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Bauer Faculty Celebrated With College Awards
Bauer Faculty Honored for Excellence in Research, Service and Teaching
Published on May 3, 2021
The C. T. Bauer College of Business recently recognized faculty members for their contributions in teaching, research and service. College leadership honored awards recipients during a virtual celebration on April 30.
“Bauer College faculty are leaders at every level — within the Bauer College and the University of Houston community, as well as in their respective disciplines and as world-renowned academia and industry experts,” Dean Paul A. Pavlou said. “We are fortunate to have the opportunity to recognize faculty excellence in research, service and teaching through a prestigious awards program.”
“Bauer College has an excellent faculty that is dedicated to teaching, research and service. Our faculty is having a positive impact on the lives of our students and in the world of knowledge,” Senior Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs and Cullen Distinguished Chair and Professor of Finance Praveen Kumar said. “In addition, we have highly promising Ph.D. students who will be future leaders in their fields. These excellence awards, and other forms of recognition, allow us to acknowledge and celebrate the achievements of some of our outstanding faculty and Ph.D. students.”
Bauer Faculty Awards:
LeRoy and Lucille Melcher Faculty Excellence Award for Research:
- Haijin Lin, Associate Professor, Department of Accountancy & Taxation
- Shijie Lu, Assistant Professor, Department of Marketing & Entrepreneurship
LeRoy and Lucille Melcher Faculty Excellence Awards for Teaching:
- Novia Chen, Assistant Professor, Department of Accountancy & Taxation
- Rex Du, Bauer Professor of Marketing, Department of Marketing & Entrepreneurship
- Richard Scamell, Professor, Department of Decision & Information Sciences
LeRoy and Lucille Melcher Faculty Excellence Awards for Service:
- Betsy Gelb, Marvin Hurley Professor of Marketing & Entrepreneurship, Department of Marketing & Entrepreneurship
- Thomas Noland, Professor, Department of Accountancy & Taxation
- Vijay Yerramilli, Associate Professor, Department of Finance
Wayne and Kathryn E. Payne Award for Excellence in Teaching:
- Dave Cook, Professor of Practice, Department of Marketing & Entrepreneurship
- Ksenia Krylova, Instructional Assistant Professor, MS in Management & Leadership Program Director, Department of Management & Leadership
Arthur Warga Excellence Awards:
- Bill Bobbora, Lecturer, Department of Marketing & Entrepreneurship
- Will Knighton, Lecturer, Department of Decision & Information Sciences
- Art Smith, Adjunct Faculty, Gutierrez Energy Management Institute
Innovation in Experiential Learning Awards:
- John Pingel, Director of Corporate Relations, Stephen Stagner Sales Excellence Institute
- Bill Zahn, Professor of Practice, Department of Marketing & Entrepreneurship
- Danny Gavin, Adjunct Professor, Department of Marketing & Entrepreneurship
Innovation in Instructional Technology Awards:
- Swati Basu, Professor of Practice, Department of Finance
- Alejandro Fernandez, Adjunct Faculty, Department of Management & Leadership
- Alan Lish, Professor of Practice, Department of Marketing & Entrepreneurship
- Marina Sebastijanovic, Instructional Assistant Professor, Professional MBA Program Director, Department of Management & Leadership
