Sterling H. Schoen Achievement Award
Courageous leadership in advancing the goal of equal opportunity
Sterling Schoen
Established April 2001
The Sterling H. Schoen Achievement Award was established in honor of The Consortium’s founder, Dr. Sterling H. Schoen, an agent for change in graduate management education in partnership with American businesses. The award is presented annually to individuals in recognition of their courageous leadership and commitment in advancing the goal of equal opportunity for underrepresented minorities in American business.
To qualify for this award, the individual must demonstrate the following:
- Evidence of encouragement and motivation given to others to take leadership in business education and careers in business
- Evidence of support of projects in the community, nationally and/or internationally, that would provide opportunities for people of color
- Evidence of support of innovative approaches to solving problems
- Evidence of generous contributions of service, time and efforts to provide financial support for graduate business education
Past Recipients of the Sterling H. Schoen Achievement Award:
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2018 | Rich Lyons Bank of America Dean Haas School of Business University of California, Berkeley |
| 2017 | David B. Wooten Alfred L. Edwards Collegiate Professor and Associate Professor of Marketing Ross School of Business University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (Consortium alumnus, Michigan, 1987) |
| 2016 | Mahendra Gupta Dean Olin Business School Washington University in St. Louis |
| 2015 | Wendy Huber Assistant Dean Darden School of Business University of Virginia |
| 2014 | James Holmen Director of Administration and Financial Aid Kelly School of Business MBA Program Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2013 | Joe Fox Associate Dean for MBA Programs Olin Business School Washington University in St. Louis |
| 2012 | Colleen McMullen Executive Director, Diversity Initiatives Carnegie Mellon University Tepper School of Business |
| 2011 | Sherry Wallace Director, MBA Admissions The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Kenan-Flagler Business School |
| 2010 | Earl Hill Senior Lecturer in Organization and Management Emory University |
| 2009 | Philip J. Miller Assistant Dean for Research Programs University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| 2008 | Dr. Alfred L. Edwards (Posthumous) Professor Emeritus of Economics and Public Policy University of Michigan-Ann Arbor |
| 2007 | C. Randall Powell Clinical Professor Emeritus of Business Administration Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 2006 | Wallace L. Jones (Posthumous) Executive Director The Consortium |
| 2005 | Nicole Chestang Chief Operating Officer Graduate Management Admissions Council Consortium Alumnus Washington University in St. Louis, Class of 1988 |
| 2004 | Mary Sue Coleman President University of Michigan-Ann Arbor |
| 2003 | Bernard (Bernie) J. Milano President and Trustee – KPMG Foundation and President of the KPMG Disaster Relief Fund |
| 2002 | Charlie Miersch Senior Associate Dean, Corporate Relations & Institutional Advancement University of Rochester (Over 20 years of service on The Consortium Board of Directors) |
| 2001 | Robert (Bob) Virgil General Principal Edward Jones & Co. (Served as Dean of Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis from 1977-1992) |