Cainas (DBA 2017) is among the recipients of the American Accounting Association/J. Michael and Mary Anne Cook/Deloitte Foundation Prize, which is the foremost recognition of an individual who consistently demonstrates the attributes of a superior teacher in the discipline of
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Irina Nashtatik (MBA ’10) | April 2024
Nashtatik (MBA 2010) was recently appointed Chief Financial Officer at Nicholas Financial, Inc. She had been serving as Nicholas Financial’s Interim Chief Financial Officer since November of 2019. During her tenure with Nicholas, Nashtatik has served as Controller and Vice President
Chad Rickabaugh (MSE ’22) | April 2024
After graduating from the MSE Program, Rickabaugh (MSE 2022) founded Revolution Ranch Marketing Agency with a transformative vision: to revolutionize how brands engage with their audiences through innovative Text Message Marketing. Drawing from the rich lessons of the MSE curriculum,
Charlie Render (BSBA ’14, MS-ISOM ’15) | April 2024
Render (BSBA 2014, MS-ISOM 2015) is the owner and founder of Render Analytics. His company’s product ApplyGenie recently won a major tech start-up competition in Orlando, FL. Read more about ApplyGenie’s win in this story from the Orlando Business Journal.
Lynn Thompson (BSBA ’79) | April 2024
Thompson (BSBA 1979) is serving in her second year as President of the Cat Writers’ Association (CWA), an international business association for communications professionals whose work focuses on cats. The organization encourages excellence in cat communications with an annual awards
Felice Klein (BSBA ’03) | April 2012
Klein (BSBA 2003), Assistant Professor at Boise State University, recently had her research featured in Forbes Magazine. The research highlights that women are vastly underrepresented in CEO roles. Read more about the research in this story from Boise State University.
Tom Arnold (BSBA ’80, JD ’83, DBA ‘17) | April 2024
Arnold (BSBA 1980, JD 1983, DBA 2017) was recently appointed as the founding dean of the Patty Arvielo School of Business and Management at Vanguard University in Costa Mesa, California. He will begin on June 1. As founding dean, Arnold
Doug Mehlenbacher (MBA ’16) | April 2024
Mehlenbacher (MBA 2016) is a senior integrated business planning consultant with MCSG. In his role, Mehlenbacher works in the supply chain arena for heavy industry. He started his career with Rayonier Advanced Materials in Jeup, GA and then Jacksonville, FL.
Peng Huang (MIB ’23) | April 2024
Huang (MIB 2023) is a Business Development Manager with Envision Energy. Based in Hanoi, Vietnam, Huang has used his master’s degree skills to conduct multiple business negotiations with prominent companies. Connect with him on LinkedIn.
Alison Rand (BSAc ’90) | April 2024
Rand (BSAc 1990) was appointed to the Board of Directors of Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated, a leading global life and health reinsurer. She begins her service on April 1, 2024. Rand is the retired Chief Financial Officer for Primerica,
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