College of Business Spring 2026 Student Accomplishments

The Reginald F. Lewis College of Business at Virginia State University celebrated the following spring 2026 student accomplishments.

(1) Jadlynn McCutchen (Management/HR major) earned a paid internship in HR for the summer in Houston with the NBA and specifically the Rockets.

(2) Markese Beck (Management major) earned a summer internship at MAHOVA in Henrico County.

(3) Lauryn Dildy (Management major) earned a paid internship for the summer in Richmond at Atlantic Union Bank.

(4) Kendall Jones (Information Systems major) earned a full time position for after graduation at Northrop Grumman in Maryland.

(5) Aniya Wright (Management major) earned a paid internship for the summer at the City of Petersburg in Parks and Rec.

(6) Devin Darling (Management major) earned a paid project management internship at Miller Electric Company for the summer in Richmond; also of note Devin earned an invite to attend the Conference of African American Financial Professionals (CAAFP) held from August 3 – 5 in Chicago.

(7) Imani Yates (Accounting major) earned an accounting internship at Kearney.

(8) Jose Griffin (Information Systems major) earned a paid IT internship for the summer at Poplar Springs in Petersburg.

(9) Geovany Disla (Accounting major), Gabby Gunn (Accounting major), Andrina Spriggs (Accounting major) and Micah Stewart (Accounting major) participated in a CAFP Conference at Virginia Society of CPAs in Short Pump and attended workshops with leading accounting professionals.

(10) Makayla Robinson (Management major) visited the Executive Mansion.

(11) India Bundy (M.B.A. student) and Madison Traylor (M.B.A. student) earned $10,000 scholarship(s) relevant to the College’s new ETA Club.

(12) Mekhi Johnson (Accounting major) earned a scholarship from Deloitte at the Emerging Leaders Program at Deloitte University.

(13) Shannell Williams (Accounting major) earned admission to the KPMG HBCU Talent Plus program and will visit with KPMG at the lake house in Florida in July.

(14) Kiersten Williams (Marketing major) earned a full-time position for after graduation at Disney in Florida.

(15) Chloe Williams (Accounting major) earned admission to graduate school at VCU relevant to a Master’s in Accountancy with a concentration in Data Analytics.

(16) Katheryn Moore (Marketing major) earned an invite from JPMorgan to join the firm at the Makola Abdullah Scholarship Gala on April 25; also of note Katheryn visited with Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones in Richmond and interviewed the AG relevant to his role in office.

(17) Ra-Is Booth (Management minor) earned a paid internship at Mark Turner Construction for the summer responsible for project management on the VSU campus.

(18) Lauryn Dildy (Management major) participated in a small business roundtable conversation with Congresswoman Jen McClellan along with twenty businesses.

(19) Jada Bourne (Marketing major) earned an on-campus internship for next semester relevant to a Thurgood Marshall College Fund ambassadorship.

(20) India Bundy (M.B.A. student) earned membership in the National Black MBA Association.

(21) Mercy Abiodun (Accounting major) earned a full time position as an accountant at PwC in Baltimore for after graduation.

(22) Basil Anderson (Information Systems major), Nyalynn Cherry (Information Systems major), Xavier Lindsey (Information Systems major), Floyd Nelson (Information Systems major) and Nia Roper (Accounting major) participated in a National Cyber League competition and finished among the top 5 percent of teams.

(23) Hope Woodies (Marketing major) earned a marketing internship for the spring/summer at the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA).

(24) Alexyia Bryant (Accounting major) earned a scholarship from VSCPA.

(25) Twenty-three students in Professional Enhancement gave back and in removing litter from campus and weeding flower beds the College of Business students improved the environment and augmented aesthetics; what is more, students contributed to mental wellness by benefiting from vitamin D (sunshine) and from exercise representing yet another iteration of our experiential curriculum in Singleton.

(26) Kayla Rose (Accounting major) earned an invite to attend the National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters Media Sales Institute to be held in June in Atlanta.

(27) Andrina Spriggs (Accounting major) earned an invite to attend the Conference of African American Financial Professionals (CAAFP) held from August 3 – 5 in Chicago and will join Devin Darling (Management major) as previously announced.

(28) Thirty-three students in Professional Enhancement/Career Launch gave back and in removing litter from campus and watering flowers they improved the environment and augmented aesthetics; what is more, they contributed to mental wellness by benefiting from being outdoors and from exercise. Lastly, they represented yet another iteration of experiential curriculum in the College.

(29) Ashton King (Management major), Darrin Leonard (Marketing major), Antonio White (Accounting major) and Shannell Williams (Accounting major) were the Top Performers in Small Group Role-Play with Industry as assessed by EXP, Vaught, Spangler & Associates, EnvisionIt AI Solutions and the City of Waynesboro.

(30) Myles Anderson (Management major), Dahmir Gonzales (Accounting major), Orren Gordon (Management major), Berlutchy Jean-Pierre (Accounting major), Calvin King (Accounting major) and Niyah Quick (Marketing major) were the Top Performers in Small Group Role-Play with Industry as assessed by Towne Insurance, Virginia Apartment Management Association, First Citizens Bank, DOD and Henrico Too Smart 2 Start.

(31) Damita Bollers (Management major), Alex Dayle (Accounting major), Samiyah Dell (Management major), Nakiyah Jones (Marketing major), Gene Ligon (Management major), Lauren Parham (Management/HR major) and Ava Stewart (Information Systems major) were inducted in to the National College Athlete Honor Society and recognized by President Abdullah.

(32) Jada Bourne (Marketing major) ran the Monument Avenue 10k along with 27,000 other persons.

(33) Lauryn Dildy (Management major), TraDarious Harper (Management major), Tania Outland (Management major) and Vaughn Spencer (Marketing major) helped host over 2,000 persons for Orientation/Open House.

(34) Cameron Davis (Management major) and Amari Levisy (Marketing major) participated in a networking event at Virginia Asset Management with thirty businesses.

(35) Nazir Johnson (Accounting major), Morgan Murray (Management major) and Tkiyah Wilson (Marketing major) were the Top Performers in Small Group Role-Play with Industry as assessed by Anchor Equities, Prince George County and Kelly D Rainney.

(36) Cameron Davis (Management major) and Amari Levisy (Marketing major) participated in a Hopewell/Prince George Chamber of Commerce networking event with twenty businesses.

(37) Calvin King (Accounting major) and Niyah Quick (Marketing major) were the Top Performers in Small Group Role-Play with Industry as assessed by Brown Edwards, Easterly Government Properties, Amazon and Kearney.

(38) Markese Beck (Management major), Ahmari Elliott (Management major), Michael Kuangu (Management major), Mia May (Management major), Alhaji Sesay (Management major) and Clarissa Womack (Information Systems major) were the Top Performers in Small Group Role-Play with Industry as assessed by the Department of Defense.

(39) Forty students participated in Private Risk Management Association Day including a lunch and learn with Tania Eggleston (Risk Advisor).

(40) Rodney Allen (Management major) and twenty-five of his colleagues hosted Corey Vickers (Owner) from Corey Vickers Real Estate for a workshop in the Real Estate Club.

(41) Twenty students in Employment Laws and Policies hosted the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) in the classroom. A big thanks to Sachiko Wooten for her hospitality!

(42) Thirty-five students in COBU 111 gave back; in removing litter from campus and planting flowers they improved the environment and augmented aesthetics. What is more, the students contributed to mental wellness by benefiting from vitamin D (sunshine) and from exercise. Lastly, they represented yet another iteration of experiential curriculum in the College of Business.

(43) Jada Bourne (Marketing major) earned a $6,000 scholarship from the National African American Insurance Association.

(44) Aliyah Battle (Marketing major) earned admission to graduate school at Virginia Commonwealth University.

(45) Berlutchy Jean Pierre (Accounting major), Tkiyah Wilson (Marketing major), Ramiya Payne (Accounting major) and Brianna Thweatt (Management major) were the Top Performers in Small Group Role-Play with Industry as assessed by Whiteford Law, Modivcare, Southpark Carpet & Flooring, RVA IT Pros and Atlantic Union Bank.

(46) Shantell Gay (Accounting major), Amaya Jackson (Management major), Ashton King (Management major) and Berlutchy Jean Pierre (Accounting major) were the Top Performers in Small Group Role-Play with Industry as assessed by Pace-Equity, Virginia Real Estate Investors Alliance, Oak View Group, Joy of Wine and Storytellers Channel.

(47) Naomi Anderson (Management major), Kashka Beazer (Management major), Tyron Rice (Management major) and Kiersten Williams (Marketing major) were the Top Performers in Small Group Role-Play with Industry as assessed by the County of Dinwiddie and BPV Management Co.

(48) Markese Beck (Management major), Ahmari Elliott (Management major), Berlutchy Jean Pierre (Accounting major) and Clarissa Womack (Information Systems major) were the Top Performers in Small Group Role-Play with Industry as assessed by BDO and Lockheed Martin.

(49) Kiersten Williams (Marketing major) and Geovany Disla (Accounting major) hosted a entrepreneurship event for restaurant owners attended by forty persons.

(50) Forty-five students participated in Truist Day with Shante Owens (Senior Manager).

(51) Brooke McClinton (Information Systems major) earned a post-grad internship for the summer in New York at Cartier responsible for Commercial Strategy; also of note, Brooke is now published after being selected by an academic journal relevant to her article Design and Technology Evaluation of a Modular Python-Based Infrastructure for Reproducible Computational Graph Analytics wrote with support from Shaun Gao.

(52) More than four hundred students were recognized for their many accomplishments at the College’s 52^nd Annual Awards Show.

(53) Leah Brown (Marketing major), Cowyn Glass (Marketing major), Nazir Johnson (Accounting major), Darrin Leonard (Marketing major), Ramiya Payne (Accounting major) and Brianna Thweatt (Management major) were the Top Performers in Small Group Role-Play with Industry as assessed by Richmond Region Tourism, University of Virginia, Karen Gloyer Books, The Voice and Southern Virginia Higher Education Center.

(54) Orren Gordon (Management major), Darrin Leonard (Marketing major) and Jacob Wiler (Management major) were the Top Performers in Small Group Role-Play with Industry as assessed by Circana, Collegiate Connections, New York Life, and the Virginia Port Authority.

(55) Fourteen students in Intermediate Accounting I hosted Cary Davis (Agent) from the IRS in the classroom. A big thanks to Leah Hall for her hospitality!

(56) Markese Beck (Management major), Kyla Gabay (Marketing major), Michael Kuangu (Information Systems major), Mia May (Management major) and Clarissa Womack (Information Systems major) were the Top Performers in Small Group Role-Play with Industry as assessed by Capitis Advisors, Lighthouse Labs and Inclusive Infrastructure Solutions.

(57) Naomi Anderson (Management major), Kashka Beazer (Management major), Zaria Cole (Marketing major), Samiyah Cook (Management major), James Prescott (Management major) and Kiersten Williams (Marketing major) were the Top Performers in Small Group Role-Play with Industry as assessed by Bank of America, Accenture and the U.S. Postal Service.

(58) Fifteen students in the M.B.A. program departed for D.C. for an overnight conference relevant to the College’s new Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Club.

(59) Twenty-five students in Intro to Business hosted Sam Hayes (CEO) from Stratageum in the classroom. A big thanks to Louis Dabney for his hospitality!

(60) Ashton King (Management major), Darrin Leonard (Marketing major), Josiah Mcintyre (Management major) and Kamila Powell (Management major) were the Top Performers in Small Group Role-Play with Industry as assessed by NBC, Capitol Extracts, Central Virginia African American Chamber of Commerce, Prince George County, The Idea Center and Wake County Public Schools.

(61) Zhiyon Jordan (Management major), Calvin King (Accounting major), Michael Kuangu (Management major), Arriyona Maxwell (Accounting major), Lakhi Vandiver (Marketing major), Kaylah Washington (Information Systems major) and Imani Yates (Accounting major) were the Top Performers in Small Group Role-Play with Industry as assessed by Bloomberg, HCA, X-RAY Market Research, Richmond Public Schools, Apex Center for Entrepreneurs, Montgomery County, Kearney & Company, New York City Council, Alliance Group, Carvana, Hire 1 Staffing, VCU and Chesterfield County.

(62) Nyla Marshall (Management major), Makayla Robinson (Management major) and Kiersten Williams (Marketing major) hosted a dozen entrepreneurs for a Black Vendors Bazaar attended by ninety persons.

(63) SyAna Archie (Management/HR major) earned admission to graduate school at George Washington University to study HR.

(64) Lauren Parham (Management/HR major) earned admission to graduate school at the University of South Carolina to study HR; Lauren has also been admitted to Columbia University.

(65) Amyia Morgan (Management major) shadowed executives at the Washington Commanders in D.C.

(66) Jada Bourne (Marketing major) earned an invite to study abroad in Rwanda this May.

(67) Taylor Williams (Marketing major) earned the opportunity to model in the prestigious RVA Fashion Week in April for the second year in a row.

(68) Rodney Allen (Management major) and forty of his colleagues hosted Dustin Olverson (Owner) from eXP Realty for a workshop in the Real Estate Club.

(69) Justin Francis, Gabby Gunn, Jillian Lavender, Patrick Ricks, Te'Anna Taylor and Tony Tucker (all Accounting majors) participated in the NABA Day conference in Norfolk.

(70) Nakiyah Jones (Marketing major) and Nadia Jones (Marketing major) along with fifteen of their colleagues hosted Steve Parker (Mentor) from Lighthouse Labs in the classroom relevant to Marketing Channels. A big thanks to Jun Lim for his hospitality!

(71) Brianna Alexander (Accounting major), Alhaji Sesay (Management major), Shantell Gay (Accounting major), Ashton King (Management major), Andre Ford (Marketing major), Darrin Leonard (Marketing major), DeJhun McDougal (Accounting major), Deirra Rawlings (Management major) and Jezavier Wilson (Management major) were the Top Performers in Small Group Role-Play with Industry as assessed by Warren Whitney, Modivcare, ept, EY, HCA, RVA Financial, GALE, Xerox Richmond Public Schools and Virginia21.

(72) Markese Beck (Management major), Ahmari Elliott (Management major), Arvon Griffin (Information Systems major), Zavion Harris (Marketing major), Michael Kuangu (Management major), Mia May (Management major) and Clarissa Womack (Information Systems major) were the Top Performers in Small Group Role-Play with Industry as assessed by Capital One and Lighthouse Labs.

(73) Adil Garcia-Omar (Accounting major), Jarratt Dance Kelly (Management major), Orren Gordon (Management major), Shevin Matthews (Marketing major) and Khalil Morris-Johnson (Management major) were the Top Performers in Small Group Role-Play with Industry as assessed by RVA Roofing, Virginia Supportive Housing, Simpli.fi, Commonwealth of Virginia Consulting, GFL Environmental and Lowes.

(74) Brianna Harper (Management major), Darrin Leonard (Marketing major), Dyllan Moore (Management major), Dayshaun Moore (Management major), Ramiya Payne (Management major) and Brianna Thweatt (Management major) were the Top Performers in Small Group Role-Play with Industry as assessed by Hosted Backbone, Virginia's Gateway Region, Growing Perspectives Career Consulting, Skinner Law Office, The Beauty Café and VCU.

(75) Naomi Anderson (Management major) and James Prescott (Management major) were the Top Performers in Small Group Role-Play with Industry as assessed by Robert Half, DMV and Chesterfield County Public Schools.

(76) Sixty-five students participated in a Leadership Conference and interfaced with guests including e.g. Brian Jamison (Director of Cloud Services Architecture) from Microsoft.

(77) Elijah Jackson (Marketing major) earned a paid internship for the summer in Williamsburg at Busch Gardens.

(78) TraDarious Harper (Management major) earned free admission to a Keller Williams real estate licensure coursework program.

(79) Jada Bourne (Marketing major) earned a $2,500 competitive scholarship from UNCF.

(80) Taysia Hicks (Management major) participated in a real estate networking event with our friend Essie Weiss (CEO) from the Cuddle Foundation.

(81) Rodney Allen (Management major) and thirty of his colleagues hosted Joli Aslan (Owner) from CapConX Management Solutions for a workshop in the Real Estate Club.

(82) Markese Beck (Management major), Cameron Davis (Management major), Ahmari Elliott (Management major), Zavion Harris (Marketing major), Mia May (Management major), Jordyn Myrie (Marketing major), V’nya Strachon (Marketing major) and Clarissa Womack (Information Systems major) were the Top Performers in Small Group Role-Play with Industry as assessed by Shaheen, Ruth, Martin & Fonville, MAHOVA and MUNA.

(83) Cameron Davis (Management major), Kayla House (Accounting major), Ashton King (Management major), Sydney McGee (Marketing major) and Ronald Taylor (Marketing major) were the Top Performers in Small Group Role-Play with Industry as assessed by Focus Investment Banking, Virginia Board of Accountancy and Centering Elements.

(84) Cameron Davis (Management major), Jeremy Edmunds (Marketing major), Cowyn Glass (Marketing major), Nazir Johnson (Accounting major), Dyllan Moore (Management major) and Ramiya Payne (Management major) were the Top Performers in Small Group Role-Play with Industry as assessed by Bank of America, CASA Chesterfield, Virginia Department of Education, Primerica, CodeRVA, Church & Dwight and Keiter.

(85) Naomi Anderson (Management major), Samiyah Cook (Management major) and Tyron Rice (Management major) were the Top Performers in Small Group Role-Play with Industry as assessed by Deloitte, City of Colonial Heights Office of Commonwealth’s Attorney and Elevate Financial Group.

(86) Cameron Davis (Management major) participated in a Chesterfield Chamber of Commerce networking event with twenty businesses.

(87) Nyalynn Cherry (Information Systems major), Cameron Davis (Management major) and Geovany Disla (Accounting major) participated in the Virginia’s Gateway Region Annual Dinner in Petersburg with forty businesses.

(88) Cameron Bunns (Information Systems major), Nardos Kebede (Information Systems major), Rose Moyenga (Information Systems major) and Floyd Nelson (Information Systems major) earned an invite to participate in the RVA Hackathon in Richmond March 27^th to 29^th.

(89) Jordyn Myrie (Marketing major) earned a remote internship for the semester at Productive Business.

(90) Lauryn Dildy (Management/HR major) mentored children at Cool Spring Elementary School in Petersburg.

(91) Rodney Allen (Management major) shadowed Dustin Olverson (Owner) of eXp Realty in Chesterfield.

(92) Jacynda Trent (Accounting major) earned an accounting internship at Meadows Urquhart in Richmond for the spring semester; Jacynda also earned a summer internship in accounting at Keiter in Richmond.

(93) Rodney Allen (Management major) along with forty of his colleagues hosted Majid Beckwith (Realtor) for a lunch and learn relevant to the College’s Real Estate Club.

(94) Markese Beck (Management major), Ahmari Elliott (Management major), Arvon Griffin (Management major), Zavion Harris (Marketing major), Mia May (Management major), Jordyn Myrie (Marketing major), BriAsia Parker (Marketing major) and V’nya Strachon (Marketing major) were the Top Performers in Small Group Role-Play with Industry as assessed by Capital One, Gilbane and Northwestern Mutual.

(95) Ashton King (Management major), Josiah Mcintyre (Management major), Alhaji Sesay (Management major), Ronald Taylor (Marketing major) and Dennis Walker (Accounting major) were the Top Performers in Small Group Role-Play with Industry as assessed by PricewaterhouseCoopers, Arcus Consultants, Value Leadership, Cornerstone Advisor Group and MBL.

(96) Nazir Johnson (Accounting major), Dyllan Moore (Management major), Ramiya Payne (Management major) and Emerald Young (Marketing major) were the Top Performers in Small Group Role-Play with Industry as assessed by Prelical Solutions, PSMJ Resources, Southpark Carpet & Flooring Outlet, X-RAY Market Research and City of Richmond Sheriff’s Office.

(97) Naomi Anderson (Management major), Cameron Davis (Management major) and Kiersten Williams (Marketing major) were the Top Performers in Small Group Role-Play with Industry as assessed by Winter HR Consulting.

(98) Derrick Barnes (Marketing major), Calvin King (Accounting major), Khalil Morris-Johnson (Management major) and Lakhi Vandiver (Marketing major) were the Top Performers in Small Group Role-Play with Industry as assessed by Abbott, Broderick Communications, State Farm and Fyt 2 Live Coaching Services.

(99) Jada Bourne (Marketing major), Kelena Carter (Marketing major), Lauryn Dildy (Management/HR major), Alani Hoilett (Accounting major), Dyshaun Moseley (Marketing major) and Roan Sidhu (Accounting major) participated in a lunch and learn with Tavaris Handley (Recruiter) from the University of Virginia to discuss graduate school.

(100) Brooke McClinton (Information Systems major) was admitted to graduate school at Columbia like Lauren Parham (Management/HR major) as previously announced; because Brooke has also been admitted to Carnegie Mellon she now has a big decision to make for the fall.

(101) Students’ excellence materialized in new donations of $4,500 to the College including from the Mortgage Bankers Association and Networking Technologies + Support.

(102) Markese Beck (Management major), Ahmari Elliott (Management major), Arvon Griffin (Management major), Mia May (Management major) and Jordyn Myrie (Marketing major) were the Top Performers in Small Group Role-Play with Industry as assessed by Timmons Group, Southpark Carpet & Flooring Outlet, Verus Financial Partners and Elmsure Insurance.

(103) Raesaun Ellis (Marketing major), Andre Ford (Marketing major), Ashton King (Management major) and Darrin Leonard (Marketing major) were the Top Performers in Small Group Role-Play with Industry as assessed by State Farm and Makeup by Holly.

(104) Jeremy Edmunds (Marketing major), Nazir Johnson (Accounting major) and Ramiya Payne (Management major) were the Top Performers in Small Group Role-Play with Industry as assessed by Richmond Region Tourism and B&S Development.

(105) Samiyah Cook (Management major), James Prescott (Management major) and Kiersten Williams (Marketing major) were the Top Performers in Small Group Role-Play with Industry as assessed by CoStar.

(106) Jadlynn McCutchen (Management major) visited with children at Southside Elementary School in Dinwiddie and read to the students.

(107) Geovany Disla (Accounting major) earned an invite to attend a finance conference at the University of Richmond on March 20.

(108) Rodney Allen (Management major) passed his real estate licensure exam.

(109) Brooke McClinton (Information Systems major) earned admission to graduate school at Carnegie Mellon relevant to Information Systems in Business Intelligence and Data Analytics.

(110) Tyron Rice (Management major) earned a paid summer internship at Target in Suffolk relevant to Sales Operations Management.

(111) Nadia Jones (Marketing major) earned a spring internship at Door Dash relevant to being a campus ambassador and will join Katheryn Moore (Marketing major) as previously announced.

(112) Kayla House (Accounting major) and Shannell Williams (Accounting major) earned an invite to participate on March 16 in a shadow visit to Cetera Financial Group in Richmond with Joanne White (Financial Advisor).

(113) Jada Bourne (Marketing major), Cowyn Glass (Marketing major), Jasmine Kidd (Management major), Tyron Rice (Management major) and Kelis Valentine (Accounting major) earned an invite to participate in a retreat to be held in D.C. between February 22^nd and 24^th relevant to their membership in the Charlie Hill Fellows Program.

(114) Elijah Adams (Management major), Justin Aponte (Marketing major), Jada Bourne (Marketing major), Gabby Braxton (Marketing major), Geovany Disla (Accounting major), Janiyah McMillan (Accounting major), Elise Thomas (Accounting major) and Sanaa Witherspoon (Management major) participated in the Thurgood Marshall College Fund DevCon conference in Baltimore.

(115) Micah Stewart (Accounting major) and Elise Thomas (Accounting major) participated in the Bethel Campus Fellowship intercollegiate conference in North Carolina.

(116) Marquis Mason (Marketing major) and Tylei Scott (Marketing major) hosted Governor Abigail Spanberger on campus for a conversation pertinent to VSU achievement.

(117) Jada Bourne (Marketing major) earned free membership in the Commercial Real Estate for Women (CREW) in Richmond.

(118) Ahmari Elliott (Management major), Kyla Gabay (Marketing major), Arvon Griffin (Management major), Mia May (Management major), Jordyn Myrie (Marketing major) and Clarissa Womack (Information Systems major) were the Top Performers in Small Group Role-Play with Industry as assessed by Altria, Virginia Credit Union and Maxxtell Creations.

(119) Amaya Jackson (Management major), Larry Monroe (Accounting major), Kamila Powell (Management major) and Shannell Williams (Accounting major) were the Top Performers in Small Group Role-Play with Industry as assessed by Dominion Energy, The Beran Group, USI, Man by Design, Feed More, Lamar Advertising and College Hunks.

(120) Kyri Browne-Stocker (Marketing major), Cowyn Glass (Marketing major), Chanyse Radcliff (Marketing major), Darwon Russell (Management major), Brianna Thweatt (Management major) and Nasir White (Management major) were the Top Performers in Small Group Role-Play with Industry as assessed by Ten Feet Tall, Christina Taylor Collective, TCT Design Firm, Virginia Credit Union, Hourigan and Sports Backers.

(121) Naomi Anderson (Management major), James Prescott (Management major) and Kiersten Williams (Marketing major) were the Top Performers in Small Group Role-Play with Industry as assessed by First Choice Business Brokers, Freeland Engineering and Virginia Department of Corrections.

(122) Adil Garcia-Omar (Accounting), Calvin King (Accounting major), Brandon Manns (Management major), Alana Patterson (Information Systems major) and Niyah Quick (Marketing major) were the Top Performers in Small Group Role-Play with Industry as assessed by Tik Tok, ABC, Northwestern Mutual, New York Life and Classic Granite and Marble.

(123) Aszwan Hite (Marketing major) participated in the College’s Industry Council(s) meeting in Richmond with companies including EY, Mortgage Bankers Association, Networking Technologies and Support, BandyWorks, Binary Formations, Gilbane, Fulton Bank, Central Virginia African American Chamber of Commerce, Metamorphosis Consulting, Shamin Hotels, Virginia Department of Corrections, Pace Equity and PIC Results.

(124) Camron Cooper (Marketing major), Amiyah Ponton (Management major) and Makayla Robinson (Management major) earned an invite to participate in the Ph.D. Project Conference March 19 to 21 in Chicago.

(125) Cameron Davis (Management major), Lauryn Dildy (Management/HR major), Micah Stewart (Accounting major), Chloe Williams (Accounting major), Kevin Williams (Management major) and Hope Woodies (Marketing major) participated in a radio conversation pertinent to entrepreneurship with business owners from Tax & Solutions Alliance, Wabash & Lake, Client First Insurance Group and Winslow & McCurry Law.

(126) Basil Anderson (Information Systems major), Brooke McClinton (Information Systems major), Lauren Parham (Management/HR major) and Christina Ruffin (Management major) volunteered at Cool Springs Elementary in Petersburg providing food to faculty/staff.

(127) Devin Darling (Management major), Arianna Ferguson (Accounting major), Justin Francis (Accounting major), Nakiyah Jones (Marketing major), Calvin King (Accounting major), Brooke McClinton (Information Systems major), Makayla Robinson (Management major), Christina Ruffin (Management major) and Cameron Smith (Management major) participated in a sixty minute focus group relevant to marketing the College’s M.B.A. program.

(128) Markese Beck (Management major), Arvon Griffin (Management major), Michael Kuangu (Information Systems major), Mia May (Management major), Jordyn Myrie (Marketing major) and Keana Washington (Accounting major) were the Top Performers in Small Group Role-Play with Industry as assessed by W USI, Aces Payments, Atlantic Union Bank, Truist, Productive Business and Tax Solutions Alliance.

(129) Nazir Johnson (Accounting major), Brianna Thweatt (Management major) and Tkiyah Wilson (Marketing major) were the Top Performers in Small Group Role-Play with Industry as assessed by Hosted Backbone, State Farm, Mad Science and Virginia Credit Union.

(130) Calvin King (Accounting major), Khalil Morris-Johnson (Management major), Alana Patterson (Information Systems major) and Berlutchy Jean Pierre (Information Systems major) were the Top Performers in Small Group Role-Play with Industry as assessed by Qualified Staffing, Virginia Partners in Policymaking and New York Life.

(131) Naomi Anderson (Management major) and Kiersten Williams (Marketing major) were the Top Performers in Small Group Role-Play with Industry as assessed by RT Specialty and Handy Man.

(132) Justin Francis (Accounting major) participated in a Needham Co. Growth Conference in New York with scores of business professionals.

(133) Jada Bourne (Marketing major) earned an internship for the spring semester with Feed More in the capacity of a campus ambassador.

(134) Leilani Liggins (Marketing major) earned an opportunity to participate in the VA21 Student Advocacy Summit and to lobby the General Assembly on February 24 & 25.

(135) Jada Bourne (Marketing major) earned an externship at Home Depot.

(136) Lauren Parham (Management/HR major) earned admission to Columbia University relevant to graduate school and the Human Capital Management program.

(137) Ramiya Payne (Management major), Ryan Ruffin (Management major) and Brianna Thweatt (Management major) were the Top Performers in Small Group Role-Play with Industry as assessed by W.M. Jordan, Pace-Equity, C&F Bank and The Trotter House.

(138) Berlutchy Jean Pierre (Management major), James Prescott (Management major), Aniya Wright (Management major) and Imani Yates (Accounting major) were the Top Performers in Small Group Role-Play with Industry as assessed by Mike King Biz, Focused Project Management, JEA Communications, Let's Do It Right Events, Swift Creek & Powhatan Living and Bon Secours.

(139) Naomi Anderson (Management major), Samiyah Cook (Management major), Jason Parrilla (Marketing major) and James Prescott (Management major) were the Top Performers in Small Group Role-Play with Industry as assessed by Century Construction and the Virginia Information Technology Agency.

(140) Markese Beck (Management major), Ahmari Elliott (Management major), Zavion Harris (Marketing major), Mia May (Management major) and Clarissa Womack (Information Systems major) were the Top Performers in Small Group Role-Play with Industry as assessed by the Crater Planning District Commission.

(141) Seventy students participated in the VSU Career Services Expo and interfaced with the eighty employers.

(142) Katheryn Moore (Marketing major) was profiled nationally and internationally relevant to her participation in the Grammy’s as previously announced.

(143) Mekhi Johnson (Accounting major) earned a paid tax internship for the summer in Richmond at Keiter.

(144) Arianna Ferguson (Accounting major) earned a paid finance internship for the summer in Rocky Mount at Cummins.

(145) Shannell Williams (Accounting major) participated in an externship at Keiter.

(146) Kiersten Williams (Marketing major) returned from abroad in Columbia and Kyra Royal (Management major) the same from Japan where she studied, the latter as previously announced.

(147) Katheryn Moore (Marketing major) earned an invite to shadow at the Grammy’s in Los Angeles next week.

(148) Samiya Dell (Management major) shadowed Rob Sheets and Chris Van Volkenburg along with the balance of the leadership team at Carvana in Chesterfield.

(149) Samiya Dell (Management major) and Katheryn Moore (Marketing major) visited with MBL at the Petersburg Coworking Space with Startup America.

(150) Jada Bourne (Marketing major) earned a virtual internship for the spring semester at HBCU First in the capacity of a Campus Ambassador.

(151) TaQuan Evans (M.B.A. student) earned a full-time position as a Revenue Auditor at Live Casino in Petersburg.

(152) Cameron Davis (Management major) attended the Content Cartel Mastermind Conference in Miami.

(153) Jeremy Edmunds (Marketing major), Marcus Hodges (Management major) and Tkiyah Wilson (Marketing major) were the Top Performers in Small Group Role-Play with Industry as assessed by Fulton Bank, Kalyan Hospitality and Startup America

(154) Seven students hosted Will Willis (Chair of Board) from AI Ready RVA for a conversation pertinent to artificial intelligence.

(155) Samiya Dell (Management major), Kayla House (Accounting major) and Darrin Leonard (Marketing major) were the Top Performers in Small Group Role-Play with Industry as assessed by McKesson, PIC Results, The Sweet Stop, Cetera Investment Services and LISC Virginia.

(156) Naomi Anderson (Management major), Daniel Gunn (Management major), Tyron Rice (Management major), Andrina Spriggs (Accounting major) and Kiersten Williams (Marketing major) were the Top Performers in Small Group Role-Play with Industry as assessed by Gerdau, EY, AbbVie, Dominion Energy and FlxAble Business Concepts and Solutions.

(157) Ahmari Elliott (Management major), Markese Beck (Management major), Melanie Strand (Management major), Mia May (Management major) and Zavion Harris (Marketing major) were the Top Performers in Small Group Role-Play with Industry as assessed by Chesterfield Commonwealth Attorney’s Office, Weichert Realtors Brockwell & Associates, Independent Consultant Services and Chesterfield County Library.

(158) Alexa Anthony (M.B.A. student), India Bundy (M.B.A. student), Andre Garvin (M.B.A. student), Jovian Lingard (M.B.A. student) and Tyanna Smith-Bey (M.B.A. student) participated in a photo shoot to market the M.B.A. program.