WIU Students Inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma
May 20, 2008
MACOMB, IL -- Thirty-four Western Illinois University students and one faculty member were recently inducted into AACSB International Business Honorary Society Beta Gamma Sigma.
The mission of the Beta Gamma Sigma (BGS) is to encourage and honor academic achievement in the student of business, to foster personal and professional excellence, to advance the values of the society and to serve its lifelong members. BGS was founded as a national organization in 1913. To become eligible for master's level membership, the academic ranking of those being considered must place them in the upper 20 percent of the graduating master's class. Fewer than 8,000 graduate students worldwide are inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma each year. Undergraduates being considered must be in the upper 10 percent of the junior or senior class.
Accountancy Associatate Professor Gregg Woodruff is this year's faculty inductee
2008 Beta Gamma Sigma inductees, listed by county and hometown, include:
ADAMS
Mendon (62351) -- Christina Mealiff, senior, accountancy
Quincy (62301) -- Kayla Sharpe, junior, accountancy; Kristin Terwelp, junior, finance; Aaron Weiman, junior, accountancy
BROWN
Mt Sterling (62353) -- Rachel Kallenbach, senior, accountancy
CARROLL
Mount Carroll (61053) -- Marty Lamb, junior, management
COOK
La Grange (60525) -- Johnathan Kuhn, junior, management
DUPAGE
West Chicago (60185) -- Tracy Macias, senior, marketing
FULTON
Ipava (61441) -- Devin Buswell, junior, accountancy
London Mills (61544) -- Kayla Duley, senior, marketing
HANCOCK
Carthage (62321) -- Brooke Gronewold, junior, PBC accountancy
Hamilton (62341) -- Tyler Hempen, graduate student, business administration
JEFFERSON
Woodlawn (62898) -- Timothy Dillman, senior, management
JERSEY
Jerseyville (62052) -- Jacqueline Perdun, senior, marketing
KNOX
Altona (61414) -- Patricia Lake, junior, accountancy
MCDONOUGH
Industry (61440) -- Tyler Sayers, graduate student, business administration
Macomb (61455) -- David Lueck, graduate student, business administration; Jonathan Myers, senior, accountancy; Jeffrey Nemeth, graduate student, business administration; Julie Philip, graduate student, business administration; Ai Ping Sia, graduate student, business administration
MCLEAN
Bloomington (61704) -- Eric Trower, junior, accountancy
ROCK ISLAND
Coal Valley (61240) -- Douglas Reiling, senior, accountancy
Moline (61265) -- Donny Anderson, senior, information systems; Brian Harness, senior, finance
WILL
Peotone (60468) -- Marybeth Wilson, senior, finance
OUT OF STATE
IOWA
Argyle (52619) -- Cody Keefe, junior, marketing
Burlington (52601) -- Jana Luttenegger, senior, economics; Megan Shockley, senior, supply chain management
Davenport (52807) -- Justin Lockett, senior, management
Ft. Madison (52627) -- Kamryn Bitting, senior, accountancy
MISSOURI
Canton (63435) -- Terra Moon, graduate student, business administration
WISCONSIN
Baileys Harbor (54202) -- Shane Kwaterski, junior, marketing
INTERNATIONAL
FINLAND
Netherlands -- Walter van Andel, graduate student, business administration
Posted By: Darcie Shinberger (U-Communications@wiu.edu)
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