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Accomplishments
Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization Winners
As part of the CEO Conference in Chicago, scholars participated in the Elevator Pitch competition, in which we had 90 seconds to present a business idea to potential investors. Over the years, the Greehey Scholars have done exceptionally well at this competition.
- 2008, Shannon Lowry -1st Place
- 2008, Sara Wilkinson -2nd Place
- 2011, Abigail Hernandez -3rd Place
Beta Gamma Sigma
Beta Gamma Sigma is an international honor society for students in business programs accredited by AACSB. Membership in Beta Gamma Sigma is the highest recognition any student in an AACSB accredited school can receive. Beta Gamma Sigma’s mission is “to encourage and honor academic achievement in the study of business, to foster personal and professional excellence, to advance the values of the Society, and to serve its lifelong members."
Current & Former Members from GSP:- Michele Wilford
- Chris Vinson
- James Eades
- Cassandra Stephanovic
- Sarah Roche
- Francine Masso
- Sara Wilkinson
- Kristina Lindsey
- Lyla Moon
- Tami Tydlacka Gomez
- Sofia del Cid
Internships
Being able to take part in so many different business immersion experiences allows for us to interact one-on-one with business executives and professionals; this, paired with alumni relations and help from the Civic Engagement and Career Development Center, provide scholars with many opportunities to secure internships throughout our time at St. Mary's. Companies that scholars have interned with include:
- St. Mary's Office of Undergraduate Admission
- USAA
- Covenant Multi-Family Offices
- Hansa Ltda. - La Paz, Bolivia
- Spurs Sports and Entertainment
- i9 Sports
- Youth About Business
- Standard and Poor's
- Tesoro Corporation
- The Boeing Company
- Culture Zest Inc.
- Greehey Scholars Program
- Family Service Association
- Citibank - Honduras
Individual Outstanding Awards
The Applied Business Entrepreneurship Association International (ABEAI) conference is held annually at Wailea Beach, Hawaii. Academicians, business professionals, and business students congregate to discuss current business research with a focus on global business. I am scheduled to present my research paper, Evolving Business Environment of Mexico and Brazil: Implications for International Entrepreneurs at the ABEAI conference in November 2011. Mexico and Brazil have undergone significant transformation in the past decades providing unique business opportunities for the international entrepreneur. This paper provides a preliminary review of economic and regulatory factors affecting the business environments of Mexico and Brazil. Emphasis is given to the developmental path by each country in its economic liberalization and the implication of these differences for international entrepreneurs interested in pursuing business opportunities in these emerging markets. The firm support of research activities at the Bill Greehey School of Business has made possible this incredible opportunity.
Undergraduate Research Symposium: Bill Greehey School of Business
- 2009, Lorna Cruz -1st place
- 2009, Lyla Moon -2nd place
- 2009, Sara Wilkinson -3rd place
- 2010, Rebecca Prada -1st place
Alumni
Alumni from the Greehey Scholars Undergraduate and Graduate Program have already begun to achieve great success in their careers and communities.
Greehey Scholars Alumni|
Ryan Schilhab
Michelle Wolford
Kyle St. Clair
Megan Haley
Chris Vinson
Tami Tydlacka Gomez
Shannon Lowry
James Eades |
"The networking opportunities, contacts I obtained while in the program that I've been able to utilize after graduation, and the friends and people I know from the program that are all over the world and some still in the San Antonio area continue to impact my life in a positive way."
"In the Greehey Scholars Program I found something I enjoyed doing as my volunteer project (making quilts for the Children's Shelter) and I've continued with something similar at NuStar (creating items such as baby blankets, booties, and hats for premature babies withThreads of Love)."
"The GSP helped me integrate into a new community. Additionally, the program consistently delivered the opportunities and support needed to be a successful business person. I would recommend the GSP to anyone who would like to pursue a career path in business, and who is willing to give the extra effort that is generously compensated by both economic and non-economic benefits."
BBA in Marketing
"The GSP challenged me while I was at St. Mary's and that has served me well at work and in an accelerated graduate program. As a part of the GSP I also had the opportunity to work with diverse groups of people which is what I will be doing in grad school as well as in my career so those experiences were very valuable."
"As far as my career, being involved in GSP definitely gave me a well-rounded resume. I also believe that it made me much more comfortable with networking and interacting with people in a corporate setting, which is mostly what my job consists of now."
