2019-2021
COLLEGE OF
Business & Information Technology
FROM THE
PR E SID EN T Lawrence Technological University achieved several important milestones recently, including accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), and renaming the College of Management to the more appropriate College of Business and Information Technology. The College is proud of its alumni who are business and community leaders. We are excited that our current students are on a path to becoming emerging innovators and entrepreneurs by following Theory and Practice as a guide to creativity. Dean Mirshab’s visionary leadership, and the impactful contributions of the faculty, staff and alumni bring added visibility and prestige to the College providing a platform for success to our students.
Congratulations and best wishes to the graduating classes of 2019, 2020, and 2021!
Virinder K. Moudgil President and CEO Lawrence Technological University
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FROM THE
PROVOS T With every challenge comes an opportunity for innovation. The pandemic changed our perception and modus operandi, not just in reaction to a virus, but in all the ways we do business, approach problems, and create solutions. It has helped us all become much more nimble, much more agile, much more able to make fast decisions. I am optimistic that this experience has taught us to be better and more prepared in all that we do and seek to accomplish. Vaccinations are here and becoming more widely available, and a return to “normal” finally seems possible, but I caution against settling for mere normal and challenge you to disrupt expectations and pursue better through innovation by applying the knowledge you gained at LTU. At LTU you experienced a comprehensive doctoral, innovative, professional University. The creative University of the Future that has prepared you for eminent high-paying professional careers, a University that produces technologically savvy graduates no matter what degree they attain, or discipline they choose to study. You are primed for 21st century interdisciplinary careers and job titles that do not even exist yet! I look forward to your successes and the impact you make on your profession and the world. Congratulations for what you have accomplished so far, and hopes for great success in whatever comes next!
Tarek Sobh Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Lawrence Technological University
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FROM THE
DE AN Since its founding in 1939, the College of Business and Information Technology has been committed to delivering an education based on Theory and Practice attuned to the times. Located in Southfield, the heart of southeastern Michigan, students learn in a dynamic urban community and gain valuable experience that only a major metropolitan area can offer. The quality and diversity of the student body provides an educational experience, which prepares them for an increasingly diverse workplace in a fast changing global business environment. Your long years of study have won you a coveted degree from LTU’s College of Business and Information Technology. I offer my hearty congratulations on an honor that does not come easily. Chase your dreams. Never stop trying. Never stop learning. Live life to the fullest and give it nothing but your best. Welcome to the alumni family of the AACSB-accredited Lawrence Technological University. Keep up the good work. We are all proud of you.
“Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.” – JACK WELCH Best regards,
Bahman Mirshab Dean, College of Business and Information Technology Lawrence Technological University
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MARIA J. VAZ
DED IC AT IO N Maria J. Vaz was named vice president of academic affairs and provost of Lawrence Technological University on July 1, 2006. She oversaw LTU’s four colleges, the library, and the offices of e-Learning, Student Affairs, Enrollment Management, and Corporate and Community Partnerships. Vaz retired on June 30, 2020, after more than 36 years of service to the LTU community. During her tenure, she was one of Lawrence Tech’s most versatile leaders. Vaz initiated the development and implementation of new undergraduate and graduate programs that differentiate Lawrence Tech to this day, including biomedical engineering, architectural engineering, robotics engineering, industrial engineering, chemical biology, molecular and cell biology, media communication, English communication, transportation design, and game art. She established an environment of collaboration and interaction between the academic colleges to generate interdisciplinary academic programs and research. She also oversaw the launch of LTU’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing program in partnership with Ascension Michigan. Vaz also established LTU’s leadership curriculum program required for all undergraduates as well as an initiative on sustainability education. She organized Lawrence Tech’s Center for Teaching and Learning and the Research Support Service Committee to support faculty development in both teaching and research. In addition, she supported the establishment of LTU’s e-Learning office to provide online teaching and the expanded use of technology in the classroom. In Enrollment Management, Vaz was an early advocate of integration of all student services and the one-stop shop concept, including the programmatic development and implementation of LTU’s A. Alfred Taubman Student Services Center. She expanded LTU’s Student Affairs Division as an important partner in student education. As a result, LTU students experience an integrated environment for professional and personal growth complete with a dynamic student life, the re-introduction of varsity sports, and the support of healthy choices for physical and mental well-being. As associate provost and dean of graduate programs, Vaz led the establishment of the University Assessment program, the guidelines for doctoral programs, and in 2001 the development and establishment of the first of three doctoral programs at the University.
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ABOUT L AWR E N CE TECH N O LO G I C AL UN IV E R SIT Y None other than Henry and Edsel Ford helped Russell E. Lawrence launch a fledgling school called Lawrence Institute of Technology in 1932.
A LONG AND RICH
HIS TO RY
The University’s first campus was located in Highland Park, in a building adjacent to the huge manufacturing facility where Ford’s revolutionary Model T had been built and many other now common labor practices were established.
The new University was founded on the principle that every person should have the opportunity for a college education. From the beginning, there were no restrictions on entering students relating to race, sex, color, creed, or national or ethnic origin – only the requirement that students qualify for admission and have the desire to succeed. Working students could earn a baccalaureate degree by attending evening programs, day programs, or a combination of the two – a feature unique in 1932 and still remarkable today. E. George Lawrence became president of the newly founded University in 1934 after the death of the founding president Russell E. Lawrence. He served as president from 1934 to 1964, turning a dream of preparing students for leadership in the new technical era into reality. Wayne H. Buell, who served as president from 1964 to 1977 and as chair of the board and chief executive officer until 1981, worked to build a firm foundation for the University’s early emergence as a technological leader. Richard E. Marburger was named president of the University in 1977. Lawrence Tech’s first housing center, the Wayne H. Buell Management Building, the Don Ridler Field House, a major addition to engineering facilities, and the massive growth of computer facilities marked his presidency. The University’s name was changed to Lawrence Technological University in 1989. Charles M. Chambers became president in 1993. During his presidency, he oversaw the construction of the University Technology and Learning Center, University Housing-North, the A. Alfred Taubman Student Services Center, a redeveloped campus quadrangle, and the Center for Innovative Materials Research; revamping of the computer system; creation of Michigan’s first completely wireless campus; and expanded student services.
“All the worthwhile and precious things in life are only obtained through continuous and exacting effort, and their worth is in direct proportion to the effort put forth for their attainment.” RUSSELL E. LAWRENCE , 1889–1934
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Lewis N. Walker became president in 2006. He expanded programs in emerging economic sectors such as robotics, defense, and sustainability including “fast track” certificate programs to help professionals retool for new careers. He also worked to add leadership studies to all undergraduate curricula. Virinder K. Moudgil, Lawrence Tech’s seventh president, assumed office in 2012. He has had a long career as a professor and university administrator and was an active researcher in the molecular mechanisms of steroid hormone action and the hormonal regulation of breast cancer. Under Dr. Moudgil’s leadership, the University: • Opened the A. Alfred Taubman Engineering, Architecture, and Life Sciences Complex connecting the Science and Engineering Buildings • Dedicated the Edward Donley Residence Hall, formerly called North Housing, in honor of Ed Donley, BSME’43, HD’76, HD’87, a devoted and tireless supporter of his alma mater • Acquired five acres and the Enterprise Center, a 97,000-square-foot office building adjacent to campus • Built East Residence Hall, a state-of-the-art four-story freshman residence hall Lawrence Tech was founded as a college of engineering with only a few hundred students and a handful of faculty. In 1952, the College of Management was re-established, having been originally created in 1939 as part of an earlier industrial engineering curriculum. The College of Architecture and Design evolved in 1962 from the former architectural engineering program. The College of Arts and Sciences was established in 1967. While LTU was originally a commuter college, it now attracts students from 25 states and 60 countries. The University acquired acreage in Southfield and in 1955 opened its first building on what had been a General Mills research farm. The campus has since expanded to 107 acres and 17 major buildings, as well as the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Affleck House in Bloomfield Hills, which was donated to the University in 1978. Today LTU offers nearly 100 programs in four colleges, with an enrollment of approximately 3,000 students. It is among Michigan’s largest independent colleges.
ABOUT LTU’S CO LLEG E O F BUSI N ESS AN D IN FO R M ATI O N TECH N O LO GY The College of Business and Information Technology evolved from Lawrence Technological University’s degree program in industrial engineering, which in the 1930s combined technology, business, law, economics, and management subjects to benefit managers and administrators of utilities and manufacturing facilities, particularly the operations of Detroit’s automobile companies and their suppliers.
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Using a model of Theory and Practice, the College of Business and Information Technology prepares a diverse body of domestic and international students for successful careers in a variety of organizations through interdisciplinary educational programs that emphasize analytical, technological, and ethical teamwork, global management, and interpersonal skills essential in an interconnected world economy. Faculty engagement in scholarly activity and service to the University, the profession, and the community complements our primary commitment to teaching and service excellence.
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In the aftermath of the Great Depression in 1939, as financial conditions returned more to normal, Lawrence Tech consolidated much of its business and management coursework, transferring it from the College of Engineering to a newly formed College of Business Administration. It inaugurated a new Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA). Several hundred students were pursuing BSBA degrees when the United States entered World War II. Due to the massive swings in enrollment and programs during the war years, the College of Business Administration was disbanded as a separate administrative unit in 1946. Then, as the enrollment grew again through the influx of returning veterans benefiting from the GI Bill, Lawrence Tech reestablished the College of Business Administration as a separate administrative unit in 1952. Throughout this period, Lawrence Tech’s programs in economics and business administration were led by Edwin O. “Doc” Graeffe. Graeffe’s career with the University ended with his death in 1972, and he was succeeded by Professor Leland A. Lahr, who changed the name of the college to the College of Business and Industrial Management and added a number of specialization tracks, such as accounting and finance, marketing and distribution, personnel and labor relations, operations management, and business administration. Work on the 105,400-square-foot Wayne H. Buell Management Building began in 1980 and ended in 1982. The partly earth-sheltered building, named for Lawrence Tech’s third president, was designed for energy conservation. The college was renamed in the early 1980s as the College of Management. In 1989 the college launched the Master of Business Administration program, the first Lawrence Tech graduate degree since the World War II era. Rapidly popular, the MBA was the vanguard of dozens of new graduate programs offered by the University in its quest to meet the evolving needs of students and the professions they enter. In 2018, the college was renamed the College of Business and Information Technology to better reflect the programs and their presigious accreditation. Today, the college remains more committed than ever to developing and offering programs that best serve the needs of the career student. Lawrence Tech’s College of Business and Information Technology has come a long way since its modest beginnings. Not even the University’s founders could have foreseen a College of Business and Information Technology that would offer programs to students throughout southeast Michigan and around the globe. Currently, the College of Business and Information Technology offers the following degree programs: • Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) • Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSIT) • Master of Business Administration (MBA) • Master of Science in Information Technology (MSIT) Beginning in the Fall 2021 semester, the college will also offer a Master of Science in Healthcare Administration (MSHA).
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ADMINISTRATION &
S TAFF The administrators and support staff of the College of Business and Information Technology are dedicated to providing students caring, efficient service. Their goal is to ensure that the only challenges students face at LTU are in the classroom.
BAHMAN MIRSHAB, PHD
Dean
STEFANIE JANES
Academic Advisor
MINAKHI JENA
Director, Business Programs
DONNA KRESS
Office Manager, Assistant to the Dean
JUAN OCHOA
Marketing and Communications Coordinator, Administrative Associate
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FACULT Y A high-quality education is impossible without talented, committed faculty. College of Business and Information Technology professors are dedicated to the success of their students. At LTU, being a professor is more than a career, it’s a lifestyle.
PATRICIA CASTELLI, PHD
Professor
SEYED ZIAE MOUSAVI MOJAB, PHD
MATTHEW COLE, PHD
Associate Professor Chair, Institutional Review Board Chair, Assessment Committee
MASSOOD OMRANI, PHD
Participating Faculty
College Professor
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ZAHRADDEEN GWARZO, PHD
College Professor
KIOUMARS PARYANI, PHD
Participating Faculty
AHMET MURAT HATTAT, PHD
Assistant Professor
SRIKANT RAGHAVAN, PHD
Associate Professor
AREEJ SALAYMEH, PHD
Assistant Professor
JACQUELINE STAVROS, DM
Professor Director, DBA Program
PAVLO TSEBRO, PHD
Associate Professor
SWATI VERMA, PHD
Assistant Professor
YU (TONY) ZHANG, PHD
Assistant Professor
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BOARD OF
ADV ISO R S The Lawrence Tech College of Business and Information Technology Advisory Board is a link between the college and the business community. The college relies on the expertise of its distinguished Advisory Board to prepare students for the changing economy and to meet the needs of employers.
MARY JORDAN ABOULJOUD
Community Outreach Specialist Office of Public Affairs U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation
RICHARD (RICK) BLOOM
Partner, Attorney, Certified Public Accountant, and Financial Advisor, Bloom Advisors, Inc.
ARMAND ASH, PHD
CEO and President Mechatronics
WAFA BUNNEY
CEO MIIT Consulting LLC
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ERIC AYANEGUI
Director, Operations Engineering CINTAS Corporation
MAUREEN CLINESMITH
Principal and Senior Consultant Wells Advantage Group
JOHN R. BEBES, CPA, CGMA
Partner Plante Moran PLCC
SCOTT DZURKA
Vice President Public Sector Consultants
LARRY L. FOBES
YALDA GHORASHY
RICH HOMBERG
Founder, Learning from Leaders LLC; Co-founder, Learning with Leaders LLC
Marketing Manager, Financial Services, Stellantis N.V.
President and CEO Detroit Public Television
LORI MARSEE KUEHN
THOMAS MARGOSIAN
JOHN NEARY
SATISH JASTI
Vice President and Senior Lending Officer Bank of Ann Arbor Plymouth, MI
. Senior Manager Global Employee Engagement, Strategy Enablement & Research General Motors Corporation
HAMID SERVATI, PHD
President, ServoTech Industries Partner, Zoatex, LLC
IT Director, Treasury (Retired) Ford Motor Company, Chairman of the Board Goodwill Industries of Detroit
JACK SHUBITOWSKI
President and CEO Huron Valley State Bank
Founder, Right Workplace Advisor, FOD Capital
RUPESH SRIVASTAVA
President Youngsoft, Inc.
MATTHEW SAUER
Partner, Four 41 Ventures Managing Director, Chaifetz Group
BANKOLE THOMPSON
Opinion Columist The Detroit News
NOT PICTURED
SUMMER ALKHAFAJI
Unified Business Technologies, Inc.
MICHELLE D’SOUZA
CEO, Unified Business Technologies, Inc.
ANDREW HUMPHREY
Meterologist and Tech Reporter, WDIV
RICK TOEPEL
General Manager, Macomb CINTAS Corporation
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2019 GR ADUAT E S “Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.”– THEODORE ROOSEVELT
MASTER’S GRADUATES
MILAN CELIC
Master of Business Administration, Concentration in Project Management
KEELEY DOOLEY
Master of Science in Information Technology, Concentration in Cybersecurity
DANA ABU HAMMOUD
Master of Business Administration
HANYU GAO
Master of Business Administration
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YOLANDA DEWBERRY
JOSHUA DIRLAM
Master of Business Administration, Concentration in Human Resources
Master of Business Administration, Concentration in Finance
MARK KOHLS
ATHER AHMED MOHAMMED
Master of Business Administration, Concentration in Human Resources
Master of Business Administration, Concentration in Marketing
BACHELOR’S GRADUATE
MENUKA NUGALIYADDA
Master of Science in Business Administration, Concentrations in Project Management and IT
PREMLATHA RAGHAVENDRA
Master of Science in Information Technology, Concentration in Business Analytics
SHOMAIL SIDDIQUE
Master of Business Administration
JOSHUA DENOMIE
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Major in Accounting
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2020 GR ADUAT E S “If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough.” – ELLEN JOHNSON SIRLEAF
DOCTORAL GRADUATE
EBONY STONE
Doctor of Business Administration
CHRIS COLLACOTT
Master of Business Administration
MASTER’S GRADUATES
LAYTH ALJIDA
Certificate in Project Management
DANIELLE FLORES
Master of Business Administration, Concentration in Project Management
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FATIMAH BAZZI
Master of Business Administration
TIMOTHY GASTON
Master of Business Administration
AMOL BOTHE
Master of Business Administration, Concentration in Project Management
KANDIS JOHNSON
Master of Business Administration, Concentration in Project Management
WILLIAM KAISER
Master of Business Administration, Concentration in Project Management
SUJAY KAUSHIK RAVI
Master of Science in Information Technology, Concentration in Business Analytics
MARIAM OKUNLOLA
Master of Business Administration, Concentration in Business Analytics
MARK REKUC
Master of Business Administration, Concentration in Cybersecurity
MARCOS PALACIO
Master of Business Administration
LILIAN TALLA
Master of Science in Information Technology and Certificate in Cybersecurity
ANJANI PRIYANKA PUNNAMARAJU
Master of Science in Information Technology, Concentration in Business Analytics
KENNY WONG
Master in Global Leadership and Management
BACHELOR’S GRADUATES
BACHELOR’S GRADUATES
WASEL YOUSAF
Master of Business Administration, Concentration in Project Management
ALEXA CHERNEY
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Major in Finance, Minor in Economics
TYLER CLEASBY
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Major in Finance, Minor in Economics
ZACHARY SCHOFF
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
AUSTIN ROWE
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
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SPRING AND SUMMER
2021 GR AD UAT E S “The tragedy in life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach.” – BENJAMIN MAYS
MASTER’S GRADUATES
MARCELA ARRAMBIDE CRUZ Master of Business Administration, Concentration in Project Management
WALTER HAMM
Master in Global Leadership and Management
PRIYANKA RAMESH AJARI
Master of Science in Information Technology, Concentration in Business Analytics
OLUWASEUN JOSEPH
Master of Business Administration, Concentration in Project Management
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MARISSA BELCINA
Master of Business Administration, Concentration in Project Management
RAVI SANKAR KALLEPALLI
Master of Business Administration
RAKHI DIGHADE
Master of Science in Information Technology and Graduate Certificate in Project Management
THOMAS KOZINA
Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity
RAREDDING MURRAY
Master of Business Administration
MICHAEL RECENIELLO
Master in Global Leadership and Management
CRAIG RIEDEL
Master in Global Leadership and Management
REGINA ROGERS
Master in Global Leadership and Management
BACHELOR’S GRADUATES
JONATHAN VITALE
Master of Business Administration
FATEMAH AL KHARS
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Major in Marketing, Minor in Economics
PAIGE WILSON
Master of Business Administration, Concentration in Finance
TERYN KLINE
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Major in Finance and Marketing
WALTER ADAMS
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Major in Marketing
JULIA KRANKER
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
SHADEN SALEH T. ALFARHOUD
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Minor in Economics
LEWIS SINCLAIR
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Major in Marketing
VICTORIA SMITH
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Major in Marketing, Minor in Economics
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N OT PIC T UR ED “In all instances, truth, integrity and respect are universal principles that apply globally.” – PATTY CASTELLI FALL 2019
SPRING/SUMMER 2020
M A S TE R’S G R ADUATES
BACH E LO R’S G R ADUATES
D O C TO R AL G R ADUATE
M A S TE R’S G R ADUATES
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CAROLINE HARPAINTNER
KHALID ABDULLAH M. ALHARTHI
Master of Business Administration, Concentration in Marketing
ERIC MATHES
Master of Business Administration
ROBIN MEYER
Master of Business Administration
FLORA PATTAH
Dual Master of Business Administration and Architecture
AYESHA SIDDIQUA
Master of Science in Information Technology, Concentration in Business Analytics
HAYLEY SIEGEL
Master of Business Administration
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
ALEXA BRADY
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Concentration in Pre-Law
AUSTIN FULLMER
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Major in Marketing
COSKUN KERIMOVSKI
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
LAWRENCE PATTON
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
CELESTE SCOTT
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
ALEX SNARSKI
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
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JOHN SOFIA
Doctor of Business Administration
MOHAMMED ALMIHTAR
Master of Science in Information Technology, Concentration in Business Analytics
MEGHNA M. ASHAR
Master of Science in Information Technology, Concentration in Business Analytics
ADRIAN BOCHENEK
Master of Science in Information Technology, Concentration in Cybersecurity
PHILLIP BURTON
Master in Global Leadership and Management
BIBEK DHAKAL
Master of Science in Information Technology, Concentration in Business Analytics
VINCENT FALZETTA
Master of Business Administration, Concentration in Project Management
NATALIA FRASK
Master of Business Administration, Concentration in Project Management
KRISTIN GOLDEN
Master of Business Administration, Concentration in Project Management
SHUBHANGI GUMATE
JONATHAN MAGDOWSKI
Master of Business Administration and Master of Science in Information Technology
ANDREW MENSING
Master of Science in Information Technology
VINAY RANA
Master of Science in Information Technology, Concentration in Business Administration
JACINTA RED
Master of Business Administration
MERNA SADIK
Master of Science in Information Technology
Master in Global Leadership and Management
JASON MIDDLETON
Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity
JEREMY HAMER
ELIZABETH MILLER
Master of Business Administration
Master of Business Administration, Concentration in Project Management
RABEE HAMDAN
Master of Business Administration
ALYCE HIDER
Master in Global Leadership and Management
THOMAS MILLER
Master of Business Administration, Concentration in Project Management
NICHOLAS MOORES
ALISHA SANCHEZ
NADA SITTO
Master of Business Administration
KATIE TRACY
Master of Business Administration, Concentration in Project Management
Master of Business Administration
Master of Science in Information Technology
ANDREW HIGHAM
ADAM MUCCIACCIO
Master of Business Administration
Master of Business Administration
Master of Business Administration
MATTHEW HILL
SAMUIL OLAR
Master of Business Administration
Master of Business Administration and Master of Science in Information Technology
Master of Business Administration, Concentration in Project Mangement
CHRISTOPHER HOCHRADEL
Master of Business Administration, Concentration in Project Mangement
Master of Science in Information Technology and Certificate in Cybersecurity
TIFFANI IPOSU
Master of Business Administration, Concentration in Human Resources
ERIK KALLIO
Master of Global Leadership and Management
SCOTT KENNY
Master of Business Administration, Concentration in Project Management
IVY LEWIS
Master of Business Administration
WENLU XU
WENDY WHITE
STANLEY WOJCIECHOWSKI
AMBER PLEE
Master of Business Administration
BRIAN PODCZERVINSKI
Master of Business Administration, Concentration in Project Management
Master of Business Administration
NICHOLAS POLLOCK
Master of Business Administration and Certificate in Project Management
PREMLATHA RAGHUNATH
Master of Science in Information Technology, Concentration in Business Analytics
MASSIMO ZERILLI
BACH E LO R’S G R ADUATES \\\\\ EBRAHIM AHMED
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
ALVARO ALAMAN HERNANDO
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Major in Marketing
MARIA ALVAREZ RODILLA
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Major in Finance
VINCENT COLAROSSI
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
DANIEL FINN
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
MAXWELL JEWETT
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
ADAM KTONA
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
ALEXANDER LANZON
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
XINRUI LI
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
ANDREW NORTH
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
HASSEN NOUREDDINE
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
JACOB PAIGE
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Minor in Economics
TYRESE SEARLES
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Major in Marketing
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FALL 2020
SPRING/SUMMER 2021
M A S TE R’S G R ADUATES
BACH E LO R’S G R ADUATES
D O C TO R AL G R ADUATES
M A S TE R’S G R ADUATES
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ARIELLA BRUNK
JAKE ADAMS
Master of Business Administration, Concentration in Project Management
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Major in Marketing
STEPHANIE DEJONG
SAMUEL BRACE
Master of Business Administration, Concentration in Project Management
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
JOSEPH LIGHTFOOT
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
NANDINI NATARAJ
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Major in Marketing
Master of Business Administration, Concentration in Project Management
Master of Science in Information Technology, Concentration in Business Analytics
NICHOLAS NESTI
PETER EBAUGH
MATTHEW RIPPER
Doctor of Business Administration
MARK TATE
Doctor of Business Administration
RAED SHENAQ
Doctor of Business Administration
TARA ABRAHAM
Master of Business Administration and Master of Science in Information Technology
USAMA ALI
Master of Business Administration
PRANJAL AROTE
PENGTONG LIAO
Master of Science in Information Technology, Concentration in Business Analytics
TYLER MAGDICH
Master of Business Administration, Concentration in Project Management
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
AHMAD BAZZI
MILENA BRANDON
Master of Business Administration, Concentration in Project Management
Master of Business Administration
MAYURI PUROHIT
Master of Business Administration, Concentration in Project Management
Master of Science in Information Technology
WILLIAM SLIFCO
Master of Business Administration
JAGTAR SOHAL
NIKOLAS BURT
AARON CLARK
Master of Science in Information Technology
THERESA COWARD
Master of Science in Information Technology, Concentration in Cybersecurity
Master of Business Administration
GUNASEKAR TJ
Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity
JANE TYER
Master of Business Administration, Concentration in Project Management
Master of Business Administration
Master of Business Administration, Concentration in Cybersecurity
JUSTIN VAIL
Master of Science in Information Technology
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ARMAND DABNEY
DRAKE DANFORTH-DOWL
MIREILLE ELHADDAD
Master of Science in Information Technology and Certificate in Project Management
SIGA GAILLIARD
KAYLEE PATTON
BACH E LO R’S G R ADUATES
Master of Business Administration, Concentration in Project Management
Master of Business Administration, Concentration in Project Management
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NAAM IMAD GHANIM
KRITHIKA RAMAMOORTHY VENKATANARASIMHAN
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
HAMZAH REHMAN
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
Master of Science in Information Technology, Concentration in Cybersecurity
ALFREDO GOMEZ
Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity
RAFAL IGNATOWICZ
Master of Business Administration
CHRISTINA ILES
Master of Science in Information Technology, Concentration in Cybersecurity
MOHAMMED ISLAM
Master of Science in Information Technology
CHUCK JUBENVILLE
Master of Business Administration, Concentration in Project Management
SANDY KADA
Master of Business Administration
Master of Science in Information Technology
Master of Science in Information Technology, Concentration in Business Analytics
KAYLEIGH REID
Master of Business Administration, Concentration in Project Management
MARK SAVI
Master of Business Administration
ELIJAH SHAAH
Master of Business Administration
BRADLEY SIMPSON
Master of Business Administration, Concentration in Project Management
ANDREW STEFFES
STEVEN MARTINEZ
Master of Business Administration, Concentration in Business Analytics
BRIAN MIARS
Master of Business Administration
SHANNON NOVAK
Master of Business Administration
Master of Business Administration
Master of Business Administration
Master of Business Administration, Concentration in Cybersecurity
DEVANSH PASTE
Master of Science in Information Technology, Concentration in Business Analytics
EARL SWIFT
ANTJUAN WYATT
ANNA YOUNG
Master of Business Administration, Concentration in Business Analytics
HENRY YUEN
Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity
GINA BARBER
JOSEPH MANUEL DULLER
CLAIRE FLOOD
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
SEAN FANNON
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
VICTORIA GIARDINA
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Major in General Business
CHENCHEN HUANG
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Major in Marketing
NIKOLAS KUBIK
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
MATTHEW MOORE
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Major in Finance
DAVID RUSH
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Major in Marketing
ANDREW STOREY
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Major in Marketing, Minor in Economics
ALEK WIETRZYKOWSKI
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Major in Marketing
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IN MEMORIAM
DR. THOMAS G. MARX Professor Marx came to Lawrence Technological University in 2005 after 28 years at General Motors, where he held leadership positions in economics, public policy, and corporate strategic planning. He was also GM’s representative on the Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association, The Business Roundtable, and at NAFTA and Climate Change proceedings. Prior to joining GM, he worked in energy consulting and for the Federal Trade Commission in Washington.
“Leadership is not rocket science, it’s much harder.” Dr. Marx was a longtime teacher of courses in Lawrence Tech’s MBA program, including economics, strategic planning, and global
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leadership, where he advised students that “leadership is not rocket science, it’s much harder.” He also taught in LTU’s Doctor of Business Administration program, which he directed from 2006-09, and chaired or was a committee member for 23 doctoral dissertations. He was also the director of LTU’s Center for Global Leadership and Understanding. In addition, he taught economics courses at the University of Detroit Mercy, Wayne State University, Temple University and the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Marx was the founding director of a groundbreaking collaboration between LTU and the military that began in 2007. The Senior Service College Fellowship program (SSCF) was developed as a result of a critical need for civilian leaders in acquisition for the Army. After completing the program, fellows receive a master’s in Global Leadership and Management and certificates in acquisition and program management. Dr. Marx published a book on the role of business in society, authored over 75 articles on economic, public policy, and leadership issues, and made over 100 presentations at professional business, government, and academic conferences, seminars, and meetings. He also served as assistant editor and as a reviewer for several professional economic and business journals. His research interests included the implications of the global economy for business and society, sustainability, and the role of leadership in formulating and implementing strategy. Professor Marx was a member of numerous economic, business, academic, and honorary associations, including Pi Gamma Mu National Social Sciences Honor Society, Beta Gamma Sigma Business Honor Society, Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in the Midwest, Who’s Who in Industry and Finance, and Personalities in America. He earned a BSBA (Summa Cum Laude) from Rider University, and a PhD in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Marx died on July 24, 2020. He will be deeply missed.
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CO LLEGE O F BUSINE SS AND INFO R M AT I O N T ECHN O LO GY VISION
To be a recognized business school that delivers distinctive and rigorous academic programs with a focus on creating leaders who excel in a global environment. MISSION
Using a model of Theory and Practice, the College of Business and Information Technology prepares a diverse body of domestic and international students for successful careers in a variety of organizations through interdisciplinary educational programs that emphasize analytical, technological, ethical, teamwork, global management, and interpersonal skills essential in an interconnected world economy. Faculty engagement in scholarly activity and service to the University, the profession, and the community complements our primary commitment to teaching and service excellence.
VALUES
Theory and Practice Student-focused and Caring Teamwork and Trust Character and Integrity C AUSE
The intellectual development and transformation of our students into critical thinkers, leaders, and lifelong learners. ACCREDITATION
The College of Business and Information Technology is fully accredited by the AACSB International – the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. AACSB accreditation represents the highest standard of achievement for business schools worldwide. The College of Business and Information Technology is also accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) and the International Assembly of Collegiate Business Education (IACBE).
TH E CO LLEG E O F BUSIN ESS AN D IN FO R M ATI O N TECH N O LO GY THAN K S TH E FO LLOWI NG CO LLE AGUES FO R TH E IR H E LP WITH TH E PRO DUC TI O N O F TH IS BO O K:
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Inclusion in the 2019-2021 yearbook does not guarantee completion of the requirements of the degree.
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