Alumni news 5 alumni honored with Salute to Business Achievement Awards By Rose Postma
The University of Missouri–St. Louis College of Business Administration Alumni Chapter held the Salute to Business Achievement Awards and reception on April 19. At the event, five business alumni were honored for their exceptional personal and professional accomplishments. “The award was created to recognize alumni from the College of Business Administration who have excelled in their careers since graduating from the university,” says Dave Ganz, assistant professor emeritus of accounting and associate dean emeritus of the College of Business Administration. The recipients and award categories are: Janet Nava Bandera (BSBA 1992), owner of Bandera Law Firm, senior vice president at National Advisors Trust and entrepreneurial spirit honoree; Rex Carter (BSBA 1989), director of finance and payroll at the St. Louis Cardinals and outstanding volunteerism honoree; Nicole Colbert-Botchway (MBA 2002), assistant attorney general for the State of Missouri and rising star honoree; Douglas M. Mueller (BSBA 1978), president of Mueller Prost PC and distinguished career leader honoree; and Lyle Gilbertson (BSBA 1975), senior vice president at Cassidy Turley and outstanding leader honoree.
Entrepreneurial Spirit
Outstanding Volunteer
Janet Nava Bandera BSBA 1992
Rex Carter BSBA 1989
This is the fourth time in seven years the awards have been presented. The chapter plans to make the awards an annual event says Ganz. Individuals, organizations, corporations, partnerships, churches and institutions may submit nominations for the awards, and a selection committee reviews the submissions and makes the final decisions. “The chapter is excited to present these awards to such accomplished individuals,” says Joseph Freund (MA accounting 2007), senior auditor at Wells Fargo Bank in St. Louis and president of the business alumni chapter. Visit umslalumni.org for more information on Salute to Business Achievement Awards and the College of Business Administration Alumni Chapter.
Distinguished Career Leader Douglas M. Mueller BSBA 1978