Paul College congratulates the following students who are recognized for outstanding performance.
Paul College Student Excellence Award
Awarded to a graduating senior on the basis of overall excellence in academics, leadership, service, and character.
Chosen by faculty and staff nomination letters.
Awardees: (click on name below to view the faculty nomination video)
Parker Armstrong: Analytical Economics
- View Parker’s YouTube take over: https://youtu.be/jao4oHqMfzM
- View the faculty nomination from Professor Aziz Saglam, Senior Lecturer in Economics
Biyu Wang: Business Administration: Finance & Marketing
- View the faculty nomination from Professor Bruce Pfeiffer, Associate Professor of Marketing
Distinguished Student Awards for 2019-2020 academic school year
Paul College Service Award
Awarded to a Paul College Student who has demonstrated the highest ideals of good citizenship through their outstanding service to Paul College. (Ideas of service can be through work study, teaching assistant, research assistant or peer advisor positions.)
Chosen by staff and faculty nomination letters.
Awardees:
Kyle Manlogon
“Kyle serves as a Peer Accounting Leader (PAL)…he is (also) reliable and consistent in his service as an Employer Ambassador.”
Madeline Karlberg
“Maddy has made our community stronger, more inclusive and collaborative through her service to the college. She is passionate about giving back to the college and to her peers to consistently improve the experience for all.”
Brittney Walker
“As a Career Ambassador, Brittney helps during employer events…(allowing) the counselors and Director to be more strategic at those meetings.”
Zhaozhao (Elaine) Xie
“She served as a volunteer income tax assistant in 2019 and 2020, and helped over hundreds of students as a teaching assistant in Financial Accounting.”
Paul Pride Award
Awarded to a Paul College Student who has made a positive impact (through research, presentations, competitions, or community service) while representing Paul College.
Chosen by student, staff or faculty nomination letters.
Awardees:
Hannah Donahue
“Hannah wears several hats as a student worker in Paul Undergrad Office, Tour Guide for both Paul College and UNH, works on the Paul BiP program for Assoc. Dean Niman and is a TNH Editor. She is a true Wildcat!”
Anthony Gianelly
“Anthony served as first trumpet player in the pep band…participates in various intramural athletics…is a student worker and volunteer with McGregor EMS which serves UNH, Durham, Lee and Madbury.”
Cameron Horack
“Cameron has embraced the UNH and Paul College alumni networks and shared his tips openly & effectively with his peers.”
Alana Hovey
“Alana Hovey exemplifies #PaulPride. Alana has served as a peer advisor in the FIRE Program for two years, an office assistant in the graduate programs office, as well as an orientation leader.”
Carlton Robie
“He was a monumental part of the founding of Voice Z and just created a video for us to send out as recruiting collateral for next year.”
Paul College Inclusion Award
Awarded to a Paul College Student who has contributed to making Paul College a more inclusive community.
Chosen by student, staff or faculty nomination letters.
Awardees:
Harrison Gleed
“As a Paul Scholar pursuing a career in Accounting, Harry leads by example to make space for people of all backgrounds in a demanding, highly-structured career path.”
Isabelle Kapoian
“(Isabelle) has spent her years at UNH getting involved in the community and doing outreach to students and staff. She is passionate, articulate and very committed to making her community a better and safer place.”
Colleen Spear
“(Colleen) has been open about sharing her own experiences of both inclusion and exclusion…thus served as a powerful educator in that context (of Paul Diversity & Inclusion Committee).”
Biyu Wang
“Her love of education and her ability to translate and communicate difficult concepts has made her an exceptional tutor.”
Escarle Turcios
“Her focus on community and awareness, as well as her connections in Paul College and around the UNH campus have made her a central voice in promoting inclusion at UNH.”
Paul College Organization of the Year Award
Awarded to the Paul College Student Organization that has demonstrated significant success in following the mission and goals of their group and contributed positively to the Paul College community during this academic year.
Chosen by student nomination letters.
Awardee:
Professional Sales Group
“PSG is so much more than an organization, it is a team of dedicated individuals who continue to grow every day and are willing to help others be their best.”
"I have seen students grow into themselves and thrive within our group while developing unmatched sales and professional skills.”
Professional Sales Group Members:
Adams, Emily • Baroni, Nathaniel • Benoit, Matt • Cadagan, Johnny • Callahan, Scott • Campbell, Travis • Collard, Caroline • Cotter, Patrick • Daniels, Ben • Dushane, Julia • Fasold, Alli • Feldman, Ilya • Fiacco, Michael • Fiato, Rachel • Finn, Molly • Fogel, William • Gunter, Seth • Hutchins, Cameron • Joy, Jared • Kelley, Shane • Knox, Christine • Lamplough, Charles • Laurent, Kayla • Locandro, Katherine • Lupinacci, Samuel • Malatesta, Jake • Marand, Tara • Marshall, Kate • McArdle, Laura • McCann, Dustin • McIlroy, Sarah • Merian, Zachary • Morrissey, Liam • Muollo, Chris • O'Hara, Mary • O'Reilly, Skylar • Perry, Eric • Pescatore, Christina • Raftopoulos, Nikos • Reid, Andrew • Rozenberg, Paul • Ruotolo, Susannah • Schaake, Frederick • Sickles, Jack • Simard, Hannah • Sirmaian, Maxim • Snow, Carter • Sullivan, Dan • Thibodeau, Gavin • Tongue, Amanda • Whelan, Matt • Whittredge, Shane
Paul College Student Organization Leader Award
Awarded to a Paul College Student who has demonstrated outstanding leadership within a Paul College Student Organization.
Chosen by student nomination letters.
Awardee:
Christina Pescatore
“Her enthusiasm and dedication for the group reflects on others and her positive attitude is contagious. She is a prime example of what Paul College Represents”
"She should be applauded for all of the work that has gone into converting this program online. She has kept all of us engaged and motivated during this stressful time. Christina has also been a major player in converting two in-person competitions to an online format, and our first one was flawless.”
Paul College Emerging Leader Award
Awarded to a Paul College Student in their first 2 years who has contributed in a substantial way to the success of the program, event or student group’s mission.
Chosen by student nomination letters.
Awardees:
PJ Marcouiller
“I have yet to see him turn down an opportunity to get involved, and he is a strong leader for his FIRE team…when challenged to go to four professional development events, Pj went to nine.”
Hannah Vanden Heuvel
“Hannah’s ambition and determination along with her passionate work ethic; will make her a great leader in Paul College.”
Awarded to students with a cumulative GPA of 3.9 or above at the end of the 2019 fall semester.
Kindyl Alfonso • Ryan Allen • Ian Alpine • Gracie Anderson • Parker Armstrong • Claire Bacon • Kelsea Batchelder • Jeremy Bates • Jack Becker • Sarah Blampied • Paige Bohlig • Jenna Bortolussi • Nicholas Brown • Ryan Burke • Grace Cannon • Abigail Chapman • Zara Cheney • Jill Conry • Tierney Creighton • Carola Davis • Garrett Davison • Haley Demers • William Demers • Tyler Dickinson • Dreyton Dill • Elizabeth Dion • Danielle Doonan • Maria Eduarda Dos • Santos Koch • Katie DuBois • Jill Durkin • Megan Elwell • Charles Farrah • Clint Felch • Ryan Gallant • Lilia Gardner • Will Gaughan • Ivy Gogolin • Kaitlin Griffin • Andrew Groch • Jake Hewins • Bridget Hoffses • Joseph Hook • Lena Huang • Trevor Hunt • Sam Hussey • Gillian Jordan • Michael Judd • Kristine Keller-Miller • Sophia Koziell • Nicholas LaCreta • Noah Lapointe • Bryn Larkin • Camden Leno • Huan Li • Krysta Mack • Thurston Mann • Jon Marchiolo • Daniel Maurer • Sadie Mazzola • Mia McAuliffe • Bailey McDaniel • Brandi McKay • Andrew Meyer • Peter Mitchell • Madeline Moynihan • Matthew Murray • Benjamin Nadeau • Jessica Nelson • Alyssa Norris • Lisa Olsson • Matthew Oriente • Jessica Oswald • Erica Peplau • Mallory Perron • Jessica Pierson • Jason Plant • Kate Powlowsky • Hoppy Randazzo • Sean Ray • Erica Reith • Katie Remeis • Jessica Renna • Jacob Rich • Carlton Robie • Shannon Roche • Isabella Ronson • Sophie Ropp • Anupreet Saini • Jordan Sardo • Anna Schriefer • Emily Sergeant • Megan Sinclair • Daniella Sirois • Emily Soule • Edward Speidel • John Stewart • Ian Stromski • Katherine Swallow • Cameron Taatjes • Alex Tarczon • Carrie Tazbir • Henry Vaughan • Connor Waite • James Walsh • Ava Watkins • Whitney Wiley • Jack Wixson • Brahim Yatim • Emily Yopchick • Yu Hao • Raymond Zhu •
Jack Barnes
Thesis Title: IT Security Policy Compliance: A University Perspective
Thesis Advisor: Kholekile Gwebu
Oliver Botthof
Thesis Title: The Future for Actively Managed U.S. Equity Funds
Thesis Advisor: Huimin Li
Nicholas Brown
Thesis Title: “Using Daily Market Reports to Determine Whether the Efficient Market Hypothesis or the Behavioral Finance View Has More Support”
Thesis Advisor: Michael Goldberg
Abigail Chapman
Thesis Title: An Analysis of Jamie Dimon: Impact of Leadership and Culture at J.P. Morgan Chase
Thesis Advisor: Rick Killbride
Colin Daly
Thesis Title: The Future of Netflix
Thesis Advisor: Kevin McLaughlin
Margaret Dauphinas
Thesis Title: CSR Communication Techniques: How to Steer Away from Consumer Skepticism
Thesis Advisor: Lin Guo
Megan Elwell
Thesis Title: Understanding the Importance and Impact of Technology in an Accounting Setting: Work Outcomes and Relationships with Clients
Thesis Advisor: Le (Emily) Xu
Ilya Feldman
Thesis Title: The Effect of University Sales Education on the First After-College Sales Job
Thesis Advisor: Thomas Gruen
Sean Fontaine
Thesis Title: Analyzing the Social Media Presence of Nike, Adidas, and New Balance Using Social Listening
Thesis Advisor: Matthew O’Hern
Catherine Francis
Thesis Title: Understanding the Importance & Impact of Technology in an Accounting Setting
Thesis Advisor: Linda Ragland
Kyle Gourley
Thesis Title: The Effect of Changes in Taxation on Earned Income
Thesis Advisor: John Hasseldine
Annie Henry
Thesis Title: Exploring the Gender-Based Funding Gap in the Global Angel Investing Market
Thesis Advisor: Jeff Sohl
Delaney Housley
Thesis Title: The Effect of Gender on Ethical Investing
Thesis Advisor: Stephen Ciccone
Madeline Karlberg
Thesis Title: The Effect of CSR and Female Presence in Corporate Governance on Firm Tax Avoidance
Thesis Advisor: Viktoria Staneva
Ivana Korusiakova
Thesis Title: The Effect of Pensions on Fortune 500 Companies and the Stock Market
Thesis Advisor: Stephen Ciccone
Tim Larkin
Thesis Title: The Transformation of Accounting Information Systems Curriculum in the Last Decade
Thesis Advisor: Linda Ragland
Kara MacDonald
Thesis Title: Listening in: Investigating Social Media Activity in the Streaming Services Industry
Thesis Advisor: Matthew O’Hern
Amber Man
Thesis Title: Global Marketing Strategies Between Uber and Lyft
Thesis Advisor: Goskel Yalcinkaya
Andrew McCarthy (no image provided)
Thesis Title: Negative Interest Rates in Europe and Their Effect on Asset Inflation
Thesis Advisor: Jaroslav Horvath
Sinead McDonagh
Thesis Title: What Drives Prices Within Financial Markets?
Thesis Advisor: Michael Goldberg
Porter McManus
Thesis Title: How Efficient is Market Pricing: Can Investors Beat the Market? Further, are Assets Always Priced Correctly as Stated in the Efficient Market Hypothesis?
Thesis Advisor: Richard Kilbride
Brandon McNeil
Thesis Title: Price Prediction in the Sharing Economy: A Case Study with Airbnb Data
Thesis Advisor: Christopher Glynn
Kevin Murphy
Thesis Title: Causes of Chaos: Understanding Financial Crises in Latin America
Thesis Advisor: Ahmad Etebari
Dante Povinelli
Thesis Title: Aquaponics: A Sustainable Food Production System?
Thesis Advisor: Shadi Atallah
Ryan Quinn
Thesis Title: Tax in the 2020 Presidential Election
Thesis Advisor: John Hasseldine
Bryanna Richardson
Thesis Title: Can Fundamental Accounting Analyses be Used to Explain Macroeconomic Conditions?
Thesis Advisor: Le (Emily) Xu
Brian Rivet
Thesis Title: MLB Franchise Valuation
Thesis Advisor: Stephen Ciccione
William Saunders
Thesis Title: An Analysis of Excise Taxes on Wine in the United States
Thesis Advisor: John Hasseldine
Jessica Shah
Thesis Title: The Impact of Paid Leave on Employment of Women: The Case of Family Leave in California
Thesis Advisor: Reagan Baughman
Cara Small
Thesis Title: Predicting Gross Revenue using Online Movie Reviews
Thesis Advisor: Ali Hojjat
Chad Supranowicz
Thesis Title: The Impact of Tax Breaks & Incentives for Corporations on Local Economies
Thesis Advisor: Peter Zaimes
Enoska Ventura
Thesis Title: The Fading American Dream
Thesis Advisor: Loris Rubini
Jake Yennaco
Thesis Title: Effect of Elections on Health Care Stock Returns
Thesis Advisor: Ahmad Etebari
Congratulations to our winning student study abroad photos!
Photos were submitted by students who studied abroad in 2019 and were voted on by all Paul College Community – students, staff and faculty.
To view the study abroad images, please visit the study abroad photo contest page.
Cultural Immersion: Photos engaging in local culture through people, music, festivals, traditions, food, etc.
- James Wichert '21 - Portugal
Landscape/Nature: Photos capturing your favorite view or scenery from your experiences.
- Kimberly Tsui '20 - Seoul, South Korea
- James Wichert '21- Portugal
People: Photos that capture the essence of people in your host country or the places you’ve visited.
- Kimberly Tsui '20 - Seoul, South Korea
UNH Pride: Your favorite photos representing Wildcat Country abroad (group photo of UNH students, wearing UNH apparel, etc.)
- Kimberly Tsui '20 - Seoul, South Korea