Published on April 18, 2024 by Morgan Black  
Business Awards Day DR04122024801

In April, Samford University Brock School of Business hosted several awards ceremonies recognizing the hard work of its students.

During the 60th annual Scholarships and Awards Ceremony held on Friday, April 12, more than $230,000 in scholarships were awarded to deserving business students to apply to tuition for the 2024-25 academic year. Four faculty members were also recognized for excellence in teaching, research and scholarship, and service.

Accounting major Molly Billingsley was awarded the Junior Outstanding Academic Achievement Award and Lizzie Pike, a rising senior marketing major, received the Dr. Betsy Bugg Holloway Scholarship recognizing the highest cumulative business school GPA.

Additionally, several of Brock School of Business’s newest scholarships were awarded, including the Vulcan Materials Company/Bennie Bumpers Scholarship. This new endowed scholarship, which supports students who are preparing for careers in the risk management and insurance industry, was presented by Paul Carter, vice president of Risk Management for Vulcan Materials, to finance major Elliott Wessels and Brock Scholar Sloane Womac.

On the evening of April 12, new members were inducted into several business honor societies including Beta Gamma Sigma, Gamma Iota Sigma, Omicron Delta Epsilon and the Financial Management Association.

And, on Tuesday, April 16, the accounting department and the Beta Alpha Psi accounting honorary society held its annual Scholarship and Awards Ceremony. During this event, more than $55,000 additional scholarships were awarded to undergraduate accounting and Master of Accountancy students.

George Jenkins Business Scholarship
Grace Gilbert
Mary Claire Griner
Phoebe Huntington
Charlie Mathews
Will Miller
Luke Shoemaker
Paige Stafford
Payton Stafford
Drew Wallace
Noah Whipple

323 Leadership Scholarship (Colossians 3:23)
Elana Galambus

Alan and Linda Speaker Organizational Leadership Scholarship
Whitney Bean

Alton P. Barr Scholarship
Coby Coggin
Davis Garrett
Davis Mobley
Kassidy Scott
Walker Smith

Ben M. Elrod Scholarship
Hanna White

Branan Family Scholarship
Melania Fierz
Bennett Wagley

Bridget and Andrew Patterson Scholarship
Lucas Thornton

Brookwood Baptist Church / W.S. and Ruth Rivers Family Scholarship
Andrew Myers

Kay Sims Dixon Scholarship
Andrew Myers

Carolyn Mickler Murdock Scholarship
Carleigh Czajkowski

Chuck and Pam Carson Scholarship for Entrepreneurs
Claire Alford

David Oakley Scholarship in Entrepreneurship
Claire Alford

Lillian Chandler Memorial Scholarship
Claire Alford      

Danny Wood Scholarship in Social Entrepreneurship
Christianna Hornigold

Edwin L. Trowbridge Scholarship
Christianna Hornigold    

Walter M. Graham Sr. Scholarship
Joe Don Anderson

Dorothy McLeod Memorial Scholarship
Joe Don Anderson

Dean J. Howard Finch Scholarship 
Campbell Richey
Aidan Reyes

Dr. Betsy Bugg Holloway Scholarship
Lizzie Pike

Fred Hendon Scholarship
Stephen Edds

Freeman Family Scholarship
Alora Scholes

Thomas P. Williams Scholarship
Alora Scholes

Hovater Family Scholarship
Carson McCoy

Blackerby Family Scholarship
Shealy George

Hoffman C. & Martha H. Harless Scholarship
Shealy George

Justin Kyle Lett Memorial Scholarship
Shealy George

John Gary Wyatt Leadership in Business Scholarship
Sarah Childress

Joseph Oral Dean & Willard McCay Dean Memorial Scholarship
Matt Wyatt

Raymond Earl Box Memorial Scholarship
Matt Wyatt

Kelly Academic Excellence Scholarship
Kassidy Scott

King & Mausz Scholarship
Trey Woolley

Mickey Newsome Scholarship in Business
Ashley Allen
Christian Haworth
Mary Alice Roe
Ian Viner

Pete Petro Scholarship
Payton Stafford

President and Mrs. Beck A. Taylor Scholarship
Raegan Jenkins

Emory and Brennis Floyd Scholarship
Raegan Jenkins

Reidinger-Smith Scholarship
Jacaila Davis

Richard D. Horsley Beta Gamma Sigma Scholarship
Madeline May
Joshua Sprinkle

Robert and Camelia Holmes Scholarship
Lynzie Liddell

Timothy Willis Memorial Scholarship
Lynzie Liddell     

Scroggins Family Scholarship in Marketing
Mallory Matthews

Taylor M. Harsh Internship Award
Mallory Matthews

Taylor Family Scholarship
Emily Mills

The Chick-fil-A Midtown Plaza Scholarship
Nic Ferrer

Thomas D. Russell Scholarship
Julia Claire Armstrong
Drew Castleberry
Christianna Hornigold
Caleb Sprinkle

Avery White Memorial Scholarship
Caleb Sprinkle

Malcolm & Betty Miller Scholarship in Risk Management and Insurance
Sloane Womac

RIMS Alabama Chapter Scholarship
Sloane Womac

Vulcan Materials Co/Bennie Bumpers Scholarship
Elliott Wessels
Sloane Womac 

William D. Geer Scholarship
Alex Dickey
Julianna Argentine

Marlene Mints Reed Scholarship
Julianna Argentine

William Hester Manly Memorial Scholarship
Davis Garrett

William J. (Bill) Stevens Scholarship
Haylee Davis
Charlie Mathews
Addison McMillen
Cross Power

Mary Ann Hocutt Memorial Scholarship
Cross Power

Mall Family Risk Management & Insurance Scholarship
Jake Wilson 

CRC Group Scholarship
Jake Wilson
Natalie Talbert
John Meadows
Andrew Morgan                                                  

Leaders of Integrity (Proverbs 20:7) Scholarship               
Andrew Morgan

Carl E. Miller Jr. Business and Athletics Scholarship
Kedzie Howe
Trey Newsome

Outstanding Junior Award in Business
Molly Billingsley

Cook's Pest Control/John Cook Sr. Scholarship in Entrepreneurship
Ben Kiblinger

Thomas McClurg Acheson Memorial Scholarship
L.E. Acuff     

Bonnie Elliott Risk Management and Insurance Scholarship
Elliott Wessels 

Merrill Henry Cook Risk Management and Insurance Scholarship
Elliott Wessels

O’Neal Industries Risk Management & Insurance Scholarship
Elliott Wessels

Randall J. Freeman Scholarship
Elliott Wessels

Chris Morgan Graduate Scholarship
Mary Katherine Cleveland

Mac McEwen Scholarship
Jason Bates

Motion/Dr. Archie Lockamy Scholarship
Kyla Reynolds

Professor Frank C. Minter Scholarship
Zachary Moreland

Russell H. Stanley Scholarship
Megan Winkler

Samford MBA Alumni Scholarship
Riley Fraser

Teri and Joe Syslo Scholarship
Hunter Adams

Alabama Society of Certified Public Accountants Award
Cameron Grogan

The Institute of Management Accountants Scholarship
Raneem Batarseh

Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Scholarship
Lily Springer

BMSS Scholarship
Charles Elic Gum

Carr Riggs & Ingram Scholarship
Carson McCoy

Crowe Scholarship
Charles Elic Gum

Deloitte Scholarship
Taijah Clark

Dent Moses Scholarship
Madeline May

EY Scholarship
Molly Billingsley

KPMG Scholarship
Kedzie Howe

Pearce Bevill Leesburg Moore Scholarship
Alex Dickey  

PwC Scholarship
Analisa Jo Burns

RSM Scholarship
Payton Ahlemeyer

Warren Averett Scholarship
Andrew Herlevic

The Schultz Family Scholarship
Payton Ahlemeyer
Raneem Batarseh
Ethan Baxter
Molly Billingsley
Analisa Jo Burns
Andrew Current
Charles Elic Gum
Carey Hereford
John Mark McDaniel
Andrew Morgan
Jackson Murphree
Andrew Myers
Sam Owen
Will Perry
Timothy Walker Smith
Caleb Sprinkle 

Everett Lemeron Scholarship
Carey Hereford

Loren F. Fitch Scholarship
Andrew Current

H. Dale Splawn Scholarship
Joshua Sprinkle

Dr. Kay Guess Scholarship
Payton Ahlemeyer

Dr. Lowell Broom/ASCPA Scholarship
Molly Billingsley

 
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