Rady School of Management, UC San Diego

Congratulations to the UC San Diego Rady School Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA) Class of 2026!

Students came together to celebrate the end of the academic year and recognize the achievements of an exceptional cohort. We were proud to honor this year’s award recipients:

🏆 Robert S. Sullivan Award: Alina Markova
🎓 Dean’s Award: Merna Saad

The celebration also included the debut of the Duckies, a set of fun cohort superlative awards inspired by this year’s unofficial MSBA mascot: the rubber duck. 🦆

As the Class of 2026 looks ahead to the next chapter of their journey, we’re excited to celebrate all they’ve accomplished and the community they’ve built along the way.

Congratulations to the UC San Diego Rady School MBA Class of 2026!

Full-Time, FlexEvening, and Executive MBA students came together to celebrate the end of their MBA journey and all they have accomplished along the way.

We were proud to recognize students across each MBA program for their leadership and contributions to the Rady community:

🎓 Full-Time MBA:
Robert S. Sullivan Award: Luis Cortes Dequidt
Dean’s Award: Jennifer Sigl

🎓 FlexEvening MBA:
Robert S. Sullivan Award: DJ White and Lauren White
Dean’s Award: Patrick Shramm and Federico Oldoni

🎓 Executive MBA:
Robert S. Sullivan Award: Mathangi Srinivasan
Dean’s Award: Christie Anderson

We also welcomed new inductees into Beta Gamma Sigma, the international honor society recognizing academic excellence in business.

Congratulations to the entire MBA Class of 2026. Here’s to celebrating this milestone and all the opportunities that lie ahead. 💙

The UC San Diego Rady School Master of Quantitative Finance (MQF) Class of 2026 gathered to celebrate the end of the academic year alongside faculty, staff, and Dean Lisa Ordóñez!

Congratulations to this year’s award recipients:
🎓 Robert S. Sullivan Award: Itzel Monarrez and Diya Anup
🏆 Dean’s Award: Nick Aiken

As students head into the next stage of the program with their capstones this summer or fall, we’re proud to recognize all they’ve accomplished and excited to see what they achieve next.

Celebrating the Master of Professional Accountancy (MPAc) Class of 2026! 🎉

This year’s end-of-the-year celebration took place at Seventh College at UC San Diego, bringing together students, faculty, staff, and Dean Lisa Ordóñez for a meaningful evening of recognition, food, and reflection.

The event was a chance to celebrate the cohort’s journey through the program, thank the cohort representatives, Ethan Mun and Loviana Cushu, for their leadership, and recognize this year’s award winners:
🏆 Robert S. Sullivan Award: William Skaff
🎓 Dean’s Award: Parul Vig

Congratulations to the MPAc Class of 2026! We’re excited to see where your hard work, talent, and Rady experience take you next.

Congratulations to the winners of the 2026 Triton Sustainability Challenge, a partnership between the UC San Diego Rady School Sullivan Center, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering that showcases innovative solutions to environmental challenges.

Early Track:
🏆 First Place & Audience Choice – MulluTech
🥈 Second Place – SunBreak
🥉 Third Place – Sustainability in Business Club

Advanced / Research Track:
🏆 First Place & Audience Choice – Hybrid Reefs
🥈 Second Place – Evaporion
🥉 Third Place – Ocean Analytical Engineering

This year’s finalists presented innovative ideas ranging from coral reef restoration and ocean monitoring to clean energy optimization and oil spill recovery, competing for more than $30,000 in prize funding.

A special thank you to our judges, mentors, speakers, and everyone who joined us in supporting these teams and celebrating sustainability focused innovation at UC San Diego!