Student Spotlight: Mary Stokley
Posted on March 31, 2020 by MCOB Outreach
Hi there! My name is Mary Stokley and I am a senior studying marketing with a focus
in professional sales. Though originally from the tiny town of Sweet Water, AL my
family now lives in Saraland. One unique fact about myself is that while working for
Bellator Real Estate my senior year of high school I took a course and later received
my Alabama real estate license by the age of 19, which is what initially sparked my
interest in business.
I knew that South had an incredible business school and learning about their AACSB
accreditation further piqued my interest. After hearing about the Mitchell Scholarship
I applied, toured the school, interviewed with the Dean, received the scholarship
and the rest is history. I have so loved being at this school and studying alongside
friends and classmates who are as ambitious and goal-oriented as myself. As a resident’s
assistant my sophomore and junior year I learned how to welcome and empower incoming
freshman, build and establish community, and work alongside staff that helped me grow
as a person in responsibility, time management, and as a leader. South has allowed
me the opportunity to grow not only as a student, but as an individual.
Last semester I was honored to be inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma the International
Honor Society. As a lifetime member I have had opportunities to meet like-minded students
as well as participate in different service activities. Another organization that
I am a part of on campus is Campus Outreach. This is a Christian organization whose
vision is “Glorifying God by Building Laborers on the Campus for the Lost World.”
Being a part of this organization has allowed me to share my faith as well as grow
as a person in both leadership and commitment.
During the summer of 2019 I traveled to France with 11 other Mitchell Scholars, Dean
Wood, and Dr. Affuso for a study abroad where we toured Paris, Rennes, Caen, and Toulouse
learning about the conversion rates of US dollars to Euros. It was an interactive
and enlightening trip with stops at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Toulouse
Business School, Rennes School of Business and the Airbus headquarters aircraft assembly
line. This was a great way of experiencing a new culture while simultaneously learning
valuable business lessons at each destination along the way.
After graduation in May I will be moving to Houston, TX to pursue my marketing career.
My dream would be to work for a marketing and advertising agency where I can be actively
involved in representing both large corporations and small mom and pops as well as
put to good use everything that I have learned in my time at the University of South
Alabama Mitchell College of Business. I have been so blessed to be a part of this
school and the amazing faculty and staff that run it. I want to say thank you to the
dean for getting me out of every pickle I’ve gotten myself into and always encouraged
me to be my confident self, every professor that has challenged me along the way,
and all of my classmates who made the group projects and presentations worth it. Go
Jags!
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