“While learning academics and technical skills, also know that emotional intelligence and soft skills are equally important,” Jackson says.

“Some of my proudest moments while working in this field involve students discovering their interests and achieving their goals,” Walker says.

“Being a student leader has completely defined my undergraduate experience,” Pigue says.

Barbara Haskew was the first woman to earn an economics Ph.D. from UT, the first female dean of the Middle Tennessee State University College of Business and the first female manager for the Tennessee Valley Authority

Spencer Strei, a supply chain management major with a collateral in international business recieved the 2020 R. Gene Richter Scholarship.