Madison Scholar Award

One individual from each college is nominated by colleagues. Award winners exemplify excellence in scholarly achievement in their respective disciplines. Winners present a lecture on their area of expertise during the academic year.

• Dr. Nicole Wright, Associate Professor, Accounting; Cherry Bekaert Faculty Scholar

Distinguished Teacher Award

Award established to honor faculty members annually for exemplary teaching. Each year, the university presents the award to one faculty member in each college.

• Dr. Benjamin Hamilton, Associate Professor, Economics and MBA program

Distinguished Service Award

Individual is recognized for outstanding “local” service.  This might involve service to the College of Business, JMU and/or the Harrisonburg/Rockingham area.

• Laura Atkins, Senior Lecturer, Business Law, International Business and MBA Program

Dr. Otto C. Brenner Memorial Award

Individual is chosen for outstanding teaching by juniors and seniors in the College of Business at the end of each academic year.  Award is in honor of Dr. Otto C. Brenner, who won the award for Outstanding Undergraduate Professor more times than any other professor in the history of the College of Business.

• Dr. James Irving, Program Director, M.S. in Accounting; Associate Professor; RSM Faculty Scholar

MBA Graduate Teaching Award

Individual is recognized for outstanding teaching and/or service to the MBA Program. 

• Dr. Carl Ullrich, Professor, Finance and MBA Program

Accenture Innovation Faculty Award

Supported by the Accenture Innovation Endowment, this award recognizes faculty members who have developed innovative curriculum or assessment methods.

• Stephen Kozak, Assistant Director, Center for Professional Sales; Lecturer, Marketing and Shawn Lough, Senior Lecturer and Assistant AUH, Computer Information Systems and Business Analytics

College of Business Values Award

Individual is recognized for their embodiment of one of the Core Values of the College of Business: Integrity, Intellectual Growth, Community, Engagement, or Innovation/Collaboration.

•  Amy Smith, Senior Administrative Assistant, Dean's Office

Staff Excellence Award

Individual is recognized and honored for their demonstrated excellence and dedication to the mission and values of the college through individual efforts, group contributions, and/or commitment to our larger community.

• Dave Jones, Part-time Instructor, Computer Information Systems and Business Analytics; Technology Coordinator and Doreen Liccione, Assistant Director and Academic Advisor, Advising and Support Center

Basic or Discovery Publication Award

This award celebrates the generation and communication of new knowledge and understanding and/or development of new methods, often referred to as discipline-based scholarship. Intellectual contributions in this category are normally intended to impact the theory, knowledge, and/or practice of business and management.

• 1st place: Dr. Danmo Lin, Assistant Professor, Finance
• 2nd place: Dr. Sara Bianco, Assistant Professor, Management
• 3rd place: Dr. Cody Bradley, Assistant Professor, Management

Applied or Integration/Application Publication Award

This award recognizes scholarship that synthesizes new understandings or interpretations of knowledge or technology; develops new technologies, processes, tools or uses; and/or refines, develops or advances new methods based on existing knowledge. Intellectual contributions in this category are normally intended to contribute to and impact the practice of business and management.

• 1st place: Dr. Raktim Pal, Professor, CIS and BSAN; Kirby L. Cramer Chair of Business Administration; MBA Program
• 2nd place: Dr. Sara Bianco, Assistant Professor, Management
• 3rd place: Dr. Jaideep Chowdhury, Professor, Finance and Business Law; Fischer Faculty Fellow; Dr. Weiwei Zhang, Assistant AUH and Associate Professor, Finance and Business Law; Dr. Carl Larsson, Associate Professor, Finance; Blue Ridge Bank Faculty Fellow

Teaching and Learning Publication Award

This individual develops and advances new understandings, insights and teaching content and methods that impact learning behavior. Intellectual contributions in this category are normally intended to impact the teaching and/or pedagogy of business and management.

• 1st place: Dr. Luis J. Novoa, Associate Professor, Computer Information Systems and Business Analytics; MBA Program
• 2nd place: Dr. Margaret Sloan, Director, Professor, and Advisor of Community and Nonprofit Leadership, School of Strategic Leadership Studies
• 3rd place: Dr. William Faranda, Associate Professor, Marketing