Awards & Honors
We’re proud of our people. Here, we share honors, awards, and accolades from across SC Johnson College.

Maureen O’Hara earns Bernstein Award for contributions to finance industry
Johnson professor Maureen O’Hara receives prestigious Bernstein Award for a paper she co-authored titled “Footprints on a Blockchain: Trading and Information Leakage in Distributed Ledgers.”

Uma Lele, “a leader in the world of economic development,” receives Dyson’s Wharton Award
To the many significant honors and awards she has accrued in her career, Uma Lele recently added one from the Dyson School, the Clifton R. Wharton Jr. Emerging Markets Award.

Faculty Last Lectures 2018: Schmidt, Filipowicz, and Mish give graduates assignments for life
Faculty members Bill Schmidt, Risa Mish, and Allan Filipowicz were nominated by the Class of 2018 to deliver this year’s Last Lectures and offer life advice and parting words of wisdom to soon-to-be MBA graduates.

Congratulations, Johnson Class of 2018 graduates!
Graduates of the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management were celebrated at two recognition ceremonies on Saturday, May 26. Congratulations to the Class of 2018!

Congratulations, Hotel School Class of 2018 graduates!
Graduates of the School of Hotel Administration were celebrated at the Hotel School Graduate Recognition Ceremony and reception on Sunday, May 27, following Cornell’s 150th Commencement. Congratulations to the Class of 2018!

Congratulations, Dyson Class of 2018 graduates!
Graduates of the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management were celebrated at the Dyson Graduate Recognition Ceremony and reception on Saturday, May 26. Congratulations to the Class of 2018!

MBA Class of 2018 honored at Dean’s Awards Brunch
Several students in the One-Year, Two-Year, and Johnson Cornell Tech MBA programs were individually recognized for their contributions and achievements at the annual Dean’s Awards Brunch on Friday, May 25.

GRADtalks 2018: Living proof there’s more than one way to experience your Cornell MBA
A spinoff of Johnson’s year-round REDtalks, GRADtalks offers MBA students the chance to share their personal stories with classmates moments before the last Sage Social of the year.

Hotel School students and faculty recognized for 2017–2018 accomplishments
Faculty, staff, and students gathered in early May to celebrate the end of a dynamic and productive academic year at the Hotel School.