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CBA honors top teacher, outstanding students

From left, dean William Crittenden, professor Timothy Rupert, and GE executives Jason Cherry and Peter Bowen at the presentation of the College of Business Administration’s Husky Bowl for Best Teacher.

The College of Business Administration honored its best students and its top teachers at a ceremony in the Curry ballroom just before commencement.

Timothy Rupert, professor and James Carey Fellow of accounting, was presented the Husky Bowl as the college’s best teacher, as chosen by business students. Students also awarded certificates to finalists Nicole Boyson, assistant professor of finance and insurance, and Dennis Shaughnessy, assistant academic specialist in entrepreneurship and innovation.

Each faculty member was lauded at length by a student nominator.

Executives from General Electric Corp., which sponsors the award, were on hand for the ceremony and presented a $1,500 check to Rupert, as William Crittenden, the college’s dean of faculty, conveyed the bowl and a medal.

The annual award ceremony included the induction of the college’s top students into Beta Gamma Sigma, the honor society for accredited business programs. One hundred and ninety-six students were inducted: the top 7 percent of juniors, the top 10 percent of seniors, and the top 20 percent of graduate students.