Chris Lancaster won the Morris L. Mayer Award in 2017.
Business brought Chris Lancaster to Haiti – or at least the desire to spread business fundamentals to the people of Haiti. Along with his extensive service activities at UA, Lancaster sought through a program led by Lisa McKinney, lecturer in accounting, to improve the lives of Haitians through training in sound business principles. He eventually served as coordinator for the Haitian Economic Research & Development initiative.
Lancaster, a native of Plano, Texas, is an undergraduate business major while also working toward an MA in economics through the University Scholars Program. His myriad activities at UA include serving as president of the Culverhouse Connections Student Leadership Board, vice president of involvement for University Stewards in Undergraduate Admissions. His role as a Parent Ambassador during Freshman Orientation helped him see UA through the eyes of people just arriving on campus and helped him give back to the University through assisting newcomers.
Among Lancaster’s awards are Most Outstanding Junior at UA; induction into the Anderson Society (vice president), Phi Beta Kappa, Mortar Board National Honor Society, Blue Key Honor Society and Omicron Delta Kappa; and receiving first place in microeconomics and third place in macroeconomics at the 2014 National Leadership Conference of Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda. His parents are Joe and Lisa Lancaster.