We have the distinct privilege of honoring our Top Ten Scholar-Athletes. These students are the five male and five female senior student-athletes with the highest cumulative grade point averages. The ten students being honored include undergraduate researchers, postgraduate scholarship winners, teaching assistants and Phi Beta Kappa inductees.They have graduated with an average GPA of 3.89.
UNC Top 10 Scholar-Athletes
Natalia Aseguinolaza Academic Awards Luncheon University of North Carolina Alumni Center Chapel Hill, NC Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Natalia Aseguinolaza
Natalia is a member of the women’s golf team and is from San Sebastian, Spain. She is earning a degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Investment Banking. Natalia served two summers as an Investment Banking Analyst with Houlihan Lokey. She has been on the Dean’s List every semester, is a member of the 4.0 Club and earned her team’s AD Scholar-Athlete award. She is also fluent in three languages. After graduation, she will move to New York City to work as an Investment Banking Analyst at Scotiabank. In five years, she will be working in a private equity/growth equity fund.
Dorrit Eisenbeis Academic Awards Luncheon University of North Carolina Alumni Center Chapel Hill, NC Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Dorrit Eisenbeis
Dorrit is from Cary, North Carolina and is a member of the field hockey team. She is graduating this month with a degree in Exercise and Sport Science with minors in Entrepreneurship and Health and Society. Dorrit served as a teaching assistant for ECON 325 (Entrepreneurship Principles and Practice). She has been on the Dean’s List every semester, is a member of the 4.0 Club and was named her team’s AD Scholar-Athlete. After graduation, Dorrit will be using her last year of eligibility at UNC in the Masters of Educational Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship program. In five years, she will have her own business renovating and designing short and long-term rentals across the country.
Christopher Holliday Academic Awards Luncheon University of North Carolina Alumni Center Chapel Hill, NC Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Christopher Holliday
Christopher is from Chapel Hill, North Carolina and is on the football team. He is double-majoring in Economics and Exercise and Sport Science with a minor in Business Administration. Christopher was the recipient of the Wells Fargo Postgraduate Scholarship, is a Morehead Cain Scholar and has been inducted in the Order of the Golden Fleece and Phi Beta Kappa. He also completed an independent, international research project on the impact of ParaOlympics on their host cities. After graduation, Christopher will be working for the Boston Consulting Group in their Nashville office. In five years, he will be finishing his MBA and possibly be re-entering the sports world on the business operations side.
Rob Landry Academic Awards Luncheon University of North Carolina Alumni Center Chapel Hill, NC Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Rob Landry
Rob is on the men’s basketball team and is from Greensboro, North Carolina. He is double-majoring in Business Administration and Biochemistry and has a minor in Biology. He was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, is a member of our 4.0 Club and was his team’s AD Scholar-Athlete. He is also part of Honors Carolina and completed an independent study on Biotech Financial Modeling. Rob will be moving to New York City after graduation to work as an Investment Banking Analyst at Allen and Co. In five years, he will be a hedge fund analyst examining public companies in the technology space.
Jack Loftus Academic Awards Luncheon University of North Carolina Alumni Center Chapel Hill, NC Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Jack Loftus
Jack is from Dallas, Texas and is a member of the men’s lacrosse team. He is a Business Administration major. He is a recipient of the John Duke Baldrige, Jr. Merit Scholarship and has completed internships with three different firms. He has been named to Dean’s List every semester and was his team’s AD Scholar-Athlete. After graduation, he will be working in Fortress Investment Group’s credit hedge fund in Tech, Media and Telecom. In five years, he will be back home in Texas.
Gigi Maroney Academic Awards Luncheon University of North Carolina Alumni Center Chapel Hill, NC Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Gigi Maroney
Gigi is on the rowing team and is originally from New Buffalo, Michigan. She is double-majoring in Political Science and Anthropology with a minor in Chinese. She has been an Ethics Fellow at the Parr Center for Ethics and is the Staff Editor at the Journal for Foreign Affairs at Carolina. She has been inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, is a member of the 4.0 Club and has been named to the All-ACC Academic Team. After she finishes her degree at Carolina, she will move to Washington, D.C. to conduct research on U.S. fiscal and economic policy for the nonpartisan nonprofit group Free the Facts. In five years, she will be happy, healthy, and learning new things every day.
Alec Mulvaney Academic Awards Luncheon University of North Carolina Alumni Center Chapel Hill, NC Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Alec Mulvaney
Alec is originally from Winnetka, Illinois and is on the men’s fencing team. He is majoring in Business Administration with minors in Information Systems and Anthropology. He has been a teaching assistant for both Consulting Skills and Frameworks and Strategic Management. He has been awarded the Thomas W. Dana III Scholarship, completed internships with three firms and was his team’s AD Scholar-Athlete. After graduation, he will be consulting at teh Boston Consulting Group. In five years, he will be employed and buying a golden retriever.
Peter Murphy
Peter is from Portland, Oregon and is on the men’s tennis team. He is majoring in Business Administration with a minor in Spanish. He has done an internship at Infinitive Capital, is a member of the 4.0 Club and was his team’s AD Scholar-Athlete. After graduation, Peter is moving to Charlotte to work in finance. In five years, he will be in a weekend tennis league and working somewhere warm on the East Coast. Peter was unable to attend the awards banquet due to traveling for his NCAA Men’s Tennis Tournament.
Elizabeth Scotty Academic Awards Luncheon University of North Carolina Alumni Center Chapel Hill, NC Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Elizabeth Scotty
Elizabeth is a senior on the women’s tennis team who is originally from Annapolis, Maryland. She is double-majoring in Political Science and Media and Journalism with a minor in English. She has been named a CoSida Academic All-America and has been on the dean’s list every semester. She also has completed two internships and was a producer on the documentary about the Carolina Field Hockey team. After graduation, she will be interning in brands and marketing at Wasserman in Raleigh. In five years, she will be working in sports marketing for a professional sports team.
Lauren Walsh Academic Awards Luncheon University of North Carolina Alumni Center Chapel Hill, NC Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Lauren Walsh
Lauren is from Ambler, Pennsylvania and is a member of the rowing team. She is majoring in Business Administration with an emphasis in Multinational Finance. She also has a minor in Conflict Management. She has been on the dean’s list every semester and has been named to the All-ACC Academic Team. She has completed two internships and has served as a Campus Captain for the Hidden Opponent Mental Health Advocacy Group. Next year, Lauren will be working as a finance analyst for Mars as part of the Mars Finance Leadership Experience. In five years, she will be a successful finance professional, surrounded by inspiring and loving family and friends, and continuously seeking out new adventures and experiences.