Beta Gamma Sigma, an international honors society for business students, has recognized the University of Vermont, Grossman School of Business as a “Highest Honors” chapter.  This is the highest level of recognition that a chapter can earn as part of the Chapter Honor Roll Program.

Qualifying for highest honors is indicative of a campus where academic excellence is highly valued and where the faculty officers of the chapter work diligently to enhance Beta Gamma Sigma’s stature on campus.

The UVM chapter is led by president Professor Barbara Arel and boasts more than 750 members.

Grossman Dean Sanjay Sharma said, “This is the first time, the school has received the highest accolades for its Beta Gamma Sigma chapter.” He continued “I commend Professor Arel, Joanne Pencak and all the engaged faculty for the excellent work that has taken our chapter from strength to strength and a string of awards culminating in the Highest Honor.”

Beta Gamma Sigma serves business programs accredited by AACSB International -- The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business; membership in Beta Gamma Sigma is the highest scholastic recognition a student can receive in an undergraduate or master’s program in business, and students who accept membership, will be inducted into the society during an induction ceremony where graduating members are able to wear the Beta Gamma Sigma cords at graduation.

Members currently reside in all 50 states and more than 190 countries. Notable members include Nobel Prize winners, Olympians, inventors, CEOs of major global companies and nonprofit organizations, deans of the top business schools, and others who are making the world a better place at all levels of contribution through social enterprise, service, and leadership.

Founded in 1916, AACSB International is the longest serving global accrediting body for business schools that offer undergraduate and graduate degrees in business and accounting. AACSB accreditation is the hallmark of excellence in business education and has been earned by fewer than 5 percent of the world's business programs.