MBA AWARDS

& GALA

Celebrating Leadership & Legacy

May 11, 2026 | THE MAYFLOWER

WINNERS LIST

McDonough Scholars

Ahmad Aljaberi

Folahan Akinyemi

Kshish Ashish

Brianna Belisle

Marcos Capote Troncone

Maggierose Connell

Haley Davis

Cristina De la Torre

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Joshua Dempsey

Bruce Donoghue

Harsh Gadodia

Arunaditya Ghosh

Jason Goodman

Anders Hansen

Sara Louise Hines

Yin Huang

Michael Ibonye

Joel Johnson

Sachi Khemka

Di Liu

Sheetal Madnani

Brendan McDearmon

Mari-Clare McNamara

Jeffrey McNerney

Sandeep Mishra

Jonathan Monane

Mackenzie Norton

Will Phelps

Sullivan Rocha

Stasia Rogacki

Joseph Stefano

Jonathan Trunfio

En-Hua Wang

Michael Wysong

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Leadership Fellows

Folahan Akinyemi

Jake Al-Haffar

Nikita Arora

Olayinka Asiru

Nayonika Basu

Brianna Belisle

Delaney Brower

Katie Burke

Gloria Carls

Derek Chou

Haley Davis

Bruce Donoghue

Dottie Ochoa Donoho

Moksy Dosunmu

Ben Ernst

Ahmed Farid

Bailey Favaloro

Ryan Flenniken

Ana Lis Guimaraes

Henry Harrs

Christopher Hui

Michael Ibonye

Joel Johnson

Shivang Juneja

Adeena Kamra

Jaren Kirkland

Sapna Krishnaprasad

Nick Licata

Kayleen Lofgren

Nancy Marsden

Ryan McAbel

Mari-Clare McNamara

Jeffrey McNerney

Megha Mibu

Jeff Miskovich

Mackenzie Norton

Folu Olumogba

Amelia Paul

Nicholas Pavlopoulos

Will Phelps

Melina Ramírez

Matthew Rapkin

Sam Selman

Jamal Starling

Yumi Villatoro

Simrann Wadhwa

Jonathan Wu

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MBA Program Ambassadors

Moksy Dosunmu

Ahmed Farid

Katarina Montague

Simrann Wadhwa

Michael A.Wysong

Yaoyao Zhang

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MBA Admissions Ambassadors

Delaney Brower

Michael Ibonye

Kayleen Lofgren

Jeffrey Miskovich

Amelia Paul

Alicia Reynolds

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MBA Peer Advisors

Gracie Akin

Kshish Ashish

G.A. Attia

Nayonika Basu

Dulguun Bat-Amgalan

Vineet Bhasin

Antonio De La Fuente

Sergio De Moura

Joshua Dempsey

Nandini Dhingra

Moksy Dosunmu

Benjamin Ernst

Ahmed Farid

Aidan Griesser

Vincent Guo

Robert Jake Hayes

Eric Hirsch

Koral Huang

Michael Ibonye

Joel Johnson

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Adeena Kamra

Sneha Karamcheti

Sophie Knoll

Marvin Kwang

Sabrina Lin

Jason Marchetti

Jeffrey McNerney

Jonathan Monane

Mackenzie Norton

Anya Pandit

Mathanki Sreeskand Rajah

Melina Ramirez Rubio

Matthew Rapkin

Alex Valverde

Brett Weinstein

Emmanuel Wu

Michael Wysong

Camilo Zarate

Community Fellows

Perby Senal

Folahan Akinyemi

Mersadies Bonilla

Ryan Flenniken

Sara Louise Hines

Dean’s Citation Award for Service

Folahan Akinyemi

Jake Al-Haffar

Nikita Arora

Kshish Ashish

Nayonika Basu

Dulguun Bat-Amgalan

Brianna Belisle

Delaney Brower

Moksy Dosunmu

Ben Ernst

Manogna Ettireddy

Ahmed Farid

Abe Ali

Aveline Argo

Parth Barot

Aaron Brown

Jessie Broz

Katie Burke

Anna Hand

Anders Hansen

Sara Louise Hines

Sachi Khemka

Stephanie Miceli

Isabella Tay

Max Fine

Arunaditya Ghosh

Michael Ibonye

Rupal Jain

Jaren Kirkland

Sam Koralnik

Lara Kornblut

Ryan McAbel

Jeff Miskovich

Jonathan Monane

Katarina Montague

Beni Mushayuma

Mackenzie Norton

Amelia Paul

Enrique Pinon

Matt Rapkin

Angelina Mosher Salazar

Nick Seydel

Murad Shunnaq

Jamal Starling

Simrann Wadhwa

Daniel Wardhana

Michael Wysong

Kennen Xiang

John W. Mayo

2026 Excellence in Teaching Award Recipient

Professor and Elsa Carlson McDonough Chair

Evelyn Williams

2026 Excellence in Teaching Award Recipient

MSB Distinguished Teaching Professor

Anya Kulagina

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2026 Ronald L. Smith

Distinguished Service Award Recipient

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Assistant Director, MBA Program Office

Jada Brown

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2026 Ronald L. Smith

Distinguished Service Award Recipient

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Associate Director, MBA Program Office

South Asian Business Alliance

2026 Outstanding MBA Student Organization Award Winner

Community Builder Award

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The Community Builder Award recognizes the outstanding leadership skills of graduating MBA students who have taken the initiative to build a sense of community amongst their peers. This award celebrates those who have fostered opportunities for cross-cohort/cross-program community building, and have shown exceptional dedication to building a supportive environment, inspiring their peers to connect and engage with one another both in and out of the classroom.

Community Builder Award

Community Builder Award

Sustainability Award

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The Sustainability Award recognizes graduating MBA students who have demonstrated extraordinary commitment to sustainability by initiating and delivering impactful initiatives related to the environment, social responsibility, and/or the economy. This award celebrates those who have gone above and beyond in their efforts to create positive change, implementing sustainable practices that will have a lasting impact within or outside the McDonough community.

Sustainability Award

Global Leadership Award

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Honors graduating MBA students who truly embrace the concept of “business has no borders.” This award recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to global business and/or intercultural appreciation by representing Georgetown at various global or international-focused events (e.g. case competitions, conferences, internships, treks) or by promoting a greater sense of global citizenship both in the U.S. and abroad.

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Global Leadership Award

Impact Through Inclusion Award

The Impact through Inclusion Award recognizes graduating MBA students who have shown outstanding leadership and dedication to fostering a more inclusive community. The recipients of this award have gone above and beyond to champion inclusion initiatives, have demonstrated an unwavering commitment to these ideals, and have had a lasting impact on the MBA community, McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University, and the world beyond the Healy Gates.

Impact Through Inclusion Award

Impact Through Inclusion Award

Creativity & Innovation Award

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Recognizes graduating MBA students who have demonstrated exceptional creativity and innovation in their efforts to develop or enhance a process, program or initiative that helps solve a problem, increases efficiencies, and improves the lives of people. The awardee has exhibited a unique ability to think outside the box, identify opportunities for growth and development, and use technology, data analytics, or other tools to implement creative solutions to complex problems.

Creativity & Innovation Award

Creativity & Innovation Award

Daniel Walker McNeal Award

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The Daniel Walker McNeal Award is given to a graduating student who best exemplifies the finest characteristics of a successful Georgetown MBA. Selection criteria include: embodiment of the Jesuit Creed, superior ethical standards and high levels of integrity, a drive to excel, strong support of the GU community, motivated to make the world a better place, devotion to academic pursuit and debate.

Folahan Akinyemi

2026 Daniel Walker McNeal Award Recipient

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Farewell from Current Students

CONGRATULATIONS

CLASS OF 2026!