Since 2013, new freshmen and new transfer students have been nominated by Illinois State faculty, staff, and students for an Impact Award. Award recipients have made a difference in the student’s first-year experience on campus and ultimately their academic success.
Illinois State faculty, staff, and students impacted our first-year students in the following ways:
- Demonstrated care and support
- Provided encouragement/challenged the student to grow
- Exuded or helped to increase motivation
- Provided assistance or help above and beyond
- Helped with the student’s transition
- Served as an inspiration or role model
- Provided future advice or direction
- Shared a passion for a subject or for a discipline
Please join the College of Business in congratulating the following individuals from our college for their significant contributions to our students and to first-year retention.
Students
Ahmad Evans, freshman, Business Administration
Owen Farquer, junior, Management
Zahria Jackson, freshman, Business Education
Abolarinwa Kalejaiye, freshman, Business Administration
Benjamin Prendergast, junior, Marketing
Faculty/Instructors
Joseph McDonald, Instructional Assistant Professor, Management and Quantitative Methods
