The Culverhouse College of Business

Culverhouse College of Business

Austin Cup

The Austin Cup is the highest student honor awarded by the Culverhouse College of Business. Presented annually, it recognizes students who demonstrate exceptional academic achievement, leadership, and meaningful contributions to the college and community. One recipient is selected from each of Culverhouse’s academic departments.

2026 Austin Cup Recipients

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Department of Marketing

Faith Endebrock

Faith Endebrock is the Austin Cup awardee from the Culverhouse Department of Marketing.
 
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.
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Department of Economics, Finance, and Legal Studies

Caleb Eynon

Caleb Eynon is the Austin Cup awardee from the Culverhouse Department of Economics, Finance, and Legal Studies.

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.
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Culverhouse School of Accountancy

Frank Messina

Frank Messina is the Austin Cup awardee from the Culverhouse School of Accountancy.

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.
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Department of Management

Anna Dickey

Anna Dickey is the Austin Cup awardee from the Culverhouse Department of Management.

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.
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Department of Information Systems, Statistics, and Management Science

Helene Renninger

Helene Renninger is the Austin Cup awardee from the Culverhouse Department of Information Systems, Statistics, and Management Science.

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.

Previous winners

  • 2020 – Daniel Seehase (EFLS)

  • 2021 – Raina Esteves (AC)

  • 2022 – Makenna Berry (ISM), Caroline White (MGT), Nathaniel Burns (EFLS), Catherine Besand (MKT), Symone Porter (AC)

  • 2023 – Maddie Riley (AC), Alexandra Barskiy (MKT), Connor Judkiewicz (EFLS), Mattie Bryant (ISM), Luci Allen (MGT)

  • 2024 – Maureen Edwards (AC), Lewis Fischer (EFLS), Linda Manginelli (ISM), Sarah Cosner (MGT), Ashley Clemente (MKT)

  • 2025 – Brae Lee (AC), Geoffrey Dubay (EFLS), Micah Pentecost (ISM), Keaton Morrison (MGT), Jordan Copenhaver (MKT)

  • 2026 – Frank Messina (AC), Caleb Eynon (EFLS), Helene Renninger (ISM),  Anna Dickey (MGT), Faith Endebrock (MKT)

  • 2010 – Kassandra Rose Price

  • 2011 – Stephanie Anderson

  • 2012 – Christy Boardman

  • 2013 – Robert Glenn Norwood

  • 2014 – Lauren Blight

  • 2015 – Zachary Halcomb Adams

  • 2016 – Christopher T. Orr

  • 2017 – Emily Nance (AC)

  • 2018 – Kanitta C. Kulprathipanja (EFLS)

  • 2019 – Afton England (EFLS)

  • 2000 – Pamela L. Grammer, Heather A. Key

  • 2001 – Sanja Alickovic

  • 2002 – J. Lucas Fitts

  • 2003 – David A. Cusimano

  • 2004 – William T. Kaylor

  • 2005 – Lara A. Santini

  • 2006 – Guido Arroyo

  • 2007 – Michael Ingram

  • 2008 – W. Steven Spiehler, Jr.

  • 2009 – Sara Clay

  • 1990 – Jerry Finney, Robert Sigler

  • 1991 – William H. Bolen, Jr.

  • 1992 – Shannon D. Sylvis

  • 1993 – Kamal S. Hosein

  • 1994 – Stephen W. Linville

  • 1995 – Melissa L. Hayes

  • 1996 – Cary Alan Deck

  • 1997 – Scott Paul Robicheaux

  • 1998 – Michael Sean Rimler

  • 1999 – Shane Underwood

  • 1980 – Ronald A. Levitt

  • 1981 – Martha E. Waters, Kenneth A. Grodner

  • 1982 – Lucille Reymann

  • 1983 – Carlos N. Kennedy

  • 1984 – Carin Lupuloff

  • 1985 – J. Paul Compton, Jr.

  • 1986 – Cary William Baxley

  • 1987 – Marx Leva, Shere Ellen McBryde

  • 1988 – Winston Howard Gillum, Jr.

  • 1989 – Anita O. Scott

  • 1970 – W. Henry Agee

  • 1971 – Doster L. McMullen

  • 1972 – Stephen L. Norris

  • 1973 – Deborah K. Hartman

  • 1974 – Lana English

  • 1975 – Patricia E. Black

  • 1976 – Leroy Tanker

  • 1977 – Carol R. Grant

  • 1978 – Randy L. Prince

  • 1979 – Bronwyn L. Smith

  • 1960 – Jeanette Peery

  • 1961 – B. T. Tillman, Jr.

  • 1962 – Anna C. Cook

  • 1963 – Glenn J. Ahrenholz

  • 1964 – Sally L. Wahlsten

  • 1965 – Janis Rogers

  • 1966 – Chester F. White

  • 1967 – Hazel F. Ezell

  • 1968 – Sara Anne Long

  • 1969 – Patricia E. Saik

  • 1950 – George E. Kizziah

  • 1951 – Norra Dean Dickey

  • 1952 – E. Bryant Ivey

  • 1953 – James K. Owens

  • 1954 – Fred A. Brett

  • 1955 – James R. Lawrence

  • 1956 – John F. Yeager, Jr.

  • 1957 – Eldridge J. Samples

  • 1958 – Murray D. Wood

  • 1959 – Denana Floyd

  • 1940 – George M. Murray

  • 1941 – G. Allen

  • 1942 – George Bloodworth

  • 1943 – Edward Bryan Hale

  • 1944 – Vernon W. Cole

  • 1945 – Allan L. Korn

  • 1946 – Libby Anderson

  • 1947 – Herschell E. Morrison

  • 1948 – Fred Blair First

  • 1949 – James W. Battles

  • 1936 – William E. Wade

  • 1938 – Glenn V. Gibson

  • 1939 – Edmund P. Sliz