College of Business
NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
Where the Classroom Meets the Business World
Operations Management & Information Systems
29th Annual Spring Banquet, April 28, 2017
OM&IS Alumnus of the Year
Presenters: Dr. Chang Liu, Dr. Kathleen McFadden
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Recipient: Doug Buis
OM&IS Honorary Alumni Award
Presenters: Dr. Chang Liu, Dr. Charles Petersen
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Recipients: Mr. & Mrs. Candance, Larry Johnson, and Ms. Abby Penich
Business Analytics Scholarships
Presenters: Dr. Yipeng Liu, Dr. Akshay Bhagwatwar
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Recipients:
Faiza Aslam Sai Asrita Kolli
Ahil Gunasekaran Praneetha kotla
Jagan Gurumurthy Konstantin Parasekevov
Ngadhnjim Halilaj S. Sadasivasubramanian
Business Enterprise Computing Scholarships
Presenters: Dr. Andrew Setterstrom, Dr. Koti Ivaturi
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Recipients:
Aparna Adiraju Sriram Guntur
Meenal Choudhary Manoj Mukkamala
Gaurav Gadhave Aniket Pawar
Mangaiah Garikapati Kavitha Peria
SAP TERP10 Scholarships
Presenters: Dr. Young Lee, Dr. John Pendergrass
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Recipients:
Neeharika Chekuri Saurabh Panchal
Chandrahas Dodda Sandra Patino-Lemus
Osariemen Isibor Akshaykumar Pole
Naga Mitradeep Vivekraj Yuvaraj
Balakrishna Nandigam
Paytuvi Family Scholarship
Presenter: Mr. David Lipien
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Recipient: Brandon Townsend
William and Eileen Breitzke Endowed Scholarship in OM&IS Award
Presenter: Mr. Anthony D' Andrea
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Recipients:
Eugene Ciesla Param Dagli Kevin Rius
Transforming.com OM&IS Scholarship
Presenter: Dr. Charles Downing
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Recipient: Joshua Abraham
Marchewka Family Scholarship
Presenter: Dr. Yipeng Liu
Recipient: Thomas Cowherd
Godambe Family Scholarship
Presenter: Dr. Shail Godambe
Recipient: Dustin King
Dr. Kathleen McFadden Community Service Scholarship
Presenter: Dr. Kathleen McFadden
Recipient: Andrew Wieringa
Information Integrity Coalition (IIC) Scholarship
Presenter: Mr. Brian Bender
Recipient: Manas Krishna Patibandla
OM&IS Student Excellence (Liu Family) Scholarship
Presenter: Dr. Chang Liu
Recipient: Jason Kaye
OM&IS Excellence (Towell Family) Scholarship
Presenter: Dr. Beth Towell
Recipient: Avery Kirchner
Marian Elizabeth Millington Scholarship for the Advancement of Women in Information Technology
Presenter: Mr. Chris Millington
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Recipients:
Avery Guojing Chen Krstina Harvel Cynthia Swartz
Deutsch Family Scholarship
Presenter: Mr. Steven Kispert
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Recipients:
Brooke Burnett Zoya Khan
Megan Christensen Cynthia Swartz
OM&IS Leadership Award
Presenters: Mr. RJ Kunde, Mrs. & Mr. Korrey and Matt Anderson
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Recipient: Janvit Vanichachiva
Jeffrey Burton Lollar Memorial Scholarship
Presenter: Mr. Jason Rapisand
Recipient: Abiuth Maronga
Matthew L. Johnson Memorial Scholarship
Presenters: Mr. & Mrs. Candance, Larry Johnson, and Ms. Abby Penich
Recipients:
Khristopher Kirui Wendolyn Rojas
OM&IS – HAVI Scholarship
Presenters: Dr. Chuck Downing, Dr. Shail Godambe
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Recipients:
Calen Lambert Yiyun Su
OM&IS Executive Advisory Council (EAC) Scholarship
Presenter: Mr. Doug Buis
Recipient: Aishwarya Gali
OM&IS Faculty Scholarship
Presenter: Dr. Gerald Aase
Recipient: Imad Hasan
Pearson Publisher Scholarship
Presenter: Mr. Mark Imfeld
Recipient: Taylor Coltrain
Stanley Lipien and James Mailander Scholarship
Presenter: Mr. David Lipien
Recipient: Jordan Freeman
Target SAP Scholarship
Presenter: Ms. Renee Vongsa
Recipient: Mason Bross
Dr. Denise Schoenbachler Leadership Awards in
MIS/SAP Integration
Presenter: Mr. Chris Miilington
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Recipients:
Mounika Bammidi Bhargavi Keshanagari
Eleftheria Bazigos Aditi Khoje
Sayanti Ghosh Cheryl O’Connor
Priyanka Gollamudi Folashade Okeyinka
Chandrika Gummadi Lilashreee Sahoo
Outstanding MIS Student Scholarships
Presenters: Dr. Chang Liu, Mr. Steven Kispert
Recipients:
Krishna Roop Amilineni Vijaya Dandamudi
Arun Blaji Balu Ankit Jain
Atul Chandrakant Bhaskar Rocio Kotus
Sravya Bhimavarapu Pratyusha Vadlamani
Student SAP Recognition Award
Presenters: Dr. Andrew Setterstrom
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Graduate Faculty of The Year Award
Presenters: Mr. Vinoth Kumar Ganesan
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Recipient: Dr. Akshay Bhagwatwar
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Undergraduate Faculty of The Year Award
Presenter: Mr. Khristopher Kirui
Recipient: Dr. Chuck Downing
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Excellence in Undergraduate Instruction Award
Recipient: Mr. Brian Bender
Faculty Research Award
Recipients: Dr. Yipeng Liu, Dr. Kathleen McFadden
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OM&IS Faculty Service Award
Presenter: Dr. Chang Liu
Recipient: Dr. Charles Petersen
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