA ’20
Neil Sen, MBA ’20
The Consulting Award recognizes graduating students who have demonstrated the ability to become outstanding consultants. The winners are selected by the Career Management Center and consulting faculty with input from the critical thinking and leadership staff and faculty.
![Isabelle Caffry](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Caffry_Isabelle_4146791_ic344.jpg)
![Neil Sen](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Sen_Neil_2266457_nas75.jpg)
Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Award
Pia Moore, MBA ’20
Clementina Ojie, MBA ’20
The Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Award, given by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, recognizes graduating MBA students who have shown leadership and commitment to the Johnson community by either encouraging or improving inclusion or expanding Johnson’s global brand and impact through their work on projects and initiatives.
![Pia Moore](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Moore_Pia_4995230_pm576.jpg)
![Clementina Ojie](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Ojie_Clementina_4977894_co274.jpg)
Thomas R. Dyckman Accounting Excellence Award
Katie Emmett, MBA ’20
The Thomas R. Dyckman Accounting Excellence Award, named in honor of an esteemed, long-time Johnson accounting professor and awarded by the accounting faculty, is given in recognition of outstanding individual achievement in accounting studies.
![Katie Emmett](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Emmett_Katie_4878157_kme79.jpg)
Finance Award
Christopher Cox, MBA ’20
Awarded by the finance faculty, this recognition is given annually to the top graduating student in the field of finance.
![Christopher Cox](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Cox_Chris_4995219_cnc63_NEW.jpg)
Albert Fried, Jr. Fellows
Avery Adams, MBA ’20
Marla Beyer, MBA ’20
Alina Everett, MBA ’20
Stephanie Jordan, MBA ’20
Pia Moore, MBA ’20
Made possible by a generous gift from Albert Fried, Jr. ’52, MBA ’53, fellows are nominated by the Johnson community and selected by a committee of deans, faculty, and staff. Fried Fellows are chosen for distinguishing themselves academically and as leaders.
![Avery Adams](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Adams_Avery_4978961_aja287.jpg)
![Marla Beyer](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Beyer_Marla_4922661_mlb475.jpg)
![Alina Everett](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Everett_Alina_ame236_4975341.jpg)
![Stephanie Jordan](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/stephanie-jordan.jpg)
![Pia Moore](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Moore_Pia_4995230_pm576.jpg)
Hemmeter Entrepreneurship Award
Ted Briggs, MBA ’20
Ricky Bureau, MBA ’20
Grace Deng, PhD ’22 (A&S)
Jeremy Snyder, MBA ’20
Yale Viny, MBA ’20
Given by the Hemmeter family and awarded by the entrepreneurship faculty, this award recognizes the creators of the business plan most likely to launch a successful enterprise. The winning business plan this year was jessup.ai.
![Ted Briggs](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Briggs_Ted_2547685_mtb255.jpg)
![Ricky Bureau](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Bureau_Ricky_4929325_rwb276.jpg)
![Grace Deng](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/grace-deng.png)
![Jeremy Snyder](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Snyder_Jeremy_4983078_jjs535.jpg)
![Yale Viny](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Viny_Yale_4916190_yv45.jpg)
Integrative Case Competition Winning Core Team
Adam Karl, MBA ’20
Edi Matraxhiu, MBA ’20
Caitlin Namnoum, MBA ’20
Vera Tang, MBA ’20
Tony Zhang, MBA ’20
The class-wide Integrative Case Competition serves as a capstone within the Two-Year MBA fall core. Teams must draw upon their training in critical and strategic thinking, finance, and strategy.
![Adam Karl](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Karl_Adam-G._4977437_agk79-300x300.jpg)
![Ed Matraxhiu](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Matraxhiu_Edi_4916596_em757.jpg)
![Caitlin Namnoum](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Namnoum_Caitlin_4947357_cpn33.jpg)
![Vera Tang](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Tang_Vera_4933553_qt46.jpg)
![Tony Zhang](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Zhang_Anthony_4929991_akz23.jpg)
A. Donald Kelso Award
Guillaume Allard, MBA ’20
Prasad Batchu, MBA ’20
Jonathan Tin, MBA ’20
The A. Donald Kelso Award is given to students who have made significant contributions to the advancement of Johnson and whose contributions, while numerous, are often “unsung.”
![Guillaume Allard](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Allard-Guillaume-4909965-gma68.jpg)
(One-Year MBA recipient)
![Prasad Batchu](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Batchu_Prasad_4889696_sb2473.jpg)
(Two-Year MBA recipient)
![Jonathan Tin](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Tin_Jonathan_4916860_jt745.jpg)
(Two-Year MBA recipient)
Leadership Prize
Ashley Clark, MBA ’20
Murphy Lu, MBA ’20
Awarded by the management and organizations faculty, the leadership prize is given to one student in each Ithaca residential MBA program who has demonstrated outstanding scholarship in management and leadership coursework while expanding their interests in those fields in extracurricular pursuits and their chosen careers.
![Ashley Clark](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Clark_Ashley_4915063_aec286.jpg)
(Two-Year MBA recipient)
![Murphy Lu](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Lu-Mofei-5105408-mml275.jpg)
(One-Year MBA recipient)
Leading Teams Case Competition Winning Core Team
One-Year MBA and Johnson Cornell Tech MBA programs
Alan Abraham, MBA ’20
Cassie Dai, MBA ’20
Derek Kellman, MBA ’20
Chad Kurylo, MBA ’20
Murphy Lu, MBA ’20
The Leading Teams Case Competition serves as a class-wide capstone to the One-Year and Johnson Cornell Tech MBA program’s first core course, Leading Teams.
![Alan Abraham](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/alan-abraham.png)
(Johnson Cornell Tech MBA)
![Cassie Dai](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/cassie-dai.png)
(Johnson Cornell Tech MBA)
![Derek Kellman](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Kellman-Derek-5014117-dk825.jpg)
(One-Year MBA)
![Chad Kurylo](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Kurylo-Chad-5087340-cmk299.jpg)
(One-Year MBA)
![Murphy Lu](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Lu-Mofei-5105408-mml275.jpg)
(One-Year MBA)
Leading Teams Case Competition Winning Core Team
Two-Year MBA program
Bernardo Espinosa, MBA ’20
Tania Ghosh, MBA ’20
Jun Park, MBA ’20
Natalie Rose, MBA ’20
Shashwat Satyal, MBA ’20
The Leading Teams Case Competition serves as a class-wide capstone to the Two-Year MBA program’s first core course, Leading Teams.
![Bernardo Espinosa](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Espinosa_Bernardo_2616346_mbe32.jpg)
![Tania Ghosh](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Ghosh_Tania_4974686_tg358.jpg)
![Jun Park](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Park_Jun_4878486_jp2477.jpg)
![Natalie Rose](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Rose_Natalie_4974667_nr435.jpg)
![Shashwat Satyal](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Satyal_Shashwat_2518945_ss3797.jpg)
McAllister Award in Honor of Charlotte Rosen for Excellence in Business Writing
Dayris Arias, MBA ’20
Jia Huang, MBA ’20
Emma Liang, MBA ’20
Nikunj Raithatha, MBA ’20
Adan Rodriguez, MBA ’20
Michael Zhang, MBA ’20
This award is given by the communications faculty to graduating international students for excellence in business writing.
![Dayris Arias](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Arias-Bravo_Dayris_4988065_dga45.jpg)
![Jia Huang](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Huang_Jia_4919902_jmh595.jpg)
![Emma Liang](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Liang_Yiwen_4933554_yl2947.jpg)
![Nikunj Raithatha](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Raithatha_Nikunj_2844845_nhr28.jpg)
![Adan Rodriguez](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Rodriguez-Gonzalez_Adan_4933573_ar2356.jpg)
![Michael Zhang](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Zhang_Han-Ze_4978960_hz554.jpg)
McAllister Speech Award in Honor of Charlotte Rosen
Guillaume Allard, MBA ’20
Charlotte Xiaoyu Zhai, MBA ’20
James Edwards, MBA ’20
Tania Ghosh, MBA ’20
Stephanie Jordan, MBA ’20
Allison Latham, MBA ’20
The McAllister Speech Award in Honor of Charlotte Rosen is awarded by the communications faculty for excellence in management presentation.
![Guillaume Allard](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Allard-Guillaume-4909965-gma68.jpg)
![Charlotte Xiaoyu Zhai](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Zhai-Xiaoyu-5094094-xz623.jpg)
![James Edwards](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Edwards_James_4931647_jke43.jpg)
![Tania Ghosh](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Ghosh_Tania_4974686_tg358.jpg)
![Stephanie Jordan](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/stephanie-jordan.jpg)
![Allison Latham](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Latham_Allison_4975357_all276.jpg)
Poets&Quants‘ Best & Brightest MBAs and MBAs to Watch
Jack Moriarty, MBA ’20
Deon Provost, MBA ’20
Kevin Shen, MBA ’20
Margot Waldron, MBA ’20
Selected by the associate dean for MBA programs and the MBA programs team, these students were chosen as Johnson’s nominees for Poets&Quants’ Best & Brightest MBAs and MBAs to Watch features.
![Jack Moriarty](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Moriarty_Jack_4977853_jmm798.jpg)
![Deon Provost](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Provost_Deon_4981635_dep95.jpg)
![Kevin Shen](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Shen_Kevin_4978758_ys922.jpg)
![Margot Waldron](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Waldron_Margot_4968127_smw366.jpg)
Vithala & Saroj Rao Marketing Prize
Gina Stella, MBA ’20
Awarded by the marketing faculty, this prize recognized a graduating student who has demonstrated outstanding scholarship in the field of marketing.
![Gina Stella](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Stella_Gina_4915069_gms275.jpg)
S.C. Johnson Marketing Case Competition Winners
Gozde Akhumus Laftchiev, MBA ’20
Abhishek Banerjee, MBA ’20
Whitney Hayes, MBA ’20
Joseph Keliher, MBA ’20
David Pfohl, MBA ’20
The S.C. Johnson Case Competition is the second major class-wide competition during the Two-Year MBA program fall core.
![Gozde Akhumus Laftchiev](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Akgumus_Gozde_4981276_ga332.jpg)
![Abhishek Banerjee](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/abhishek-banerjee.jpg)
![Whitney Hayes](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Hayes_Whitney_4977883_wh428.jpg)
![Joseph Keliher](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Keliher_Joseph_4978126_ljk96.jpg)
![David Pfohl](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Pfohl_David_4974685_dcp244.jpg)
Samuel C. Johnson Award in Sustainable Global Enterprise for Individual Leadership
Austin Blais, MBA ’20
Russell Grandin, MBA ’20
Awarded by the Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise, this award is given to students who have demonstrated excellence, leadership, and scholarship in the area of Sustainable Global Enterprise.
![Austin Blais](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Blais_Austin_4931898_apb247.jpg)
![Russell Grandin](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Grandin_Russ_4915212_rmg289.jpg)
Samuel C. Johnson Award in Sustainable Global Enterprise for Team Impact
Avery Adams, MBA ’20
Henry Du Pont, MBA ’20
Sebastian Molina Gasman, MBA ’20
Stephanie Jordan, MBA ’20
Joshua Tanenbaum, MBA ’20
Awarded by the Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise, this award recognizes a student team whose efforts demonstrably improved the school’s programming in finance and sustainability.
![Avery Adams](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Adams_Avery_4978961_aja287.jpg)
![Henry Du Pont](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Du-Pont_Henry_4977881_had63.jpg)
![Sebastian Molina Gasman](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/sebastian-molina-gasman.jpg)
![Stephanie Jordan](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/stephanie-jordan.jpg)
![Joshua Tanenbaum](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Tanenbaum_Josh_4979317_jbt88.jpg)
Jan. H. Suwinski Award Given by Corning for Excellence in Strategic Operations
Emily Mayo, MBA ’20
Given by the operations, technology, and information management faculty, this award recognizes a graduating student who has demonstrated academic excellence in the field of operations.
![Emily Mayo](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Mayo_Emily_2162341_eem55.jpg)
Johnson Tech Award
Alina Everett, MBA ’20
Jia Huang, MBA ’20
Awarded by the operations, technology, and information management faculty, the Johnson Tech Award is given to students who have demonstrated academic excellence in the Digital Technology immersion and related coursework and who had also made significant co-curricular contributions to Johnson’s tech ecosystem.
![Alina Everett](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Everett_Alina_ame236_4975341.jpg)
![Jia Huang](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Huang_Jia_4919902_jmh595.jpg)
Henny Wittink Memorial Marketing Prize
Ryan Moran, MBA ’20
Prabhjot Singh, MBA ’20
In honor of a prominent Dutch business leader and presented by the marketing faculty, prize winners are chosen for their academic performance and substantial contributions to Johnson in the field of marketing.
![Ryan Moran](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Moran_Ryan_4973232_rmm352.jpg)
![Prabhjot Singh](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Singh_Prabhjot__.jpg)
Johnson Degree Marshals
Sabina Bellizzi, MBA ’20
James Feld, MBA ’20
Awarded by the MBA programs team, Johnson Degree Marshals are selected on the basis of exemplary character, leadership, and service to the school. Degree Marshals personify what it means to be a Cornell MBA.
![Sabina Bellizzi](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Bellizzi_Sabina_4987914_sab493.jpg)
![James Feld](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Feld_James_2185898_jsf88.jpg)
Class Agents
Matt Douglas, MBA ’20
Susan Freeman, MBA ’20
Monique Defour-Jones, MBA/MS ’h20
Jonathan Vlock, MBA ’20
Chuck Wong, MBA ’20
Julien Li, MBA ’20
![Matt Douglas](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Douglas-Matthew-4989761-msd262.jpg)
(One-Year MBA program)
![Susan Freeman](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Freeman_Susan_2243532_sf298.jpg)
(Two-Year MBA program)
![Monique Defour-Jones, MBA/MS ’20](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/dr-monique-de-four-jones-md-11308547.jpg)
(EMBA/MS in Healthcare Leadership program)
![Jonathan Vlock](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/jonathan-vlock.jpg)
(EMBA Metro NY program)
![Chuck Wong](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/chuck-wong.jpg)
(Executive MBA Americas)
![Julien Li](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/Julien-Headshot.jpeg)
(Executive MBA Americas)
Class Representatives
Van Barbeau, MBA/MS ’20
Emilee Thomas, MBA/MS ’20
Samuel Cho, MBA ’20
Jack Cheung, MBA ’20
Robert Rizzolo, MBA ’20
![Van Barbeau](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/van-barbeau.jpg)
(EMBA/MS in Healthcare Leadership program)
![Emilee Thomas](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/emilee-thomas.jpg)
(EMBA/MS in Healthcare Leadership program)
![Samuel Cho](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/samuel-cho.jpg)
(EMBA Metro NY program)
![Jack Cheung](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/jack-cheung.jpg)
(EMBA Metro NY program)
![Robert Rizzolo](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/robert-rizzolo.jpg)
(EMBA Metro NY program)
Congratulations to all our Johnson graduates!
1 Comment
Sema
Congragulations to my dearest and smart niece Gozde Akgumus Laftchiev on her brilliant career. We are proud of her.
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