Heavener students honored with prestigious awards
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Heavener School of Business inducted two new students into the Heavener Hall of Fame and awarded four of students with the Distinction in Leadership and Service Award at its annual Heavener Leaders Awards Banquet on April 25.
Kristiana Caine and John Goracke were the latest Heavener students to be installed into the Heavener Hall of Fame, while Abigail Fielding, Charles Keegan, Anna Kelly and Lauren Lindsay were the newest recipients of the Distinction in Leadership and Service Award.
“We are proud to recognize the students being inducted into the Heavener Hall of Fame and honored with the Distinction in Leadership and Service Award,” said Alex Sevilla, Associate Dean and Director of the Heavener School of Business. “These students personify the best of the Heavener School, having demonstrated exemplary leadership and served their community with excellence. Their achievements have made an immense impact at the University of Florida, and we can’t wait to see how they flourish in their future careers.”
The Heavener Hall of Fame is reserved for undergraduate business students who have shown truly superior leadership and achievement through their activities and scholarship while members of the College community. Eligible students must have a minimum 3.5 UF GPA and be in good standing with UF. Students are also judged on scholarship, campus leadership, campus involvement and service to the College or UF.
The Distinction in Leadership and Service Award is presented to students who demonstrated outstanding leadership and service to the College through participation in student organizations and other extracurricular activities. The students have demonstrated a strong commitment to the College and made a significant positive impact on its students.
Caine, a combined marketing undergraduate and information systems and operations management graduate student, has interned at CSX as a financial planning and analysis intern. She is involved with Heavener Leadership Challenge, Business Undergraduate Mentorship Program, Warrington Welcome and Florida Leadership Academy.
Goracke, a combined finance undergraduate and international business graduate student, has interned at Protiviti Consulting and Lockheed Martin in the area of finance. He is involved with the Heavener International Case Competition, the Business Administration College Council, Career and Academic Peer Mentors, Florida Leadership Academy, and is a member of the UF International Case Competition Team.
Fielding, a finance major and real estate minor, has completed internships in finance at Protiviti Consulting, Wells Fargo and Modera Wealth Management. She is a University Scholar and is involved with a number of organizations, including Career and Academic Mentors, Warrington Welcome, Business Undergraduate Mentorship Program, Business Ethics Ambassadors, Heavener Leadership Challenge and Enactus.
Keegan, a combined finance undergraduate and international business graduate student, has interned at Gartner as a business development coordinator. He is involved with Career and Academic Peer Mentors, Warrington Diplomats and Florida Business Leadership Society.
Kelly, a marketing major, has interned at Gartner as a business development coordinator. She is involved with Warrington Diplomats, Florida Leadership Academy and the Heavener International Case Competition.
Lindsay, a marketing major, has interned at PepsiCo and Bimbo Bakeries in the sales department. She is involved with Enactus, Warrington Welcome, Business Undergraduate Mentorship Program and Heavener Leadership Challenge.
The Heavener School also gave out a number of other awards to members of its leadership and service organizations. Please see the full list of winners below:
Business Undergraduate Mentorship Program Distinguished Service Award
Anderson Petry
Lindsey Morrell
Kristiana Caine
Business Ethics Ambassadors Awards
Ria Shah – BEA Excellence Award
Abigail Fielding – Virginia Maurer Business Ethics Student of the Year
Warrington Diplomats Awards
Katie Freeley – The Iron Diplomat Award
Enactus Awards
Meera Srinivasan – The Kenwyn Harrilal Expo Presenter of the Year Award
Anna King – The Patricia Allshouse Enactus Leader of the Year Award
Heavener Leadership Challenge Awards
Austin Hunt and Annie Tedesco – Model the Way Award
Kristiana Caine – Inspire Shared Vision Award
Mariya Markova – Challenge the Process Award
Lea Cataldo – Enable Others to Act Award
Allie Flores – Encourage the Heart Award
Warrington Welcome Peer Leader Excellence in Service Awards
Kristiana Caine
Abigail Fielding
Kristina Hargrave
Madi Kennedy
Michael O’Brien
Valeria Volkova
Paige Zyserman
CAP Mentor of the Year Award
Bianca Munoz
Celine Chan
Abigail Fielding
Brenna McKeown
LDP Outstanding Leadership Award
Alexander Nunner
The Heavener School also honored a number of other students and faculty at the Student and Faculty Awards Banquet hosted in early April. Please see the full list of honorees below:
Ph.D. Teaching Award
Patrick Kielty for Introduction to Auditing
Valeria Alterman for Human Resource Management
Jingchaun Pu for Business Systems 1
Undergraduate Teaching Awards
Warrington Welcome Instructor of the Year
Jamie Little
Electronic Platform Professors of the Year
Dr. Mark Rush
Dr. Thomas Knight
Faculty of the Year by Department
Dr. Mark Rush – Marketing
Jill Goslinga – Accounting
Lindy Archambeau – Management
Dr. John Banko – Finance
Dr. Sean Limon – Communication
Dr. Patrick Thompson – Information Systems and Operations Management
Professional Advisor of the Year
Bernadine Thomas
Delta Sigma Pi Scholarship Recipient
Charles Lowell
Warrington College of Business Freshman of the Year
Mercedes Suazo
Warrington College of Business Student Organization Awards
Outstanding Service Project of the Year
Enactus – TRUing Project
Outstanding Program of the Year
Florida Business Leadership Society – Student Opportunity and Achievement Retreat
Student Organization Advisor of the Year
Dr. Dennis DiPasquale – Gator Selling Professionals
Outstanding Student Officer of the Year
Charlie Keegan – President, Florida Business Leadership Society
Most Improved Student Organization
Retail Society
Citizenship Award
The Global Business Society
Student Organization of the Year
Gator Student Investment Fund
On behalf of the Heavener School of Business, congratulations to all of the award winners!
