Busch School Awards

The following students have earned the highest academic awards offered by the Busch School. The Valedictorian is our student with the highest GPA; the departmental awards are presented to our students who have excelled academically in their major areas. We also offer the unique “Michael Novak Free Enterprise Award,” which is given to the student who carries on their work and research in the spirit of Novak’s inquiry into the intersection of philosophical and theological questions with economic research.

2022 Awards

Award	Nominee
The Michael Novak Free Enterprise Award	Catherine Maeve O'Grady
Distinguished Accounting Student Award	Jack H. Murray
Distinguished Finance Student Award	Scott C McKinnon
Distinguished International Business Student Award	Christopher Adam Pszalgowski Jr.
Distinguished Marketing Student Award	Connor James Gerrity
Distinguished Management Student Award	Christopher V. Talamini-Kelemen
Distinguished Sales Student Award	Brooke Patricia Falvey
Distinguished Social Research Student Award	Frank Lumaj

Latin Honor Awards

The University recognizes graduates who complete their degree with a final, cumulative grade point average (GPA) above a 3.50.  This will be indicated on your diploma. You can earn your degree with:

• Distinction, i.e. cum laude, requiring 3.50
• Great distinction, i.e. magna cum laude, requiring 3.70
• Highest distinction, i.e. summa cum laude, requiring 3.90
  

The University policy can be found here.