USM Honors High-Achieving Business Graduates During Annual Awards Luncheon
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - The University of Southern Mississippi’s College of Business and Economic Development has recognized three outstanding graduates who are having a big impact on the business world.
They were honored during an annual Business Excellence Awards Luncheon at the Trent Lott Center on Friday afternoon.
Awards were presented to Thanh Roettele, Alumnus of the Year, and Erik Hansson, Young Alumnus of the Year. Jim Raspberry, a Laurel financial adviser, community advocate, and podcaster, was also honored as the Entrepreneur of the Year.
“[The awards are] particularly important because we have a lot of students in the audience and we definitely want to show them what’s possible and there’s no limits to what you can do with your education that you get from Southern Miss,” said Bret Becton, dean of the College of Business and Economic Development at Southern Miss.
Roettele is managing director and head of mortgage capital markets at Scotiabank, and Hansson is a regional vice president for Fisher Investments.