Scholastic Excellence Celebration Hosted by Kent State's College of Business Administration

KENT, Ohio - April 21, 2016 - PRLog -- Kent State University's College of Business Administration hosted the Scholastic Excellence Celebration on April 16 to recognize Beta Gamma Sigma inductions, student academic awards, scholarship recipients, leadership awards, staff and faculty awards and recognition of student organizations and their advisors.

Beta Gamma Sigma, a co-ed business honor fraternity, inducted more than 125 members, ranging from sophomores to doctoral degree students.

"There is no more prestigious honor for a student than being inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma," said David Dumpe, Ph.D., associate professor of Finance and Beta Gamma Sigma advisor. "For the remainder of a student's career, it will be evident that they graduated in the top 10% of their class from Kent State University's AACSB-accredited College of Business Administration."

More than 50 awards were given at the celebration, from leadership awards to scholarship winners.  The College of Business Administration's Departments in Accounting, Economics, Finance, Management & Information Systems, Marketing & Entrepreneurship and Graduate Programs were also recognized for major academic achievements throughout the 2015-2016 academic year.

"The award ceremony is a great way to celebrate the amazing scholastic excellences of students, faculty and staff," said Deborah Spake, dean of the College of Business Administration. "This year 64 undergraduate students received scholarships based on their academics and leadership, equaling more than $98,750. It is very rewarding to see our business students excel in their academic career."

The Scholastic Excellence Celebration was held in Cartwright Hall, with more than 400 attendees, parents, friends and College of Business Administration faculty and staff.

For more information about the Scholastic Excellence Celebration, visit http://business.kent.edu/events/scholastic-excellence-celebration

For more information about the College of Business Administration, visit http://business.kent.edu.

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Kent State University's College of Business Administration is fully accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB) and one of the largest colleges of business in Ohio.  The College has more than 4,300 students representing 50 countries with over 106 full-time faculty from 16 countries.

The college grants undergraduate through graduate degrees, and is one of only three public colleges in Ohio with a comprehensive Ph.D. program.  The MBA program is offered with nine concentrations and five dual degree options. The Executive MBA program offer two tracks: one targeting corporate professionals and the other healthcare executives.  The M.S. in Accounting and M.A. in Economics are specialized master's degrees for those seeking advanced study in these disciplines.  The college boasts nine undergraduate majors, 12 minors and a Professional Sales Certificate program.

The college is listed as a Best Business School by Princeton Review, ranked as a Best Business College by U.S. News and World Report, one of only 23 accounting programs worldwide to be endorsed by the IMA (Institute of Management Accountants), ranked Top-Tier for Executive Education in North America by CEO Magazine and ranked fourth by the SEF (Sales Education Foundation) in Ohio for Professional Sales Education.

The college boasts an onsite Career Services Center and International Programs Office dedicated to business students, and operates the Global Management Center, the Center for Information Systems and the Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation all propelling scholarly research, establishing innovative industry partnerships and providing outreach to Northeast Ohio and beyond.

Media Contacts:
Michelle Parrish Manning, Director of Marketing Communications, (330) 672-2717, mparris3@kent.edu

Amy Kessler, Marketing Communications Specialist, akessle7@kent.edu, 330-672-1279