The first two stories in our newsletter showcase our award-winning professors in the field of Information Systems: Professor Wynne W. Chin received the ATLAS Award for his scholarly contributions to the field and Professor Nina Huang received the ISS Sandra A. Slaughter Early Career Award. It is also my pleasure and privilege to bid a fond farewell and happy retirement to Professor Betsy Gelb whose fifty-year career at Bauer is peppered with some notable firsts!

I am delighted to share these stories of success and eagerly anticipate the “research wins” that 2022 will bring! All the best for a safe and healthy new year!

Dr. Vanessa Patrick
Associate Dean of Research
Bauer Professor of Marketing

Bauer Professor Earns Award for Scholarly Contributions

C. T. Bauer College of Business Professor Wynne W. Chin has received the ATLAS Award from the Association of Information Systems (AIS). Chin, a Department of Decision & Information Sciences faculty member, was named an AIS Fellow in 2013 and an AIS Distinguished Member — Cum Laude in 2020. ATLAS stands for the Association for Information Systems Technology Legacy Award and recognizes those who have served the community in a significant way through their lifetime. Specifically, this award is given to individuals who have made the most significant contributions toward the intellectual infrastructure of the association.

Bauer Professor Recognized by Information
Systems Society

Nina Huang, Associate Professor and Bauer Fellow in the Department of Decision & Information Sciences at the C. T. Bauer College of Business, received the ISS Sandra A. Slaughter Early Career Award during the 2021 ISS Conference on Information Technologies. The award recognizes and honors individuals in the early stages of their career who are on a path towards making outstanding intellectual contributions to the information systems discipline.

Renowned Marketing Professor Retires After Storied Five-Decade Career

A renowned C. T. Bauer College of Business faculty member, Betsy Gelb, the Marvin Hurley Professor of Marketing & Entrepreneurship, is retiring after 50 years. Gelb, who has also been a Bauer Faculty Fellow and the Larry J. Sachnowitz Professor of Marketing, began her longtime engagement with the Bauer College as an exceptional doctoral student in 1971. She leaves as a scholar at the top of her profession, producing important research for top publications, up to the end of her tenure. She is also a much-loved and revered faculty member who made a difference in the lives of thousands of professionals.

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