Day: February 6, 2023

Business Huskies Honored for Academics

Volleyball player makes a pass
College of Business student-athlete Carissa Beyer executes a pass.

The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) has announced the All-Academic and All-Academic Excellence Teams for the Fall 2022 semester. A total of 140 Michigan Tech student-athletes earned recognition with 94 Huskies on the All-Academic Excellence Team and 46 on the All-Academic Team.

Criteria states that the student-athlete must be an active member on the roster at the end of the season, not a first-year or a first-year transfer student. GLIAC All-Academic teams are comprised of those student-athletes that meet the criteria and carry a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0-3.49. GLIAC Academic Excellence teams are comprised of student-athletes that have a cumulative GPA of 3.50-4.0.

All-Academic and All-Academic Excellence Teams representing the Michigan Tech College of Business:

Men’s Cross Country Academic All-Excellence 

  • Clayton Sayen, Gr., Master of Business Administration, 3.87, Houghton, Mich./Houghton

Football Academic All-Excellence 

  • Gabe Frontuto, Jr., Master of Business Administration, 3.66, Luxemburg, Wis./Luxemburg-Casco
  • Collin Hicks, R-Fr., Finance, 3.67, Marquette, Mich./Marquette Senior
  • Patrick Kastner, R-Fr., Accounting, 3.51, Elmhurst, Ill./York Community
  • Louis Thom, Sr., Engineering Management, 3.88, Leonard, Mich./Romeo
  • Owen Watson, So., Engineering Management, 3.79, Otsego, Mich./Otsego

Football All-Academic

  • Will Ark, Sr., Master of Business Administration, 3.12, Green Bay, Wis./Ashwaubenon
  • Hunter Beuchel, So., Finance, 3.06, Lake Mills, Wis./Lake Mills
  • Steele Fortress, Jr., Construction Management, 3.25, Spring Arbor, Mich./Parma Western
  • Kolby Hindenach, R-Fr., Construction Management, 3.39, Paw Paw, Mich./Paw Paw
  • Brady Ingbretson, So., Finance, 3.30, Wauwatosa, Wis./Wauwatosa
  • Kevin Lee, Sr., Business Administration, 3.16, Warren, Mich./De La Salle Collegiate
  • Will Marano, Jr., Management, 3.25, Dearborn, Mich./Edsel Ford
  • Liam McDonough, So., Engineering Management, 3.31, Green Bay, Wis./West DePere
  • Jacob Newman, So., Finance, 3.23, South Lyon, Mich./South Lyon
  • Bryce Pietrantonio, R-Fr., Construction Management, 3.31, Kingsford, Mich./Iron Mountain
  • Brendan Stephens, R-Fr., Construction Management, 3.30, Trenton, Mich./Allen Park
  • Connor Worthington, So., Construction Management, 3.30, Grand Haven, Mich./Grand Haven
  • Scout Wunder, Sr., Construction Management, 3.44, Escanaba, Mich./Escanaba

Soccer Academic All-Excellence

  • Julia Pietila, So., Marketing, 3.96, Hartland, Mich./Hartland
  • Alicia Shatrau, Gr., Accounting, 3.62, Brighton, Mich./Brighton

Volleyball Academic All-Excellence 

  • Carissa Beyer, Sr., 3.54, Finance, Appleton, Wis./Appleton North

About the College of Business

The Michigan Tech College of Business offers undergraduate majors in accountingbusiness analyticsconstruction managementeconomicsengineering managementfinancemanagementmanagement information systems, and marketing, as well as a general business option. Graduate degrees include the TechMBA®, a Master of Engineering Management, a Master of Science in Accounting, and a Master of Science in Applied Natural Resource Economics.

Give Back to the Pack Giving Challenge is February 8-10

Mush! Hike! All Right! Let’s Go! Give Back to the Pack is a 48-hour giving challenge taking place over Winter Carnival (Feb. 8-10). Huskies from around the country and world will unite to make an impact in the lives of our current and future students. Funds big or small will directly impact student experiences and scholarships.

Celebrate Winter Carnival 2023 from wherever you are and Give Back to the Pack

You can play a special role in the effort by serving as a College of Business Give-Back Ambassador. You already know how critical the College of Business (COB) is to Michigan Tech, so we need you to spread the word to your network. Your role as ambassador is to actively generate excitement about giving back to the College of Business via your social platforms and digital avenues, like text messages. Become an ambassador today by entering your email to this website, and you will receive your Ambassador Toolkit: https://giveback.mtu.edu/

“College of Business students make me so proud! How can I not give back to the community that made me so successful?”

Marie Cleveland ’82

Multiply your impact with these matching opportunities sponsored by generous College of Business donors:

College of Business Leadership Scholarship Challenge

Bob ’66 and Suzi Tripp will generously support the COB Leadership Scholarship. For every five donors, an additional $5,000 will be unlocked up to a total of $25,000.

College of Business Starter Match x 2

Mary ’73 and Kerry ’72 Irons will generously match up to $2,500 for Michigan Tech’s College of Business.

College of Business Match x 2

Marie ’82 and Mike ’82 Cleveland will match up to $10,000—funds will support Michigan tech business students through the following opportunities: Sam B. Tidwell Learning Center, student entrepreneurship, student marketing research, the Management Information Systems (MIS) fund, the Applied Portfolio Management Program (APMP) fund, and the student economic outlook project.

College of Business Match x 2

Support the greatest needs of the College of Business—Dan ’90 and Anne-Marie Batten will match up to $5,000.

View COB’s Give Back to the Pack website.

About the College of Business

The Michigan Tech College of Business offers undergraduate majors in accountingbusiness analyticsconstruction managementeconomicsengineering managementfinancemanagementmanagement information systems, and marketing, as well as a general business option. Graduate degrees include the TechMBA®, a Master of Engineering Management, a Master of Science in Accounting, and a Master of Science in Applied Natural Resource Economics.