The Mays’ Recipients of The 2023 Texas A&M Outstanding Student Awards

Congratulations to JD Carter, Case Harris and Neha Deshmukh for receiving Texas A&M University Outstanding Student Awards. This is the 8th year in a row that Mays has had a student we nominate selected for one of these awards. This particular year is monumental because never before has Mays Business School had multiple students from the college win in the same year. Of the four awards given, three were given to these Mays Students. 

The Awards and Student Accomplishments

JD Carter – Business Honors major, Class of ’80 E. King Gill Award Winner

• The Class of ’80 E. King Gill Award was established in 2019 to honor the graduating senior who most exemplifies the core value of selfless service during the student’s undergraduate career at Texas A&M University. One E. King Gill awardee is selected at Texas A&M each year.
• JD serves as one of the founders (and only undergraduate) of Texas A&M’s first student-run free healthcare clinic to serve community members who struggle to have access to quality healthcare. He is involved extensively with The Reach Project where he has served as Director of the Monday Meal Distribution, Director for the Essential Aggie Gala, and Director of the REACH Halloween Festival. JD serves as the Service Chair for Aggie Men’s Club and is a member of the Executive Cabinet in SGA. He has participated in medical volunteerism in the community and interned with CASA of Brazos Valley. He has participated in service trips to the Dominican Republic, India, Rwanda, and Guatemala. He serves as a Texas A&M Foundation Maroon Coat and has been a part of the Gilbert Leadership Conference and Abbott Family Leadership Conference. He is a member of the Business Honors Program.

Case Harris – Business Honors & Finance Major, Brown Foundation-Earl Rudder Memorial Outstanding Student Award Winner

• The Brown Foundation-Earl Rudder Memorial Outstanding Student Award was established in 1970 as the highest honor bestowed upon a graduating senior at Texas A&M University. No more than two Brown-Rudder awardees are selected at Texas A&M each year. The award honors the outstanding senior student who exemplifies the leadership, patriotism, fortitude, courage, humility, love of Texas A&M University and willingness to uphold the principles for which Texas A&M stands as vividly exemplified by James Earl Rudder during his lifetime. 
• Case serves as the Student Body President for Texas A&M. In this role, he is the voice for over 72,000 students and oversees an executive branch consisting of over 500 students. As Student Body President, Case has placed on emphasis on addressing mental health issues at the university and has started several initiatives to address the issue. Case chairs the Student Regent Selections Committee, is a member of the Memorial Student Center Board of Directors, and is a member of the Chancellor’s Student Advisory Council. He has served as a Director for Gilbert Leadership Conference and a peer leader for the Honors Freshmen Business Initiative. He is a member of the Business Honors Program.

Neha Deshmukh – Accounting & Business Honors major, Master of Financial Management, member of the PPA program, Brown Foundation-Earl Rudder Memorial Outstanding Student Award Winner

• The Brown Foundation-Earl Rudder Memorial Outstanding Student Award was established in 1970 as the highest honor bestowed upon a graduating senior at Texas A&M University. No more than two Brown-Rudder awardees are selected at Texas A&M each year. The award honors the outstanding senior student who exemplifies the leadership, patriotism, fortitude, courage, humility, love of Texas A&M University, and willingness to uphold the principles for which Texas A&M stands as vividly exemplified by James Earl Rudder during his lifetime. 
• Neha’s commitment to serving Texas A&M is most visibly represented by her role as president of one of the largest student unions in the United States. As MSC president, she oversees three executive vice presidents, 31 student leaders, 17 committees, and an annual budget of $1.7m. A primary goal of her leadership is to extend the reach of the MSC to at least 100,000 total program attendees this year. Neha has been involved in and held leadership roles in several MSC programs, including MSC Aggie Cinema (chair, vice chair) where she doubled streaming service views, MSC Stark Northeast Trip (director of business) where she planned an 11-day itinerary for her peers, MSC Finance Resource Team, and the Conway-Fitzhugh International Honors Leadership Seminar. Neha served on the Student Mental Health Task Force. She’s volunteered with the 12th Can and is a member of the Business Honors program and the Professional Program in Accounting at Mays Business School. 

Thank you to the students for their hard work and for their representation of our school.