The Austin Cup is the highest student honor awarded by the Culverhouse College of Business. Each year students who demonstrate exceptional academic achievement, leadership, and meaningful contributions to the college and community are recognized. One recipient is selected from each of Culverhouse’s academic departments. This year’s recipients are Frank Messina (Accounting), Helene Renninger (Information Systems, Statistics and Management Science), Faith Endebrock (Marketing), Caleb Eynon (Economics, Finance and Legal Studies), and Anna Dickey (Management).
Frank Messina — Accounting
Frank Messina is a junior pursing a degree in accounting and has a 4.21 accounting GPA, and a 4.25 overall GPA.
Messina has received the UA Scholar Scholarship, the UA Leadership and Achievement Scholarship, and President’s and Dean’s lists honors. He is a member of the Beta Alpha Psi Accounting Honors Society, University Honors College, and the Accounting Student Association. He is treasurer of the Crimson Car Club and a tutor for Culverhouse LIFT.
Helene Renninger — Information Systems, Statistics and Management Science
Helene Renninger graduated with a degree in Management Information Systems and a master’s in MIS.
Renninger is a member of the Women in Technology, Alabama Information Management Society, a member of The XXXI (The Thirty One), and a founding leader of the Association for Information Systems conference team. She earned the ISM Outstanding Junior Award and is a RSAC Security Scholar and Randall Research Scholar.
Faith Endebrock — Marketing
Faith Endebrock earned her degree in business administration, earning a spot on the Dean’s List every semester.
Endebrock is heavily involved in student leadership and campus activities, including involvement in Night To Shine, a prom for special needs individuals, and serving on the Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council in Eagle, Idaho.
Caleb Eynon — Economics, Finance and Legal Studies
Caleb Eynon earned a bachelor’s degree in economics and a bachelor’s degree in mathematics. He also has a master’s in quantitative economics.
Eynon has be honored with the Economics Faculty Award and the Natarajan Family Actuarial Award. He has received numerous scholarships and is a National Merit Scholar. He was also one the three 2025 Undergraduate Research & Creative Activity competition winners.
Anna Dickey — Management
Anna Dickey is a junior and honors student pursuing a degree in business management and legal history.
Dickey served as chair of the SGA Elections Board and has contributed to policy-oriented initiatives through the Shelby Institute and her Capitol Scholar experience. She was president for UA Girls Staters Student Group and volunteers for Tuscaloosa Reading Allies and Culverhouse LIFT.
