Thomas & Mary Duff Graduate Tuition Fellowship
Tyler Collien - Fond du Lac, WI | Tyler is a student athlete at UMD pursuing his MBA. He wants to work in the field of corporate finance. He enjoys spending time with his friends and being outdoors.
Hunter Prouty - Rochester, MN | Hunter is a Program Coordinator for the Department of Neurosurgery at Mayo Clinic, where he oversees the operations of research labs and education initiatives. He is a Minnesota native and enjoys all of the wonderful activity opportunities Minnesota has to offer.
Fred C. and Mary H. Lewis UMD MBA Scholarship
Noah Paulson - Duluth, MN | Noah is an LSBE graduate with his business management degree and also is going into his 5th season on the UMD Men's Basketball team. He enjoys spending time with friends and family who mostly all live in the Duluth area.
Matthew Thompson - Duluth, MN | Matthew is an ambitious learner who will soon be stepping into a new and exciting journey at the University of Minnesota-Duluth, where he will be completing his Master of Business Administration degree. He loves playing basketball and most things outdoors, and because of this it allows him to stay busy in the cold winter months, while also enjoying the long summer days.
Lilyquist Family MBA Scholarship
Jackson Poetz - Saint Cloud | Jackson recently graduated with an economics degree from UMD, and has a passion for economic development in his community. He enjoys many outdoor activities, including disc golf, pickleball, and backpacking. He also loves to hang out with his lovely girlfriend, Carrie.
Maki Graduate Tuition Fellowships
Ethan Dale - Pine Island, MN | Ethan is a Finance Business Partner working at Essentia Health and has a background in business with a BBA in Finance and Management. He enjoys watching and playing sports, especially hockey, baseball, and football, and loves spending time with friends and family at his family's cabin.
Nathan Thorvilson - Rochester, MN | Nathan is an Affordable Housing Asset Manager for US Bank Community Development Corporation helping to finance and invest in multifamily housing developments nationwide. Aside from work, he enjoys getting outdoors to camp and hike, biking as much as possible, and attending minor league baseball games with his wife and three young boys.
LSBE Graduate Student Tuition Fellowships
Joy Daniels - Anoka, MN | Joy is a summer intern at Ramsey County, where she had an amazing learning experience. She enjoys spending time with friends and unwinding with horror movies.
Mary Glenski - Rochester, MN | Mary is a local educator and runs a creative venture in SE Minnesota with a background in economics and marketing. She has been active in the Rochester community for over 10 years and enjoys spending her free time volunteering and creating art.
Karina Gonzalez Carta - Born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela. Has lived in Rochester, MN since 2015 | Karina Gonzalez Carta, is a Cardiologist, currently working in Research for Sports Medicine and serves as Lab Manager of the Orthopedics Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. She also serves as a Member of the Steering Committee of International Assembly of the American College of Cardiology. She enjoys family life with her two sons Enrique and Andres. She is grateful for the amazing opportunities the Labovitz MBA has provided.
Kristin Leveque - Rochester, MN | Kristin is a Core Manager working in the Office of Core Shared Services at Mayo Clinic and has a background in biochemistry and cytogenetics. She likes to spend her time quilting, reading, backpacking, traveling and can be talked into running half marathons on occasion.
Kan Liu - Changchun, China | Kan is a data scientist with a background in machine learning and cloud computing, currently focused on AI applications in healthcare. He holds a Ph.D. in Bioinformatics and enjoys exploring new technologies, traveling with friends, and fishing on weekends.
Kristin Munoz - Rochester, MN | Kristin is a Senior Project Manager in Mayo Clinic’s Division of Research Strategic Transformation, with a background in nonprofit management and business management.
MaryKate O'Brien - Wilbraham, MA | MaryKate is a Division 1 women's hockey player who just graduated magna cum laude with a double major in Business Analytics and Marketing and a minor in Management of Information Systems. She is now pursing her MBA while finishing her last year of NCAA hockey eligibility.
Ben Spratt - Maple Grove, MN | Ben is an Inventory Analyst Intern working at Target in the Twin Cities with a background in Consumer Insights & Analytics (BBA) from the University of Minnesota-Duluth. He enjoys going out with friends, watching movies/comedy, and playing electric guitar!
Isaac Stottler - Waconia, MN | Isaac graduated as a double major in Finance and Business Analytics. During his time at UMD, he has led many on-campus organizations such as TKE and the Greek Council. In his free time he enjoys golf, hanging with friends, and being outdoors.
Nicholas Westphal - Maple Grove, MN | Nick is a financial and revenue analyst at Revo Health and graduated from UMD with a BBA in finance and a minor in economics. He enjoys staying active, spending time with friends, and finding ways to serve others in his community and beyond.