Each year, the Zimpleman College of Business celebrates students, faculty, and staff who lead with purpose—through innovation, service, and real-world impact. These awards highlight what it means to use business as a force for good, creating positive change in our communities and beyond.
Whether being recognized across your program or within your discipline, students who exhibit excellence both in and out of the classroom are candidates for recognition.
Junior Student of the Year is selected by faculty and recognizes the outstanding junior student based on a combination of GPA, service, internships, and campus engagement.
Senior Student of the Year is selected by faculty and recognizes the outstanding junior student based on a combination of GPA, service, internships, and campus engagement.
Welsh Service Award recognizes an accounting student that provides service to the profession and their peers in the accounting program.
Discipline Recognitions- These awards recognize the outstanding student within each area of study as selected by program faculty.
Outstanding Senior Actuarial Science Student
Outstanding First Year Actuarial Science Student
The Goldberg Award for the Most Actuarial Exams
The Outstanding Data Analytics Student
The Outstanding Business Law Student
The Outstanding Economics Student
Bohlman Economics Award
The Outstanding Finance Student
The Outstanding Information Systems Student
The Outstanding International Business Student
The Mabry Miller Outstanding Management Student
The Outstanding Marketing Student
Graduate Student of the Year – These awards recognize the outstanding graduating student in each Zimpleman graduate program as selected by program faculty.
Dean’s Honor Roll for Social Impact – The Dean’s Honor Roll recognizes students who take the initiative to make their communities a priority through service.
Zimpleman faculty and staff set the standard for excellence and impact. Faculty and staff awards celebrate the people who power our mission by supporting students, advancing ideas, and using business as a force for good.
Teaching is at the core of what Zimpleman faculty do. These awards begin with student nominations because students are why we are here.
David B. Lawrence Outstanding Undergraduate Tacher of the Year
Outstanding Graduate Teacher of the Year
The Social Impact Awards for Research and Outreach recognize faculty and staff who produce work of the highest academic and professional caliber that addresses challenges that impact our communities and society.
Harry Wolk Research Award recognizes a faculty member with an outstanding record of research and publications.
Brooks Staff Excellence Award recognizes a staff member who has been exemplary in their service to the college and made key contributions to the mission.