Heavener School recognizes students for excellence in leadership, service at virtual event
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Heavener School of Business inducted two new students into the Heavener Hall of Fame and awarded two students the Distinction in Leadership and Service Award at its annual Heavener Leaders Awards Banquet, which was hosted virtually this year due to COVID-19.
Karissa Seepaul and Chloe Beaver were the latest Heavener students to be installed into the Heavener Hall of Fame, while Marissa Tanner and Natalie Romero were the newest recipients of the Distinction in Leadership and Service Award.
“We are honored to recognize the outstanding accomplishments of the 2020 Heavener Hall of Fame inductees and recipients of the Distinction in Leadership and Service Award,” said Alex Sevilla, Associate Dean and Director of the Heavener School of Business. “These students have consistently demonstrated their commitment to advancing the mission of the Heavener School through their actions. More importantly, they have strengthened the very fabric of the Heavener experience for thousands of students through their servant leadership. We can’t wait to see the positive impact Karissa, Chloe, Marissa and Natalie will make in their careers and in their communities as distinguished Heavener graduates.”
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.
Seepaul, a marketing major, is an incoming MRP Brand Associate at Capital One. She has interned with Geico in business strategy and MotionPoint in marketing and sales. She currently serves as President of the Warrington Diplomats, Event Committee Head and as a student ambassador. She is also a Florida Leadership Academy Advisory Board Member, mentor and member of the Civic Engagement Committee. She was named a Forbes Under 30 Scholar in September 2019.
Beaver, a combined marketing and psychology major and Master of International Business candidate, has completed internships at Endpoint Solutions in product marketing and served as Assistant Marketing Coordinator for the City of St. Petersburg. She is a member of the Warrington Diplomats, the International Case Competition team, Florida Leadership Academy Advisory Board and Founder of Heavener Goes Green.
Tanner, a finance major, has interned at Comcast NBCUniversal. She is a member of Florida Leadership Academy, student mentor at the PACE Center for Girls and previously served as a business mentor at GRACE Marketplace.
Romero, a marketing and economics major, is an incoming customer development/marketing Unilever Future Leaders Program Candidate. Previously, she was a Customer and Channel Development intern at Unilever, Warrington Welcome Peer Leader and a Principles of Marketing Teaching Assistant. She is a member of the Heavener International Case Competition and is a Career and Peer Mentor.
The Heavener School also recognized the following students and student organizations for their leadership and service at its virtual event:
Outstanding Program of the Year
American Marketing Association
Outstanding Student Organization Advisor of the Year
Jason Ward
Student Organization Officer of the Year
Katrina Crider
Most Improved Student Organization of the Year
Student Investment Club
Citizenship Award
Global Business Society
New Student Organization of the Year
Warrington Goes Green
Outstanding Service Project
Global Business Brigade
Heavener Sponsored Program of the Year
Heavener Leadership Challenge
Student Organization of the Year Award
Delta Sigma Pi
Career and Academic Peer Mentor Award
Juliette Brito
Sabrina Chiu
Jelani Glass
Stephanie Cruz
Shane Baglione
Iron Diplomat Award
Izzy Chigurupati
Distinguished Service to the Business Undergraduate Mentorship Program (BUMP) Award
Nicole Mendez
Patricia Allshouse Enactus Leader of the Year Award
Isabella Rowland
Warrington Welcome Exemplary Mentorship Award
Mary Driscoll
Warrington Welcome Citizenship Award
Sabrina Gonzalez
Warrington Welcome Service Award
Andrew Reiss
Heavener Leadership Challenge Dave Sullivan Leadership Award
Nikki Rutkowski
Heavener Leadership Challenge Excellence & Empowerment Award
Eve-Katherine Pithey
Heavener Leadership Challenge Legacy & Service Award
Shane Baglione
Florida Leadership Academy Horace Tucker Leadership Award
Alexis Figueroa
LDP Ambassador of the Year Award
Kevin Labra
Business Ethics Ambassador of the Year Award
Abby Tucker
Virginia Maurer Business Ethics Student of the Year
Carly Ritterband
International Programs Student Ambassadors (IPSA) Award
Andrew Mullan
Brittany Hollman
Shelby Fultz
On behalf of the Heavener School of Business, congratulations to all of the award winners!
