It has been said that success is best when it is shared, and that is exactly what College of Business alumni, donors, faculty and staff will do on Oct. 20 when they gather to recognize and celebrate the 2023 College of Business Alumni Award recipients.
- Joan Bottarini — 2023 Distinguished Alumna Award, Accountancy, ’93
- Zoya Khan — 2023 Young Alumna Award, Operations Management and Information Systems, ’18
- Jeff Jamrok — 2023 Student Engagement Award, Sociology, ’08
- Jim Planey — 2023 Social Impact Award, Marketing, ’68
- Hernando Francisco Chica Zuccardi — 2023 Global Alumnus Award, MBA, ’23
- Mike DeGiorgio — 2023 Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award, Marketing, ’10
Held at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel in Schaumburg, Illinois, the college’s award ceremony will pay tribute to these six extraordinary individuals who got their starts at NIU and went on to do incredible things in business and industry.

