Thomas & Mary Duff Graduate Tuition Fellowship
Brian Bakalyar - Claremont, MN | Brian is starting a brand new career with solar panel manufacturer REC Group. He enjoys spending time with his wife Mary and two boys Louis and Gus.
Fred C. and Mary H. Lewis UMD MBA Scholarship
Emily Poelma - Duluth, MN
Lilyquist Family MBA Scholarship
Erica Taylor - Maple Grove, MN | Erica graduated from UMD with degrees in Healthcare Management and Finance. Erica is enrolled in the accelerated MBA program and works as the Internship Program Student Assistant in LSBE. She enjoys weight lifting, spending time with family and friends, and being on the lake.
Maki Graduate Tuition Fellowships
Michael Cook - Rochester, MN | Mike is a Project Engineer in Olmsted County's Environmental Resources Department and supports the department with engineering projects, financial analysis, and operational evaluations. His favorite thing is spending time with his 4 children and wife and enjoys watching and playing soccer.
Anita Mohan | Currently in her last year of Plastic & reconstructive surgery residency at the Mayo Clinic. She received her undergraduate degree and initial years of surgical training in the UK. She has an interest in academic surgery, in addition to innovations and incorporating new technology in surgery and education, optimizing healthcare delivery and global surgery. In her spare time she loves traveling, running, hiking, playing tennis and drawing in her spare time.
LSBE Graduate Student Tuition Fellowships
Shawnadee Anderson - Austin, MN | Shawna is a Senior Sales Support Specialist at Hormel Foods. She enjoys spending time with friends and family either traveling & watching movies among a multitude of other activities.
Brett Conrad - Denver, CO | Brett is a Benefactor Service Associate at Mayo Clinic's Department of Development. He has two Bachelors degrees in psychology and technical theater design and construction. He enjoys spending his time with his friend and family, and is excited for the opportunity to attend the Labovitz School of Business.
Amrita De - Rochester, MN | Amrita is a Linguist by profession and she did her Masters in Linguistics. She is currently pursuing an MBA from LSBE. In the future, she would like to leverage her knowledge of Linguistics along with her analytical and leadership skills to provide solutions to real life business challenges. She loves reading books, listening to music and enjoying herself with family and friends.
Alisa Franchino - St. Francis, MN | Alisa is a Recruiter at Experis and has a Bachelors degree in Human Resource Management with a minor in International Business. Alisa enjoys hiking the beautiful North Shore and finding great places to try new food.
Tahsin Ishtiaque - Burnsville, MN | Tahsin is an Engineering Services Manager in one of the plants for Anchor Glass Container Corporation. He has a background in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering but grew his passion in running manufacturing business when he got involved in operations with his previous employer. Tahsin enjoys spending time with his 1-year-old pup Arthur and his wife.
Duane Morrow - Latrobe, PA | Duane is a Sr. Project Manager working at Mayo Clinic in the Research Planning & Strategy Unit and holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering. His dissertation research analyzed the tissue-fluid mechanics of skeletal muscle which he now uses primarily to improve the quality of the smoked meats he likes to prepare for his friends and family.
Katherine Schimnich - Saint Cloud, MN | Katherine is a pharmacy intern at Walgreens that enjoys spending her free time with friends and family. She is pursuing her PharmD and MBA through the University of Minnesota in hopes to become a leader to create change lasting throughout her community.