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Case competition was spark for student’s college experience
7/28/26
Eva Selmi was one of three Merrilee Alexander Kick College of Business and Entrepreneurship students that were named finalists in the IMA Student Case Competition. As finalists they were given travel and accommodations to present at the IMA Accounting and Finance Conference in Tampa on June 14-17.
Yelkur honored with international business award
6/18/26
Rama Yelkur, executive dean of the Merrilee Alexander Kick College of Business and Entrepreneurship, received the Patricia M. Flynn Distinguished Woman in Business Education Award at the Women Advancing Management Education Affinity Group meeting at the 2026 International Conference and Meetings, hosted by AACSB International in Seattle.
MAK College hosts third annual Best in Business Banquet
6/9/26
The Merrilee Alexander Kick College of Business and Entrepreneurship celebrated its achievements from the 2025-26 school year with the third annual Best in Business Banquet on Wednesday, April 22. Students, staff, faculty alumni and community members were recognized for their outstanding achievements.
Inaugural Kick scholarship awarded to TWU nursing major
6/3/26
An incoming Texas Woman’s University student has been awarded the inaugural $15,000 Merrilee Alexander Kick Scholarship, which supports alumni of Momentous Institute’s nationally acclaimed elementary laboratory school for children in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade.
Accounting grad’s focus pays off at competition
5/21/26
TWU accounting graduate Leslie Frias and her teammates secured second place out of 25 teams at the 2026 IIA Global Student Conference case competition in Orlando. Frias won a coveted CIA exam review package and overcame her fear of public speaking.