The Outstanding Worthy Leaders Involved Exceptionally (OWLIE) awards ceremony is an annual event to recognize students, faculty, staff, mentors, alumni and supporters for their exceptional service on behalf of the Naveen Jindal School of Management.
The 2022 event returned to an in-person setting after two virtual ceremonies and was the 8th annual awards ceremony since the first show in 2015. This year, a new award was introduced: Jindal Diversity, Equity, Belonging and Inclusion Engagement to honor either an undergraduate, graduate, staff, faculty or community leader who demonstrates passion, connects community, or advocates for change toward diversity, equity and inclusion.
OWLIE nominees are submitted by students, faculty, program directors and JSOM student organization advisors. The finalists are determined by the Undergraduate and Graduate Dean’s Council in a blind process that removes student identity from consideration.
OWLIE winners are then decided in voting by JSOM faculty and staff, eight representatives of more than 70 JSOM student organizations, and the undergraduate and graduate members of the Dean’s Council.
Watch the video below to see this year’s celebration:
Here are the 2022 winners:
Category: JSOM Most Likely to be a C-Suite Executive
Undergraduate winner: Christy Chinn
Graduate winner: Kimberly Cury
Category: Jindal Student Mentor
Undergraduate winner: Melanye Simmons
Graduate winner: Sarah Deininger
Category: Jindal Selfless Service
Winner: Raj Kumar
Category: Jindal Diversity, Equity, Belonging and Inclusion Engagement
Winner: Sydney Tran
Category: Jindal Faculty of the Year
Undergraduate winner: Hubert Zydorek
Graduate winner: Gaurav Shekhar
PhD winner: Nanda Kumar
Category: JSOM Student of the Year
Undergraduate winner: Sara Brennan
Graduate winner: Vanessa Gambini
PhD winner: Nan Guo
Category: Outstanding Student Organization Leader
Undergraduate winner: Bianca Chandwani
Graduate winner: Monica Vulich
Category: JSOM Student Organization of the Year
Undergraduate winner: 180 Degrees Consulting
Graduate winner: Association for Supply Chain Management
The ninth annual Outstanding Worthy Leaders Involved Exceptionally (OWLIE) awards ceremony held April 12 in the Davidson Auditorium was a smash success complete with music, magic and an owl mascot.
Alena Nguyen, president of Gamma Iota Sigma at UT Dallas for the 2022-2023 academic year, says that GIS aims to make activities both fun and educational to fully engage students.
This past December 1st, Ambassador Ranganathan visited the UT Dallas campus to discuss the relationship between the Indian and US college systems and how we can continue to build young leaders who think from an international perspective.
Professor Jennifer Johnson invites a wide variety of professionals from the accounting industry to come talk to her students in ACCT 4340.
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