We are proud to once again recognize the exceptional students and faculty selected by the graduating cohorts for recognition. These members of the Rady community are thought leaders and changemakers, and they uplifted those around them during the challenging circumstances of the past year.
The Robert S. Sullivan award, named in honor of the Rady School’s first Dean, recognizes students for a high level of leadership and contributions to the Rady School and larger UC San Diego community. The Dean’s award is given to students who epitomize our school values of innovation, impact, collaboration, integrity and risk-taking.
This year, a third student award, the Daniel J. Reed Memorial Prize for Innovation, was created in honor of FlexEvening student Daniel Reed, who passed away during the course of this academic year. Daniel embraced a full life, and he was passionate about technology and innovation. This award recognizes a student or group of students who have demonstrated a commitment to entrepreneurship, technology and innovation.
The student and faculty honorees listed below will be recognized during commencement ceremonies on Sunday, June 13th, 2021 at 10 a.m. Join us for a livestream of commencement here.
Full-Time MBA

Robert S. Sullivan Award
Daniel Henderson

Dean’s Award
Angela Wan

Most Valuable Professor

Excellence in Teaching
Alison Bloomfield Meyer
Master of Professional Accountancy

Robert S. Sullivan Award
Peggy Gu

Dean’s Award
Zian Deng

Most Valuable Professor

Excellence in Teaching
FlexEvening MBA

Robert S. Sullivan Award
Erica Do

Robert S. Sullivan Award
Brian McArthur

Dean’s Award
Theodore Pease
Daniel Reed Memorial Prize for Innovation
Kristen Black, Ivana Bonaccorsi, Fletcher Damon, Victoria Lesley, and Adriane Lesser

Most Valuable Professor
Amy Nguyen-Chyung

Excellence in Teaching
Michael Finney
Master of Finance
Robert S. Sullivan Award
Yifei Wang

Dean’s Award
Aaron Kharwar

Most Valuable Professor

Excellence in Teaching
Joseph Engelberg
FlexWeekend MBA

Robert S. Sullivan Award
Mark Schultzel

Dean’s Award
Param Narayanan

Most Valuable Professor
Michael Finney

Excellence in Teaching
Master of Science in Business Analytics

Robert S. Sullivan Award
Anshul Sachdev

Dean’s Award
Yiyi (Tony) Liang

Most Valuable Professor

Excellence in Teaching