HAMMOND — Southeastern Louisiana University’s College of Business is proud to announce the biannual Excellence in Writing and Excellence Program, which recognizes 22 outstanding students who achieved excellence in essays written for coursework during the fall 2024 semester. An award ceremony was held.
The WOWED program was created in 2019 to recognize students who produce the “best of the best” individual and group projects, works, and papers each semester. Founded by former dean Antoinette Phillips, the program seeks to advance the College of Business’ learning goals of continually working to improve students’ written communication skills. The program is directed by David C. Wilde, Merritt Professor of Management, who also helped create it.
Tara Lopez, professor of marketing and chair of the School of Business, praised the students for their commitment to the project.
“This semester, a group of outstanding students have been nominated for the WOWED program. They represent the best of our student body and this program is a great way to celebrate their achievements,” she said. I did.
This semester’s WOWED winners included: Elizabeth Beresi, a business major from Livingston; Madison Bowler, a strategic communications major from Pearl River; Caleb Brown, a business administration major from St. James University; Christian Blass, a finance major from Covington. Jonathan Chavez, accounting major at Baker University; Teresa K. Dries, an accounting major from Downers Grove, Illinois; Austin Cole Gibson, a finance major from Denham Springs; Estefany Diaz Goberan, an accounting major from Maurepa. Tyran Jones, business administration major at Homa College. Antoine Louvard, Marketing major at Maison Alfort, France. Kerstin McGuire, a management major from Houma College, and Marisa Page Marsh, a marketing major from Gonzalez College.
Other winners included Shannon Bell Matthews, a marketing major from Ponchatoula; Kylie Oberheim, Business Administration major, Watson College. Eva Phillips, supply chain management major at Gonzalez College; Mattie Reed, a marketing major from St. Francisville. Jayrice Robinson, accounting major at Hackley College; Thomas Keist Samuel, an accounting major from Hammond; Maci Scivicque, a marketing major from Maurepas. Lillian Tullos, a business administration major from Denham Springs. Casey Williams, a business administration major from Metairie College, and Morgan Williams, a business administration major from Baton Rouge College.
Wilde praised the efforts of the students who earned this honor, saying the 22 students perfectly exemplified the excellence that business students can achieve in producing high-quality communications. said.
“These students truly exemplify how the College of Business faculty strives to provide business students with high-quality educational opportunities that will impact their future careers.” These students demonstrate how students in the College of Business can make effective oral presentations and produce exemplary written work,” said Wilde. “Learning communication skills is absolutely essential to success in a career in today’s world and tomorrow’s world, and these students are part of the great work our students are doing across the College of Business. This is an example of
