RESOURCES > Kapnick Prize

The Kapnick Prize is awarded each year to the most outstanding students graduating with a minor in Business Institutions. To be eligible for the award, you must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.5 in your major, as well as in the courses applied to the BIP minor. The selection will also be based on other activities such as extracurriculars and research projects or papers relating to Business Institutions.

Early spring quarter, a selection committee will conduct reviews to identify a set of candidates who meet the requirements. The candidates will then be asked to submit supporting material. Any student selected for a Kapnick Prize will receive a cash award and a plaque to commemorate the honor.

The prize is named for Chicago businessman Harvey Kapnick who endowed a chair, currently held by Professor Braeutigam in the economics department. Any questions about the Kapnick Prize should be directed to Lucy Millman in the Business Institutions Program Office, 491-2706 or to lucym@northwestern.edu.

Kapnick Prize Winners

1996 Todd R. Maxwell

1997 Christopher Hayes

1997 Tik-Yang Denis Tse

1998 Pan Pan

1999 Chad Hodge

1999 Todd Plutsky

2000 Kathryn Gibbons

2000 Stacy G. Kangisser

2000 Amy Rowen

2000 Jennifer A. Steinberg

2001 Brooke Hatton

2001 Melissa Hayes

2001 Christa Sterrett

2001 Jennifer Tinnin

2002 Penny Bilissis

2002 Katherine M. Brown

2002 Jasmine M. Lewis

2002 Julie B. Seward

2003 Jerome G. Gordon

2003 Arianne C. Heien

2003 Carlos C. Lopes

2003 Christopher J. Spiering

2004 Jessica F. Fisher

2004 Brian Retson

2004 Jennifer R. Rozbruch

2004 Andrea Rosen

2005 Julienne Bilker

2005 Stanley Finch

2005 Ina Kim

2005 Adam Paoli