The SUNY Old Westbury School of Business welcomed four business professionals into its new Beta Gamma Sigma International Business Honor Society on September 26, 2024.
The campus’ Beta Gamma Sigma chapter was chartered on the same date, with the campus becoming eligible for a chapter after the SUNY Old Westbury School of Business earned accreditation from AACSB International in August 2024.
“Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society is the leading business honor society globally,” said Shalei Simms, dean of the School of Business. “Membership is reserved for the top students from AACSB-accredited business schools. This fall, we proudly welcomed our first Beta Gamma Sigma members from the SUNY Old Westbury School of Business and look forward to expanding our membership in the years to come.”
During the campus’ 2024 Installation and Recognition Ceremony four new honor society members were recognized – one recent graduate and three accomplished supporters of the School who were inducted with Chapter Honoree Awards. The 2024 inductees are:
- Pooja Aiyar ’24
- Maleka C. Stephens ’95 (awarded posthumously), Co-Founder, SMG Consulting Group
- Patrick Stines ‘98, Partner, Novak Francella, LLC
- David Antar, Chief Executive Officer, Advance Convergence Group
Read more about the campus' Beta Gamma Sigma chapter and this years' inductees.
Founded in 1913, Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society is an international business honor society for AACSB-accredited schools, which are the top five percent of business school programs around the world. Members currently reside in all 50 states and more than 190 countries. Members can participate in their collegiate and local alumni chapters, attend additional events regionally, nationally and internationally, and receive educational and professional benefits.
To be eligible as an undergraduate student for an invitation to join the honor society, candidates must be in the top ten percent of their class and in their second semester of sophomore year or further. Graduate students must be in the top 20 percent of their class and have completed at least half of their program.
Honoree Awards can be presented to any person who is not a student, who has achieved distinction primarily in business and administration, and who possesses those qualities that Beta Gamma Sigma fosters.
SUNY Old Westbury has been preparing students for careers in business for more than 45 years. With undergraduate and graduate degree programs centered in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance and Marketing, the School of Business pursues its mission of empowering students with the knowledge, skills, and values to think critically, communicate effectively, and act responsibly in the constantly changing landscape of business today. An accredited member of AACSB International, the School of Business offers rigorous academic training in a small class atmosphere to more than 700 students in its undergraduate and graduate programs.
About Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society
Founded in 1919, Beta Gamma Sigma seeks to fulfill its mission to honor student excellence in business education, develop forward-thinking business leaders, and foster a global community to be catalysts for good. The organization has more than 900,000 lifetime members in all 50 states and 190 countries. Membership in Beta Gamma Sigma is the highest national recognition a student in business can receive in an undergraduate, master's, or doctoral program at a school accredited by AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
Photo caption: SUNY Old Westbury President Timothy Sams (right), School of Business Dean Shalei Simms (second from right) and Associate Professor Roger Mayer (left) congratulate the 2024 Beta Gamma Sigma inductees (left to right) Patrick Stines, Gary Stephens accepting for Maleka Stephens, Pooja Aiyar and David Antar.