Gordon Ford College of Business News

The WKU chapter of the Beta Gamma Sigma International Honor Society in business inducted 45 students, faculty, and business professionals during its annual ceremony on March 30.

These inductees join an expanding worldwide network of more than 625,000 business professionals who have earned recognition through lifetime membership in Beta Gamma Sigma. Students ranking in the top 10 percent of the baccalaureate and top 20 percent of graduate programs at schools accredited by AACSB International (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) are eligible for this invitation.

Chapter Honoree for this year is Mr. Chad Davis, founder and owner of Red Rock Business Advisors in Washington, D.C. His advice for the audience is to “fail successfully by failing forward.”

Faculty Initiate is Ms. Stacey Gish, Instructor in the Department of Management and the Communication Coordinator of the Gordon Ford College of Business.

“As an applied college of business, we are particularly proud of outstanding academic excellence signified by Beta Gamma Sigma membership as our students prepare for leadership positions in business, government, and not-for-profit organizations,” said Dr. Jeffrey Katz, Dean of the Gordon Ford College of Business and Beta Gamma Sigma Chapter President.  “The high level of student engagement with Beta Gamma Sigma has earned our college the enviable recognition as a Premier chapter.”

The following students were inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma:

Graduate Initiates

Bradford Banks, MBA student from Grandview, IN

Minh Dao, MBA student from Danang, Vietnam

Rachel Hanks, MAcc student from Lawrenceburg, KY

Michael Kelley, MBA student from Bardstown, KY

Amelia Kurtz, Professional MBA student from Bowling Green

Jacob Phelps, MBA student from Bowling Green

Zane Ramey, MAcc student from Lexington, KY

Kara Thomas, MBA student from Mt. Juliet, TN

Senior Initiates

Anne Thomas Belcher, Accounting major from Bowling Green

Alexander Bishop, Accounting major from Nashville

Alec Broughton, Finance major from Georgetown, KY

Titus Carter, Management major from Lafayette, TN

Tristan Evans, Management major from Morgantown, KY

Laura Harrington, Accounting major from Lebanon, KY

Hannah Hemp, Management major from Cadiz, KY

William Hughes, Management major from Russellville, KY

Kaylee Johnson, Accounting major from Danville, KY

Nicholas Krampe, Accounting major from Henderson, KY.

Brittany Massey, Management major from Hebron, KY

Logan Mohon, Accounting major from Hopkinsville, KY

Adabella Nunez, Accounting major from Red Boiling Springs, TN

Kristen Ogle, Accounting major from Lewisport, KY

Ryan Osborne, Finance major from Bowling Green

Ryan Purk, Accounting major from Owensboro

Cody Ramage, Management and Film double major from Hanson, KY

Kelsey Randall, Management major from Central City, KY

Amanda Seng, Marketing major from Dubois, IN

Thomas Stasel, Accounting major from Bonnieville, KY

Matthew Sunderland, International Business major from Louisville

Rebecca Zimberg, Accounting major from Nashville, TN

Junior Initiates

Daniel Aroh, Finance major from Louisville

Jordan Barbagallo, Finance major from Bowling Green

Casey Child, Entrepreneurship and Economics major from Bowling Green

Hannah Gray, Accounting major from London, KY

James Hill, Finance major from Franklin, KY

Zachary King, Marketing major from Rockfield, KY

Kayla Martin, Accounting major from Hardyville, KY

Elizabeth Moss, Finance major from Alvaton, KY

Joshua Rickert, Management and Business Informatics double major from Lexington, KY

Kyla Scanlon, Finance and Economics double major from Louisville.

Kasey Thorn, Marketing major from Elizabethtown.

Caitlyn Thornton, Finance major from Walton, KY

Evelyn Tichenor, Accounting, Economics, and Business Informatics triple major from Bardstown, KY

Beta Gamma Sigma was founded at the University of Wisconsin in 1913 as the first national honor society in business. WKU’s chapter was established in 1983.