MBA Class of 2016 Best & Brightest

The most recent “Poets & Quants’ Best and Brightest MBAs” listing features two recent graduates from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. Tiffany Chang and Allison Davern are profiled among 100 of the best MBAs in the Class of 2016, globally.

Tiffany Chang

“At Smith, I am most proud of the significant visibility and elevation that I have brought to the female MBA population through my efforts as President of the Smith Association of Women MBAs (SAWMBA), a Forte Ambassador, and a Women’s Initiatives Graduate Assistant in the Office of Admissions. When I started at Smith, we were a newly minted Forte school and just moving into the 50/50 by 2020 Initiative (Smith’s pledge to achieve gender parity in our MBA programs within the next five years). As a student leader, my goal was to be at the forefront of that momentum, proactive in programming and more aligned with the school’s efforts to develop our female representation. It was imperative for our evolution that we not only meet expectations in our women’s initiatives, but that we benchmark and exceed expectations, as well.”

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Allison Davern

“I chose Smith because of the warm and collaborative nature of the school. I’m naturally competitive, but I didn’t want to compete against my fellow classmates. Smith was so welcoming and had so much personality, and I knew that I would learn a lot from the faculty and my fellow students. Smith lived up to my expectations, and I couldn’t be happier with my choice. My experience at Smith has been profoundly impacted by my classmates. They are the best part of business school. I have learned so much from each of them, and I have been exposed to new cultures and ideas that have changed the way I look at and interact with the world. I strongly believe I have built a lifelong network of future business partners, colleagues and friends. I am so grateful to have met each and every one of them.”

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To produce the list, Poets & Quants reached out to 62 leading full-time MBA programs worldwide. Each school was asked to submit up to four nominations for students “who exemplify the best of your program” – taking into account “academic prowess, extracurricular involvement, personal excellence, or…a striking personal narrative.”

Read more on the Poets & Quants website.