Spring 2025 W. P. Carey Dean's Medalists honored at celebratory luncheon

Top grads from each program recognized for academic excellence and lasting impact on the ASU community.

Each graduation season, the W. P. Carey School of Business honors the top graduating student from each degree program as a Dean's Medalist. The designation, from one of the most highly ranked and largest business schools in the U.S., recognizes students for standing out as the best among the best.

"Each of you is very deserving of this honor in recognition of your exceptional work that you have done while earning your degree," said Amy Ostrom, vice dean, interim chair of the Department of Marketing, and PetSmart Chair in Services Leadership, who moderated the luncheon honoring the medalists. "You all should be incredibly proud of this designation."

Ohad Kadan, Charles J. Robel Dean and W. P. Carey Distinguished Chair in Business, also shared remarks with the recipients at a luncheon. "This is an honor that you have earned," he said. "You are critical thinkers, you are problem solvers. You have amazing communication skills, quantitative skills. You have worked hard in everything you have done, and you are the best of the best."

The spring 2025 Dean's Medalists are:

Graduate
Soliman Abdullah — Master of Science in supply chain management
Riya Agarwal — Master of Science in business analytics
Nick Brockelman — Master of Accountancy and Data Analytics
Anikar Chhabra — Executive Master of Business Administration
Joe D'Amico — Online Master of Science in Supply Chain Management
Natalie Goudarzain — Online Master of Accountancy and Data Analytics
Houston (Joseph Michael) Holohan — Full-time Master of Business Administration (distinguished contributions)
Taylor Labushcagne — Master of Science in finance
Briana Lopez — Online Master of Business Administration
Matthew Orton — Online Master of Science in business analytics
Alexis Pumel — Master of Science in information systems management
Maurice Salomon Gleiser Gherson — Master of Science in artificial intelligence in business
Patrick Sammon — John and Kathleen Graham Dean's Medalist for the Master of Real Estate Development
Jared Sidhu — Master of Taxation and Data Analytics
Cassie Strojny — Master of Science in entrepreneurship and innovation
Zhenghe (Jonathan) Zhang — Evening Master of Business Administration

Undergraduate
Amira Abboud — Bachelor of Science in accountancy
Abdullah Aldossary — Bachelor of Science in supply chain management
Gian Ambrosini — Bachelor of Science in management
Valerie Boland — Bachelor of Arts in business (retail management)
Cleo Cochran — Bachelor of Arts in applied business and technology solutions
Alyssa Dela Roca — Bachelor of Arts in business (tourism)
Rashi Duttagupta — Bachelor of Science in artificial intelligence in business
Fletch Fletcher — Bachelor of Arts in business (language and culture)
Emma Gehlert — Bachelor of Science in marketing
Benjamin Ger — Bachelor of Arts in business (law)
Emma Gressler — Bachelor of Arts in business (human resources)
Kristen Jacobson — Bachelor of Arts in business (business administration)
Daniel Jung — Bachelor of Arts in business (global politics)
Ryan Kennedy — Bachelor of Arts in business (global logistics management)
Karina Kimery — Bachelor of Science in Marketing (Professional Sales)
Kelly Lankey — Bachelor of Arts in business (sustainability)
Jeremy Larson — Bachelor of Arts in business (corporate accounting)
Joshua Malcolm — Bachelor of Arts in business (global leadership)
Amy Matthews — Bachelor of Arts in business (information security)
Emmalyn Meyer — Bachelor of Arts in business (public service and public policy)
Maya Mohamed — Bachelor of Science in marketing (digital and integrated marketing communications)
Daniel Nevarez — Bachelor of Arts in business (financial planning)
Elycia Obrecht — Bachelor of Arts in business (food industry management)
Aiden O'Connor — Bachelor of Arts in Business (Statistics)
Courage Omorodion — Bachelor of Science in computer information systems
David Price — Bachelor of Arts in business (technology)
Rowdy Roberson — Bachelor of Science in economics
Brandon Rush — Bachelor of Science in business entrepreneurship
Evan Schwartzott — Bachelor of Arts in business (health care)
Greta Stolte — Bachelor of Arts in business (communication)
Eugenia Trakal — Bachelor of Science in finance
Ken Wood — Bachelor of Science in business data analytics
Avery Wright — Danny Zollars Dean's Medalist for the Bachelor of Arts in business (sports business)

This year, two Dean's Medalists received additional recognition for their significant contributions to the W. P. Carey and ASU communities. The inaugural Dean's Medalists for Distinguished Contributions to the W. P. Carey School of Business recipients are:

Graduate
Houston (Joseph Michael) Holohan — Full-time Master of Business Administration

Undergraduate
Eugenia Trakal — Bachelor of Science in finance

Dean's Medalist students will join a Sun Devil network that spans the globe. Already, honorees have recognized the power of that network.

"I am so grateful for the recognition," said Rashi Duttagupta (BS Artificial Intelligence in Business/Data Analytics/Computer Information Systems '25), the recipient of the Bachelor of Science in artificial intelligence in business medal. "I cannot fully express how excited I was to receive this award alongside my best friend, whom I met freshman year — a true testament to the incredible experience W. P. Carey has been for both my professional and personal life!"

Nicholas Brockelman (MACC '25), recipient of the Master of Accountancy and Data Analytics medal, said, "As an older student returning to school, I was nervous about making this big change in my life. Being a Dean's Medalist at the end of this process is, in a way, validation that I made the right decision. It is also a recognition of the hard work and commitment to the journey of this past year."

The Dean's Medalists received medallions to wear at convocation, a certificate denoting the recognition, and professional photos with the dean. Students networked with school leadership and each other throughout the luncheon before officially joining a network of more than 130,000 alums across 160-plus countries and all 50 states when they cross the stage next week.