The 2023–2024 USC Marshall Golden Apple and Golden Compass Awards have been announced.

Each school year, graduate and undergraduate students vote for which faculty and staff members have positively influenced their lives, both in and out of the classroom.

“Students vote for faculty and staff who made a difference in their time at USC — people who have gone above and beyond,” said Ramandeep Randhawa, senior vice dean for academic programs. “The winners are not just teaching the material but are appealing to the students in a deeper way.”

Awarded since the 1990s, faculty members who receive the Golden Apple Awards are honored in one of three teaching categories: core classes, electives, or mentoring. Meanwhile, recognized staff receive the Golden Compass Award.

This year, the students have chosen to recognize 16 faculty members and two staff members. Congratulations to the following key members of the Marshall community:

For teaching in core classes:

• Charlie Hannigan, Assistant Professor of Clinical Data Sciences and Operations

• Mike Paranal, Assistant Professor of Clinical Accounting

For teaching in elective classes:

• Kristen Jaconi, Executive Director Peter Arkley Institute for Risk Management, Associate Professor of the Practice in Accounting

• Stephen Lind, Associate Professor of Clinical Business Communication

For mentorship:

• Marco Aponte-Marino, Professor of Clinical Management and Organization

For teaching in core classes (MBA):

• Murat Bayiz (MBA.PM), President of the Marshall Faculty Council, Professor of Clinical Data Sciences and Operations

• Arvind Bhambri (EMBA), Associate Professor of Management and Organization

• Nandini Rajagopalan (OMBA), Joseph A. DeBell Chair in Business Administration, Professor of Management and Organization

• Larry Vincent (FTMBA), Academic Director of the Executive MBA Program, Associate Professor of the Practice of Marketing

For teaching in core classes (MS):

• Courtney Brunious (MSSE), Assistant Professor of Clinical Management and Organization

• Lan Luo (MSMKT), Professor of Marketing

• Steve Mednick (MSEI), Program Academic Director of MS Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Professor of Clinical Entrepreneurship

• Emily Nix (MBV), Assistant Professor of Finance and Business Economics

• Austin Pollok (MSBA), Assistant Professor of Clinical Data Sciences and Operations

For teaching in elective classes:

• Scott Abrams, Academic Director for the Full-Time MBA Program & Associate Professor of Clinical Finance and Business Economics

• Christine El Haddad, Associate Professor of Clinical Management and Organization

Golden Compass Awards

• Arthur Alba, Director of the Leventhal Undergraduate Program

• Claudia Aguilar, Associate Director of Marshall Undergraduate Career Services