The CBA saluted its students at the annual Graduation Celebration on April 6, 2005. The Gala, at UNI's Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center, featured a light buffet and an awards ceremony along with fine art and entertainment by CBA students. CBA seniors, parents, spouses, friends, faculty, alumni and members of the business community all celebrated another year of excellence. The student entertainers were given monetary prizes based on crowd applause. Each of the fine art presenters were awarded prizes as well.

Faculty Awards
Teaching: Taggart Frost
Faculty Scholarship Award: Donna Wood
Service: Steve Corbin and Bulent Uyar
Teaching Innovation: Dennis Schmidt
Student Choice: Heidi Noonan-Day
University Book & Supply Outstanding Teacher: Jim Mattingly
Business and Community Service, Outstanding Faculty Contribution to BCS: Dale Cyphert
 
Alumni in Residence
Accounting: Robert Buscher (1981) Gemological Institute of America
Economics: Tom Amlie (1986) floor broker and trader at the Chicago Board of Trade, retired
Finance: Scott Eltjes (1988) VMF Capital, LLC
Management: Joseph Otting (1981) U.S. Bank
Marketing: David LeCompte (1990) Short's Travel Service Inc.
MBA: Scott Hauser (1993) RSM McGladrey

Student  Awards
Wall Street Journal Award: Michael J. Ellerbroek (Finance)
Student Organization of the Year: Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
JPEC Student Entrepreneur of the Year: Russell Hotchkiss (Finance)
Purple and Old Gold Awards
     Accounting:  Jennifer L. Dole
     Business Teaching: Nicholas A. Merritt
     Economics: Jaime Loos
     Finance:  Andrea M. Smiens
     Management: Donita C. Bundt
     Management Information Systems: Joshua A. Ness
     Marketing: Brian P. Deiter

Entertainment
This year marked the first time entertainment was provided by CBA students. Joe Keil (Freshman, Real Estate) won first place and $1000 with a guitar solo. The $600 second place prize was awarded to Bryan Bergmann (Senior, Business Administration) and his band. Sarah Thompson (Senior, Business Administration) and her partner took third place and $300 with a piano duet. Coming in fourth and also winning $300 was a guitar duet by Kevin Hogan (Senior, Business Administration) and Aaron Berdofe (Senior, MIS).

Four students were selected to display their art. Each received $100. Angela Abruzzese (Junior, Accounting): photographs.  Michael Miller (Senior, Business Administration): wooden bowls. James Fisher (Junior, Finance): charcoal drawings. Stephanie Johnson (Junior, Accounting): cross-stitch. The CBA is proud to recognize the many talents of its business students. Congratulations to graduating seniors and the various award winners. Thanks to our Alumni in Residence, the parents, and all others who took the time to applaud another year of student accomplishment.

2007 Gala Results
2006 Gala Results