The Blank School engages Babson community members and leads research to create entrepreneurial leaders.
Pride Award
The Babson Pride Award recognizes the significant contributions of those who join the College in its commitment to creating a community that values, supports, and celebrates lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ) individuals and their allies.
Past Winners
2021
Undergraduate: Duruo Murray '21
Graduate: Sarah Stefanon '21
Staff: Michael Lara
Faculty: Melissa Leonard
Alumni and Friends: Deborah DeSantis ’85
2020
Undergraduate: Michael Sysak ’20
Graduate: Aditya Pathak MBA’20
Staff: Carol Hacker
Faculty: Anjali Bal
Alumni and Friends: Dave Childers ’84
2019
Undergraduate: Aswini Melekote ’19
Graduate: Mia Di Stefano MBA’19
Staff: Denning Aaris
Faculty: Beth Wynstra
2018
Undergraduate: Sheen Hui ’18
Graduate: Calliope Desenberg MBA’18
Staff: Brett Chin, Education Abroad Advisor, and Melissa Shaak, Director of Student Financial Services
Faculty: Mary O’Donoghue, Professor in Arts & Humanities
Alumni and Friends: Kadia Tubman ’13
2017
Undergraduate: Christina Xiao ’17
Graduate: Mark Gagliardi MBA’17
Staff: Kevin Araujo-Lipine, Associate Director, Student Engagement
Faculty: Marjorie Feld, Professor in History & Society
Alumni and Friends: Kit Yan ’06
2016
Undergraduate: Alexis Yioulos ’16, and Nicholas Gordon ’16
Staff: Chuck Collins, Associate Director, Graduate Student Affairs
Faculty: Kerry Rourke, Lecturer in Arts & Humanities
Alumni and Friends: Aaron Walton ’83
2015
Undergraduate: Matthew Hard ’16
Graduate: Phil Pinson MBA’15
Staff: Jason Salzenstein, Senior Instructional & Curriculum Designer
Faculty: Robert Turner DBA, Associate Professor of Accounting
Alumni and Friends: Thomas Bourdon ’98, Ed.D
2014
Undergraduate: Christian Lewis ’13, and Natalie Cullings ’14
Graduate: Christine Yoon MBA’15
Staff: Jamie Kendrioski, Director of International Student and Scholar Services
Faculty: Toni Lester, PhD, Professor of Law, Culture and Society
Alumni and Friends: Richard Babson