Awards

You can browse a number of opportunities for recognition and awards.

• Manahan Family Award for Teaching Excellence in Business - Each year we have the opportunity to honor a colleague for outstanding teaching, and it is time once again to submit applications for the College of Business Manahan Family Award for Teaching Excellence in Business. 
• College of Business Oustanding Faculty Service Award -
  
  
• Gary R. Gemberling Faculty Scholar in Business - The Gary R. Gemberling Faculty Scholar in Business award is designed to help recruit and retain outstanding faculty in the College of Business. Read More...

• The Hobart and Marian Gardner Hinderliter Endowed Professorship - The Hobart and Marian Gardner Hinderliter Endowed Professorship was created through a generous gift by the two individuals named in the professorship.  The stated goal of the endowment is to recruit, support and maintain outstanding faculty in the College of Business at Illinois State University.  Read More...

• College of Business Outstanding Research Awards - The Outstanding Research Awards were first proposed by the University Research Council in 1984 to recognize individuals actively involved in research. Awards are given to individuals who are beginning their academic careers, to those who have conducted research at an outstanding level among peers in their college, and to those who have conducted research at an outstanding level among peers at the University. Read more...

• Wilma Jean Alexander Technology Faculty Innovation Award - The Wilma Jean Alexander Award recognizes faculty who use, in an innovative fashion, existing technology or who develop new technology to enhance students' instruction.  Read more...

• Wisdom's Torch Teaching and Learning Award- The Wisdom's Torch Award is designed to support teaching and learning. The Wisdom's Torch endowment was established through the generous support of COB faculty, staff, and administrators (both emeritus and currently employed). The origin of the name stems from a phrase in the university hymn: "may our alums go forth to bear, with zeal unceasing, Wisdom's Torch throughout the earth." The endowment supporting the award continues to grow through ongoing contributions with plans to award the expendable amount from the account each year. To donate to this fund, please contact Liz Adams (adams2@IllinoisState.edu). 

• University Research Grant Recipients
  
  
• Refereed Article Award - The Article Award program is an automatic award made when tenure/tenure-track faculty turn in proof of acceptance or publication of a refereed journal article.  Read more...
  
  
• NTT Faculty Teaching Excellence Award - The College of Business annually recognizes a full-time non-tenure track faculty member with an award for teaching excellence. Read more...
  
  
• Outstanding Service Award for Administrative Professional Award - This award is designed to acknowledge outstanding service provided by an Administrative staff member working in the College of Business. Read more...
  
  
• Outstanding Service Award for Civil Service Staff - This award is designed to acknowledge outstanding service provided by a Civil Service staff member working in the College of Business. Read more...

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AWARDS 2020 - 2021

2020-2021 COB Outstanding Researcher Award

• Duleep Delpechitre, Department of Marketing
• Dr. Juno Lim, Department of Marketing

2020-2021 COB Outstanding Service Award for Administrative Professional

• Ginny Smith, COB Advising Center
  
  

2020-2021 COB Outstanding Service Award for Civil Service Staff

• Joyce Parmenter, Dean’s Office
  
  

2020-2021 COB Outstanding Service Award for Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty

• Bahae Samhan, Department of Accounting
  
  

2020-2021 COB Non-Tenure Track Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence

• Carolyn Broadbent, Department of Accounting
  
  

2020-2021 COUNTRY Financial Faculty Scholar Award

• No award offered this year due to funding.
  
  

Dixie L. Mills Faculty Scholar in Finance

• Abhishek Varma, Department of Finance, Insurance, and Law
  
  

2020-2021 Gary R. Gemberling Faculty Scholar in Business Award

• No award offered this year. This award is given every other year.
  
  

2020-2021 Hobart and Marian Gardner Hinderliter Endowed Professorship Award

• Jay Rich, Department of Accounting
  
  

2020-2021 Manahan Family Award for Teaching Excellence in Business

• Madeline Trimble, Department of Accounting
  
  

2020-2021 Outstanding MBA Faculty Award

• Peter Kaufman, Department of Marketing
  
  

2020-2021 Wilma Jean Alexander Technology Innovation Faculty Award

• Niharika Dayyala, Department of Accounting
  
  

2020-2021 (fall) Wisdom’s Torch Teaching and Learning Award

• No applications were received.
  
  

2020-2021 (spring) Wisdom’s Torch Teaching and Learning Award

• An application was received, but no award given.

2021-2022 University Research Grant Recipients

• Dr. Aysen Bakir, Department of Marketing
• Dr. Nesrin Bakir, Department of Marketing
• Dr. Arash Hosseinzadah, Department of Marketing
• Dr. Chiharu Ishida, Department of Marketing
• Dr. Jim Jawahar, Department of Management and Quantitative Methods
• Dr. Stella Liao, Department of Finance, Insurance, and Law
• Dr. Tobias Pret, Department of Management and Quantitative Methods
• Dr. Yayuan Ren, Department of Finance, Insurance, and Law