The end of the school year is always a bittersweet time for most of us. As we are excited to see the students take another step in their journey of life, we reflect on the time we have spent with them and will truly miss seeing them on a daily basis.
We would like to take this opportunity to recognize and announce the students that received awards from us this year as well as say goodbye to our Fellowship and WAVE Students.
While the COVID-19 virus was still with us during the academic year, our resilient administrators, faculty, staff, and students have continued to adapt to the ever-changing environment and finished the semester on a high note. As the spring semester at UW-Madison ends, we want to acknowledge students’ outstanding accomplishments.
LÜM Scholarship
For the third year in a row, we are proud to have Live Undiscovered Music (also known as LÜM) sponsor this award. The purpose is to provide scholarship support to an undergraduate student seeking a degree or certificate in entrepreneurship. This year’s LÜM Scholarship is presented to Albert Elston, Jr. who will be graduating in December 2021 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Personal Finance and a certificate in entrepreneurship. He successfully launched a new student organization called ImpactVC which has grown to be a very active organization that includes a speaker series and mentors for members. He also interned at Kapor Capital and the AmFam Institute. He was also a recipient of the Posse Foundation scholarship and was a TA for two consumer science courses. He is also working in the newly established Entrepreneurship Science Lab.
Alan C. Filley Outstanding Undergraduate Award
Al Filley was a professor of management in the Wisconsin School of Business from 1961 to 1998. Professors Al Filley, Bob Pricer and Jon Udell established what is now known as the Weinert Center. Professor Filley was a master teacher who is remembered by countless former students who were inspired by him to become successful business owners. This award honors his contributions to entrepreneurship. This year’s recipient of the Alan C. Filley Outstanding Undergraduate Award is Yatin Sangwan who is working towards a Bachelor of Science degree in computer sciences and plans to graduate in May 2022. He is working in the Entrepreneurship Science Lab and is also the Founder and CEO of Canvasly, art company with > $2,000,000 in annual revenue.
James J. Weinert Outstanding WAVE Student
Entrepreneurship Award — Voted on by classmates
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 Kristin Bush. Kristin is a student in the Center for Brand and Product Management and will be graduating with her Master of Business Administration degree in May 2021.
Jon G. & Susan S. Udell Scholarship in Entrepreneurship
In its third year, 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. Jon & Susan created a scholarship to be awarded to an MBA candidate that has a passion for entrepreneurship. This scholarship will assist in providing financial support through the student’s last year of study. Joseline Nyinawabera, an MBA student in the Center for Brand and Product Management, is this year’s recipient. Joseline will be interning remotely at Colgate Palmolive on the Hills Pet Nutrition brand.
The MBA Award of Excellence Winners
The MBA and Master’s Program Office held their Awards ceremony virtually on Saturday, May 1 and three of our Fellowship in Enterprise Development students along with two of our WAVE students won the MBA Award of Excellence which recognizes them for their excellence in academics, community service, and involvement. The winners are listed in alphabetical order:
John Paul Bertinet (WAVE ’21) is an MBA student in the Center for Brand and Product Management and will be graduating in May 2021.
Kristin Bush (WAVE ’21) is an MBA student in the Center for Brand and Product Management and will be graduating in May 2021.
Sara Klunk (Fellows & WAVE ’21) is an MBA student in the A.C. Nielsen Center for Marketing Analytics and Insights and will be graduating in May 2021. She has accepted a full-time position at SC Johnson as an Associate Manager, Consumer Insights & Business Analytics in Racine, Wisconsin.
Saurabh Rajiv Bhandari (Fellows & WAVE ’21) is an MBA student in the Erdman Center for Operations and Technology Management and will be graduating in May 2021. He has accepted a full-time position at Google as a Product Technology Manager in Mountain View, California.
Mike Turco (Fellows & WAVE ’21) is an MBA student in the Erdman Center for Operations and Technology Management and will be graduating in May 2021. He has accepted a full-time position at Intuit as a Product Manager in Mountain View, California.
We congratulation and celebrate the achievements of these students and wish them the best of luck as they start the next chapter of their lives.
We also say farewell and goodbye to our outstanding Fellowship and WAVE students. This past year was filled with immense challenges and change due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To the surprise of no one, our students made the best of the situation and excelled in their coursework. The knowledge they have learned both inside and outside of the classroom will serve them well and prepare them for the adventures that lie ahead. Congratulations students! Best of luck in all of your future endeavors.
We are pleased to share the future plans of our Fellowship and WAVE students with you.
John Paul Bertinet, MBA in Brand and Product Management, Panasonic, Rotational Program, Newark, NJ
Partha Bhaskar, MBA in Operations and Technology Management, Deckers Brands, Product Owner, Trade Procurement, Raleigh, North Carolina
Kristin Bush, MBA in Brand and Product Management, SC Johnson, Associate Brand Manager, Racine, Wisconsin
Daniel Campbell, MBA in Brand and Product Management, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Associate Brand Manager, Chicago, Illinois
Tianen Chen, Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, continuing studies
Sara Klunk, MBA in Marketing Analytics and Insights, SC Johnson, Associate Manager, Consumer Insights & Business Analytics, Racine, Wisconsin
Utkarsh Kohli, MBA in Supply Chain Management, Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America, Supply Chain Specialist, Itasca, Illinois
Siddhant Jain, MS in Biomedical Engineering, Exact Sciences, Engineer, Madison, Wisconsin
Andrew Johnson, MBA in Brand and Product Management, Tyson Foods, Associate Brand Manager, Chicago, Illinois
Jason Liang, MS in Biological Systems Engineering, continuing studies
Natalie Marinello, MBA in Brand and Product Management, AppHarvest, Product Marketing Manager, Lexington, Kentucky
Collin Masters, MBA in Brand and Product Management, Tyson Foods, Associate Brand Manager, Chicago, Illinois
Nick Mathew, MS in Biomedical Engineering, GE Healthcare, Edison Engineering Development Program, Waukesha, Wisconsin
Anuj Modi, MBA in Brand and Product Management, Envision Horizons, Account Associate, Chicago, Illinois
Amanda Perez, MBA in Operations and Technology Management, Intuitive, Marketing Manager, Sunnyvale, California
Saurabh Rajiv Bhandari, MBA in Operations and Technology Management, Google, Product Technology Manager, Mountain View, California
Joe Said, MS in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hensel Phelps, Field Engineer, Los Angeles, California
Mike Turco, MBA in Operations and Technology Management, Intuit, Product Manager, Mountain View, California
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