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Jones Scholar Award

The Jones Scholar Award is an academic honor conferred by the faculty on students whose cumulative GPA at the time of graduation is in the top 10% of their graduating class. Each graduate of Rice Business completes a rigorous set of courses, develops a robust complement of skills and knowledge, and refines their capabilities in leadership, critical thinking and problem solving. The Jones Scholars comprise a group of students who have performed exceedingly well – with high distinction – in completing a challenging curriculum.

Congratulations to those from the Class of 2025 listed below.

Jones Scholar Award Recipients

ProgramStudent
FTMBASri Sukumar
FTMBAPelumi Sikuade
FTMBAMikhail Varev
FTMBASebastian Eder
FTMBAAman Singh
FTMBAMcKenna Richards
FTMBADavid McDonald
FTMBACyrus Mistry
FTMBAGustavo Biato Oliveira
FTMBAThomas Rockwell
FTMBASaumya Gangwar
FTMBAChibueze Ezeobele
FTMBAAlisa Meraz-Fishbein
FTMBAHyo Lee Chung
FTMBAParool Didwania
PMBA-EEmily Brown
PMBA-EMatt Corban
PMBA-EPrithvi Bhat
PMBA-EAdam Davidson
PMBA-EKelsey Clark
PMBA-EJohn Mosele
PMBA-ETupper Nijoka
PMBA-ENish Shanmugham
PMBA-EChris Menard
PMBA-EMegha Ladha
PMBA-EOnur Ekiz
ProgramStudent
PMBA-WKarin Gonzalez Abad
PMBA-WAakash Biswas
PMBA-WAnne Weaver
PMBA-WFernando Wang
PMBA-WFelipe Tello
PMBA-WColby Meyer
EMBADinesh Bhurke
EMBASandeep Kamani
EMBASJ Kim
EMBAHoward Siew
OMBABrian Lanier
OMBAJohn-Michael Gallogly
OMBAKeshav Magge Keshava Murthy
OMBAGerardo Salas Bolanos
OMBADenise Gayser
OMBAJihad Youssef
OMBANova Wang
OMBAJonathan Newsome
OMBALandon Wasem
OMBAGraham Taylor
HMBAKyle Neff
HMBAMatthew Garvie
MACCChristian Yeh
MACCJoel Hrncir
MACCRylan Saleh