On Friday, April 19, 2013, 80 undergraduate and graduate students from the Belk College of Business attended the Beta Gamma Sigma International Business Honor Society induction ceremony at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel uptown Charlotte to be recognized for their outstanding academic achievements and celebrate their accomplishments with their family and friends. In addition, the Belk College of Business honored two distinguished community leaders: Anu Brookins, VP for Customer Relationship Management at Belk,Inc. and John Tuders, SVP for Products and Payments Innovation Executive at Bank of America.
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| From right to left: Anu Brookins, VP at Belk,Inc. and John Tuders, SVP at Bank of America, receiving their honorary induction into Beta Gamma Sigma |
Founded in 1913 on four core principles - honor, integrity, pursuit of wisdom, and earnestness - Beta Gamma Sigma is the only international business honor society that honors academic achievement among undergraduate, master's, and doctoral students at AACSB International accredited institutions. Membership in BGS is by invitation only and, each semester, the Belk College of Business extends an invitation to the top 10% (based on GPA) of the undergraduate junior and senior class and top 20% (based on GPA) of the graduate level class.
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| Graduate student Sihem Le Pape receiving her Beta Gamma Sigma certificate from Dr. Christie Amato, Belk College of Business Associate Dean |
The benefits of being a member of BGS:
1. Peer and future employer recognition: a large number of employers and recruiters are aware of BGS and the high standards it upholds; your membership with BGS shows your future employers your commitment to excellence and your outstanding academic record;
2. Networking opportunities: with a worldwide membership base of over 700,000 members, 500 collegiate chapters and 27 alumni chapters, BGS offers its members a variety of opportunities to connect and network with like-minded individuals from all over the world; the local Charlotte chapter has been very active and it provides a great avenue to meet other local community leaders;
3. Career assistance: BGS provides scholarship opportunities for graduate students at partner university; in addition, it offers a variety of online professional career development resources (e.g. professional career job boards, career advice, graduate school fairs).  |
| Undergraduate student Andrew Smith receiving his Beta Gamma Sigma certificate from Dr. Christie Amato, Belk College of Business Associate Dean |
Congratulations to all our newly inducted Beta Gamma Sigma members!
