Opportunity Scholars at the David Eccles School of Business recently held their Annual Luau to honor graduating seniors and celebrate another successful year. Families, advisory board members, donors, faculty, and Eccles School staff gathered for the celebration. Several students spoke of their educational journey, expressing gratitude for all the help they received along the way. The evening highlighted the full-circle support Opportunity Scholars embraces with keynotes from graduate Claudia Gonzalez’s mother, Thania Gonzlez, and donor, Jack Elizondo.

This year also marked a new tradition – graduates were presented with a stole, designed by Opportunity Scholar and diversity ambassador Janet Tran, to wear at commencement. The celebration featured food from Moki’s Hawaiian Grill and concluded with performances from current Scholars, and the Pacific Unity Association (PUA) club from Salt Lake Community College, many of whom plan to transfer and continue their own education at the Eccles School.

Graduating Opportunity Scholars for 2019 include:

  • Koleaki Afu, Management BS
  • Gilbert Baracka, Operations Management BS
  • Lucy Beltran, Accounting BS; Int’l Studies BA
  • Christian Camarillo Mendez, Accounting BS
  • Anh Cao, Pre-Business BS; Int’l Studies BA; QAMO BS
  • Lehuan (Lee) Chen, Info Systems BS; OM BS
  • Logan Cox, Computer Science BCS; Finance BS
  • Ricardo Diaz-Urena Morales, Accounting BS
  • Cayla Findlay, Marketing BS
  • Ariel Flores Mena, Management HBS
  • Michelle Galvez, Accounting BS
  • Claudia Gonzalez, Undeclared Pre-Law BA; Marketing BS
  • Oscar Grajeda Gonzalez, Information Systems BS
  • Jinno Guevara, Finance BS
  • Christi Kim, Accounting BS
  • Alexa Larsen, Management BS
  • Cami Miller, Business Admin BS
  • Mele Moli, Business Admin BS
  • Alex Nguyen, Management BS
  • Kevin Ortega, Information Systems BS; Marketing BS
  • Brandon Ray, Finance BS
  • Zhenwei Shepherd, Accounting BS
  • Maninderjit Singh, Finance BS
  • Sofia Sotelo, Management BS; Marketing BS
  • Art Soto, Finance BS
  • Janet Tran, Int’l Studies BA; Management BS, Minor IS
  • Salaetau Tuita, Accounting BS
  • Laurann Wilkey, Accounting BS
  • Diep Nguyen, Economics BS
  • Baseer Yagoobi, Business Administration BS