Excellence Exemplified

The C. T. Bauer College of Business celebrated faculty members during an end-of-the-academic-year awards luncheon to honor their achievements in the classroom and the world of research.  

“Today’s event recognized members of both our academic and practice-based faculty for excellence in contributions to teaching, research and service. All three areas touch our students and contribute to their success. Excellent teachers design and deliver great classes, and those who excel in service make significant contributions to the life of the College and the University. We care about and recognize outstanding research because when students learn from research faculty who are creating new ideas in their fields, they are exposed to the ideas that will be put into practice over the next decade or two,” Senior Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs Tom George said. “Having a deep bench of research faculty across disciplines gives our students the foresight they need to thrive and create value in their career paths and to compete with graduates from other top business schools.” 

Faculty received many different awards, ranging from excellence in teaching to “Research Star” trophies for those who have published one or more scholarly articles in the last year in top tier academic journals in their respective field. 

Wayne and Kathryn Payne Teaching Excellence Award 

• Alejandro Fernandez, Professor of Practice, Department of Management & Leadership; Director, Inclusive Leadership Institute  
• John Pingel, Director, Corporate Relations, Stephen Stagner Sales Excellence Institute; Professor of Practice, Department of Marketing & Entrepreneurship  
• Mark Grimes, Professor of Practice, Department of Decision & Information Sciences  

Innovation in Instructional Design Award 

• Seshadri Tirunillai, Marvin Hurley Professor of Marketing & Entrepreneurship, Department of Marketing & Entrepreneurship 
• William Zahn, Senior Professor of Practice, Department of Marketing & Entrepreneurship  

Recognition of Research Stars 

Department of Decision & Information Sciences 
Jinghui (Jove) Hou, Assistant Professor 
Lianlian (Dorothy) Jiang, Assistant Professor 
Meng Li, Endowed C. T. Bauer Chair of AI 
Xiao Ma, Associate Professor and Faculty Director, MS in Business Analytics Program 
Leiser Silva, Associate Dean, Graduate and Professional Programs  

Department of Finance 
Rohit Allena,  Assistant Professor 
David De Angelis, Assistant Professor 
Hitesh Doshi, Bauer Professor of Finance 
Antonio Gargano, Associate Professor 
Kris Jacobs, Interim Department Chair and C. T. Bauer Professor of Finance 
Paolina Medina, Assistant Professor 
Paola Pederzoli, Assistant Professor 

Department of Accountancy & Taxation 
Gerald Lobo, Charles E. McMahen Chair of Accounting 
Christopher Small, Assistant Professor 
Yuping Zhao, Associate Professor 
Yu (Annika) Wang, Assistant Professor 
Linette Rousseau, Assistant Professor 

Department of Marketing & Entrepreneurship 
Michael Ahearne, C. T. Bauer Professor of Marketing & Research Director, Stagner Sales Excellence Institute 
Johannes Habel, Michael J. Cemo Associate Professorship of Marketing 
Ye Hu, Conn Fellow and Director, Bauer Ph.D. Programs  

Department of Management & Leadership  
Enrica Ruggs, Associate Professor 
Steve Sauerwald, Professor 
David Sullivan, Assistant Professor