Dr. Mikhail Kouliavtsev, chair of Stephen F. Austin State University’s Department of Economics and Finance in the Rusche College of Business, presents students with monetary awards — many donated by Nacogdoches-area financial institutions — during an April 17 ceremony.
May 10, 2024 - Stephen F. Austin State University students received monetary awards — many donated by Nacogdoches-area financial institutions — during an April 17 ceremony.
Award recipients were chosen by faculty members from the SFA Rusche College of Business’ Department of Economics and Finance.
“Students were selected based on their academic achievement in their coursework, engagement in research projects, participation in conferences, and pursuit of their future career goals — whether employment, entrepreneurship or graduate study,” said Dr. Mikhail Kouliavtsev, chair of the department.
William King, finance senior from Nacogdoches, received the Entrepreneurship Award, and Ngoc Hoang, finance junior from Vietnam, received the Portfolio Management Award. Both awards were sponsored by Buchanan Wealth Management.
Other achievement award recipients included Brent Pigg, a finance senior from Lufkin, who received the Asset Liability Management Award sponsored by Citizens 1st Bank, and Hudson Heim, banking senior from Henderson, who received the Financial Institutions Award sponsored by Cadence Bank.
The Economics Reading Group presented Jessica Frasier, general business junior from Bay City, with the Economic Pursuits Award, and Nashally Arellano, first-year marketing major from Houston, with the Economic Interest Award. Both awards were sponsored by the Charles Koch Foundation.
The High-Ranking Economics Major Award, sponsored by the Charles Koch Foundation, went to senior Clay Patrick of Livingston. The High-Ranking Finance Junior and High-Ranking Finance Senior awards, both sponsored by Southside Bank, went to Cole Lemons of Gunter and Ethan Johnston of Montgomery, respectively. Tina Packard, finance and banking senior from Nacogdoches, received the High-Ranking Banking Major Award from SFA’s Chadwick Banking Program.
Dan Nguyen of Vietnam received the Outstanding Economics/Finance Graduate Award sponsored by Austin Bank. Hana Roers, sports business junior from Maple Grove, Minnesota, and Toby Sherman, economics junior from Gilbert, Arizona, received the Undergraduate Scholar Award. Those awards were sponsored by the ECON 3339 Packet Fund.
The Finance Club Award, sponsored by Commercial Bank of Texas, went to Whitton Malone, finance junior from Carthage, and David Kaiser, lecturer and director of the Chadwick Banking Program, was named Favorite Professor by the Finance Club.
“It is an honor to work with this great group of students, and I am so very appreciative of this recognition,” Kaiser said.
For more information on these awards and SFA’s Department of Economics and Finance, visit sfasu.edu/ecofin.
