
College of Business 2020 LEAD Award Winners
The LEAD award stands for Leadership, Excellence and Academic Distinction. The following students were chosen by their program for their consistent engagement, demonstrated leadership and outstanding participation and achievement in their classes.

Becky Cunningham
Evening MBA
“I have 20 years of professional experience, but this program helped me to better speak the language of business and to formalize my understanding of business dynamics. I feel more confident now when speaking before senior business leadership.”

Sydni Haack
Master of Accountancy

Andrew Mills
Online MBA
“I learned to think differently about challenges and problems that arise. As a physician, we are trained to rapidly diagnose problems and treat them and that works very well in the acute medical setting. This program taught me how take on large complex processes that require weeks and sometimes months or longer to develop and implement.”

Greg Miller
Master of Finance
“As an aspiring Ph.D. student, I’ve received a lot of advice and encouragement from the finance program’s faculty, but I’ve also been inspired by their passion for their focus areas of research.”

Andrew Reynolds
Master of Computer Information Systems
“One day I will be well armed to go off and either start my own business or assume a higher than entry-level position in the field in which I’ve been educated when my Army career is done. I believe I have the right tools and terminology to be successful in the business realm.”

Morgan Wilke
Online MBA – Data Analytics
“When I was 15 I took my first marketing class at my high school, I loved it. I made an educational goal of obtaining my MBA at that point. I started my undergrad at CSU and now I am finishing my education goal at CSU. I will always be a proud Ram.”

Bruce Wyrwitzke
Evening MBA
“I appreciated that the information and skills developed in class were immediately applicable at work. I was able to present new content with a fresh perspective at each company quarterly business review.”