Washburn University Brenneman School of Business

Last week, we were thrilled to initiate another group of top students to our honors societies, Beta Gamma Sigma and Beta Alpha Psi. They are pictured here with Dean Sollars, and our 2026 alumni honoree, Brian Lang.

🎉 Big congratulations to John Murray for being the first Bizbod EVER to achieve a perfect score of 300 on the MBA Major Field Test! 👏 👏 👏

Tassels turned, degrees earned, memories made.
Congratulations to the Brenneman School of Business Class of 2026! 🎉

Congratulations to Dr. Tom Hickman! 🎉 At last week's Awards and Recognition luncheon, he was awarded the 2026 Kaw Valley Bank Excellence in Research Award!

Congratulations to Professor Rick LeJuerrne! 👏 He was honored with the Dicus Excellence in Teaching Award at last week's awards luncheon! The Dicus Award is chosen by student body and is named for and made possible by the generosity of long-time Topekans Jack and Betty Dicus.

Dean Sollars loves having alumni speakers visit, but he really loves it when they are his former students. He was especially thrilled yesterday having Katharine Hunter (BBA ‘06) speak at our annual awards luncheon. Hope she visits us again soon!

Congratulations to the winners of the 2026 Community Innovation Challenge 👏

These students brought creativity, strategy, and real-world impact to the stage, and it showed. From innovative ideas to strong pitches, each finalist represented the future of business at Washburn.

1st: Devin Fritzsch
2nd: Camryn Bloom
3rd: Mia Anthony
4th: Lucas Heit
5th: Kieki Jackson

Thank you to the Topeka Community Foundation for supporting the next generation of innovators.

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After an exciting round of innovation and competition, five standout students are advancing to the final stage of the Washburn University Community Innovation Challenge.

Congratulations to our finalists:
Lucas Heit
Kieki Jackson
Devin Fritzsch
Mia Anthony
Camryn Bloom

They will present their final pitches on April 8 at 6 p.m. in the Memorial Union.

Made a quick trip home the other day to check on the progress of the new AE hall and couldn’t be more excited for our new digs! 👷‍♂️🥳