The Asian Institute of Management’s 75th Graduation Ceremony was held on December 8, 2019 at the Institute’s Stephen Fuller Hall. One hundred graduates received their Masters’ degrees from AIM President and Dean Dr. Jikyeong Kang and the respective school heads of the Washington Sycip Graduate School of Business, the Stephen Zuellig School of Development Management and the Aboitiz School of Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship. The joyous occasion was a triumphant finale to the students’ rigorous academic journey at one of the preeminent management schools in the region.
Kevin Vosotros, MBA 2019
Dr. Ellaine Joseph, MDM 2019
This year’s batch produced one High Distinction and four Distinction awardees, all from the MBA 2019 class. Graduating with High Distinction was Carlo Jan Amores, while Marwin Baldevia, Eduardo Luy, Richard Saavedra and Kevin Vosotros all graduated with Distinction. Dr. Ellaine Joseph, MDM 2019, and Kevin Vosotros delivered the response from the graduates. Receiving special awards were Roxsanee Tutor, MBA 2019, for the Student Leadership award and Vincent de Paz, MDM 2019, for the Best Capstone award.
Dr. Jikyeong Kang with Roxsanee Tutor and her brother
Dr. Jikyeong Kang with Vincent De Paz and his family
One of the highlights of the ceremony was the conferment of an Honorary Doctorate in Management to the Hon. Conchita Carpio-Morales, former Ombudsman and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. In her well-received speech, she exhorted the graduates to use their world-class education to pursue the common good as they leave the Institute to make their mark in Asian businesses and societies. Eloquently stating that brilliance lacks luster if it is devoid of virtue, she challenged the graduates to rise to the occasion when confronted with situations that crucially test their personal integrity and core values. Quoting the late Washington Sycip who was one of AIM’s founders, “We must have leaders who will think of what is good in terms of the country as a whole – not just in terms of profits for themselves.” In concluding, she encouraged the graduates to soar high in their professional achievements but always with the public interest in mind, and to instill the virtue of integrity in the way they conduct business wherever in the world they may be.
(from L to R) AIM President and Dean, Dr. Jikyeong Kang, Hon. Conchita Carpio-Morales and AIM Chairman, Mr. Peter Garrucho
AIM Chairman, Mr. Peter Garrucho
Adding further luster to the ceremony, and in a show of support to the honoree, was the presence of the former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Artemio Panganiban, former Associate Justice Antonio Carpio, president of the University of the Philippines Danilo Concepcion, National Artist F. Sionil Jose and National Scientist Raul Fabella.
The Asian Institute of Management holds two graduations annually to accommodate the growing number of students who enroll in the Institute’s expanding program offerings. Aside from the flagship Master in Business Administration program, AIM also offers part-time courses such as the Executive Master in Business Administration, Master of Science in Innovation and Business, Master in Entrepreneurship and the Executive Master in Disaster Risk and Crisis Management. Full-time programs include the Master of Science in Data Science and the Master in Development Management. The next graduation will be on June 28, 2020.
Below are this year’s graduates:
MBA 2019
Master in Business Administration
| DON DAVID P. AGUDO | MA. CARISSA T. CRUZ |
| Philippines | Philippines |
| TAHMINA AKTAR | RHEY JOSEPH S. DAWAY |
| Bangladesh | MBA 2018 |
| Philippines | |
| JOHN CRISTOPHER R. ALCORCON | SEAN NICOLAS G. DE DIOS |
| Philippines | Philippines |
| PAUL EDWARD V. ALVAREZ | MIGUEL ANTONIO B. DIEGO |
| Philippines | Philippines |
| CARLO JAN J. AMORES | GIL JOHN D. DOMINGO |
| With High Distinction | MBA 2018 |
| Philippines | Philippines |
| JASMIN A. ANDAMAN | NIKKI C. EBORA |
| Philippines | Philippines |
| DANNA PATRICIA P. ARROJADO | AARON ANGELO C. FRIO |
| Philippines | MBA 2018 |
| Philippines | |
| MARWIN A. BALDEVIA | IMMANUEL M. GARCIA |
| With Distinction | Philippines |
| Philippines | |
| MARK ANTHONY R. BANDAL | LUIS MELQUIADES P. GARCIA III |
| Philippines | Philippines |
| RON DANIEL D. BAUTISTA | NOEL T. HINGCO |
| Philippines | Philippines |
| MARIE KIMBERLY S. BENEDICTO | SUNGKYUN HWANG |
| MBA 2018 | Korea |
| Philippines | |
| JHUBERN NIÑA D.CASIÑO | DIVIJ JOHRI |
| Philippines | India |
| PAUL EUSEBIUS K. CHENG | ROSALIN JUNIATI |
| MBA 2018 | Indonesia |
| Philippines | |
| AKSHIT CHOUDHARY | RINA KOIRALA |
| MBA 2018 | Nepal |
| India | |
| FRANCES BONNA C. CRISOSTOMO | ALEXANDER JASON A. LUMANTAO |
| MBA 2018 | Philippines |
| Philippines | |
| EDUARDO LUIS T. LUY | RICHARD B. SAAVEDRA |
| With Distinction | With Distinction |
| Philippines | Philippines |
| TRIZIA ANN T. MAGALINO | RYAN EDMAR E. SAMONTE |
| Philippines | Philippines |
| VINA C. MAGUAD | MASOOD MOHAMMAD SHAKEEB |
| Philippines | India |
| WEENA C. MAGUAD | ARJUN PRATAP SINGH |
| Philippines | India |
| JAMES NIÑO P. MARCOS | RATTAN PRATAP SINGH |
| MBA 2018 | India |
| Philippines | |
| KRISTINE B. MARGALLO | SIDDHARTH SUNDARA RAJAN |
| MBA 2018 | MBA 2018 |
| Philippines | India |
| MALLIKA MATHUR | KEVIN ANG SY |
| India | Philippines |
| ANTONIO ANGELO A. MENDOZA VII | JOHAN FREDRIC Y. TIU |
| Philippines | Philippines |
| JESSA MARIE S. MENDOZA | ISABEL CLAUDIA C. TONGCO |
| Philippines | Philippines |
| ABHISHEK MENON | EDWARD JULIUS A. TOPACIO |
| India | Philippines |
| ABHIJIT NAMBOODIRIPAD | ROXSANEE B. TUTOR |
| MBA 2018 | Philippines |
| India | |
| ZHEENA E. OCAMPO | ADITYA VERMA |
| Philippines | India |
| ALEX JOSEF M. PAMANDANAN | KEVIN U. VOSOTROS |
| Philippines | With Distinction |
| Philippines | |
| KISLAY PANDAY | SANKET SURESH WAYKAR |
| India | India |
| MITHUN SOMASHEKAR REDDY | GLENDA M. YU |
| India | Philippines |
EMBA 2019
Executive Master in Business Administration
| JOSE RAFAEL G. DEL ROSARIO |
| Philippines |
| DENNIS E. LEVERIZA JR. |
| Philippines |
MDM 2019
Master in Development Management
| FERNANDO G. ACAIN JR. | MICHAEL ANGELO S. PATRON |
| Philippines | Philippines |
| ASLANI M. BALT JR. | CATHERINE CAMILE D. PEREZ |
| Philippines | Philippines |
| TUN TUN BRANG | KATHERINE M. REMOLADOR |
| Myanmar | Philippines |
| ROMEL B. BURNOT | AURA LEAH B. REYES |
| Philippines | Philippines |
| JOSEPH M. CACACHA | GARY A. REYES |
| Philippines | Philippines |
| MAYBELLE A. CASTELLANO | MARGARET ROSE N. RODRIGUEZ |
| Philippines | Philippines |
| ROSSANA S. CORONEL | MARLON T. SALVADOR |
| Philippines | Philippines |
| VINCENT T. DE PAZ | ALICIA R. SAN DIEGO |
| Philippines | Philippines |
| ZALAVE M. DINAS | ERIKA DELL P. SANCHO |
| Philippines | Philippines |
| ENRICO L. DURAL | JIGME SHERPA |
| Philippines | Nepal |
| JHORACE L. ENGAY-TUPAS | BAI INGRID C. SINSUAT |
| Philippines | Philippines |
| XIAOPING HU | FAITH L. TIUKINHOY |
| People’s Republic of China | Philippines |
| ELLAINE B. JOSEPH | JUDY P. VALERA |
| Philippines | Philippines |
| SUDIKCHA KOIRALA | RINKU VERMA |
| MDM 2018 | India |
| Nepal | |
| ROMA C. PADUA | TASHI WANGCHUK |
| Philippines | Bhutan |
| MARIANNE LEONAFE O. PASTORPIDE | ROSI TUITOGA WAQANISAU |
| Philippines | Fiji |
ME 2019
Master in Entrepreneurship
| ANTONIO P. BORROMEO | |
| Philippines | |
| ANA LOREN A. HILARIO | |
| Philippines | |
| JED CARLO C. MAGRIMBAO | |
| Philippines | |
| JOSEPH E. MARCELO | |
| Philippines | |
| NEIL DARRELL M. SANCHEZ | |
| Philippines | |
| RICHMOND Q. SANTOS | |
| Philippines | |
words by Bernardino J. Jiao
