Undergraduate Student Speaker Anderson Piercey, who is earning his bachelor’s in management, will address the class of 2023 on Saturday at Undergraduate Commencement.
College of Business faculty and graduate students attended the MBAA International conference held at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago, Illinois, March 22-24. The theme of the conference was “Quality Higher Education in a Post-Pandemic World.”
The Sam Tidwell Outstanding Students in Business awards are presented annually to College of Business undergraduates who embody a dedication to academic, leadership, and extracurricular involvement within the Michigan Tech community. Congratulations to our 2023 recipients:
Cadet Victoria Cameron is the Michigan Technological University Army ROTC Arctic Warrior Battalion’s recipient of the George C. Marshall Award for 2023. Cameron was nominated to represent the battalion at the George C. Marshall Leadership and Awards Seminar, held February 14-15 at Fort Knox, Kentucky.
A tradition since 1978, more than 200 of the nation’s top Army ROTC and United States Military Academy cadets met to participate in the event, which featured seminars and roundtable discussions with Army senior leaders, defense experts, cadre, and peers. The experience is a chance to re-emphasize leadership fundamentals, producing cadets skilled at building cohesive teams, said Major General Antonio Munera, commanding general of the US Army Cadet Command.
Eligible cadets are college seniors with leadership positions within their detachments, and are nominated by their respective programs for the award based on scholarship, leadership, physical fitness, and community involvement.
Cameron is a senior management major in the Michigan Tech College of Business, where she also serves as a student ambassador and is on the Dean’s Student Advisory Council. Captain Paul Weiss, interim chair of Michigan Tech Army ROTC, says that Cameron was selected for this reward as a top senior cadet in her cohort. She previously served as the operations officer for @mtuarmyrotc and currently serves as executive officer.
A proven leader, Cameron provides mentorship and development opportunities for junior cadets. In fall 2023, she organized a first-of-its-kind leadership forum between Army ROTC and the College of Business to support continued development for all cadets. Last spring, Cameron facilitated fundraisers such as a cross country ski race to raise funding for the purchase of additional gym equipment and registration costs for fellow cadets to participate in training opportunities such as the Bataan Memorial Death March held at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.
The seminar and award are named for General George C. Marshall, US Army chief of staff during WWII and later secretary of state and defense during the Truman administration. Marshall received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1953 for developing the Economic Recovery Act of 1948, better known as the Marshall Plan.
“This is a huge honor and a major accomplishment and I couldn’t have done it without the support of College of Business faculty and staff over the last four years,” says Cameron, a native of Petoskey, Michigan, who as a high school senior earned a scholarship for full in-state tuition to Tech.
“This is a huge honor and a major accomplishment and I couldn’t have done it without the support of College of Business faculty and staff over the last four years.”
Over summer 2022, Cameron interned with the US Department of Justice, tasked with mitigating bombings, suspected terror attacks, shootings, and other threats of violence, as well as conducting database checks and open-source research to further national security investigations.
Following graduation, Cameron plans to commission as a second lieutenant in the US Army before eventually transitioning into the Military Intelligence Corps, earning captain rank, and pursuing psychological operations. “I will be able to combine my management degree and training in Army ROTC to become a capable leader, bringing a fresh approach to organizing and guiding my unit,” she adds.
Michigan Tech College of Business
The Michigan Tech College of Business offers undergraduate majors in accounting, business analytics, construction management, economics, engineering management, finance, management, management 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.
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 accounting, business analytics, construction management, economics, engineering management, finance, management, management 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.