Jessey nominated for Beta Gamma Sigma Award

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Justin Seward
Times Reporter

 

Langdon’s Douglas Jessey was one of 45 business students to be inducted into the Canisius College chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma in the business honour society of the Richard J. Wehle School of Business.
The Beta Gamma Sigma is an international honour society that serves business programs accredited by the Associations to Advance Collegiate School’s of Business.
Jessey, who graduated from the Western New York private University this past year, was honoured to receive the nomination.
“I was one of the Top 10 per cent and there was not that many of us,” said Jessey.
“It’s quite an honour and really proud for being able to accomplish that.”
He added that much credit to the award went to having played NCAA hockey for the school team and their efforts to keep the student-athletes on a set schedule.
“I think right off the start, my very first day of college, coach said ‘compete in the classroom’ and that kind of stuck in my head,” said Jessey.
“From then on I was trying to be the best and the top guy. I think the competitive nature he laid out and I have on my own, contributed to me receiving it.”
When he first decided to go to Buffalo, he knew he was going to a recognized business school and that it would pose a challenge but one that he was willing to accept in order to succeed.
“When I went in there, they set the tone and showed you how it was done,” said Jessey.
He had no idea what the award meant until he was told about it and received it at a special ceremony. The fact that the society is a big network made the award that much more valuable.
“The society, it has some pretty good perks and it’s a big network and hopefully you can work with other people and move forward in life,” said Jessey.
As if this award wasn’t exciting, Jessey took home the Top Finance Student Award.
He just signed a professional contract to play hockey in France next year and is going to take it one year at a time. If that path does not work out he’s going to test the waters with his finance degree.