USD's Beta Gamma Sigma chapter's guide to its 41st annual induction ceremony

THE UNIVERSITY OF

SAN DIEGO CHAPTER

FORTY-FIRST ANNUAL INDUCTION CEREMONY FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 2021 5:30 PM

Beta Gamma Sigma USD Chapter Advisor Amit Kakkad is a faculty member in the USD School of Business, and is passionate about empowering leaders to combine personal success with positive social impact.

Amit teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in Operations Management and Management Science at USD and has previously taught courses in Simulation, Statistics and Operations Management at other institutes such as the London School of Economics. He has corporate and startup experience gained in the United States, United Kingdom and India in industries ranging from oil and gas, chemical production, infrastructure, hospitality and entertainment and logistics; to telecom, financial services and consulting.

Beta Gamma Sigma San Diego Chapter President Mariness Didulo joined the Beta Gamma Sigma family after receiving her MS in Management and Leadership from Pepperdine University and BS in Marketing from CSULB. She has moved to San Diego since, and is now the President of Beta Gamma Sigma Alumni San Diego Chapter. She utilizes her passion for writing and technology as a product marketer for a leading SaaS company in San Diego, and is an advocate for women in technology.

Check In Dean’s Welcome

Dr. Tim Keane

San Diego Chapter President

Mariness Didulo

Induction

Dr. Amit Kakkad

About BGS Beta Gamma Sigma is the highest international recognition a business student anywhere in the world can receive in an undergraduate, master's, or doctoral program at a school accredited by AACSB International. To be eligible for membership, the academic ranking of those being considered must place them in the upper 10 percent of the second- semester junior class, upper 10 percent of the senior class, or upper 20 percent of the graduating master's class. While almost 300,000 students receive a bachelor's or master's degree in business in the U.S. each year, only about 19,000 are elected to membership in Beta Gamma Sigma.

Size and Scope Beta Gamma Sigma has inducted more than 650,000 outstanding students into membership since its founding in 1913. These 650,000 members have served in corporate, government, non-profit, educational, and other management positions at every level of responsibility. Members currently reside in all 50 U.S. states and more than 160 countries around the world.

BETA GAMMA SIGMA INDUCTEE LIST Juniors

Christina Alcantar Janelle Barraza Cole Bengtson Katherine Caggiano Natalie Clement Thomas Geloso Gavin Georgitsis Diana Goytortua Basulto

Quincy Hammer Luke Hannon Remington Bryan Hirano Noorhan Ibraheem Alexander Low Kate McCluskey Kayley Norman

Christine Partington Ashley Pyle Mikayla Rulh Gianna Sbarbaro Faith Styck Antonia Thomson Sean Van De Grift

Seniors

Lacey Adye Kelly Faenza Alper Akkan Hannah Jacobs Maria de Freitas Teixeira Nicole Kay Sofia Maria Luiz Gomes Pereira Coutinho Marta Cortez Das Neves Oliveira Mendes

Amanda Sangari Haley Shirley Scott Wais Ashley Weiner

Graduate Students Odette Acosta Nouf Al Sabah Yousef Albaloul Reem Albarrak Alexander Allione Nadia Erika Becerra Castillo Jason Blasius Eric Bodman Jeffrey Bouchard

Kristin Carpenter Nicholas Casaletto Jordan Charles Aubree Corporandy Brian Ethier Thomas Evans Samuel Fisher Sean Garcia Roberto Gavuglio

Kiefer Grindle Romelia Mendivil Martinez Allyson Meyer Mark Myers Elsa Miranda Chargoy Nathan Okorley Liliana Serylo Megan Spencer John-Thomas Williams