KQHA Member Awarded Outstanding Senior in Business for Spring 2008

Kendal Coad, a May 2008 bachelors candidate in accounting and finance is the Kansas State University College of Business Administration Spring 2008 Outstanding Senior in Business.

Coad was recognized at the commencement ceremonies for the college on May 17, 2008 in Bramlege Coliseum.

The outstanding senior in Business honor is presented each semester to a graduating senior who has made oustanding contributions to the College of Business Administration. A student committee comprised of representatives from the Dean's Student Advisory Council selects the award recipient.

Coad has held key leadership roles in the college. She is a member of the Dean's Student Advisory Council, president of the K-State College of Business Administration Ambassadors and the vice-president of programming for the Student Finance Association. She is a member of Gamma Phi Beta sorority and has served as a K-State Greek Ambassador.

She has maintained a 4.0 GPA and has been named to the K-State honors list throughout her undergraduate career. Her academic achievements have earned her membership in several honorary organizations including Order of Omega, Silver Key sophomore honorary and Chimes junior honorary. In 2007 Coad was named a Conoco Phillips SPIRIT scholar.

During her four years at K-State she has been awarded scholarships from her sorority, college and university in recognition of her committment to academic excellence.

Kendal participated in two internship programs as a business student at K-State. In summer 2006, she interned at Koch,Siedhoff, Hand & Dunn Public Accountants in Wichita, KS. The following summe, she had a financial analyst internship at Koch Industries-Flint Hill Resources, also in Wichita.

"Kendall has been an inspiration to her peers during her time at K-State. She had done a wonderful job leading the college's Business Ambassadors this year as well as serving in a number of other student leadership roles," said Yar M. Ebadi, dean of the College of Business Administration.

"I am pleased to see her outstanding contributions to the college recognized through her selection for this prestigious award. With her talents and abilities, I know she will be very successful in her future endeavors," Ebadi said.

Following her graduation from K-State, Coad will begin her career as a business analyst with Deloitte Consulting in Kansas City,Kan. In addition, she plans to attend graduate school to pursue a master's in business administration. Kendall is the daughter of Rex and Jill Coad, Wichita and a 2004 graduate of Andover Central High School.