JUAN PABLO FORNO
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
W.P CAREY OUTSTANDING GRADUATING SENIOR AWARD
2016
Every semester, one W.P Carey School of Business graduating senior is selected for the Outstanding Graduating Senior Award sponsored by the Turken Family. The selection is made based on the student's academic excellence, leadership in extra curricular activities, and commitment to civic leadership in the broader community. I had the incredible honor of being the recipient of this award for the class of Fall 2016 and I had the opportunity to address the graduating class at the graduation ceremony.
JOSE A. RONSTADT OUTSTANDING UNDERGRADUATE
2016
This award is presented to one student every semester who is able to stand out from all the Hispanic students at ASU. Honorees are selected based on academic achievements, community service and volunteer activities, and engagement, involvement, and leadership in ASU organizations and in the community. This award came with the great honor of giving the graduation speech during the Hispanic Convocation Ceremony.
STATE FARM NATIONAL SALES & MARKETING COMPETITION CHAMPION
2016
For the past 7 years, State Farm and the University of Central Missouri have partnered to sponsor the annual State Farm National Marketing and Sales Competition. The competition showcases students’ innovative marketing ideas and their individual sales skills. I represented Arizona State University for the 2016 Competition and received the Platinum Award (1st Place) for the Sales Role Play (individual), Marketing Presentation (team), and the Overall Team Champion (team) categories.
W.P CAREY STUDENT LEADER OF THE YEAR
2015-2016
The Business Student Council of the W.P Carey School of Business gives this award to one student who has shown exemplary leadership qualities within business student organizations. I received this award during the BSC Spring Banquet for my involvement in the Hispanic Business Students Association, Enactus, and Global Micro finance Brigades.
W.P CAREY PHILANTHROPY EVENT OF THE YEAR
2015-2016
The Business Student Council of the W.P Carey School of Business gives this award to an event that is geared toward making a difference in the community. The Hispanic Business Students Association received this award for "Dia de los Niños", an event designed to celebrate Children's Day with unaccompanied minors from Central America and Mexico who reside in federal shelters in Arizona. Although I accepted this award as the creator of the event, this award is really for the organization and its volunteers who made the event possible.
CAMERON UNIVERSITY DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. COMPOSITION AWARD
2014
As part of the traditional Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, Cameron University and the Wesley Foundation put together an essay composition contest where students illustrate the impact Dr. King had with the civil rights movement and how his actions have had an effect in the lives of all Americans today. As the recipient of this composition award, I was honored to share the stage with civil rights activist, Dick Gregory, and present my work in addition to receiving an academic scholarship.
ARTICLES AND PUBLICATIONS
MAKING AN IMPACT THROUGH ENTREPRENEURSHIP
December 13, 2016
"I decided that I wanted to devote my life to helping people who were dealt the bad hands. I saw business as something that is so woven into the fabric of our lives, that it was the largest potential to drive change and progress. Entrepreneurship is the spirit of business and it is what drives this country, so what better way to make an impact than through entrepreneurship?"
THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST BUSINESS MAJORS – CLASS OF 2017
April 7, 2017
"This is a first look at some of the leaders who’ll be shaping the discussions and decisions around business in the coming decades,” says John A. Byrne, founder and editor of Poets&Quants and the former executive editor of Businessweek magazine and former editor-in-chief of Fast Company.“They are already so informed, creative, and versatile. I can’t wait to see what they do after they graduate.If this year’s “Best & Brightest” class could be summarized in one word, it would be impact.”