Each year, Chicago Booth honors three outstanding Sokolov Executive MBA students with the 75th Anniversary Scholarship. Established in 2018 to celebrate the EMBA Program’s pioneering founding in 1943, the scholarship is funded by generous Chicago Booth alumni.
In this blog, you’ll meet the 2025 recipients of this prestigious award and find out why they chose Booth, what they’re gaining from a global MBA, and where they plan to go next.
As director of epidemiology for the Cook County Department of Public Health, Alfreda Holloway works to improve understanding of chronic diseases, injuries, and illnesses for the county’s large and diverse population. Now she’s pursuing an Executive MBA at Chicago Booth with the twin goals of fostering “public healthy” lives—and reinventing herself.
Meet Alfreda
When WeiBeng Ng launched a medical-device startup after years of working as an engineer, he realized he needed a stronger understanding of business topics such as accounting and finance. At Chicago Booth, he’s not only gaining a strong academic foundation but also making connections with classmates from around the globe.
WeiBeng Ng
After starting his career as a football player for a UK Premier League team, Kyle Fraser-Allen pivoted to a career in finance. When he decided it was time to pursue the MBA he’d been considering for years, Booth stood out for its global reach and rigorous, analytical approach. Already, he says, his MBA experience is changing the way he works and thinks.
Kyle Fraser-Allen