Ahmad "Murph" Murphy'08
Business Graduate; Currently employed at Shat-R-Shield.

"The Catawba College School of Business is a place where the professors care about students' learning and their futures. My friends at the big schools sometimes have to call me for the one-on-one help they need with their business courses. As an athlete, I especially appreciate the individual attention students get. I represent the College on the court knowing I have support in the classroom."

Hayley Bollinger '07
Business Graduate

"The Business School at Catawba College has prepared me with all of the right tools for my future while helping to mold me into the well-rounded individual I am today. The one-on-one attention that I received from my professors and administrators really helped me to succeed in my studies as well as my personal life. By incorporating a Liberal Arts education into my Business studies I have acquired a true sense of Business ethics, which has shaped my character and standards."

Follow-up: "Something about Hayley"

Andrea "Andie" Overbeck '05

"My parents are both Catawba alums, but I wanted to go somewhere different. My mind changed the minute I finished my tour as a senior in high school. I knew that Catawba was the place for me. The faculty, staff and students are genuinely kind and caring individuals that want the best for every person who steps foot on the Catawba campus. These people have given me lifelong memories and lessons and were also friends and teachers outside the building walls. When I went to my first interview, I remembered all the advice that I learned at Catawba and I got an amazing job with a well established company."

Desiree Pugh '03

"I never knew how special Catawba was until I looked around to see how many quality pupils it has produced. There is such a good connection between my fellow graduates that I say God brought us all together at Cat-U.

I work as a Web Designer for AFCEA International Headquarters in Fairfax, Va, but I wanted the opportunity to buy a house a be near my friends and family in NC.

Hard work and trust takes you far. I now work from my home in Charlotte, NC and travel up to VA for work meetings when necessary. I am working on a Master's Certificate in Graphic Design as I do logo, banner, and other design work to keep my creative juices flowing ;)"

Heather Underhill Schmitz '02
Business Administration Graduate with a concentration in Marketing and a minor in Communication Arts; 2003 graduate of East Carolina University with a MBA (Master's in Business Administration).

Schmitz is currently employed as a Contract Specialist at the SAS Institute.