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School of Business announces scholarships

KOKOMO, Ind.—During a May 4 luncheon, the Indiana University Kokomo School of Business recognized scholarship winners for the 2007–2008 academic year and student award honorees.

John Kelderhouse, an accounting and finance major from Peru, received the Business and Economics Accounting Scholarship; the Fingleton Accounting Scholarship; and the Beta Gamma Sigma Scholarship. He was also named the Outstanding Accounting Student for 2007.

Other undergraduates honored included
• Sandra Hamilton of Mulberry, accounting major and recipient of the Business and Economics General Scholarship
• Cynthia Heigl of Kokomo, marketing major and recipient of the William G. McGowan Award
• Effie Jones of Flora, accounting major and recipient of the Indiana CPA Society Award
• Aaron True of Kokomo, finance major and recipient of the Sita C. and C.L. Amba-Rao Service Undergraduate Scholarship
• Megan Mathews of Fairmount, accounting and finance major and recipient of the 2007 Outstanding Business Undergraduate Award
• Justin Smith of Kokomo, finance major and recipient of the Bucheri, McCarty and Metz Scholarship
• Jeffrey Vincent of Kokomo, finance and marketing major and recipient of the Patricia Pencek Endowed Scholarship

Four Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) candidates received scholarships:
• Grant Hammond of Kokomo, recipient of the Pendse Outstanding M.B.A. and the 2007 Outstanding Graduate Student in Business Award
• Beth Parker of Westfield, recipient of the Sita C. and C.L. Amba-Rao Service M.B.A.
• Bryan Piper of Peru, recipient of the Business and Economics General Scholarship
• Ranelle Royal of Peru, recipient of the Brad Stansbury Memorial Scholarship

Students In Free Enterprise Service Awards went to M.B.A. student Kathleen Cunningham of Kokomo and human resources major Tracy VanSandt of Tipton.

IU Kokomo School of Business alumna Stephanie Oden, M.B.A., spoke as guest of honor at the luncheon. Oden has developed and operates a business and management consulting firm in Kokomo, LiveWire Consulting. She spoke on the concept of “legacy leaders” who inspire others.

Several faculty members paid tribute to Professor of Management Thomas von der Embse, who is retiring after 17 years with IU Kokomo. Dean Niranjan Pati presented a certificate from Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels, recognizing von der Embse as a Distinguished Hoosier who has contributed significant service to the state and region.

For more information about School of Business programs at IU Kokomo, visit www.iuk.edu/business or call (765) 455-9465.

School of Business students honored on May 4 were, left to right, front, Jeffrey Vincent, John Kelderhouse, and Bryan Piper; second row, Tracy VanSandt, Sandra Hamilton, Megan Mathews, Grant Hammond, and Beth Parker; back row, Justin Smith, Effie Jones, Cynthia Heigl, and Kathleen Cunningham.

School of Business alumna Stephanie Oden addresses the Scholarship Luncheon.