UC Irvine student awarded business scholarship

UC Irvine junior Marko Tomov, a management minor at The Paul Merage School of Business, garnered a $2,500 Future Business Leader scholarship presented by Newport Beach-based The Waltos Group of Northwestern Mutual and Northwestern Mutual Foundation.

An Irvine resident, Tomov (pictured with Shelby Olsen and Kate Eder of The Waltos Group of Northwestern Mutual) received the award based on his application and “Roadmap of My life” essay, which details his dedication to his studies, future ambitions and commitment to being a productive and charitable member of the community.

Tomov is a certified Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), who served the community as an EMT for two years before pursuing his business studies at UCI. Slated to graduate in May 2010 with a major in biomedical engineering and a minor in management, Tomov maintains a 3.75 GPA and has earned many honors. He has also been a leader of Phi Kappa Psi, a University of California philanthropic fraternity, and is a management intern at College Works Painting. Tomov holds memberships with the Biomedical Engineering Society and OCTANe Nex.

“Marko Tomvo’s leadership, ambition and entrepreneurial spirit, coupled with his compassion and dedication to the community, makes him the ideal recipient of the Future Business Leaders Scholarship,” says Bob Waltos, managing partner of The Waltos Group. “We look forward to the opportunity to mentor him as he continues his studies and ultimately as he achieves the success he deserves.”

The Waltos Group of Northwestern Mutual and Northwestern Mutual Foundation offer the $2,500 scholarship each year to an exceptional sophomore, junior or senior who is pursuing a major or minor degree at The Paul Merge School of Business. The scholarship is designed to fund the winning students’ education and expose him or her to the business world through the student’s interaction with a mentor from The Waltos Group.