Beacom Inducts 51 Students, Two Faculty Members into Beta Gamma Sigma
Beta Gamma Sigma was founded in 1913, showing a long history of molding corporate, entrepreneurial, government, non-profit and academic role models. Currently, the society has members in all 50 U.S. states and more than 190 countries, equating to over 45 alumni chapters and networking groups, 600 collegiate chapters and 875,000 lifetime members.
Some of the member benefits include graduate school scholarships, internship and leadership opportunities, a strong global professional network, travel discounts and more.
The 2023 USD Beacom School of Business inductees include the following.
Juniors
- Audrey Paulson
- Benjamin R. Helleloid
- Carter Karst
- Halle Rezac
- Hanna Neesen
- Isaac McCormick
- Jaslee Kerner
- Megan Bierschbach
- Olivia Rose Kruger
- Tyler Nordaune
Seniors
- Alayna Falak
- Alex James McQuade
- Elyse Whittemore
- John Bowar
- Kaitlyn Cooke
- Katherine Conzet
- Madisen Albertson
- Noah Dixon
- Noah Maska
- Samuel Rabern
- Trey LaCanne
- Trey Peterson
- Victoria Javers
Graduate
- Alexander Fehrmann Maggi
- André S. Zachariahs
- Caitlin James
- Courtney Jordyn Manning
- David Koval
- Deepal Pathak
- Eric Joseph
- Gregory R. Kerkman
- Jerett Lurz Lacher
- Jerry Gomez
- Laura Bera
- Laura L. Phelps
- Lydia Hanson
- Rezwane Sadik
- Meghan Grassel
- Mike Bitz
- Nadine Bess Agneau
- Natalie Clements
- Natan Aronhime
- Nathaniel Price
- Nicole Bell
- Rick Dobesh
- Shakila Diznab
- Tanner McGinn
- Thomas Edward Lemos
- Tyler James Kemmis
- William Andrew Salber
- Zachary McCubbin
Faculty
- Jewel Goodman Shepherd, Ph.D., associate dean of Beacom Graduate Programs
- Klaus S. Beckmann, Ph.D., chair of accounting & finance division
The program also featured a celebration of chapter honoree and upcoming Beacom faculty retiree, Henry Wiedrich. Prior to his career in higher education, Wiedrich was a consultant in the commercial nuclear field and worked for the Department of Energy. He has been working at Beacom since 2011 as an instructor for Business 101, Human Resources and Training & Development. Wiedrich said he is excited for retirement and looks forward to spending more time with his family.
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