Student Achievements & Recognitions

COMPETITIONS

  • CSUN Jeff Marine Bull Ring Competition
  • 听-- Grand Prize: LS Trust Marketing, led by finance student听Laci Sanchez
  • -- Second Place: Rethrifted with team members听Andrea "Dre" Lopez听and听Iva Andrade
  • 听-- Third Place: Atlas with team members听Evan Jones听补苍诲听William Chavez
  • Small Business Institute Competition and Conference
  • Two undergraduate student teams from the听Business Honors Program Capstone听course secured first place at the 48th听Small Business Institute Annual Conference.
    • -- First Place: Comprehensive category: Team members听Kahleho Molapisi, Justin Tolchinsky, Keiana Samoy, Justin Keller听and听Marisol Zuniga
    • -- First Place: Consulting category: Team members听Emily Emrani, Fernanda Reyes, Brenda Dzul, Keenon Takaki听补苍诲听Patrik Khan-Babaei
  • 听Two graduate student teams from the听Nazarian MBA Program听entered consulting projects in the 48th听Small Business Institute Annual Conference.
    • -- First Place: Graduate consulting/specialized category: Team members听Ian Martin-Arujo, Katrin Babayan, Jake Dougherty听and听Fatoumata Goita
    • 听-- Second Place: Graduate feasibility study/comprehensive category: Team members听Edgar Banuelos, Bhavani Prasad, Taline Sarkisian, Chantal Sood听and听Diane Tran
  • 听--听Second Place:听Christopher Mendoza,听Joseph Coulombe,听Gillian Watkins,听Dominic Garcia听补苍诲听Eric Quinn听won second place in three different categories at the University of Massachusetts, Mount Ida campus.

SCHOLARSHIPS/CERTIFICATES

  • Five students received scholarships from听California鈥檚 Real Estate and Land Use Institute:听Briana Rubio, Lakshdeep Sukhija, Vy L. Tran, Trisha Williams听and听Abdulrahman Fayssal.
  • Twenty-five students听completed the Roadmap to Exporting program听补苍诲 received a certificate from the U.S. Department of Commerce.
  • 267 students received scholarships. Eighteen of those students received the Dean's Scholarship:听Kevin Berookhim;听Andres Casas; Rubi Amarillas-Canico; Harutyun Darbinyan; Leigha Hendrickson; Jennie Hwang; Xuan Liu; Yesenia Loopez-Pacheco; Azadeh Nazari; Monte Nazarian; Christopher Nowlin; Liza Perry; Emily Phan; Alex Pinwatana; Nahimur Rahman; Simar Takhar; Esteban Villalba听and听Trisha Williams

INDIVIDUAL RECOGNITION

  • Emily Emrani听was a finalist for the 2024 Outstanding Graduating Senior Award.

CO-CURRICULUM ACTIVITIES

  • 罢丑颈谤迟测听蝉迟耻诲别苍迟蝉听toured Los Angeles'听SoFi Stadium听to learn more about commercial real estate.
  • Fifteen students听attended the听听breakfast event.
  • Nearly 300 students volunteered听more than听31,000 hours听at the CSUN VITA Clinic, under the supervision of CSUN Nazarian faculty.

HONORS AND RECOGNITIONS

  • 听inaugurated its 50th听chapter and inducted four student members:听Talin Aivazian, Elizabeth Hernandez, Payton Moreno听补苍诲听Sankalp Pala.
  • Fifteen undergraduate students attended the听听breakfast event at the Sheraton Universal Hotel.
  • 罢丑别听CSUN VITA Clinicserved 9,722 taxpayers at 15 locations this year.
  • -- 282 students volunteered more than 31,000 hours at the clinic, under the supervision of expert CSUN Nazarian faculty.
  • -- These students helped local taxpayers claim more than $10.9 million in federal and state tax refunds and more than $3.6 million in federal and state-earned income tax credits while saving the taxpayers more than $2 million in preparation fees.

COMPETITIONS

  • CSUN Jeff Marine听Bull Ring Competition.
  • 听-- Grand Prize: Steal the Look, a social media and shopping app, led by听Talin Aivazian, Elizabeth Hernandez,听Minette Coye听and听Alen Canik
  • Fast Pitch New Venture听肠辞尘辫别迟颈迟颈辞苍
  • 听-- Grand Prize: DuraPill led by听Aidan Jasanis, Milca Oliva, Skyler Frias and Nadia Nateghi
  • Small Business Institute Experiential Learning Project of the Year Competition
  • 听-- First Place -- Graduate feasibility/business plan category: Team members听Alma Angel, Brain Friedman, Romario Gonzalez, Leticia Meza-Guerrero听补苍诲听Michael Shaffa听took first place for 鈥淰alley Economic Alliance.鈥�
  • 听-- First Place -- Graduate specialized/consulting category: Team members听Armand Abellian, Fatima Contreras, Sona Mheryan, Linet Onanian听and听Anabel Villalobos听took first place for "Ollivier."
  • International Business Ethics Case Competition
  • 听-- Second Place --Students won second place in their division for a 10-minute presentation
  • Sunstone CSU Entrepreneurship Competition
  • 听--听Third Place --听Ori Kleyman听(Tasty Treats) 补苍诲听Donald Palomino听(From Nature) won third place in two different categories at the competition.

SCHOLARSHIPS/CERTIFICATES

  • Hundreds of听Nazarian College students听earned more than 1,800 third-party, skills-based certificates.
  • 269 scholarships awarded to Nazarian business students.
  • Students who received the dean's scholarship:听Viviana Moreno-Calderon;听Daelajunique Webb;听Kimberly Espinoza Cruz; and听Valerie Lopez.

INDIVIDUAL RECOGNITION

  • Eden Shashoua--Named Outstanding Graduating Senior
  • Lacey Hall--Named Warner K. Masters award winner and Wolfson Scholar nominee
  • Sarandeep Singh--Named a Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Scholar.
  • Ryan Kimmel, Kristen Yip and Hyejin Kim--Passed all four parts of the CPA exam

CO-CURRICULUM ACTIVITIES

  • Distinguished Speaker Series:听TV host and CSUN alumnus Ramesh Damani (Spring, 2023)

EVENTS

  • Internship Fair Participants - 423
  • Industry Night Participants - 1,016

HONORS AND RECOGNITIONS

  • Nazarian College's听Beta Alpha Psi Chapter听achieves international recognition as a "Superior Chapter,"听a significant accomplishment.
  • Nazarian College's听Beta Gamma Sigma Chapter听attains "Highest Honors Status," the most prestigious level of recognition a chapter can receive.听

2021-2022 Academic Year

COMPETITIONS

  • 听CSUN Jeff Marine听Bull Ring Competition
  • -- Grand Prize:听Ryan Moradpour听and听An An Chang听with听Octobit, an online training platform with AI.
  • -- Second Place:听Mark Ajina, Mickey Obispo听and听Jesus Garcia听with听SubmitIt,听听a service for instructors that checks for potential plagiarism and saves time by grading students鈥� code.
  • -- Third Place:听Ifeanyi Nnaji听and听Amira Judah听with听Canmove, a platform that connects apartment tenants and homeowners to independent drivers/moving companies.
  • CSUN听Fast Pitch New Venture Competition
  • 听-- Grand Prize:听Ryan Moradpour听and听An An Chang听with听Octobit, an online training platform with AI.
  • 听-- Second Place:听Van Zellers, Annie Donaldson, Lukas Zelada听and听Tanner Sommer听with听Green Leather Co.
  • 听-- Third Place:听Eduardo Macias听with听TONEY.
  • Small Business Institute Experiential Learning Project of the Year
  • 听-- First Place: Undergraduate consulting category: Students听helped the in-person Hipcooks culinary school with a digital branding campaign.
  • -- Second Place: Undergraduate comprehensive category:听Students on this team worked with Redflight Innovation that offers a science, technology, engineering and mathematical kit to middle-school students with limited access to technology.
  • -- First Place: Graduate feasibility/business plan category: Team members听Jason Casio, Thomas Lee,听Hannah Labra,听Kristen Mossessori听and听Anna Russell听took first place for 鈥淪tuck in a Maze.鈥�
  • 听-- First Place: Graduate specialized/consulting category: Team members听Richard Klein, Wendy Medina, Amaris Miller, Kenny Oluwaseun Ukpong听and听Kenny Peneda听took first place for "Teen Therapy Center."
  • CSU Venture Competition: Launched in May, the competition is a regional collaboration听with the best teams from CSUN, Cal State Long Beach, Cal State Dominguez Hills, Cal State Los Angeles, Cal Poly Pomona, and Cal State Fullerton participating.

听SCHOLARSHIPS/CERTIFICATES

  • More than 160 Nazarian business students awarded scholarships.
  • 145 students received SAP certification.
  • 73 students received a certification in Google Analytics; 55 students received certification in Google Ads Displays; and 44 students received certification in Google Ads Search.

INDIVIDUAL RECOGNITION

  • Jennifer Nunez听was named a Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Scholar.
  • Elline Deogracias听received the Outstanding Senior Award.听

CO-CURRICULUM ACTIVITIES

Distinguished Speaker Series: The Business of Sustainability with听Dawn James (MSc, Geology 鈥�03),听Paul Jennings (Marketing 鈥�85) 补苍诲听Kam Mahdi (Engineering 鈥�84)--Spring '21

EVENTS

听More than听420 students听补苍诲 64 employers attended Industry Night.

听HONORS AND RECOGNITIONS

  • Nazarian College's听Beta Alpha Psi Chapter听achieves international recognition as a "Superior Chapter,"听a significant accomplishment.
  • Nazarian College's听Beta Gamma Sigma Chapter听attains "Highest Honors Status," the most prestigious level of recognition a chapter can receive.听

2020-2021 Academic Year

COMPETITIONS

  • CSUN Jeff Marine Bull Ring Competition
  • --听Grand Prize:听Synergy Active Aero with听students听Jeffrey Astorga听补苍诲听George Aquino
  • -- Second Place:听Bumewith听students听Leonel Hernandez, Marylin Castellon, Carlo Lupercio, Gyoung Hwa听补苍诲听Vidas Sileikis听
  • -- Third Place:听NAPKN with听Aaron Black and Santiago Martin
  • CSUN Fast Pitch New Venture Competition
  • --听First Place:听Corgi Butt, a tabletop strategy game, led by听Caroline Hartley听补苍诲听Christopher Meredith
  • 听-- Second Place:听PowerHealth, a bilingual nutrition app, led by听Vanessa Sanchez听补苍诲听Erika Giroux
  • 听-- Third Place:听Inclusive Beauty,听led by听Rutha Shah, Nicole Galdamez, Lily Tatevosian听and听Kristina Serrano.听Inclusive Beauty uses an intake quiz and algorithm to provide a clean and allergen-free custom cosmetic foundation.
  • AMA International Collegiate Conference鈥擬atador AMA receives multiple awards:
  • -- Second Place: Best Recruitment Video
  • -- Third Place: Social Impact Video
  • -- AMA Marketing Week - Excellence Recognition (This is the highest recognition)
  • Small Business Institute Project of the Year Competition
  • 听-- First Place:听Undergraduate Comprehensive Project;听Student Team:听Sara Alteryd, Leila Esmaeili, and Marketa Pospechova

SCHOLARSHIPS

  • Nearly $300,000 in scholarships awarded to more than 200 Nazarian business students.

INDIVIDUAL RECOGNITION

  • Daniel Bustos听was named CSUN鈥檚 2021 Wolfson Scholar, the highest honor awarded to one graduating senior.
  • Arev Mkrtchyan听was named a Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Scholar.
  • Arturo Garcia听(MBA) received the Raytheon Technologies National Scholarship.
  • Aditi Dwivedi听received the Outstanding Senior Award.听

CO-CURRICULUM ACTIVITIES

  • Distinguished Speaker Series:听The Business of Entertainment Webinar, moderated by Nazarian College alumnus听Bruce Gersh听(Accounting 鈥�91), Strategic Advisor and former President of PEOPLE, Entertainment Weekly and PEOPLE en Espanol and Four M Studios at Meredith Corporation. Panelists were:
  • -- Louis Santor听(Accounting 鈥�89), COO of Village Roadshow Entertainment, which has produced over 85 films since its establishment in 1986 including Joker, The Matrix series, the Sherlock Holmes series, the Ocean鈥檚 series, and The Lego Movie.
  • -- David Knoller听(Theater 鈥�86), producer, director and writer of television shows, including Carnivale, Power, and Big Love, Freaks and Geeks and Lovecraft Country on HBO.
  • -- Wendy Knoller听(Radio/TV Production 鈥�87),听who created a highly successful career in post-production, including Star Trek: The Next Generation, and Friends.

HONORS AND RECOGNITIONS

  • Nazarian College's听Beta Alpha Psi Chapter听achieves international recognition as a "Superior Chapter,"听a significant accomplishment.
  • Nazarian College's听Beta Gamma Sigma Chapter听attains "Highest Honors Status," the most prestigious level of recognition a chapter can receive.听

2019-2020 Academic Year

COMPETITIONS

  • CSUN Fast Pitch New Venture Competition
  • -- First Place (tie): Nourish with听Leanna Merza, Magdah Al Sinaidi, Anh Nguyen听补苍诲听Christopher Moreno
  • -- First Place (tie):听Beegan Bites with听Melissa Schwarz, Maya Sparadeo, Devin Dean听补苍诲听Melissa Padilla
  • -- Third Place:听Van Robotics with听Sean Van Duser, Kyle Keislar, Calvin Castanares, Thomas Parashos听补苍诲听Shahnam Mirzaei
  • Bull Ring Competition
  • 听-- Grand Prize: 鈥楴oSpill鈥� Tray for delivery drivers听with Bretiel Danipour, Jenna Flynn, Tammy Nguyen and Stephanie Villa
  • CFA Institute Research Challenge听in Los Angeles Local Competition
  • 听-- First Place:听Sean Lancaster,听Danny Cho, and Seong (Nathan) Yu won first place in the local level CFA IRC and went on to compete听in the Americas round in April in New York City
  • CSUN Goldman Sachs Case Competition
  • -- First Place:听Nyan Lin, Tony Lund, Faraz Samsani, Joseph Elmajian and Tal Fitlovich
  • --听Second Place:听Alexander Zagraychuk, Robert Denam, Evan Burman, Bernardo Calderon, Jonathan Galdamez and Arev Tatarian
  • CSUNPosium
  • -- First Place听(showcases excellence in scholarly research and creative activity)
    • Binuri Fonseka -听Morning Poster
    • Harrison Handel 听- Oral Presentation (Undergraduate)

  • --听Second Place

    • Angelica Leon - Oral Presentation (Undergraduate)
  • Small Business Institute Competition and Conference
    • 听-- First Place:听Undergraduate Consulting;听Students听Jenna M. Flynn, Alexander M. Brankovic, Angeline Gomez and Vanessa Arriaza
    • 听--听Second Place: Graduate Comprehensive; Students听Michelle Gieblar, Patricia Lopez, Valerie Taylor Stoner and Patoo Teamtad

  • International Collegiate Conference Competition鈥擬atador AMA receives multiple awards.

    • -- Third Place: Matador听AMA听won third place for 鈥淏est Recruitment Video.鈥�
    • -- Mariam Boyadjian won a $3,000听AMA听EBSCO scholarship, which was given to her based on her leadership of the chapter.
  • Beta Alpha Psi, Epsilon Chi,听Regional Best Practices Competition
  • -- First Place: Alec Agana and Humberto Gonzalez win first place in the 鈥淩oots鈥� category
  • -- Second Place: Vania Walangare, Anna Hakopian, Kirstin Shost and Richard Maldonado win second place in the 鈥淏ranches鈥� category
  • -- Both teams were lead by faculty advisor, Professor Anne Wu.

SCHOLARSHIPS

  • More than 150 Nazarian business students received scholarships.

INDIVIDUAL RECOGNITION

  • Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Scholar鈥�Anush Martirosyan听was awarded the prestigious scholarship, which is given听to undergraduate and graduate accounting students enrolled in accredited U.S. colleges and universities.

CO-CURRICULUM ACTIVITIES

  • 听(Fall): Bruce Gersh '91, president of People, People En Espanol and Entertainment Weekly. entertainment media executive and California State University, Northridge alumnus.

  • 听(Spring): Paul Dali '67,听chair at Holon Solutions and former general manager and chairman of the Marketing Council at Apple

  • Eight MBA Students, with supervision from Professor Franck Vigneron, worked on a听project听to help launch Emmy award-winning Misha Segal's new organization,听The Forbidden Band.

HONORS AND RECOGNITIONS

  • CSUN ALPFA Chapter Named West Region Chapter of the Year.听Watch the video听.
  • Beta Gamma Sigma Inducts 40 Students:
  • -- Sophomore inductees were Mary Bilbao, Claire Daniels, Elline Dominique Deogracias, Dilini Selena Dodanwalage, Noreen Keh, Jessica Lauren Puzon, and Rahul Soni.
  • 听-- Junior inductees were Meri Adamyan, Robert Aghazarian, Khachik Baghumyan, John Alvaro Bulactial, Camila Echeverry, Leila Esmaeili, Seth Fraser, Garegin Gevorgyan, Tejesh Goyal, Burcu Gulagiz, Lerone Herscu, Lilit Hovhannisyan, Lauryn Lawton, Robin Lodge, Patricia Mamac, Adrineh Manasi, Blake Mccormack, Ken Roy Mejes, Chi Nguyen, Marketa Pospechova, David Reynoso, Lorena Rodriguez, Seda Shamirian, and Brooke Yanke.
  • -- Seniors were Shayan Alimohammadi, Amna Altaf, Samantha Cinco, Naoko Kishimizu, Chloe Le-Hill Nguyen, Jake Moreno, Maja Tanna, and Aaron Yonkers.
  • 听-- 13 graduate students rounded out the newest cohort of BGS inductees: Masood Chotani, Marina Ivan, Qiujun Kitchner, Lucas Kolding, Anastasia Kramsky, Sonia Le, Patricia Lopez, Geremy Mason, Svetlana Pashazadeh-Monajemi, Sheelah Resnick, Valerie Taylor, Raphael Yoshimura and Ruba Zorob.