More than 100 members of the Business Badger family came together on October 24 to honor and celebrate the six recipients of the Wisconsin School of Business’ 2024 Alumni Awards. The elegant evening featured food, fellowship, and the presentation of the Distinguished Business Alumni Award and the WSB Impact Award. With introductions from some of their closest friends and colleagues, four recipients—Amy Jo Pedone (BBA ’96), Dan Kelly (BBA ’84, MBA ’85), Cheryl Stallworth (MBA ’81), and Colin Welch (BBA ’92)—were present to accept their awards and celebrate with the WSB community.
Business Badgers pack a festive ballroom at The Madison Concourse Hotel for dinner and drinks before the presentation of the 2024 WSB Alumni Awards.Entrepreneur and master chocolatier Amo Jo Pedone receives the WSB Impact Award from Vallabh “Samba” Sambamurthy, WSB’s Albert O. Nicholas Dean.WSB External Advisory Board member Rick Bechtel (BBA ’89) entertains fellow guests during dinner and shows off his Badger flair.Dan Kelly, now retired after an extraordinary career at American Family Insurance, is presented with the Distinguished Business Alumni Award from Dean Samba.Kurt Kober (MBA ’07) takes the stage to introduce his good friend, Cheryl Stallworth. Both alums have served together on WSB’s External Advisory Board.Dean Samba honors Cheryl Stallworth, co-founder of ShedLight, with the Distinguished Business Alumni Award.Wisconsin Business Alumni Board members Emil Ray Sanchez (BBA ’88) and Katie Lorenz (BBA ’12), plus other guests, raise a toast over dinner to the 2024 recipients of WSB’s Alumni Awards.Dean Samba presents Colin Welch of TSG Consumer Partners with the Distinguished Business Alumni Award.Members of the Wisconsin Business Alumni Board gather to honor board chair Amy Jo Pedone, who is excited to show off her WSB Impact Award.Dean Samba stands alongside the evening’s guests of honor: Colin Welch, Amy Jo Pedone, Cheryl Stallworth, and Dan Kelly.
