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03/09/2023
International Women’s Day Brunch Celebrates Dean Maryam Alavi’s Tenure
Dean Maryam Alavi was celebrated for her accomplishments at the fifth annual International Women’s Day Brunch hosted by alumna Jacquelyn Schneider.
12/21/2022
The Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business Announces 2022-23 Scheller College Graduate Sustainability Fellows and Undergraduate Ambassadors
The Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business Announces 2022-23 Scheller College Graduate Sustainability Fellows and Undergraduate Ambassadors
11/29/2022
Professor Beril Toktay Selected for USG Leadership Program
Beril Toktay, Brady Family Chair and Regents’ Professor at the Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business, has been selected as one of only two Georgia Tech academic and staff members to participate in the 2022 - 2023 USG Leadership Program.  
10/19/2022
Building Belonging and Community: Meet the 2022 Diversity Champions
Building Belonging and Community: Meet the 2022 Diversity Champions
09/20/2022
Georgia Tech Scheller MBA Introduces Tomé Scholars Program
Beginning this fall, MBA students at the Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business with exceptional skills and drive can qualify for the Tomé Scholars Program. Meet the MBA Class of 2024 Tomé Scholars: Prerana Lunia, Kelly Newman, Christian Redondo, and Jon Spearman.
09/16/2022
“In Community”: Meet Arianna Robinson, Winner of the 2022 Georgia Tech Staff Diversity Champion Award
Arianna Robinson, winner of the 2022 Georgia Tech Staff Diversity Champion Award, talks about her dedication to the exploration and adoption of diversity, equity, and inclusivity and her determination to change lives.
09/15/2022
Poets&Quants 2022 MBAs to Watch: Grace Stewart
Grace Stewart graduated from the Scheller College of Business in 2022. In this article originally published by Poets&Quants, Grace recounts her journey to Scheller and her experience in the MBA program, along with what's next in her career.
08/04/2022
Nini C.Y. Wu Named Poets&Quants 2022 Best & Brightest Executive MBA
Georgia Tech Scheller's Nini C.Y. Wu has been named one of Poets&Quants 2022 Best & Brightest Executive MBAs.
08/03/2022
Adanna Ohaegbulam Named Poets&Quants 2022 Best & Brightest Executive MBA
Georgia Tech Scheller's Adanna Ohaegbulam has been named one of Poets&Quants 2022 Best & Brightest Executive MBAs.
07/25/2022
Scheller Alumni Recognized in 2022 Georgia Tech Alumni Association’s “40 Under 40”
Ten Scheller alumni have been recognized by the Alumni Association in their annual "40 Under 40" list for 2022.
06/07/2022
Kayley Beard Awarded 2022 Vivian Nora Lukens Memorial Scholarship
We are pleased to recognize Kayley Beard, the recipient of the 2022 Vivian Nora Lukens Memorial Scholarship, which is given to a student pursuing the certificate in sustainable business. Kayley, an architecture major who graduated in May, said that she found certificate-related coursework valuable: I worked with various partners and gained insight into their operations and how they envision the future.
05/13/2022
Katie Badura Named a Poets&Quants 2022 Best 40-Under-40 MBA Professor
Katie Badura, Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior, has been named a 2022 Best 40 under 40 Professor by Poets&Quants.
05/05/2022
Francesca Sally Named Poets&Quants 2022 Best & Brightest MBA
Full-time MBA graduate Francesca Sally has been named a 2022 Best & Brightest MBA by Poets & Quants.
05/04/2022
Nammu Kumar Named Poets&Quants 2022 Best & Brightest MBA
Full-time MBA graduate Nammu Kumar has been named a 2022 Best & Brightest MBA by Poets & Quants.
04/12/2022
Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business Celebrates 14th Annual Honors Day
The Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business recognizes its outstanding students, faculty, and staff at the 14th annual Honors Day Awards ceremony.
03/28/2022
Kara Pomerantz Named Poets&Quants 2022 Best & Brightest Business Major
Undergraduate Kara Pomerantz is selected as P&Q’s 2022 Best & Brightest Business Majors for Undergraduates.
03/01/2022
Nine Scheller Faculty Selected for Excellence in Teaching Award
Nine Scheller faculty were awarded the Georgia Tech Student Recognition of Excellence in Teaching award.
02/28/2022
2022 René A. Simon Fellowship Awarded to Francesca Sally, First Black Graduate Business Council President
Scheller MBA student Francesca Sally was awarded the René A. Simon Fellowship. Francesca is the first Black president of the Graduate Business Council for the College.
12/21/2021
The Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business Announces 2021-22 Scheller College Graduate Sustainability Fellows and Undergraduate Ambassadors
The Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business at the Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business is delighted to announce the 2021-22 Graduate Sustainability Fellows and Undergraduate Sustainability Ambassadors. The Fellows and Ambassadors will deepen their engagement in sustainability by working on projects and participating in activities related to sustainable business.
12/13/2021
Sustainability Champions’ Project Aids Understanding of Barriers to Recycling in Local Community
In 2020-21, the Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business was proud to name Kate Allan and Seth Hildebrand as its inaugural “Sustainability Champions.” The two Executive MBA students volunteered to work on a special project with the nonprofit, Sustainable Newton. In the conversation that follows, Kate and Seth discuss how they collaborated to help a local community address recycling challenges.
11/22/2021
Sizing Up Atlanta’s Efforts to Reduce Waste: Beril Toktay Weighs in on WABE News for National Recycling Day
Beril Toktay, professor of operations management and director of the Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business, was recently interviewed by WABE News about recycling infrastructure issues and solutions in the U.S.
11/19/2021
Russell and Stella Ivie: Supporting Scholarship for Northeast Georgia Students
Russell and Stella Ivie have established a Tech Promise Scholarship to provide further opportunities to students from Northeast Georgia who otherwise might have not been able to attend Georgia Tech due to financial hardship.
11/04/2021
Georgia Tech Alumni Association Honors Scheller Alumna Jacquelyn Renée Schneider With Outstanding Young Alumni Award
The Georgia Tech Alumni Association chooses Scheller alumnae Jacquelyn Renee Schneider as “Outstanding Young Alumni” as part of the 2021 Gold & White Honors program.
10/18/2021
Beril Toktay Receives Sustainability Champion Award from the Global Electronics Council
Beril Toktay, Brady Family Chair in Management at Scheller, was honored with a Sustainability Champion Award for her work through the Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business.
09/22/2021
Georgia Tech Scheller MBA Team Wins Second Place at the National Black MBA Association Graduate Case Competition
Georgia Tech Scheller Full-time MBA students Angel Daniels, Kerem Eroglu, Marshall Johnson, and Felicia Lamonthe placed second at the National Black MBA Association Graduate Case Competition.
09/21/2021
Seven Scheller Community Members Receive 2021 “Faces of Inclusive Excellence” Recognition
Georgia Tech recognizes seven Scheller College of Business community members as champions of diversity, equity, and inclusivity across campus.
08/26/2021
14 Georgia Tech Scheller MBA Students Awarded Forté MBA Fellowship for Women
The Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business awarded Forté MBA Fellowships to 14 of the best and brightest women in the Full-time MBA program.
08/13/2021
Basak Kalkanci Receives NSF Award for Sustainable Supply Chains Research
The National Science Foundation awarded a grant to Georgia Tech Research Corporation with Scheller Associate Professor of Operations Management Basak Kalkanci.
08/12/2021
Annie Y. Lai Named Poets&Quants 2021 Best & Brightest Executive MBA
Scheller College graduate Annie Y. Lai is one of Poets&Quants 2021 Best & Brightest for Executive MBA.
07/01/2021
Abby Brenller Named a Poets&Quants 2021 MBA to Watch
Georgia Tech Scheller Full-time MBA alumna Abby Brenller has been selected by Poets&Quants as a 2021 MBA to Watch.
06/22/2021
Scheller College of Business Faculty Receive MSOM Society Recognition for Sustainability Research
On June 8, 2021, Scheller College of Business faculty Morvarid Rahmani, Karthik Ramachandran, and Beril Toktay, and their former PhD student collaborators Priyank Arora and Can Zhang, were recognized for their sustainability-related research at the 2021 Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences Manufacturing and Service Operations Management Virtual Conference.
05/12/2021
Amanda Grupp Named Poets&Quants 2021 Best & Brightest MBA
Georgia Tech Scheller Full-time MBA graduate Amanda Grupp has been selected as a 2021 Poets&Quants Best & Brightest MBA.
05/10/2021
Brigit Joyce Awarded 2021 Vivian Nora Lukens Memorial Scholarship
The Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business and the Scheller College of Business have selected Brigit Joyce as the 2021 recipient of the Vivian Nora Lukens Memorial Scholarship.
05/05/2021
Reports from the Future: A Close-Up on Sustainability Course Infusion
Sunny Gupta and Melissa Ting reflect on their award-winning project for Professor Eric Overby’s course, Analysis of Emerging Technologies. For their “Report from the Future,” they developed a scenario about the future of renewable energy in Austin. The project connects to UN Sustainable Development Goal #7: “affordable and clean energy.”
04/22/2021
12th Annual Ideas to Serve (I2S) Competition Drives Discovery and Solutions with Social Impact
The Institute for Leadership and Social Impact at the Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business announces the 12th annual Ideas to Serve (I2S) Competition winners for 2021.
03/08/2021
Georgia Tech Scheller’s Evening MBA Program Enrolls Largest Ever Number of Women in an Academic Year
The Georgia Tech Scheller Evening MBA program has made history by enrolling the largest number of women ever in a single academic year.
02/25/2021
ISyE's Morgan Knowlton Receives Top Academic Honor from the University System of Georgia
Industrial Engineering student, Morgan Knowlton, a Scheller College student in the Denning Technology & Management Program receives top academic honor from the University System of Georgia.
10/02/2020
A Problem Solver, Storyteller, and Netflix Actor: Meet Grace Stewart, a Poets&Quants First-Generation MBA
Grace Stewart, a Georgia Tech Scheller first-year Full-time MBA student, is a first-generation college student with experience in storytelling and entertainment. She has been profiled by Poets&Quants as a part of their First-Generation MBA series.
09/22/2020
2020 – 2021 Institute Diversity and Inclusion Fellow: Scheller Undergraduate Hannah Sherrill Explores Expanding Women’s Roles in Team Building
Scheller undergrad student Hannah Sherrill named a Georgia Tech 2020-2021 Diversity & Inclusion Fellow. Over the course of a year, she'll be studying team building environments to help women's organizations across the campus.
09/21/2020
Three Scheller Community Members Chosen as Institute Diversity and Inclusion Fellows
Institute Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (IDEI) and the ADVANCE program at Georgia Tech have announced the 2021 - 2021 Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Program Fellows and three members of the Scheller College of Business community have been chosen out of 150 applicants.
07/31/2020
Creating Value for the Greater Good: Meet Jesse Breidinger, Poets&Quants 2020 Best & Brightest EMBA
Jesse Breidinger’s determination to make the world a better place has landed her on the Poets & Quants 2020 Best & Brightest EMBAs list.
06/15/2020
Blais Hickey, Poets&Quants 2020 MBA to Watch, Continues her Mission for Sustainability at Nike
An advocate for healthy lifestyles, responsible business practices, and collaborative problem-solving, Scheller Full-time MBA alumna Blais Hickey has also been named a 2020 MBA to Watch by Poets&Quants.
05/28/2020
Passion, Drive, and a Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: Meet Nona Black, Poets&Quants' 2020 MBA to Watch
Nona Black (MBA 2020), a design-minded innovator whose dream is to spoil all the dogs in the world, worked right down the street from the Scheller College of Business for a year and a half before applying to the Full-time MBA program. Now, two years later, Black has graduated from Scheller with her Full-time MBA, will be joining Capgemini Invent as a Senior Consultant, and has been named a 2020 MBA to Watch by Poets & Quants.
05/13/2020
Four Scheller College of Business Faculty Receive Award for Excellence in Teaching
Four Scheller College of Business Faculty Receive 2020 Georgia Institute of Technology Award for Excellence in Teaching.
05/04/2020
Jasmine Howard Selected as a 2020 Best & Brightest MBA by Poets&Quants
Jasmine Howard (MBA 2020) was selected as one of Poets&Quants' “2020 Best & Brightest MBAs”.
04/30/2020
Diana Nichols Recognized as a 2020 Best & Brightest MBA by Poets&Quants
Diana Nichols (MBA 2020) was selected as one of Poets & Quants' “2020 Best & Brightest MBAs”. Nichols, who is originally from Chicago, received her B.S. in Economics from Florida A&M University (FAMU) and her M.S. in Economics from Georgia Tech.
04/09/2020
Scheller College Undergraduates Chosen as Poets and Quants “100 Best & Brightest Business Majors of 2020”
Poets and Quants for Undergrads announced its “Best and Brightest Business Majors of 2020“ and two of Scheller’s exceptional students, Darby Foster and Jason Quill, have been selected from a national pool of candidates.
03/31/2020
Jenny Choi Announced as Inaugural Vivian Nora Lukens Memorial Scholarship Recipient
The Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business and the Scheller College of Business have selected Jenny Choi as the first recipient of the Vivian Nora Lukens Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship was established to support undergraduate students who are pursuing the Certificate in Sustainable Business.
03/06/2020
Scheller College MBA Students Win First Prize in Race and Case Competition
A team of four Scheller College of Business MBA students won first place ($5000) in the annual Race and Case competition in Denver, Colorado. The unique event, hosted by University of Denver’s Daniels College of Business from February 28-29, 2020, combined a premier business ethics-based case competition with an alpine ski challenge.
02/24/2020
Scheller College of Business Faculty Beril Toktay Addresses e-Tailing Waste in TechTarget Article
Scheller College of Business professor of Operations Management, Brady Family Chair and faculty director of the Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business Beril Toktay was recently quoted on Amazon's carbon footprint in e-Tailing,

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