Allan Soo - Apex Tool Group NYIT Global Case Competition Award Ceremony 2021

School of Management

Annual Awards Ceremony May 2021 Continuance of Operations Leadership Team Deborah Y. Cohn, Ph.D., Senior Lead Diamando Afxentiou, Lead Rakesh Mittal, Lead Venugopal Prabhakar Gantasala, Lead Organizers: Joshua Bienstock, JD. Birasnav Muthuraj, Ph.D.

Program Welcome Note Senior Leader’s Message Message from Henry Pacht, the recipient of Triple Platform of Excellence Achievement Award Faculty Awards Student Awards Triple Platforms of Excellence Awards Honor Societies Inductions Closing Remarks

School of Management Awards Distinguished Faculty Service Award Joshua Bienstock Distinguished Faculty Scholarship Award Purushottam Meena Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award Venugopal Prabhakar

Gantasala Triple Platform of Excellence Achievement Award Henry Pacht

Albertus Magnus High School Outstanding Faculty Contribution to Industry Engagement Lu Huang Faculty Engagement in the John Rebecchi Professional Enrichment Award Colleen Kirk Benchmark Electronics Outstanding Faculty Contribution to Industry Engagement Stacey Baez Radoslaw Nowak

Dean’s Faculty Lifetime Achievement Award Robert Koenig Leon Applewhaite

Silverseal Outstanding Faculty Contribution to Industry Engagement Radoslaw Nowak William Ninehan

Dean’s Distinguished Service Award Venugopal Prabhakar Maria Dinanno Gantasala

Helberg Electrical Supply Outstanding Faculty Contribution to Industry Engagement Shaya Sheikh

Celiac Disease Foundation Outstanding Faculty Contribution to Service Learning Deborah Cohn James Murdy

Inclusive Sports and Fitness Inc. Outstanding Faculty Contribution to Service Learning Veneta Sotiropoulos

Douglas Elliman Outstanding Faculty Contribution to Industry Engagement Birasnav Muthuraj William Ninehan

Retention and Enrollment Award Camelia Antoci Maya Kroumova Diamando Afxentiou John LaPerla Stacey Baez Micah Martin Joshua Bienstock Birasnav Muthuraj Jessica Bril William Ninehan Ute Broedje John LaPerla Maria Dinanno Ellie Schwartz Venugopal Prabhakar Christina Seaman Gantasala Anthony Vlakancic Swapna Gantasala J.K. Yun Lu Huang Joyce Chiu Peter Johnson

M & R Engineering Outstanding Faculty Contribution to Industry Engagement Swapna Gantasala Spelletich Family Winery Outstanding Faculty Contribution to Industry Engagement Stacey Baez

FACENS - New York Tech Fulbright-Hays Program Grant Adjunct Faculty Council Leadership Award Eleanor Schwartz Adjunct Faculty Council Scholarship Award John LaPerla Adjunct Faculty Council Award for Engagement in the High School Business Bootcamp Workshops Camelia Antoci Deborah Y Cohn Stacey Baez John LaPerla Joshua Bienstock William Ninehan Jessica Bril Eleanor Schwartz Ute Broedje Cristina Seaman

Adjunct Faculty Council Award for Engagement in the Professional Enrichment Program Joshua Bienstock John LaPerla Martin Feuer Eleanor Schwartz

GLOBAL BUSINESS STUDENTS COMPETITION 2021

With the support of a grant received from US Consulate General of Sao Paulo, US Department of State, New York Tech and FACENS, Brazil organized Global Business Students Competition 2021. 106 students from nine different universities located in five countries addressed the challenges of Apex Tool Group and Emicol, Brazil. This competition was sponsored by Dispute Resolution Institute of New York, Westbury, NY. APEX TOOL GROUP CASE WINNER

Naiara Luana Lopes Marques Teles (Centro Universitario, Newton Paiva, Brazil) Amanda Serra (Centro Universitario, Newton Paiva - Carlos Luz, Brazil) Luiz Souza (Centro Universitario, Newton Paiva, Brazil) Allan Soo (University of Technology Sydney, Australia) EMICOL CASE WINNER

Larissa Luiz (FACENS, Brazil) Giovanna Naine (FACENS, Brazil) Larissa Cernomoret (FACENS, Brazil) Giovana Cabral (FACENS, Brazil) & Shanshan Huang (Zhejiang University of Technology, China) Xinyi Ding (Zhejiang University of Technology, China) Tianlan Wei (Zhejiang University of Technology, China) Ruoxi Sun (University of Wollongong, Australia)

Department and School Awards and Recognitions UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM AWARDS

GRADUATE PROGRAM AWARDS

Undergraduate Student Award for Academic Achievement in Finance Ninashain Johnson Tzon Troka

Graduate Student Award for Academic Achievement in Management William Berntsen Idalia Peele Steven D’Amaro Izabela Salgado De Souza Seham Hussein Irina Shakya

Undergraduate Student Award for Academic Achievement in Marketing Samuel Chen Undergraduate Student Award for Academic Achievement in Management Melanie Jordan Jelen Undergraduate Student Award in Triple Platforms of Excellence Jessica Bril Melanie Jordan Jelen Onuralp Demirer Society of Hosteurs Club Award Casey McKeown Menghan Wang Hospitality Management Faculty Award Htet “Aron” Aung Dean’s Award for Excellence in Hospitality Management Megan Moore Melissa Treister Terrence Brady Memorial Award Marcelo Montes

Graduate Student Award for Academic Achievement in Marketing Everett Jake Treister

Graduate Student Award for Outstanding Service to the Academic Community Ekin Basak Ulukok Graduate Student Award in Triple Platforms of Excellence Germaine Nishimirwe Izabela De Souza Salgado John J. Theobald Graduate Outstanding Contributions to New York Tech Award Izabela De Souza Salgado Graduate Student Award for Academic Achievement in Finance Xiang Gu Rahil Verma Eduard Imanov New York CPA Society Award Megha Atulbhai Shah Graduate Student Award for Academic Achievement in Operations and Supply Chain Jinzheng Yu

Triple Platforms of Excellence John J. Theobald Graduate Achievement Award in Human Resource Management and Labor Relations Ishita Trikha Anita Messinger Memorial Award Disha Devdas Nassau Civic Club Award Reinny Miranda

Alex Simeone

American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) Award Jennifer Rubin Center for Human Resource Studies Alumni Council Award Qi Huang Center for Human Resource Studies Faculty Award Traci Nickdow Esther Seidman Emily Rukobo Erika Stawrowski EMBA Student Award for Excellence Fanqiu Chen Xuan Zhou Jiangnan Zhu Muyi Li Kaidi Xu NYIT-JUFE MBA Student Award for Excellence Hao He Xun Qiu Wei Li Gang Tian Xiaowei Li Ning Wang Yihua Li Yanping Zheng Ling Luan

PROFESSIONAL ENRICHMENT

The School of Management’s Professional Enrichment (PE) Program offers a set of opportunities to supplement classroom learning, deliver cutting-edge information, and offer activities that foster the development of professional skills necessary to compete in the international marketplace.

Deborah Y. Cohn, Ph.D. Director of Professional Enrichment AWARDS AND HONORS FOR ENGAGING IN THE PE PROGRAM

John Rebecchi Professional Enrichment Award for Maximum Engagement: Susan Lobo Jinyu Wang Ding Liang Jiongcheng Chen Cristian Reyes Wanying Zhang Tzon Troka Mikayla Klemm Jessica Bril John Rebecchi Professional Enrichment Leadership Award for Seminar Planning Mareme Sall PE Certificate of Completion in Current Issues in Human Resources Barbagallo Pamela Lin Zifeng Gulliksen Garrett Zuliani Katherine

RIYAZ AKHTAR EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION

AWARDS AND HONORS

Our Riyaz Akhtar Experiential Education Program adopts a “learning by doing” approach as students derive business solutions for real-world business and management problems by applying the knowledge and skills they learnt from the classrooms. It provides opportunities to students to play a major role in the global marketplace as they generate unique knowledge and skills. Experiential learning opportunities include but not limited to:

Celiac Disease Foundation Outstanding Student Contribution to Service Learning Charles Carpenter Casey McKeown

• competing in the Corporate Challenge, Costco Interdisciplinary Challenge, Dean’s Teach with Technology Challenge, and Fed Challenge.

Douglas Elliman Outstanding Student Contribution to Industry Engagement Urmi Gaurang Parmar Ramya Krishnaraj

• participating in International Workshop, Explore California during Spring Break program, and study abroad programs in Germany, Russia, and the United Arab Emirates.

Inclusive Sports and Fitness Inc. Outstanding Student Contribution to Service Learning Sarah Maalik Marcelo Montes Sandhya Singh Sebastian Montes Fahad Al Saud Yufang Wang

• participating in internship, academic service learning, practicum, and course-embedded industrial challenge activities.

NYIT School of Management Outstanding Student Contribution to Service Learning Mingjie Ding Shamma Hamad Erick Flores Sydney E.Kratzert Jonathan Flores Debjit Mukherjee Shalie Shaneil Frierson Harshil Devalbhai Vasavada Frank Gianlombardo Tianjian Zhao

Birasnav Muthuraj, Ph.D. Director of Riyaz Akhtar Experiential Education

Benchmark Electronics Outstanding Student Contribution to Industry Engagement Ajay Agrawal Accounting Solutions Outstanding Student Contribution to Industry Engagement Elif Betul Kaya Ramya Krishnaraj Raghav Khanna Saniya Ratnani Preeti Surendra Prasad Fan Xiong

Nicholson Ranch LLC Outstanding Student Contribution to Industry Engagement Melanie Jelen Tzon Troka Ninashain Johnson Bonnie Chan Samuel Chen Silverseal Outstanding Student Contribution to Industry Engagement Katherine Zuliani Garrett Gulliksen

DEBRA VOGEL STUDENT ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM

The Debra Vogel Student Advancement Program is all about getting out there in the field and meeting with leading business executives, building professional relationships and leadership skills, and getting a feel for how global companies operate. Examples include: • gaining a mentor who can provide personalized guidance that matches your career goals.

Helberg Electrical Supply Outstanding Student Contribution to Industry Engagement Ekta Nath Idalia Peele Alfred Ikotun Melanie Jelen Jason Schlittenhardt

• joining on-campus business clubs and honor societies.

NYIT School of Management Outstanding High School Student Contribution to Industry Engagement Tasnim Rauzat Luke McKenna Wendoly Barahona Patrick Tyler

• spending time in the offices of top New York City companies to get a feel for their corporate cultures.

• participating in the Student Advisory Board to help steer future academic programs within within New York Institute of Technology’s School of Management.

• pursuing leadership opportunities in industry associations;

• taking field trips to Wall Street, the Federal Reserve Bank, the Museum of American Finance, and the New York Stock Exchange.

• visiting the United Nations to talk with ambassadors and diplomats about world trends.

Robert J. Koenig, Ed.D. Director of Debra Vogel Student Advancement

Honor Society Induction Ceremony AWARDS AND HONORS

Student Advancement Community Outreach Award Menghan Wang Student Advisory Board Leadership Award Melanie Jelen President

Dorentina Gashi Senator

Onuralp Demirer Vice President

Jamille Ballesteros Marketing officer

Joseph Agyemang Senator Clubs to be Recognized: • Accounting Club • Asian/Chinese Business Association • Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization, New York Institute of Technology Chapter • Financial Management Association International, New York Institute of Technology Chapter • Law Society • N YIT INFORMS Student Chapter

• Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA), New York Institute of Technology Chapter • Society for Human Resource Management, New York Institute of Technology Chapter • Society of Hosteurs – New York City & Long Island Chapters • School of Management Student Advisory Board • Marketing Club

BETA GAMMA SIGMA HONOR SOCIETY INDUCTION CEREMONY

Mu Kappa Tau National Marketing Honor Society Colleen Kirk, Ph.D. Faculty Advisor Students Inducted Rutuja Bhatambrekar Lena Hegemann Brian Hoerter Elif Kaya Raghav Khanna Ramya Krishnaraj Yi Lin Ong Preeti Prasad Saniya Ratnani

School of Management Faculty Professors Diamando Afxentiou Peter Harris Raja Nag Frank Lorne Steven Shapiro Leon Applewhaite Jess Boronico Scott Liu Associate Professors Benjamin Khoo Petra Dilling Shekhar Muni Amba Jihong Zeng Robert Koenig James Murdy Rakesh Mittal Joshua Bienstock Assistant Professors Jangwon Suh Bisrat Kinfemichael Seunghan Nam Cheryl Gao James Dunne Radoslaw Nowak

Tunc Ozelli Rajendra Tibrewala Deborah Y. Cohn Joo-Kwang Yun Petra Dilling Maya Kroumova

Kevin O’Sullivan Venugopal Prabhakar Purushottam Meena Veneta Sotiropoulos Colleen Kirk Shaya Sheikh Sinan Caykoylu

Birasnav Muthuraj Xueting Jiang Majid Davoodi Elisa Chan Tianze Li Lu Huang

Adjunct Professors Kelcechi Akazi Stacey Baez Anne Brown Carlo Candalla John Diamantis Martin Feuer Frederick Harris Alan Holzer Dawn Kogler Paul Kutasovic John Laperla Donald Liao Raj Madan Mitchell Miller Sudhir Sachdev Davit Sahakyan Staff members Maria Dinanno Konstance Teliesha Patthara Chandaragga Patricia Brustman

Eleanor Schwartz Cristina Seaman Janet Walsh Sang Won Yoon Ling Zhu Ute Broedje Swapna Gantasala David Garland Moonsoo Kang John Kent Matthew Mecs Hakan Pekcan Vincent Petraro Robin Yakacki

William Ninehan Joyce Chiu Constance Canning

About the School of Management CREATING NEW TEMPOS IN GLOBAL BUSINESS EDUCATION

New York Institute of Technology’s School of Management, accredited by Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), prepares graduates for careers and professional advancement in the evolving business world.

Our flexible programs meet the challenges of the 21st century at a time when globalization, technology, and economic volatility are shifting traditional business practices toward service-oriented specializations. We offer challenging, future-focused undergraduate and graduate programs, including Master of Business Administration, Master of Science, and Bachelor of Professional Studies. Students choose from a variety of concentrations, such as accounting, finance, human resource management, international business, management, marketing, operations and supply chain management, small business and entrepreneurial studies, and tourism. Our faculty experts emphasize hands-on learning and embody our outstanding reputation across industries. Robust academics and our campuses’ proximity to business centers in New York give our students and graduates a competitive edge and solid opportunities for success.

New York Institute of Technology’s School of Management is accredited by AACSB International, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

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