Thirty-eight students from Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Business Administration were recently inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma, an honor society that recognizes business excellence.
The students are expanding a worldwide network of more than 625,000 outstanding business professionals who have earned recognition through lifetime membership in Beta Gamma Sigma. Students ranking in the top 10 percent of the baccalaureate and top 20 percent of graduate programs at schools accredited by AACSB International – The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business are eligible for this invitation.
The Penn State Harrisburg Chapter named David Blain, a partner with McKonly & Asbury, as their distinguished honoree. Blain has a diverse background with experience in private industry and public accounting, having worked for five years for an international public accounting firm and five years in private industry as a finance director. Blain brings extensive knowledge in a wide variety of services including accounting and auditing, transaction advisory, business valuation, and business support initiatives such as strategic planning and business forecasting. He is currently the segment leader of his firm’s Manufacturing and Entrepreneurial Services Group (ESG) practices, where he is responsible for business development and growth initiatives. Blain graduated with a bachelor of science in accounting from Penn State Harrisburg and has been a member of the School of Business Administration Advisory Council since 2005.
Penn State Harrisburg's 2018 Inductees of Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society including Chapter Honoree David Blain (2nd row, far right), Faculty Inductee Dr. Sabri Yilmaz (2nd row, far left), Dr. Ozge Aybat (1st row, far left), and Professor of the Year Dr. William Kline (1st row, 2nd to left).
Also inducted were School of Business Administration faculty members Jesse Middaugh, lecturer of information systems and technology, and Dr. Sabri Yilmaz, assistant professor of economics.
Annually, members of the chapter recognize a faculty member who embodies the ideals of Beta Gamma Sigma. Dr. William Kline, professor of management, was awarded the 2018 Beta Gamma Sigma Professor of the Year Award.
At the graduate level:
- Matthew Crocker, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
- John Dimler, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania
- Amin Elamin, Middletown, Pennsylvania
- Joel Ewer, Dillsburg, Pennsylvania
- Marissa Feinman, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- Ryan Glenn, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- Shaynia Guerriero, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
- Amy Helmig, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- David Hengst, York, Pennsylvania
- Anastasia Kalashnikova, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
- Caleb Krauter, Manheim, Pennsylvania
- Joseph Kulasinsky, Hershey, Pennsylvania
- Jessica Lamont, Mount Gretna, Pennsylvania
- Rebecca Mackin, York, Pennsylvania
- Kenneth McGraw, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
- Gregory Nicosia, Havertown, Pennsylvania
- Trent Peffley, Lebanon, Pennsylvania
- Lindsay Reese, Middletown, Pennsylvania
- Vanessa Shamberg, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- Robert Vasko, Landisville, Pennsylvania
At the undergraduate level:
- Michaela Anderson, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
- Brittany DiStefano, Highspire, Pennsylvania
- Tayler Dolmajer, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- Jeremy Finn, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
- Janvi Girish, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
- Samuel Krauter, Ephrata, Pennsylvania
- Cynthia Lane, Middletown, Pennsylvania
- Stacey Lehr, York Haven, Pennsylvania
- Jacob Nickalls, Lebanon, Pennsylvania
- Chubo Peng, Middletown, Pennsylvania
- Samantha Rishell, Lititz, Pennsylvania
- Madison Seitz, Hummelstown, Pennsylvania
- Broghan Spotz, Palmyra, Pennsylvania
- Carrie Stevens, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
- Wenjun Sun, Middletown, Pennsylvania
- Clayton Trout, Loysville, Pennsylvania
- Mark Woodard, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania
- Qing Zhao, Lebanon, Pennsylvania