May 3, 2019
CONTACT: Dr. Neil Terry, 806-651-2530
WT Student and Community Leadership Honored at COB Symposium
CANYON, Texas—The Paul and Virginia Engler College of Business at West Texas A&M University recognized outstanding student and community leaders at its sixth annual COB Symposium. The event also included presentations by student groups; the CFA Research Challenge Team, Media Minds and Enactus. The 2019 honorees include the following:
Outstanding Business Graduate Awards
- BBA Accounting, John Culwell—Amarillo, Texas
- CPA Accounting Education Foundation Award, Tasha Brown—Canyon, Texas
- B.S. Economics, Travis Whitacre—Saginaw, Texas
- BBA Finance, Cristian Santana Oviedo—San Antonio, Texas
- BBA Computer Information Systems, Gabrielle Ashley—Bulverde, Texas
- BBA Management, Brayden Cruth—Amarillo, Texas
- BBA Marketing, Alejandra Pacheco—San Salvador, El Salvador
- BBA General Business, Omar Aguirre—Denver City, Texas
- Outstanding Undergraduate Business Student, Shelby Hensley—Amarillo, Texas
- Outstanding Graduate Business Student, Mary Hayward—Amarillo, Texas
Student Organization Leadership Awards
- Accounting and Finance Association, John Culwell—Amarillo, Texas
- CFA Research Challenge, Corey Orthengren—Amarillo, Texas
- Economics Club, Mary Hayward—Amarillo, Texas
- Carey Lyles Emerging Technology Award, Mara Kinoff—Parachute, Colo.
- BuffTeks, Gabriella Vanessa Valenzuela—Pampa, Texas
- SHRM, Marcus Zeiller—Arlington, Texas
- Association for Latino Professionals of America, Brittany Perez—Amarillo, Texas
- American Marketing Association, Duy Anh Nguyen—Hanoi, Vietnam
- Media Minds, Trevor Fleeman—Amarillo, Texas
- Enactus, Eric Mesa—Amarillo, Texas
- Student Government—Elise Toley, Polson, Mont.
Paul and Virginia Engler Students of Distinction Awards
- Terio Bost—Lubbock, Texas
- Adrian Cervantes—Amarillo, Texas
- Ezekiel Swanson—Denver, Colo.
- Thornton West—Amarillo, Texas
Student Research Enhancement
- Travis Whitacre—Saginaw, Texas
*with Drs. Anne Barthel and Ryan Mattson as Faculty Mentors
Community Awards
- Ambassador Award—Boone Pickens
- Employer of the Year Award—CGI
- Horizon Award—Chris Lyons
- Legacy Award—David and Sherry Schaeffer
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