6
Dec
Graduating Senior Mackenzie Hogan Working for the Happiest Place on Earth
Fulfilling a lifelong dream, Mackenzie Hogan will begin working for the “happiest place on Earth” when she graduates with her B.B.A. in marketing from the UTSA Carlos Alvarez College of Business. Hogan accepted a full-time offer with Disney Cruise Line Entertainment as an entertainer. She’ll rehearse with the cast for two months in Toronto, then… Read more »
5
Dec
Graduating Senior Jade Russell Pursuing Career with AIG
Solving puzzles is a passion for Jade Russell. So when it was time for her to select a major for college she was looking for options that would allow her to follow this pursuit. Researching careers online, she stumbled onto the field of actuarial science. Not sure where this path would take her, she enrolled… Read more »
5
Dec
Graduating Senior Juan Pablo Flores Is Achieving His Dreams
When Juan Pablo Flores first moved to the United States in 2018 to begin classes at UTSA, he took a side trip to Austin. Falling in love with the city, he dreamed that one day he’d be able to live there. Now, just three years later his dreams have come true. After graduating with his… Read more »
12
May
Ph.D. Graduate Qiang Zhou’s Research Accepted by Top-Tier Journal
Graduating with his Ph.D. in marketing, Qiang Zhou leaves UTSA with a job offer from Renmin University, a leading Chinese university, and an accepted publication in the Journal of Marketing–one of the top journals in marketing. Zhou’s path did not initially point to academia. After graduate school, he pursued an entrepreneurial venture with a friend,… Read more »
10
May
Statistics and Data Science Graduate Saba Banihashemi Finds Beauty in Math
Finding beauty in math and statistics, Saba Banihashemi will graduate this summer with a master’s of science degree in statistics and data science from the UTSA Carlos Alvarez College of Business. “With math it has that beauty—it is so logical and always has one specific answer,” she said. While math has always been her favorite… Read more »
8
May
Finance and Economics Student Lauren Chung Will Graduate Debt Free
Feeling financially liberated, Lauren Chung will graduate from the UTSA Carlos Alvarez College of Business debt free this month. When her father passed away unexpectedly during high school, obtaining financial support was an important concern for her. UTSA offered Chung a Presidential Scholarship, Pell grants and financial aid to help offset the cost of her… Read more »
8
May
Accounting Graduate Yaksh Patel to Join Big Four Firm EY
Yaksh Patel had a dream of obtaining a position with a Big Four accounting firm. He achieved that goal when he received a full-time offer with EY in the tax division this semester. Traveling from Kenya to attend UTSA, Patel will graduate this spring with his bachelor’s in accounting, but will continue as a graduate… Read more »
8
May
Finance Graduate Sally Sullivan Valued UTSA’s Resources
Always knowing that business was the path for her, San Antonio native Sally Sullivan began her career at UTSA after transferring from Texas A&M following her freshman year. Unsure at first about her major, she was soon drawn to the field of finance after an internship experience she had with Rackspace as a sophomore. A… Read more »
9
Dec
Ramsey Ochoa Is First Graduate of Business Honors Program
Walking by the colorful, scrolling stock ticker in the college’s Financial Studies Center, Ramsey Ochoa was enthralled by the display showing companies and stock prices. Ochoa, a graduating senior from Laredo, credits fate with that life-changing experience. In high school he was randomly assigned to an accounting class, which led to him attending a UIL… Read more »
8
Dec
Economics Graduate Jacob Reyes Begins Career at Dell
Understanding the relationship between the human and technical elements of a problem has been a unifying element of Jacob “Jay” Reyes’ studies in the UTSA College of Business. “Economics is not just about policy, but ultimately it is the study of tradeoffs—how humans and organizations respond to those tradeoffs,” said Reyes, who will graduate this… Read more »
7
Dec
Graduate Turquoise Richardson Excels in Digital Forensics
Leaving home for the first time at 27, UTSA business student Turquoise Richardson traveled to Washington, D.C. this fall in the midst of the pandemic to intern with NASA’s Office of Inspector General as a technical investigator. “My internship was on the verge of being cancelled, but they fought for me,” said Richardson, a senior… Read more »
2
Dec
Roadrunner Spotlight: MS Finance Student Hector Emiliano Morales
When Hector Emiliano Morales, ’19 graduates this December with his Master of Science in Finance degree he will leave San Antonio for his dream job at Dimensional Fund Advisors, headquartered in Austin. As a full-time analyst, he will work with notable finance professionals including Nobel laureates. Favorite Class I really enjoyed Corporate Restructuring with faculty… Read more »
