Spring brings a familiar mix of excitement and reflection as we celebrate the WAVE and Fellowship students reaching an important milestone. Graduation marks more than the close of an academic chapter—it reflects years of perseverance, creativity, and growth. It is a moment to pause and recognize not only how far these students have come, but the impact they have already begun to make.
As the academic year draws to a close, we continue a meaningful tradition: honoring the achievements of our students. Their journeys have been shaped by dedication, innovation, and a commitment to pushing ideas forward. While this season signals the end of one chapter, it also serves as a powerful beginning—launching our graduates toward new opportunities, ambitions, and adventures yet to come.
Charlie and Beverly Goff Scholarship
Charlie and Beverly Goff wanted to recognize and provide financial support to an outstanding undergraduate student from the Midwest studying entrepreneurship. This year’s scholarship was presented to Kaitlyn Marking. Kaitlyn is a BBA student majoring in entrepreneurship, management and consulting. This summer, she will be handling all of the social media marketing for The Tap Yard beer gardens and their State Fair and Summerfest entities in Milwaukee. She will also be on the founding team for the Wisconsin Venture Innovation Challenge, working to plan the event.
Udell-Streckenbach Scholarship
There is a merit-based scholarship that was created by Emeritus Professor Jon Udell and Weinert Center MBA alum Keith Streckenbach. The scholarship honors a Wisconsin student majoring in entrepreneurship and is awarded to an incoming freshman that can be renewed annually up to four years. This year’s recipient is Andrew Visconti. Andrew is BBA student majoring in entrepreneurship and finance, investment and banking. This summer, Andrew will be operating his Mike and Ike Seaweed Removal business in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin along with working as a caddy at Chenequa Country Club
Bob Pricer Scholarship
This scholarship was created to honor Professor Bob Pricer, an innovator and award-winning instructor who designed a trailblazing entrepreneurial curriculum to link his classroom to commercial business practices. This year’s scholarship was presented to Raymond Kavombwe. Raymond is currently a first-year MBA student specializing in Technology Strategy and Product Management and will join the Fellowship in Enterprise Development Program next year.
Raymond earned his Bachelor of Arts in Math from Southern New Hampshire University. He will be interning this summer with Marsh McClennan as an MBA Consultant in Chicago, Illinois.
Jane Pricer Memorial Scholarship
The Jane Pricer Memorial Scholarship celebrates the life of Jane Pricer who was a driving source of inspiration and positivity and created a nurturing environment for students to pursue their business interests and dreams. This year’s scholarship was presented to Ben Lukszys. During his time at UW, Ben has run a startup accelerator, co-led a $40k pitch competition, and hosted 20 student entrepreneur meetups and three startup job fairs. Most recently, he founded Breakout, a recruiting agency that has placed 14 UW students & recent grads into early-stage startups since July 2025.
Ben will be graduating in May 2026 with a BBA degree with a triple major in Entrepreneurship, Data Science and Philosophy. After graduation, Ben will be joining BlueDot Impact, a nonprofit startup located in the Bay Area, and will be on the founding team of Voyager, a new accelerator program by BlueDot helping recruit and support exceptional entrepreneurs building companies in AI and bio security.
Jon G. & Susan S. Udell Scholarship in Entrepreneurship
This endowed scholarship in entrepreneurship was started by Jon and Susan Udell. Jon Udell was a professor of marketing and worked on free enterprise education in the Wisconsin School of Business with Bob Pricer and Al Filley and merged their programs to create the Enterprise Center which was later renamed the Weinert Center. Cooper is a first year MBA student specializing in Marketing and will be a part of the Fellowship in Enterprise Development Program next year.
Cooper completed his undergraduate degree with honors at Carroll University and double majored in Marketing and Spanish. He will be interning this summer with Timberworks LLC as an Onsite Event Manager in Hayward, Wisconsin and around the US.
Paul Shain Graduate Scholarship Fund
The Paul Shain Graduate Scholarship fund was created in 2021 by BBA alum Nathan Brand to honor his friend and our WAVE board member, Paul Shain. This year’s recipient was Mariah Bader, a first year MBA student specializing in Corporate Finance and Investment Banking and is in her second year of Law School. She will be a part of the Fellowship in the Enterprise Development Program next year.
Mariah will be interning this summer at Oshkosh Corporation as an Investor Relations intern. In Fall of 2026, Mariah will be a Student Associate for the Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic.
Outstanding WAVE Student
Each year the Weinert Applied Ventures in Entrepreneurship (WAVE) class selects a classmate for special recognition regarding the advice and assistance the person gives to other teams to enhance and enrich their business ideas. This year’s recipient of the James J. Weinert Outstanding WAVE Student Entrepreneurship Award is Hayden Robinson. Hayden is an MBA student specializing in risk management and insurance and will be graduating in May 2026. He accepted a job at Pathwork as an Account Executive in Atlanta, Georgia.
We extend our heartfelt congratulations and celebrate the exceptional work of these students. We wish the best as they start on their future endeavors.
Finally, we also say goodbye to our wonderful WAVE & Fellowship students. Each individual has created an impact within the university and we have no doubts that they will continue to do so outside of it.
We are pleased to share the future plans of our WAVE & Fellowship students with you.
Ali Al-Tamimi (WAVE ’26) will be continuing in his studies as a Ph.D. student in Chemistry but will be interning this summer at Dow Chemicals as an ADISE Digital Intern in Midland, MI
Lamarr Bank (Fellows ’26) will continue to work at Gateway Capital Partners as a Venture Associate in Milwaukee, WI
David Boduch (WAVE ’26) will be continuing his Master of Science degree studies in Biomedical Engineering
Josh Clark (Fellows ’26) is still on the market for full-time positions
Onyinye Emeli (Fellows ’26)is still on the market for full-time positions
Liza Gusterer (Fellows & WAVE ’26) will continue to work at smaXtec, Inc. as a Director in Madison, WI
Connor Hauder (WAVE ’26) is still on the market for full-time positions
Seth Llano (Fellows & WAVE ’26) is still on the market for full-time positions
Jack Lucero (Fellows & WAVE ’26) is still on the market for full-time positions
Brian Miner (Fellows ’26) is still on the market for full-time positions
Jakob Monroe (Fellows ’26) is still on the market for full-time positions in Dallas, TX
Jorge Ortiz (Fellows ’26) will be joining Guardian Service as a Revenue Ops in Chicago, IL
Jose Pascual (Fellows & WAVE ’26) will be joining America Tool Corp. as a CEO in Miami, FL
Alexandria Prostko (Fellows & WAVE ’26) will be joining JP Morgan Chase as a Chase Associate Program (CAP) Rotational Program Associate in Columbus, Ohio
Jayden Radcliff (WAVE ’26) will be graduating in August 2026 and plans to be a serial entrepreneur as he is working on four startup ventures in different stages of development
Hayden Robinson (WAVE ’26) will be joining Pathwork as an Account Executive in Atlanta, GA
Fnu Aravind Sai Sarathy (WAVE ’26) will be continuing his studies as a Ph.D. student in Curriculum and Instruction
Andrew Sternaman (Fellows & WAVE ’26) will be joining Baird as an Investment Banking Associate in Milwaukee, WI
Rahul Tamta (Fellows ’26) is still on the market for full-time positions
Brooke Taylor (Fellows ’26) is still on the market for full-time positions
Keenan Vanden Heuvel (Fellows & WAVE ’26) is still on the market for full-time positions
Matthew Winkler (Fellows & WAVE ’26) will be joining RBC Capital Markets as an Investment Banking Associate in New York City, NY
Nathan Zukas (Fellows & WAVE ’26) is still on the market for full-time positions
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