Outstanding Graduates
Overview
Awarded by the College of Business and NMSU Alumni Association. Every Spring and Fall semester, each COB academic department selects an outstanding student for each of its majors. These are department-level awards for Outstanding Graduates. These Outstanding Graduates are the nominees for the college-level award. The college-level award for Outstanding Graduate is chosen by the COB Faculty Council, who submits the student’s name to the Alumni Association. The NMSU Alumni Association Award is given out the Friday before Commencement day to those outstanding graduates who have demonstrated and have met criteria for scholarship, leadership, and service.
Outstanding graduates, major(s) & minor(s)
2021
Fall
Outstanding COB/Alumni Association Graduate
- Mariana De la Rosa Zapata, Accounting
Outstanding Department Graduates
- Taylor Graciano, Economics and General Business
- Austin Parkins, Finance
- Yazmin Diaz, International Business
- Zoey Le, Information Systems
- Hunter Christmas, Management
- Yanin Sanchez, Marketing
2020
Fall
Outstanding COB/Alumni Association Graduate
- Angel Renee Salcido, Economics
Outstanding Department Graduates
- Christina Harmon, Accounting
- Vivek Dwivedi, Finance
- Gena Barela, General Business
- Jaqueline Belman-Loya, International Business
- Austin Gilbreth, Information Systems
- Melissa Villegas, Management
- Jacob Howse, Marketing
Spring
Outstanding COB/Alumni Association Graduate
- Yuqin (Angela) Xu, Marketing
Outstanding Department Graduates
- Deanna Alvarez, Accounting
- Yadira Rubio Ramirez, Economics
- Kallirae Reynolds, Finance
- Martha Jackson, General Business
- Hannah Combs, International Business and Management
- Clay Donaghe, Information Systems
2019
Fall
Outstanding COB/Alumni Association Graduate
Outstanding Department Graduates*
- Annie Stout, Accounting
- Dylan Ferreira, Economics
- Christine Clark, General Business
- David Pecchia, Management
- Jonathan Fuentes, International Business
*Note: there were no nominees for MKGT
Spring
Outstanding COB/Alumni Association Graduate
Outstanding Department Graduates*
- Chandler Olazaba, Accounting
- Jeffrey Cottrell, Economics
- Andrew S. Garcia, Finance
- Christian Miller, International Business
- Julia Dzeba, General Business
- Gilbert Cruz, Marketing
*Note: there was no nominee for IS
2018
Fall
Outstanding COB/Alumni Association Graduate
Outstanding Department Graduates*
- Ashley A. Jansen, Accounting
- Jessica Yalbeth Gonzalez Corral, International Business
- Joshua J. Gandara, Marketing
*Note: there were no nominees for IS, ECON, or G BS
Spring
Outstanding COB/Alumni Association Graduate
- Cailee Nelson, Management
Outstanding Department Graduates*
- Ashley Cannon, Accounting
- Jarrod Aguayo, Economics
- Christine Cuellar, Finance
- Kelly Balderrama, General Business
*Note: there were no nominees for IS, IB or MKTG
2017
Fall
Outstanding COB/Alumni Association Graduate
Outstanding Department Graduates*
- Christie Signell, Accounting
- Matt Stobbe, General Business
- Susana G. Cisneros, Management
- Brandon Munso, Marketing
*Note: There were no nominees for IS, IB or ECON
Spring
Outstanding COB/Alumni Association Graduate
Outstanding Department Graduates*
- Shawna Garcia, Accounting
- Ismael Torres, Economics
- Camille Orito, Finance
- William Mayes, General Business
- Renee Baca, Management
- Antonio Pulido, Marketing
*Note: There were no nominees for IS.
2016
Fall
Outstanding COB/Alumni Association Graduate
Outstanding Department Graduates*
- Rebekah Rosa, Accounting
- Mojtaba Noor, International Business
- Sarah McLamb, Finance
- Brenda Martinez, Management
- Idabelle Courtney, General Business
- Cassidy Lee, Marketing
*Note: There were no nominees for IS or ECON.
Spring
Outstanding COB/Alumni Association Graduate
Outstanding Department Graduates
- Kyla Elkins, Accounting
- Allison Dawe, Economics
- Nicole Khanbabian, Finance
- Brandon Romero, General Business
- Hannah Fort, International Business
- Matthew C. Letourneau, Management
- Valerie Travis, Marketing
