YSU students inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma
Youngstown State University’s Williamson College of Business Administration installed 51 business students into Beta Gamma Sigma, during a recent induction ceremony for the college’s chapter of the world’s premier business honorary society.
Reserved exclusively for schools accredited by AACSB International ‑ The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, Beta Gamma Sigma is an international organization, with members in all 50 states and more than 190 countries around the world. Becoming a Beta Gamma Sigma member is an honor indicative of commitment, high academic achievement and leadership.
To be eligible for membership, students must be registered in Business Administration programs and be an eligible candidate for the baccalaureate or master’s degree. Students ranking in the top 10 percent of the sophomore, junior or senior classes, or the top 20 percent of the master's program are eligible for this membership.
The newly inducted students include:
Sophomores: Jacqueline Baldwin (Accounting); Gregory Baugher (Accounting); Moritz Bayer (Finance with Financial Management Track); Connor Blasco (Accounting); Nikolette Duko (Accounting); Katherine Jacobson (Business Economics); Truc Le (Accounting); Thinh Quang Le (Marketing); Vy Nguyen (Accounting); James Mitchell Slessor (Management); Dominic V. Vennetti (Accounting); Katherine Wamsley (Accounting); and Alyssa Weyand (Human Resource Management).
Juniors: Emily Eugenia Basista (Accounting); Katherine Buttar (Marketing); Ian Robert Francis (Business Administration); Carly Land (Accounting); Julia Megown (Business Administration); Lili Minich (Business Administration); Cong Thanh Nguyen (Finance with Financial Management Track); and Sienna J. Summers (Accounting).
Seniors: Jenna Hughes (Human Resource Management); Samantha Rose Joki (Accounting); Elis Klein Spindola (Business Administration and a Minor in Marketing); Blaine Callen Lang (Accounting and a Minor in Finance); Kyle J. Roberts (Business Administration); James R. Shaffer (Accounting); Harrison Vankirk (Finance with Financial Management Track); and Denice L Wolf (Accounting).
Graduate students: Glenn E. Addison (MBA in Business Healthcare Management); Maggie Carpenter (MBA in Marketing;, Cody Edward Chapman (MBA in Business Leadership;, Sandra Chlad (MBA in Business Healthcare Management); Stephanie Chlad (MBA in Business Healthcare Management); Dara Daniel (MBA in Business Leadership); Dr. Jeffrey Dean Fesler (MBA in Business Healthcare Management); Julie E. Girton (MBA in Business Healthcare Management); Derek A. Hammacher (MBA in General Business); Kathryn F. Johnson (MBA in Business Healthcare Management); Carolyn Kriebel (MBA in General Business); Aubrey A. Kudler (MBA in General Business); Diane McLaughlin (MBA in Business Healthcare Management); Ali R. Mowers (MBA in Marketing;, Sunil P Panicker (MBA in General Business;, Kyle Richard Patchen (MBA in Business Healthcare Management); Anthony J Piatek Jr. (MBA in General Business); Heather Ann Rainwater (MBA in Business Leadership); Dr. Cyril M. Shuster III (MBA in General Business); Nafeeza Terlecky (MBA in General Business); Michael P. West (MBA in General Business); and Nathaniel B. Williams (MBA in General Business).
In addition to the students, Helen Han-Haas, Distinguished Professor of Management and Marketing, was inducted as a faculty member.
William Vendemia, professor emeritus of Management and Marketing, was the keynote speaker and chapter honoree. Vendemia worked at YSU for over 40 years, retiring in 2022. Previously, he served 14 years as the advisor for the Beta Gamma Sigma YSU chapter, dedicating himself to the academic and personal development of countless students. He was awarded with the YSU Distinguished Professor Award for teaching and service and was additionally awarded as Beta Gamma Sigma Advisor of the Year in 2019.
This year represented the 25th induction class for the Beta Gamma Sigma Chapter at YSU, with over 1,132 students inducted in total. This year’s student officers are Annabelle Himes, president; and Rebecca Catlos, Cassandra Snopik, Alexander Price and Grace Economus, vice presidents. Jeong Hoon Choi, associate professor for Management and Marketing, is the chapter advisor.
Founded as a national organization on February 19, 1913, Beta Gamma Sigma now comprises more than 950,000 members and top business leaders. While almost 350,000 students receive bachelor's or master's degrees in business each year, only about 25,000 are inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma.