By Sue McMurray, College of Business
PULLMAN, Wash. – The College of Business recently honored its outstanding faculty, staff and graduate students during an annual awards event in the Todd Hall Atrium at Washington State University Pullman.
Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award: Richie Liu, Department of Marketing and International Business, creates in-depth learning experiences for his students and maintains the Behavioral Research Laboratory. He consistently receives high evaluations from students.
Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award: Brett Josephson, Department of Marketing and International Business, and Jeongdoo Park, School of Hospitality Business Management. Josephson has several papers pending publication in top tier journals.
His research focusing on government contracts is among the only academic studies investigating government relationships from an economic and marketing perspective and providing managers with a useful tool when deciding on their firm’s strategic outlook.
Park has published six papers, five in top tier publications.
He is the leading author on most of his publications and is recognized by peers and faculty for his research potential.
Outstanding Staff Service Award: Jamie Callison, executive chef and culinary instructor in the School of Hospitality Business Management, displayed vision and creativity in publishing “The Crimson Spoon: Plating Regional Cuisine on the Palouse” cookbook.
He maintains a positive attitude and is dedicated and committed to helping students.
Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award: Arvin Sahaym, associate professor in the Department of Management, Information Systems and Entrepreneurship, is Ph.D. program coordinator for the management area, co-advisor for the management club, has served on multiple department and college-level curriculum committees, and has chaired and/or mentored more than a dozen Ph.D. students in his seven years at WSU.
Outstanding Faculty Research Award: David Sprott, associate dean for graduate, international and professional programs, balances substantial administrative responsibilities with research. In the past year, he has published multiple top tier marketing journal articles.
Outstanding Faculty Service Award: David Whidbee, interim dean, led the college’s recent, successful reaccreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB). The business and accounting program accreditation was extended for five years for all degree levels.
Outstanding Clinical or Non-Tenure Track Faculty Award: David Knuff, director of the Pullman MBA program and assistant clinical professor of marketing in the Department of Marketing and International Business, consistently receives outstanding teaching evaluations while also holding his 500 students per semester to a high standard.
Students appreciate his approachability, effective use of modern instructional techniques and years of real-world experience that directly relates to the courses he teaches.
Dean’s Excellence Fellows: This award recognizes outstanding performance by faculty in teaching, research and service.
Recipients include faculty from the following:
Department of Accounting: Robert Greenberg, professor; Bernard Wong-On-Wing, Ted Saldin Distinguished Professor;
Department of Finance and Management Science: George Jiang, professor and Gary P. Brinson Chair of Investment Management;
Gene Lai, chair and Safeco Distinguished Professor of Insurance; Charles Munson, professor;
Department of Management, Information Systems and Entrepreneurship: John Cullen, professor and Huber Chair of Entrepreneurial Studies; Kristine Kuhn, associate professor; Arvin Sahaym, associate professor;
Tom Tripp, professor (Vancouver); Department of Marketing and International Business: Jean Johnson, Gardner O. Hart Distinguished Professor; Jeff Joireman, associate professor;
Babu John Mariadoss, associate professor and International Business Institute fellow; Darrel Muehling, professor and chair;
School of Hospitality Business Management: Dogan Gursoy, Taco Bell Distinguished Professor; Jenny Kim, associate professor and Craig Shafer Fellow; Dennis Reynolds, Ivar Haglund Distinguished Professor.
Summer Research Grant Awards: Recipients include faculty from the following:
Department of Accounting: Linda Chen, assistant professor; Bernard Wong-On-Wing, Ted Saldin Distinguished Professor; Li Xu, assistant professor (Tri-Cities);
Department of Finance and Management Science:
Sung Ahn, professor; Stergios Fotopoulos, professor; Gene Lai, chair and Safeco Distinguished Professor of Insurance; Sheen Liu, associate professor (Tri-Cities); Michael McNamara, Mutual of Enumclaw/Field Distinguished Professor of Insurance; Chuck Munson, professor;
Department of Management, Information Systems and Entrepreneurship: Jesus Bravo, assistant professor (Tri-Cities), Ken Butterfield, associate professor and chair; John Cullen, professor and Huber Chair of Entrepreneurial Studies;
Mauricio Featherman, assistant professor; Jerry Goodstein, professor (Vancouver); K.D. Joshi, Philip L. Kays Distinguished Professor of Information Systems;
Kristine Kuhn, associate professor; Arvin Sahaym, associate professor; Paul Skilton, assistant professor (Tri-Cities);
Department of Marketing and International Business: Jesse Catlin, assistant professor (Tri-Cities); Jean Johnson, Gardner O. Hart Distinguished Professor; Babu John Mariadoss, associate professor and International Business Institute fellow;
Darrel Muehling, professor and chair; Jeff Joireman, associate professor; Ioannis Kareklas, assistant professor; David Knuff, clinical assistant professor and director of the Pullman MBA program;
Uchila Umesh, professor (Vancouver); Alberta Sa Vinhas, assistant professor (Vancouver);
School of Hospitality Business Management:
Christina Chi, associate professor; Jenny Kim, associate professor and Craig Schafer Fellow; Dennis Reynolds, Ivar Haglund Distinguished Professor;
Nancy Swanger, program director and W. Terry Umbreit Endowed Chair.
