International Business
Awards 2012

International Business Service Award

• Steven Kupitz - Steven is a Senior in International Business and Spanish. He has been on the Dean’s List every year.. Steven has been active in Easter Seals, Habitat for Humanity and Relay for Life. He has also interned with ExactSports as a web developer and worked within their sports marketing department.

Carson & Iris Varner International Experience Award

• Ariane Maack - Ariane is a Senior in International Business. She is a member of the ISU International House, the Student Athlete Advisory Committee, the ISU Women’s Tennis Team and is on the AFNI Honor Roll. In 2011, Ariane interned with a travel management company in Germany and has received another internship with a German automobile company in Göppingen, Germany.

• Tara Tolomeo - Tara is Senior in International Business and Organizational Leadership with a minor in Italian. She is a member of Alpha Lambda Delta, National Honor Society and the Golden Key International Honor Society. She is also an officer in Sigma Iota Epsilon and the Treasurer of the International Business Association. Last summer, Tara participated in a study abroad program in France.

Outstanding Junior in International Business

• Gabriela Radanova - Gabriela is a Presidential Scholar, a member of Alpha Kappa Psi and the President of the ISU chapter of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. She has served as an intern at the Children’s Discovery Museum and currently works at Kohl’s Department Store in Elk Grove Village. Gabriele enjoys traveling and learning about other cultures and hopes to join a multinational corporation in which to use her leadership skills.

Outstanding Senior in International Business

• Filip Miljevic - Filip is a Senior in International Business and Finance. He is a member of Beta Gamma Sigma, Red Tassel Mortar Board Senior Honor Society, and is an Athletic Council Representative. He was also the 2008-2011 captain for the ISU tennis team where he received the Most Outstanding Student Athlete by his team each year. Filip has completed two internships where he interned with Sports Beijing in China and Nike, Inc. in Oregon.

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To learn more about:

• The International Business major/minor at Illinois State University
• International Internships
• Study Abroad
• Other international business activities at Illinois State University

Barbara Ribbens 
Varner International Business Institute
College of Business   
Illinois State University
Campus Box 5580
Normal, Illinois 61790-5580

Phone: (309) 438-3283
Fax: (309) 438-8201
Email: bribben@illinoisstate.edu