Boeing Institute of International Business Honors Hussmann Award Recipients

On Wednesday, Oct. 12, the Boeing Institute of International Business hosted its annual Hussmann International Business Awards Ceremony to draw attention to outstanding global business leaders and high-achieving students in the field of international business.

Honorees and program participants pose for a group photo at the conclusion of the ceremony. Seated from left are the student scholars and the two professional awardees: Xixian He, Gina Kowalczyk, Fleur Maarse, Francois Fraudeau, Peter Wyse Jackson, Ph.D., Claire Titus-Ieronimo, Miranda Koors and Hope Williams. Standing, from left are: Saramina Berman, Seung Kim, Ph.D., Raul Gervasoni, Hadi Alhorr, Ph.D., Mark Higgins, Ph.D., Robert Clausen, President Fred Pestello, Ph.D., and David Orthwein.

Congratulations to the 2016 Scholars and Awardees recognized at the 2016 Hussmann International Business Awards Ceremony:

Professional Awardees:

The 2016 International Visionary Award was presented to Dr. Peter Wyse Jackson, president of the Missouri Botanical Garden (MOBOT), by Lelia Farr, chair of the MOBOT Board of Trustees.
The 2016 Globalist Awardwas presented to Francois Fraudeau, CEO of Novus International, by Dave Rabe, vice president at Emerson.

Student Scholars:

The Anheuser-Busch Global Business Scholarship was presented to Gina Kowalczyk by Raul Gervasoni from Anheuser-Busch InBev.
The BIIB Advisory Board International Business Scholarship was presented to Hope Williams by David Orthwein, a member of the advisory board.
The Bud Berman and Kellwood Company Global Business Scholarship was presented to Xixian He by Saramina Berman.
The Neil Seitz International Business Student Scholarship was presented to Claire Titus-Ieronimo by Hadi Alhorr, Ph.D., director of the Boeing Institute of International Business.
The Novus Global Business Scholarship was presented to Miranda Koors by Francois Fraudeau, CEO of Novus International.
The Seung Kim International Business Scholarship was presented to Fleur Maarse by Seung Kim, Ph.D., executive director of the Boeing Institute of International Business.

This event was sponsored by Tom and Kate Gunn, with the honor wall provided by Bob and Rose Clausen.

The Boeing Institute of International Business provides professional programs as well as academic degrees in international business in the Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business at Saint Louis University.

Professional programs include this Hussmann international business awards ceremony, an annual Monsanto international business conference, a spring Boeing guest lecture program, seminars, publications, and a data center.

Undergraduate and graduate programs in international business are consistently ranked in the top 20 by U.S. News & World Report. These include the undergraduate concentration, a supporting area for undergraduate business students, a minor in international business for non-business majors, an international concentration in the MBA program, the Master of International Business degree with an executive format (EMIB), and a doctor of philosophy in international business and marketing.

For more information on the Institute, email biib@slu.edu or call 314-977-3898.