The James M. Seneff Honors Program in the College of Business is an elite honors program that is based on the joint collaboration of the University Honors Program and the College of Business. The highly competitive program is available to a select number of motivated university honors students majoring in business.
Seneff Scholars gain experience and knowledge through educational activities, volunteer experiences and a personalized one-on-one mentorship program. They have priority access to honors courses in the College of Business, special meetings with elite business leaders, a mentorship program and unique experiential learning opportunities.
Meet the 2024 Seneff Scholars
Savannah Boutwell
Degree
B.S. in Real Estate
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2026
Olivia DeForest
Degree
B.S. in Finance & Professional Sales with a Minor in Business Analytics
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2026
Tyler Doherty
Degree
B.S. in Marketing
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2027
Brinlee Foreman
Degree
B.S. in Accounting with a Minor in Economics
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2026
M.J. Hanlon
Degree
B.S. in Finance & Accounting
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2027
Matt Kempinski
Degrees
B.S. in Finance & Real Estate
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2027
Jaden Khokhar
Degree
B.S. in Finance and B.A. in Philosophy
Expected Graduation Date
Fall 2026
James Korec
Degree
B.S. in Finance & Political Science with a Minor in Spanish
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2026
Collin Mungall
Degree
B.S. in Accounting & MIS with a Minor in Computer Science
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2027
Sean O'Leary
Degree
B.S.in Accounting & Marketing
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2026
Savanna Schenk
Degree
B.S. in MIS & Professional Sales with a Minor in Computer Science
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2027
Drake Shook
Degrees
B.S.in Finance & Economics with a Minor in Mathematics
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2026
Charly Slager
Degree
B.S. in MIS with Minors in Business Analytics and Computer Science
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2026
Kate Tipping
Degree
B.S. in RMI & Actuarial Science
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2027
Kieley Whittaker
Degrees
B.S. in Real Estate & Finance
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2026
Meet the 2023 Seneff Scholars
Anagrace Bennett
Degree
B.S. in Finance with a Minor in Computer Science
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2026
Bruno Berlanga Del Nero
Degrees
B.S. in Finance and MIS with a Minor in Computer Science
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2026
Robbie Fishbein
Degree
B.S. in Marketing with a Minor in Business Analytics
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2025
Gabriella Gonzalez
Degrees
B.S. in Accounting and Marketing
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2025
Sydney Gross
Degree
B.S. in Accounting with a Minor in Business Analytics
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2025
Ingrid Maclean
Degrees
B.S. in Finance and MIS with a Minor in Applied Mathematics
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2026
Jaclyn Madson
Degree
B.S. in Marketing
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2026
Eddie McDevitt
Degree
B.S. in MIS with a Minor in Computer Science
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2025
Cameron Mullin
Degree
B.S. in Finance
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2025
Sheevam Patel
Degree
B.S. in Finance with a Minor in Economics
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2026
Emily Polatajko
Degree
B.S. in Accounting
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2025
Natalie Reid
Degrees
B.S. in Marketing and Finance
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2026
Amari Riley
Degree
B.S. in MIS
Expected Graduation Date
Fall 2024
Amie Spatz
Degree
B.S. in Marketing
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2025
Jovan St. Victor
Degrees
B.S. in RMI and Economics with a Minor in Urban/Regional Planning
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2025
Meghan Swan
Degrees
B.S. in in Accounting and Finance with a Minor in Hospitality Management
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2025
Caroline Zamek
Degree
B.S. in Management
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2026
Meet the 2022 Seneff Scholars
Jonah Ashley-Friedman
Degrees
B.S. in Finance and Real Estate
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2025
Joseph Cofer
Degree
B.S. in Marketing
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2025
George Duffy
Degree
B.S. in Finance
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2025
Brooks Elson
Degrees
B.S. in Finance and Real Estate with a Minor in French
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2025
Sydney Fruhwirth
Degrees
B.S. in Finance and MIS
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2024
Andrew Glennon
Degree
B.S. in Finance
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2024
William Godfrey
Degree
B.S. in Finance
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2024
Ashlee Holder
Degrees
B.S. in Human Resource Management and Marketing
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2024
Jack Huisman
Degrees
B.S. in Finance and Chinese with a Minor in Software Engineering
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2024
Samantha Leon
Degrees
B.S. in Finance and Marketing
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2024
Elizabeth Manning
Degree
B.S. in Finance
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2024
Sebastian Mehlum
Degrees
B.S. in Management and Real Estate
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2025
Sofia Perez
Degree
B.S. in Finance with a Minor International Affairs
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2025
Mason Pullum
Degrees
B.S. in Finance and Economics with a Minor in Religion
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2025
Tripp Ragans
Degree
B.S. in Finance
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2025
Jordan Rose
Degrees
B.S. in Finance and Biology
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2024
Natalie Faith Timm
Degrees
B.S. in Finance and Real Estate
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2024
Meet the 2021 Seneff Scholars
Victor Achard
Degrees
B.S. in Marketing and Sport Management
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2024
Benjamin Almirall
Degrees
B.S. in Finance and Real Estate
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2023
Marisa Balzano
Degrees
B.S. in Finance and Marketing
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2023
Thomas Beamish
Degree
B.S. in Finance
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2023
Alexa Brunkow
Degree
B.S. in Accounting
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2024
Kristin Day
Degree
B.S. in Management Information Systems
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2024
Juan Coste Delvecchio
Degrees
B.S. in Finance and Risk Management/Insurance
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2023
Lily Drasutis
Degree
B.S. in Finance
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2024
Samuel Howard
Degree
B.S. in Finance
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2023
Adrienne Lesho
Degree
B.S. in Marketing
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2023
Lindsay Merrifield
Degree
B.S. in Finance
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2023
Ryan Ollar
Degree
B.S. in Finance
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2023
Easton Place
Degrees
B.S. in Management Information Systems and Sport Management
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2024
Stephanie Remy
Degrees
B.S. in Management and Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2024
Sophie Steiner-Fraser
Degree
B.S. in Marketing
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2023
James Wood
Degrees
B.S. in Finance and Real Estate
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2023
Meet the 2020 Seneff Scholars
Luciano Bettocchi
Degree
B.S. in Finance with a Minor in Spanish
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2022
Macy Butz
Degree
B.S. in Risk Management/Insurance with a Minor in Business Analytics
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2022
Leah Dantin
Degrees
B.S. in Management Information Systems and Accounting with a Minor in Art History
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2023
Gabriela Kaiser
Degrees
B.S. in Finance and Accounting with a Minor in Business Analytics
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2024
Emily Lemasters
Degrees
B.S. in Finance and Professional Sales with a Minor in Business Analytics
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2022
Carina Mai
Degree
B.S. in Accounting
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2022
Cierra McKenzie
Degrees
B.S. in Finance and Media/Communication Studies
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2022
Nicole Nunez
Degrees
B.S. in Management Information Systems and Marketing with a Minor in Computer Science
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2022
Sebastian Ortiz Isaacs
Degrees
B.S. in Finance and Economics
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2022
Christopher Ruckdeschel
Degree
B.S. in Management
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2022
Payton Sikes
Degree
B.S. in Finance
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2023
John Stephans
Degrees
B.S. in Finance and Professional Sales
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2022
Matilda Vevera
Degrees
B.S. in Risk Management/Insurance and Actuarial Science with a Minor in Business Analytics
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2022
Alena Williams
Degrees
B.S. in Marketing and Management
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2022
Meet the 2019 Seneff Scholars
Cole Bakotic
Degrees
B.S. in Accounting and Finance with a Minor in Business Analytics
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2021
Dexter Bell
Degrees
B.S. in Risk Management/Insurance and Management Information Systems with Minors in Business Analytics and English
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2021
Andrew Colvin
Degrees
B.S. in Accounting and Finance
Expected Graduation Date
Fall 2022
Kenneth Frazier
Degree
B.S. in Human Resource Management
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2021
Christian Albert Glover
Degrees
B.S. in Management and Accounting with a minor in Philosophy
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2021
Matthew Hader
Degrees
B.S. in Accounting and Finance
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2021
Mary Katherine Marasco
Degree
B.S. in Accounting with a Minor in Political Science
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2021
Sophia Metallo
Degree
B.S. in Accounting with a Minor in Spanish
Expected Graduation Date
Summer 2020
Katherine Newcomb
Degrees
B.S. in Finance and Management
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2022
Michael Ramsey
Degrees
B.S. in Risk Management/Insurance and Actuarial Science
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2021
Carlos Rodriguez
Degrees
B.S. in Management Information Systems and Marketing with a Minor in Italian Studies
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2021
Cameron Strickler
Degrees
B.S. in Accounting and Real Estate with a Minor in Computer Science
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2022
Alexander Suriano
Degrees
B.S. in Finance and Real Estate
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2021
Ivy Van Dyke
Degrees
B.S. in Finance and Real Estate with a Minor in Economics and a Certificate in Leadership Studies
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2022
Judith Wieland
Degrees
B.S. in Risk Management/Insurance and Finance
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2022
Matthew Williams
Degree
B.S. in Finance
Expected Graduation Date
Spring 2022
Eligibility & Program Requirements
Eligibility
In order to apply to the Seneff Honors Program, students must be a currently enrolled University Honors student in good standing, be a business major or conditionally admitted to the College of Business, and have a full academic year or more after being accepted into the program.
Program Requirements
- Seneff Scholars are required to participate in at least three professional events per semester. The possible events include College of Business Bruning Speaker Series, special executive lunches and career and internship events for Seneff Scholars, and approved research symposia and activities in the students’ area of study.
- Seneff Scholars will actively participate in a mentorship program with an executive in their related field. They also will participate as peer mentors within the college.
- Seneff Scholars will take one course, tentatively titled “Communication and Critical Thinking in the Business World,” as a group in their first spring as Seneff Scholars. Additionally, they are encouraged to take other honors courses in the college, participate in research projects with faculty, compete in case competitions, consulting projects and research competitions through the college, or take approved graduate courses as part of their College of Business honors studies.
- Each cohort of Seneff Scholars will develop a project for the college that helps to enrich the learning environment for students. All Seneff Scholars will participate in the development and implementation of the project, which can be educational or service-related.
- As a group, Seneff Scholars will host and participate in at least one service event a year toward their Servscript requirements. Students must remain in good standing with the University Honors Program as well as the College of Business. Seneff Scholars are expected to uphold a level of conduct and ethical responsibility in their actions in the program, personally and professionally.
Application Period
The application period for Cohort 6 will open on August 1, 2024, and close on September 13, 2024. Please contact Luke Hopkins at lhopkins@business.fsu.edu for more information on how to apply.
Contact
LUKE HOPKINS
James M. Seneff Honors Program Director and Senior Lecturer in Marketing
(850) 645-0941
lhopkins@business.fsu.edu
Kathleen McCullough
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Kathryn Magee Kip Professor in Risk Management & Insurance
(850) 644-8358
kmccullough@business.fsu.edu
James M. Seneff Honors Program
College of Business
Florida State University
821 Academic Way, Suite 314
P.O. Box 3061110
Tallahassee, Florida 32306-1110
About Jim Seneff
“Don’t waste your time in life on small ideas. Earn the time in your life by ascribing to big ideas that value time and make your dreams come true. To respect time – to know how to wait – is the great secret of success.”
