2025 Undergraduate Rose Hill Student Awards

This award recognizes an alumnus/na who is a stellar example of the Gabelli School’s mission.

Emma Barrett (GABELLI ’23)
Asset Management Analyst at Goldman Sachs

The New Alumni Award honors graduating students whose overall record—from an academic and an extracurricular standpoint—exemplifies the very best at the Gabelli School of Business. These students represent outstanding new additions to the alumni body and set a truly inspiration example for the students who will follow in their footsteps. Winners of this award have demonstrated the ability to find balance in life, through work, play, and service.

Mirei Fukushima
Nadezca Lopez
Ari Malek
Talia Tammaro
Kristyanna Toribio

 Alpha Mu Alpha

• Kate Barton
• Sabrina Bee
• Emily Bond
• Caitlin Collins
• Jennifer Fluet
• Kaya Gusaeff
• Elizabeth Hoppe
• Cassandra Koestler
• Julia Ocello
• Mim Parvin
• Kari Santangelo
• Mya Silva
• Carley Walker
• Crystal Wu

Alpha Sigma Nu

• Judith Apotheker
• Brooke Brennan
• Connor Caloni
• Alyssa Collins
• Caitlin Collins
• Ayla Mathias D'Silva
• Catherine Flores
• William Haslett
• Rachel Joffe
• Brendan Johnson
• Rebecca Keller
• Aidan Kepuraitis
• Jacqueline Kilb
• Terence Kim
• HyeJun Kim
• Jozef Lucaj
• Paul Malefyt
• Gabriel Melillo
• Yukta Murjani
• Julia Ocello
• Alessio Paolucci
• Alexandra Katerina Parsons
• Xavier Rodrigo
• Kari Santangelo
• Charlie Silsby
• James Sprizzo
• Evie Vassallo

Beta Alpha Psi

• Judith Apotheker    
• Charlotte Lara    
• Andre Pulumbarit
• Catherine Buffalano    
• Annie Liu    
• Phillip Real
• Anneliese Brussel    
• Julia Maling    
• Giana Stoddard
• Carlos Elters, Jr.    
• Charlotte Maravelis    
• Lucas Villanueva
• Dante Erembour    
• Ryan Nole    
• Dylan Weierman
• Hailey/Jiwoo Ko    
• Kylie Phillips    
• Hannah Yang
• Julia Kulis    
• Ojaswi Pradhan    
• Kately Yuen

Beta Gamma Sigma

• Judith Apotheker    
• Adil Kadirov    
• Alireza Pezhmanian
• Isabella Balcazar    
• Maria Kalas    
• James Raziano
• Kate Barton    
• Aidan Kepuraitis    
• Morgan Reilly
• Marshall Becket    
• Jacqueline Kilb    
• Ío Rosado Monge
• James Benson III    
• HyeJun Kim
• Francesca Sanchez
• Brooke Brennan 
• Sabrina Khanali    
• Ciaran Scott
• Megan Chu    
• Liliana Kinnan    
• Kari Santangelo
• Shana Christian    
• Julia Kulis    
• Charles Silsby
• Alyssa Collins    
• Hailey/Jiwoo Ko   
• James Sprizzo
• Caitlin Collins    
• Jozef Lucaj    
• Alaina Stanisci
• Michael Crespo    
• Collin Leikness    
• Michael Starace
• Vishal Darshan    
• Emir Lise    
• Anastasiia Vlasenko
• Ayla Mathias D'Silva    
• Paul Malefyt    
• Dana Vatafu
• Carlos Elters Jr.    
• Gabriel Melillo    
• Nina Vander Louw
• Theodore Farrell Jr.    
• Helen Moloney  
• Nathaniel Uebelacker
• Hunter Gholson    
• Allison Moy    
• Kristyanna Toribio
• Alexander Golyski    
• Connor Mancuso    
• Alison Wallace
• Wyatt Hall    
• William McLaughlin    
• Ashley Yoshii
• Matthew Imbrosciano III    
• Aidan O'Toole    
• Desiree Wilson
• Rachel Joffe    
• Julia Ocello    
• Crystal Wu
• Brendan Johnson    
• Alessio Paolucci    
• Dylan Weierman

Omicron Delta Epsilon

• Rumsha Aqil    
• Emilie Krog
• Xavier Pinna
• Andrew Bartley   
• Nicola Lasak    
• Sean Raineri
• Chase Carlin    
• Madison Lerseth    
• Elise Regan
• Kate Convertito    
• Jozef Lucaj    
• Ethan Roy Lorete
• Anthony DiGiovanni    
• Fernando Magnet Vega    
• Hussein Salem
• Katherine DiGiacomo    
• Charlotte Maravelis  
• Arun Sadanand
• Shannon Doty    
• Eron Maltzman    
• Anthony Scarlata Jr.
• Emalia Drood    
• Jake Miller    
• Madeline Schneider
• Sabrina Fernandez    
• Mckenzie Noonan    
• Leah Spadaro
• Jack Ghannam    
• Aidan O'Toole    
• Bianca Thakur
• Athena Homorodean    
• Alessio Paolucci    
• Brooks Telfeian
• Thomas Huitfeldt    
• Lisa Patten    
• Jacqueline Vuksanaj
• Christopher Iorio    
• Joseph Piedalue    
• Shirley Zeng

Phi Kappa Phi

• Alexander Amini
• Rumsha Aqil
• Isabella Balcazar
• Andrew Bartley
• Balazs Berenyi
• Brooke Brennan
• William Brown
• Erika Butler
• Chase Carlin
• Mario Carranza Viveros
• Nicolas Casaula
• Vijay Chandra
• Justine Chun
• Alyssa Collins
• Caitlin Collins
• Kate Convertito
• Jubel Jasmin Coronel
• Michael Crespo
• Delvin Ellis
• Jacqueline Emanuel
• Sabrina Fernandez
• Slater Franks
• Mirei Fukushima
• Prashik Gawai
• Jack Ghannam
• Hunter Gholson
• Andrew Giattino
• Alexander Golyski
• Ana Gomez Wallis
• William Haslett IV
• Pan Hu
• Dingxing Hu
• Thomas Huitfeldt
• Lucas Isaacman
• Christopher Iorio
• Frances Jankowski
• Rachel Joffe
• Adil Kadirov
• Maria Kalas
• Andrew Kanellis
• Min Jung Kang
• Yashaswini Kataria
• Sabrina Khanali
• Jacqueline Kilb
• HyeJun Kim
• Terence Kim
• Liliana Kinnan
• Matthew Kowalski
• Kevin Krause
• Siddhant Kumbhat
• Egor Kurbatov
• Jozef Lucaj
• Paul Malefyt
• Elizabeth Marino
• Tushar Marwah
• Bobbi Mason
• William McLaughlin
• Gabriel Melillo
• Armen Mkhitarian
• Helen Moloney
• Madison Moose-Barrington
• Allison Moy
• Aidan O'Toole
• Alessio Paolucci
• Mim Parvin
• Kabir Patel
• Lisa Patten
• Alireza Pezhmanian
• Kylie Phillips
• Joseph Piedalue
• Xavier Pinna
• Ojaswi Pradhan
• Clark Powers
• Andre Pulumbarit
• Sophia Puccini
• Sean Raineri
• James Raziano
• Julia Reid
• Jacqueline Reid
• Morgan Reilly
• Xavier Rodrigo
• Emily Roe
• Ío Rosado Monge
• Arun Sadanand
• Francesca Sanchez
• Kari Santangelo
• Anthony Scarlata Jr.
• Ciaran Scott
• Daniel Shepp
• Kerry Sheridan
• Charles Silsby
• Leah Spadaro
• James Sprizzo
• Michael Starace
• Alaina Stanisci
• Giana Stoddard
• Patrick Sullivan
• Brooks Telfeian
• Bianca Thakur
• Kristyanna Toribio
• Shirley Troche
• Maria Vittoria Tullio
• Nathaniel Uebelacker
• Dana Vatafu
• Evie Vassallo
• Fernando Magnet Vega
• Nina Vander Louw
• Lucas Villanueva
• Lucas Rufato Pereira
• Anastasiia Vlasenko
• Jacqueline Vuksanaj
• Dylan Weierman
• Shannon Wilcox
• Desiree Wilson
• Crystal Wu
• Mark Yatchew
• Kately Yuen
• Sezim Zhenishbekova

Finance Scholars

• Jasmine Aiello
• Madeline Baize
• Tiberius Benaissa
• Sophie Bodis
• Christopher Carrillo
• Daniel Cataldo
• Dillon DaSilva
• Hugh Dubberly
• Matthew Entin
• Damon Fan
• Molly (Mary) Farrell
• Carlos Chacin Ferro
• Henry Feudtner
• Catherine Flores
• Mirei Fukushima
• Christopher Gabriel
• Aishna Gaikward
• Edwin Hess
• Tyler J. Hoffman
• Lauren Hudson
• Brendan Johnson
• Aidan Kepuraitis
• Connor Mancuso
• Eron Maltzman
• Nora McShane
• Alyssa Moher
• Kiley Murphy
• Avery Murray
• Mashu Nishi
• Michael Perchinelli
• Richard D. Reynolds II
• Samantha Rocci
• Eamon Shaffer
• Peter Shahin
• Stephano Tio
• Hayley Troy
• Alex Usatine
• Matthew Uss
• Anastasiia Vlasenko
• Nicole Wehdeking
• Cary Wittenberg

Marketing Scholars

• Olivia Accardi
• Kate Barton
• Sabrina Bee
• Emily Bond
• Madison Cameron
• Kiki Chen
• Abby Cobb
• Caitlin Collins
• Zoe Comstock
• Ayla D'Silva
• Maria Christiina Dourida
• Quynh Duong
• Jenn Fluet
• Sydney Garcia
• Malgorzata Gorska
• Cooper Haines
• William Hales
• Diana Idrizi
• Rachel Joffe
• Emma Keith
• Cassandra Koestler
• Grace Livecchi
• Dianne Reynolds
• Olivia Schwab
• Ciara Shore
• Samin Suba
• Dana Vatafu
• Crystal Wu

Information Systems Scholars

• Kelly Andreasen
• Eden Kavanagh
• Jacqueline Kilb
• An Pham
• Ojaswi Pradhan
• Ciaran Scott
• Gesni Vilfort

First-Year Diversity Scholars

• Christopher Carrillo
• Dillon DaSilva
• Hugh Dubberly
• Khari Evans
• Ryan Fenton
• Sabrina Fernandez
• Carlos Chacin Ferro
• Catherine Flores
• Sydney Garcia
• Maimouna Gueye
• Rebecca Keller
• Nikolaos Kosmidis
• Karina Lacson
• Charlotte Lara
• Cameryn Lindsay
• Jesus Mijares
• Devin Moreno
• Nathan Murray
• Mayah N'Diaye
• Gisselle Reyes
• Humberto De Los Santos
• Ciaran Scott
• Peter Shahin
• Sebastian Smith
• Charles Suarez
• Rodrique Tio
• Nicole Wehdeking
• Jared Yusuf

Freshmen Advising Mentors and Coordinators

• Olivia Aguilar
• Jasmine Aiello
• Kelly Andreasen
• Judith Apotheker
• Grace Baisley
• Mason Barrett
• Kate Barton
• Brooke Benanti
• James Benson
• Matthew Benson
• Tanshi Bhatia
• Emily Bond
• Amelia Boyle
• Giuliana Carbali
• Rosella Cecil
• Caitlin Collins
• Matthew Colucci
• Blaine Corbett
• Ayla D'Silva
• Alexandra Daigle
• Thomas Dean
• Morgan Decker
• Mary Farrell
• Sabrina Fernandez
• Catherine Flores
• Jenn Fluet
• Eloise Friedman
• Mirei Fukushima
• Joseph Giampa
• Andrew Giattino
• John Golden
• Margaret Greenbaum
• Edwin Hess
• Michael Jimenez
• Brendan Johnson
• Eden Kavanagh
• Rebecca Keller
• Aidan Kepuraitis
• Gwyneth Kirby
• Cassandra Koestler
• Christopher Konefal
• Karina Lacson
• Charlotte Lara
• Genevieve Liszka
• Kathryn MacMillan
• Declan Malcarney
• Eron Maltzman
• Mallory McClellan
• Nora McShane
• Sebastian Melton
• Meghan Meyer
• Allison Moy
• Avery Murray
• Griffin O'Hea
• Julia Ocello
• Alessio Paolucci
• Lily Pavuk
• Michael Perchinelli
• Ceara Perry
• Jade Catherine Petalcorin
• Angela Pham
• Kylie Phillips
• Josephine Piacenti
• Bryant Ramirez
• Samantha Rocci
• Xavier Rodrigo
• Thomas Savino
• Liam Scales
• Sebastian Smith
• Madison Soucey
• Elena Stoddard
• Ava Thomson
• Sonia Topi
• Benjamin Ukehaxhaj
• Zachary Visconti
• Dylan Weierman
• Lauryn Williams
• Nicholas Zanna
• Ellery Zrenda

Dean’s Council

• Jasmine Aiello
• Faye Budington
• Alyssa Collins
• Blaine Corbett
• Sabrina Fernandez
• Catie Flores
• Edwin Hess
• Eden Kavanagh
• Cameryn Lindsay
• Ari Malek
• Nora McShane
• Ciara Murphy
• Kristyanna Toribio

The Ignite Scholars Program challenges students to become changemakers in business and society. Through their capstone project, students develop and test solutions to real-world problems.

Michael Bellia

• Fostering Growth

Ethan Dubinsky

• EMERGE

Julia Maling

• The Encore Initiative

Jade Catherine Petalcorin

• Fostering Growth

Hoang Pham

• Digital Literacy for All

Peter Shahin

• Sangham

Talia Tammaro

• The Encore Initiative

Megha Verghese

• EMERGE

The Global Business Honors Program (GBHP) prepares students for high-level roles in the world's most dynamic firms and organizations. This year, the following students are recognized for their contributions and excellent academic work.

Ayden Artis-James

• “How Uncorrelated Is 'Alpha' in Long/Short Equity Hedge Fund Performance?”

Carlos Chacin Ferro

• "The Impact of an Exogenous Event on Corporate Financing: Modifying Capital Structures During the COVID-19 Pandemic"

Humberto De-Los Santos

• “Foreign Wars: Market Return vs. Military-Industrial Complex Portfolio Return”

Mirei Fukushima

• “The Impact of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour on the US Economy”

Brendan Johnson

• “Exploring How Social Media Usage Impacts Financial Well-Being”

Liliana Kinnan

• “Business of Art: Andy Warhol's Performance in the Art Market”

Vanditha Krishnan

• “The Effects of LGBTQ+ Performative Corporate Activism on Gen-Z Brand Perception”

David Moran

• “How Does Chatbot Integration Affect a Firm's Stock Price?”

Kiera Reid

• “Misinformation and Disinformation in Critical Contexts: A Comparative Study of Human and AI Detection”

Raffaele Tammaro

• “Consolidated Reporting and it's Effect on Tax Competition”

Alex Usatine

• “Social Media Sentiment and Engagement to Predict Stock Daily Volatility, Volume, and Returns”

Christopher Webb

• “Real Estate Ownership in Franchise Restaurants”

Recognizes exceptional original research by a student in the Global Business Honors Program.

WINNER - Lincoln Center

“Evaluating the Impact of Remittances on Household Financial Behavior” by Jubel Jasmin Coronel // Advisor: Hooman Estelami

Published in the journal 'Finance and Accounting Research’

RUNNER-UP - Rose Hill

“How Uncorrelated Is 'Alpha' in Long/Short Equity Hedge Fund Performance?” by Ayden Artis-James // Advisor: Kevin Mirabile

RUNNER-UP - Rose Hill

“Consolidated Reporting and it's Effect on Tax Competition” by Raffaele Tammaro // Advisor: Iris Schneider

The Honors Thesis Program (HTP) enables high-ability students to conduct original business research of publishable quality. This year, the following students are recognized for their research.

Kate Barton

• “A.I. or Bye? How Different Generations React to Artificial Intelligence in Advertising”

Christopher Carrillo

• “The Beautiful Game: How Latin American Equity Markets Move When the National Team Plays”

Ayla D'Silva

• “The Impact of Political Orientation on Trust in Human vs. A.I. Fact-Checking Agents”

Paul Malefyt

• “The Sustainability of Pension Funds in an Aging World: A Study of National Cohorts”

Alessio Paolucci

• “The Financial and Injury Implications of Rule Changes in MLB”

Alexandra Katerina Parsons

• “Evaluating the Role of the Big Four Public Accounting Firms in Sustainability Accounting”

Anastasiia Vlasenko

• “US vs. Foreign Portfolios: How Market Size Shapes Diversification Needs”

These awards are presented in memory of Pat Ramsey, a beloved management professor and a true champion of student research. Working side by side with her friend, Associate Professor Marcia Flicker, Professor Ramsey inspired students to pursue independent research on business topics and develop their findings into publishable papers.

• “A.I. or Bye? How Different Generations React to Artificial Intelligence in Advertising” by Kate Barton // Advisor: Marina Carnevale
• “The Impact of Political Orientation on Trust in Human vs. A.I. Fact-Checking Agents” by Ayla D’Silva // Advisor: Hoori Rafieian
• “U.S. vs. Foreign Portfolios: How Market Size Shapes Diversification Needs” by Anastasiia Vlasenko // Advisor: Yusif Simaan

Highest achieving student in 4-year, 120 credit public accounting major

• Julia Maling

Highest achieving student in business administration major and accounting concentration

• Desiree Wilson

Highest achieving student in accounting information systems major

• Kristyanna Toribio

Highest achieving student in applied accounting and finance major

• Dylan Weiermen

Highest achieving student in the business law and ethics concentration

• Liliana Kinnan

Highest achieving student in the business law and ethics minor

• Rodolfo Sanchez

Highest achieving student in business administration major and digital media and technology concentration

• Mayah N'Diaye

Highest achieving student in business administration major and communications and media management

• Isabella Louro

Highest achieving student in Finance major

• Daniel Cataldo
• Henry Feudtner

Highest achieving student in major in business administration and concentration in finance

• Alyssa Collins

Highest achieving student in information systems major

• Jacqueline Kilb

Highest achieving student in business administration major and information systems concentration

• Lucas Isaacman

Highest achieving student in marketing major

• Catilin Collins

Highest achieving student in business administration major and marketing concentration

• Mim Parvin

Highest achieving student in concentration in business economics

• Julia Mancini

Highest achieving student in concentration in entrepreneurship

• Anya Alfonsetti–Terry

Highest achieving student in business administration major and concentration in management

• Erika Butler

Highest achieving student in business administration major and social-innovation concentration

• Paul Malefyt

Highest achieving student in business administration major and a consulting concentration

• Julian Alexander Go

This superior scholarship award is for a senior who has done outstanding work in accounting.

• Kylie Philips

This award recognizes the highest cumulative GPA attained by a Gabelli School student in the HEOP Program. It is named for Angela Lopez, a HEOP student of great personal warmth and academic dedication.

• Brendaliz Perez

This award recognizes a hard-working student who has completed their degree through the Gabelli Evening Program.

• David Cappetta

This award is presented to the senior athlete with the highest scholastic grade point average from the Gabelli School of Business.

• Gannon Brady (Baseball)

The recipient of this award is a senior athlete concentrating in finance who has successfully balanced academics along with his or her athletic commitment.

• Rodolfo Sanchez (Cross Country Track and Field)

This recognition is awarded each year to seniors who exhibit the ability to lead, organize, empower, and inspire fellow students. Recipients possess a high degree of commitment, creativity, innovation, initiative, and integrity.

• Eron Maltzman
• Jade Catherine Petalcorin
• Kellen Zhang

This award is given to students who represent the ideals of global business education and who participated actively in the International Business Association—a student organization.

• Cameryn Lindsey

This prestigious award is sponsored by the NYS Society of CPAs

• Christian Shana

This award is given to students whose work and personal values support the idea that business can be conducted in a way that creates benefits for society.

• Amelia Boyle

This award is given to students who possess the entrepreneurial traits of open-mindedness, creativity, innovation, and resilience.

• Srishti Assie Jack
• Ghannam
• Andrea Vincente

The C-Step Award is bestowed upon a student who exemplifies the mission of the C-Step program: scholarship, professional development, and commitment to succeed in STEM fields.

• Taryn Tafur

This award recognizes standout students whose curricular and co-curricular pursuits have a positive impact on the local and global economy.

• Samuel Jones

Patricia David, (GABELLI) ’81, has committed her career to increasing diversity in the business world. This award in her name recognizes students who have worked to advance the cause of women and underrepresented populations in business.

• Jasmine Aiello
• Sabrina Fernandez

Awarded to students who, in the Jesuit tradition, exemplify a personal character of deep compassion, steady perseverance, and spiritual fortitude. This award is bestowed in memory of Rachel Ragone (GABELLI ’18)

• Aidan Kepuraitis
• Devin Moreno
• James Thompson

Honors graduating seniors who are truly “men and women for others.”

• Dillon D'Silva
• Lily Pavuk
• Nora McShane
• Ava Thompson
• Alex Usatine

Bestowed upon students who exemplify the Jesuit value of “caring for the whole person,” showing a commitment to the holistic development of their peers and others.

• Brendan Johnson
• Eden Kavanagh
• Jade Catherine Petalcorin

This award honors students who have made outstanding efforts to promote and advance educational and social programs at the Gabelli School of Business.

• Tiberius Benaissa
• Ayla D'Silva
• Edwin Hess

This award honors a member of the Gabelli School faculty, administration or staff who has made a defining and innovative contribution. He or she has advanced the pursuit of one or more of the School’s main value propositions: academic excellence, global education, personal and professional development, and classroom innovation.

Jesús Acevez Loza, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean for First-Year Students
Gabelli School of Business, Rose Hill

This award is presented to an administrator or faculty member from across Fordham University who has gone the extra mile for our business school.

Tatiana Nolen Matos
Assistant Director of Mental Health & Prevention
Office of Prevention and Support | Fordham University at Rose Hill

This award recognizes a faculty member who embodies the Jesuit value of caring for others by helping students tp develop not only professionally, but as whole people.

Robert Kissell, Ph.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor, Finance and Business Economics (GSAS)

Magis translates into the word “more.” This award is given to a faculty member that strives for more than excellence in all that we do.

Rosa Romeo
Associate Clinical Professor (GABELLI ’98, ’99)

This award is given to two faculty members, one full- time and one adjunct, in recognition of their impact on students during their college years and into the future.

Full-Time: Paul Lynch, Ph.D.
Associate Clinical Professor Accounting and Taxation

Part-Time: Sheryl Shwartz
Adjunct Professor

This award, bestowed by Poets&Quants for Undergrads, recognizes a singilar student who is selected based on their academic achievement, extracurricular leadership, personal character, innate potential, personal narrative, and overall impact on the Gabelli School. The recipient joins 100 students nationwide selected from 50 leading undergrad business programs who are invited by Poets&Quants to participate in this annual public recognition.

• Kylie Phillips

The Alumni Chair Award is presented to one senior from each undergraduate school across the University, who exhibits the ability to inspire his or her peers; who achieves excellence in intellectual and extracurricular endeavors; and who lives out the Ignatian principles Fordham seeks to instill in its students, such as the pursuit of excellence and a commitment to being a man or woman for others. Above all, the Alumni Chair Award is presented to an individual who exhibits exemplary Fordham spirit and pride.

• Jennifer Fluet

Awarded to a student who has demonstrated excellence in all areas of the undergraduate experience, personifying Fordham’s mission by making excellence the focus of their life.

• Kylie Phillips

This award recognizes one student’s remarkable commitment to the Fordham Gabelli School community.

• Catherine Flores