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Four alumni join the CSU Department of Accounting Hall of Fame
The Department of Accounting inducted four accomplished alumni into its Hall of Fame during its annual Accounting Awards and Recognition event. The alumni – Tom Kenning, Tammy Rivera, Andy Weidman and Cheryl Zimlich – all received the Distinguished Department of Accounting Alumni award.
Family construction business is fueled by passion for building healthy company culture
Chris and Patrick Elder’s business is construction, but their true passion lies in building something more intangible: a healthy company culture that prioritizes teamwork and community.
College of Business alum’s lifelong love of entrepreneurship spurs him to support new Institute for Entrepreneurship program
Chase Stockon first caught “the entrepreneurship bug” in his teens. Now, nearly four decades into a successful career defined by entrepreneurship, he’s funded a program at CSU designed to get students from outside of the College of Business involved in entrepreneurship-focused programming.
College of Business alumni create two scholarships to support business students
Through the two scholarships they’ve set up at the College of Business, Jack and Tonia Queen hope to support hardworking, ambitious business students — students much like themselves more than 50 years ago. Since launching their scholarships, the couple has helped 13 students achieve their dreams of higher education.
Graduate of CSU’s combined MBA/DVM program pursues joint passions as veterinarian and consultant
Torn between a passion for veterinary medicine and an interest in finance, Dr. Sarah McFadden-Palmer built her dream career from scratch so she could pursue both. She works part-time as a veterinarian and part-time as a valuations coach, helping other veterinarians across the country with the financial side of clinic ownership.
From banking to marketing, one College of Business alum seeks new challenges
Tim Fuller earned his MBA from the College of Business while climbing the corporate ladder at Michelin, squeezing in study time after work from his home in Greenville, S.C. His continual pursuit of new challenges led him to his current role overseeing marketing efforts for aircraft tires in North America, Central America, South America and Great Britain.
Two alumni inducted into the CSU Department of Accounting Hall of Fame
Two CSU College of Business alumni were inducted into the Department of Accounting’s Hall of Fame during the annual Accounting Awards and Recognition event. Jeff Hansen (’84), finance director for the city of Golden, and Butch Shoup (’80), owner of V2 CPAs LLC, received the Distinguished Department of Accounting Alumni award.
High school sweethearts who started family at CSU give back to next generation of Rams
Pat Brisnehan likes to say as you go through life, some of the finer people you meet went to Colorado State University. He and his wife Linda are helping to continue that tradition by opening doors for the next generation of Rams through a scholarship for first-generation students in the College of Business.
Impact MBA alum helps launch first-of-its-kind reforestation company in Northern Colorado
Katelynn Martinez’s career has been propelled by a simple — but ambitious — goal: to help humans coexist with the environment in a mutually beneficial balance. She helped launch Colorado's first reforestation company, OneCanopy, a privately funded conservation nursery that grows native trees and shrubs for reforestation in the Rocky Mountain region. Within five years, the Loveland-based social enterprise aims to grow three million seedling trees per year, aiding in the reforestation of 10,000 acres annually in the Rocky Mountain region.
Subaru VP: Company culture, benefits are key to a fulfilling career
In the years since Matt Ritter graduated from CSU's College of Business, he's worked his way up to become Subaru of America's vice president of the eastern region. He's also learned a lot about the importance of company culture and benefits. Ritter accepted a job at Subaru 15 years ago in part because the company offered a health care plan that allowed him and his wife to continue the fertility treatments they needed to have a child. But while it may have been the benefits that got Ritter in the door at Subaru, he says it’s the company's culture that has kept him around.