Points of Pride

Mailing Address
Cleveland State University
Monte Ahuja College of Business
2121 Euclid Avenue, BU 420
Cleveland, OH 44115-2214

Campus Location
Monte Ahuja Hall, Room 420
1860 E. 18th Street
Cleveland, OH 44114
Phone: 216-687-3786

Webmaster
business.marketing@csuohio.edu

Student Success

Claire Maltman: PCAOB Scholar for 2021-2022 academic year
Thomas M'Barek: 2020-2021 Senior CLASS Award by the NCAA Division
Josiah Fleshman: Accounting Graduating Senior and College of Business Spring 2021 Valedictorian
Shakeeb Julien: Chia Fan Scholar, Two Internships, OSM Graduating Senior
Beta Alpha Psi: Earns Two First Place Best Practice Awards for the Midwest Region
Ahmad Anis: Wins Global Cleveland Pitch Contest in the IT/Connected Device Category
Cameron Tolbert: Entrepreneurship courses lead to multiple competitions and i-Corps Program experience
American Marketing Association Earns Honorable Mention in annual AMA Collegiate Case Competition
Rick Reske, Student Manager of the Northeast Ohio Student Venture Fund
American Marketing Association Earns Recognition for Outstanding Planning
Accounting Students Earn Microsoft Office Specialist Excel Certification: Pilot Program ACT 222 Class
Elizabeth Fanger: College of Business Fall 2020 Valedictorian
Jason Howard: President of FMA, Virtual Internship leads to full-time position
Ranyah Aitelkadi: Office of Civic Engagement Democracy Fellow
Kamryn Sharer, Ohio Export Intern: Interning in the time of COVID-19
Ohio Export Internship Program Students, Summer 2020: Natasha Fly, Kristina Hart, Shakeeb Julien, Andiara Lima Piiparinen, Tanner McHugh, Rachel Robertson, Jonathan Sayre, Kamryn Sharer and Cherise Thomas
Two CSU Grad Students Complete REDIzone Burton D. Morgan Future MedTech Entrepreneur Internship Program

2019-2020 Student Success Stories

52nd Annual Student Rotary Programs of Excellence

American Marketing Association Collegiate Case Competition 2020
Alysha Ellis: Co-founder of Freshly Rooted and MBA Graduate December 2019
Vike Tank 2019 Winners: Grace Bitzer, Josh Larson and Harry Quinones - November 2019
Ariella Ponikvar: 2nd place in the Inaugural Ohio Collegiate Sales Competition - November 2019
Fluvia Mendez: College of Business Valedictorian, Fall 2019
Beta Alpha Psi Earns Superior Chapter Status - Fall 2019
Beta Alpha Psi and Accounting Department Host Successful Ohio Society of CPAs High School Accounting Day
Two CSU Students to Participate in The KeyBank Leadership and Creativity Undergraduate Minority Student Symposium
- Krystal Rivera
- Karina Mora
- Their Experience
Information Systems Students Place Third at Information Security Summit - October 2019
11 CSU Students Intern at Sherwin-Williams, Summer 2019
Ohio Export Internship Program Students, Summer 2019: Will Freeman, Elise Holdsworth, Spencer Klema, Jillian Perko and Klaus Sallaku
From Startup Vikes to Erie Hack - Team Vol: Cameron Tolbert, Ramon Clayton, Jibreel Gould and Asiri Samasdera

2018-2019 Student Success Stories

51st Annual Rotary Programs of Excellence

Kaila Griffin: University Valedictorian
Executive MBAs Consult on Executive Decisions: Mirza Beg, Melissa Brown, Christopher Nance and Kristy O'Carz
Kristin Davis: Graduating Glasscock Scholar
Alex Griesmer: Graduating Glasscock Scholar
American Marketing Association Collegiate Case Competition 2019: CSU Students Place in Top 15 Nationwide, Semi-Finalists
Beta Alpha Psi: Building on Success of 2017-2018, Chapter will again host the Intercollegiate Ethics Case Competition
Students of MGT 443/543 Enterpreneurship: Preparation for ErieHack
Ohio Export Internship Program Students, Summer 2018: Yuzhun Liang, Sage Molina, Adam Nedergaard, Camille Sas, Morgan Sas and Fukunaga Yoshida

2017-2018 Student Success Stories

50th Annual Rotary Programs of Excellence

Michael Kostandaras: Ohio Society of CPAs Student Representative
Zachary Keider: IMA Student Leadership Conference, PricewaterhouseCoopers Intern
Erica Pizzolato: Masters of Accountancy 2018 Student Achievement Award from Federation of Schools of Accountancy
Shane McGuckin: Perfect 4.0, multiple internships, lands role at Progressive Insurance
Kayla Yontz: Parker Scholar and HR Intern
Marketing Duo Places 4th Out of 90 Teams Competing in AMA Marketing Strategy Competition: Amanda Thompson and Amalia Jerse
Beta Alpha Psi Named First Place - Best Practices in the Region
Dorcia Bolton: 2017 Finalist, Marketing Management Association StuKent Outstanding Teacher-Scholar
CSU Students Earn 2nd Place in CFA Research Regional Competition: Jaron Campbell, Romeo Metri, Dan Murray and Alexander Veltre, all Finance majors
Beta Alpha Psi 2018 Semi-Finalist for Ethics Award: Announced 2018 Intercollegiate Ethics Case Competition
American Marketing Association: 2017 Case Competition Honorable Mention Places in Top 25%
Brandyn Armstrong: 2015 Startup Vikes Winner Funded $50,000
FMA and Beta Alpha Psi: VIP tour of Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Three DBA Students: Present at International Applied Research Symposium
Accounting Department and Student Organizations: Ohio Society of CPAs High School Accounting Day