Thomas & Mary Duff Graduate Tuition Fellowship
Anna Kytonen-Coffman - Rochester, MN | Anna is the Senior Associate Director of Marketing and Communications at Alia, a nonprofit whose mission is to transform child welfare systems so all children can live safely with their families. As a part of a large, blended family, she feels deeply the need for belonging and strong family connections, and she brings this passion to her everyday work.
Steven Chandler Borrillo - Rochester, MN | Chandler is a Hardware Compliance Program Manager working at IBM and has a background in engineering with a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering. He has aspirations to become a business leader. Chandler enjoys weight lifting, rollerblading, traveling, and spending time with his wife and daughter.
Fred C. and Mary H. Lewis UMD MBA Scholarship
No recipient this year
Lilyquist Family MBA Scholarship
Allison Rients - Waterville Minnesota | Allison recently graduated with her undergraduate degree in Finance at LSBE and has worked this past year with Compeer Financial's Credit Ag Lending Team. She enjoys spending time with family and friends, participating in various experiences within the Newman Center, as well as running and being outdoors. She also enjoyed taking part in Duluth's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program during the 2024 tax season.
Maki Graduate Tuition Fellowships
Sandra Gress - Lakeville, MN | Sandy is a Senior Director of Clinical Programs at Cohere Health, a startup Health Tech company focused on rethinking the way that healthcare costs and quality are managed. She enjoys the outdoors and spending time with her husband and three kids on camping trips around Minnesota.
Nathan Thorvilson - Rochester, MN | Nathan is an Affordable Housing Project Manager for US Bank Community Development Corporation helping to finance and invest in multifamily housing developments nationwide. Outside of work, he loves minor league baseball games, biking as much as possible, and getting outdoors with his wife and three young boys.
LSBE Graduate Student Tuition Fellowships
William Faul - Lake Geneva Wisconsin | William is a Manager at Pier B Resort Hotel and a game day operations manager for the Duluth Harbor Monsters. He has recently graduated from UMD with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree and enjoys fishing, hunting, and staying active in his free time.
Karina Gonzalez Carta - Rochester, Minnesota | Karina is a Senior Program Coordinator and Manager of the Artificial Intelligence Lab, for Ortho-Sports Medicine at Mayo Clinic. She is a Cardiologist from Venezuela and is a Member of the American College of Cardiology International Governors Steering Committee, SJL Women's Leadership Group and Chair of Cardiac Rehab and Sports Cardiology of the Interamerican Society of Cardiology. She enjoys spending time with her two sons, Enrique and Andres.
Janessa Olson - Litchfield, MN | Janessa is a student in the LSBE MBA 4+1 program. She graduated last spring 2024 with her Bachelor's of Accounting. Janessa enjoys traveling and playing pickleball with her family and friends.
Lauren Pavey - St. Francis, MN | Lauren recently graduated from UMD with a Bachelor's degree in Finance. She enjoys traveling, reading, and spending time with friends and family.
Hunter Prouty - Rochester | Hunter is a Program Coordinator for the Department of Neurosurgery at Mayo Clinic. When not working or studying, Hunter spends his time enjoying nature and traveling.
Benjamin Trenary - Stewartville, MN | Benjamin is currently working on getting his MBA in one year. He even already has a job lined up for when he finishes his MBA at a financial firm in Rochester, Minnesota as a financial advisor.