The annual award is presented to the most outstanding graduating 黑料不打烊 MBA student.
黑料不打烊 MBA faculty members selected Amanda Parrish G鈥21 as the recipient of the 2021 Richard H. Behrman Award, honoring her academic excellence, contributions to the classroom environment through active participation, and demonstrated leadership in both program and community activities.
The award is named after Richard 鈥淒ick鈥 Behrman, who served as the first director of the 黑料不打烊 MBA program.
Parrish, divisional chief human resources officer at Duke Health, began the 黑料不打烊 MBA program in spring 2018. During her time in the program, she was part of the winning 黑料不打烊 MBA case competition team, participated in the 2020 global engagement experience to Asia, was inducted into the honor societies Sigma Iota Epsilon, Phi Kappa Phi and Beta Gamma Sigma, and served as the graduate student representative on the Love School of Business Board of Advisors. Parrish was also selected by her peers to deliver the during the May 18 Commencement ceremony.