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Awards 

Canfield BHP Outstanding Student & R. Conrad Doenges Award

These awards are presented to the five graduating Canfield Business Honors students who have distinguished themselves in academics and leadership in the judgment of their peers, the Honors Program faculty, and the Honors Program Faculty Committee.

Nominees display:

  • Non-academic contributions to UT, the CBA and/or the Canfield BHP
  • Distinction among his/her peers in the Honors Program
  • Academic excellence

The five winners will receive a plaque and will be named on the master plaque hanging in the McCombs School building. From among the five winners of this award a recipient will be selected to receive the:

R. Conrad Doenges Award for Academic Excellence and Leadership in the Canfield Business Honors Program. Established in 1990, the RC Doenges Award is presented annually to the graduating honors student, who in the judgment of his or her peers, the Canfield BHP faculty, and a faculty committee, is judged most deserving. The award, named after the late Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs, Dr. R.C. Doenges, consists of a plaque, a $1,000 honorarium, and a set of books selected by the Doenges Family. 

Beverly and Will O'Hara Service Award

This award is given to one Canfield BHP senior each year and was created in 2016. This person is selected based on their outstading service to the university. The O'Hara Award is named after Beverly and Will O'Hara. Mr. O'Hara was a former professor for Canfield BHP. He and his wife, Beverly, are lifelong contributors to Canfield BHP, McCombs and UT. Their involvement in Canfield BHP has made a lasting impac on the program. The winner of this award receives a plaque and a $500 honorarium.

Woody Hunt Award for Academic Excellence

This award is given to one Canfield BHP senior each year and was created in 2016. This person is selected based on their academic excellence. The Hunt Award is named after Canfield BHP Class of '66 alumnus Woody Hunt, who committed significant funding towards Canfield BHP recruiting scholarships and a Canfield BHP Excellence Fund that supports student programming. The winner of this award receives a plaque and a $500 honorarium.

2022 Award Winners

2022 R. Conrad Doenges Award

Tanvi Shahane

 

2022 Beverly and Will O’Hara Service Award

Shivani Parepally

 

2022 Woody Hunt Academic Excellence Award

Anthony Tang

 

2022 BBA Outstanding Service Award

Zoya Saxena

 

2022 BBA Student Leadership Award

Barbara Barman

 

2021 Award Winners

2021 R. Conrad Doenges Award

Samantha Bryant

2021 Beverly and Will O’Hara Service Award

Nivva Emmi

2021 Woody Hunt Academic Excellence Award

Peter Huang

2020 Award Winners

2020 R. Conrad Doenges Award

Veshal Arul Prakash

2020 Beverly and Will O’Hara Service Award

Siji Deleawe

2020 Woody Hunt Academic Excellence Award

Arjun Menta

2020 BBA Outstanding Service Award

Nandita Daga

2020 BBA Student Leadership Award

Katelyn Barclay


2019 Award Winners

2019 R. Conrad Doenges Award

Megan Tran-Olmsted

2019 Beverly and Will O’Hara Service Award

Bianca Hsieh

2019 Woody Hunt Academic Excellence Award

Phoebe Lin

2019 BBA Outstanding Service Award

Mary Heck

2019 BBA Student Leadership Award

Dallas Killeen

2018 Award Winners

2018 Doenges Award Winner

Sai Yeluru

2018 Outstanding Student Winners 

Rachel Diebner
Dylan Adkins
Omar Olivarez
Ashley Chen
Brad Wolff
Macy Huang

2018 Beverley and Will O'Hara Service Award Winner

Micky Wolf

2018 Woody Hunt Award for Academic Excellence Winner

Mickey Li

Individual Awards   

2018 Rising Star Leadership Award

Sai Yeluru

The Rising Star Leadership Award is presented to a graduating McCombs undergraduate or MPA student who has proven an established commitment to service within the McCombs School through outstanding scholarship and achievements, as well as exemplary leadership and community involvement. The recipient demonstrates significant growth potential as a future leader in the McCombs community.

2018 President's Leadership Award

Micky Wolf, Gabby Crank

The Texas Exes President's Leadership Award highlights individual students nominated for consistently going above and beyond the call of duty, representing character and integrity in everything they do, and modeling outstanding leadership qualities by improving the quality of life of their peers and/or improving the University itself. Leadership hinges on values, relationships and a strong conviction in the future. Recipients are expected to emerge as future leaders for this university. The award is given to a freshman, sophomore, two juniors and two seniors.

2018 Texas Parent's Association Outstanding Student

Micky Wolf

Micky Wolf received one of the two Texas Parents’ Association Outstanding Student Awards for 2018. The award was established in 1951 to recognize student leadership on campus and is given to only two students each year (one male, one female).