Recent Alumni Achievement Award

The Recent Alumni Achievement Award was established by the Herbert Wertheim College of Business Recent Alumni Board in 2011 to honor extraordinary business alumni who graduated with an undergraduate or graduate degree in recent years.

Criteria for Selection

  • Strong preference for alumni who graduated from the Herbert Wertheim College of Business within the past 15 years (2011-2026)
  • Exceptional career foundation or post-graduate academic accomplishments
  • Community involvement and recognition
  • Service to the Herbert Wertheim College of Business and Florida State University

Nominations for the 2026 Herbert Wertheim College of Business Recent Alumni Achievement Award are open through April 30, 2026.

The Recent Alumni Achievement Award will be presented at the college’s Alumni Hall of Fame Gala on October 29, 2026. Recipient must be present at the gala to accept the award.

Nomination Form - Click Here

 

For more information, please contact Chelsea Vaughn, Alumni Engagement Manager.

       2025 Award Recipient

Abigail Danis

Abigail Danis

BS Marketing ’11
Market Development Manager
Endourology at Boston Scientific
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Past Award Recipients

  • 2024 - Tyler Smillie (BS Marketing ’14; MBA ’16), Executive Director and Banker, J.P. Morgan Private Bank
  • 2023 - David Orozco (BS Marketing '13), CEO, Brisas Empanadas
  • 2022 - Christina Lynch (BS Accounting, Finance & HRM '11), Founder & CEO, Trydent Consulting
  • 2021 - Dena Jalbert (MBA ’10), Founder & CEO, Align Business Advisory Services
  • 2019 - Colin O'Connor (BS Finance '11), Chief Operating Officer, ReliaQuest
  • 2018 - Daniel Herrera (BS Management & Entrepreneurship '14), Venture Associate, Miami Angels
  • 2017 - Melanie Griffin (BS Finance '03; JD/MBA '06), Managing Shareholder, Dean Mead Law Firm
  • 2016 - Terin Barbas Cremer (JD/MBA '10), Managing Partner, Barbas Cremer, PLLC
  • 2015 - Ronald Dod (BS Marketing '11, MSM '12), CEO, Grey Umbrella Marketing
  • 2014 - Kristen Mitchell (BS Hospitality Management & Marketing '07), Strategic Account Manager, KBZ Communications
  • 2013 - Chad A. Corbitt (BS Finance '09), Co-Founder, Study Edge
  • 2012 - Nikul A. Inamdar (BS Management Information Systems '01), Vice President, The Gatehouse Companies
  • 2011 - Brian P. Murphy (BS Finance & Accounting '00), President & CEO, ReliaQuest, LLC