Costello College of Business News

Leila Austin, assistant professor of Business Foundations, was named one of the 2021 Dean’s Teaching Faculty Fellows. Austin, who has been with the School of Business for the last five years, truly values her role as an educator.

All eyes were on Afghanistan this summer, as the removal of U.S. troops were expedited, creating a perilous environment for all who champion freedom and human rights in the face of the Taliban. Read more about how alumnus Marc Andersen helped evacuate an Afghan human rights attorney.

Esteemed professor of finance, Gerald A. Hanweck, Sr., passed away peacefully on December 6. Faculty and staff at George Mason University School of Business mourn the loss of their long-time colleague.

Gretchen Hendricks, instructor of Business Foundations, was named one of the 2021 Dean’s Teaching Faculty Fellows. While Hendricks joined the Foundations area in 2016, this wasn’t her first position with the School of Business.

The Center for Government Contracting at George Mason University today announced the launch of a year-long research project to identify Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition best practices in an effort to improve the way the government and commercial companies work together.

The Montano Student Investment Fund (SMIF) recently hosted the Alpha Challenge, the group’s first stock pitch competition on George Mason University’s Fairfax Campus. More than $3,000 in cash prizes were awarded to student participants.

After graduating from the School of Business with her BS in accounting, Melissa Perera returned to complete her masters and get another leg up on her competition. Perera’s hard work was rewarded with the 2021 Graduate Division Emerging Business Leader Award.

Jeremy E. Plotnick, director of the minor programs at the School of Business, was named one of this year’s Dean’s Teaching Faculty Fellows.

The Center for Government Contracting in the George Mason University School of Business has appointed seven new researchers to support ongoing and future Center projects.

Tarun Kushwaha, a professor of marketing at the George Mason University School of Business, recently ran an experiment that pitted the brainpower of actual human executives against trained algorithms.