2008 Faculty Awards and Promotions Announced

Storrs, CT (4/28/2008) -


Teaching and Research Excellence Award
Best Paper Award
Assaf Eisdorfer, Finance, for "Empirical Evidence of Risk-Shifting in Financially Distressed Firms", Journal of Finance

Research Excellence Award
Shantaram Hegde, Finance, for his long term success publishing in 16 core finance journals and for his role as major advisor and mentor to numerous PhD students.

Undergraduate Teaching Award
Sulin Ba and Jan Stallaert, OPIM - co-winners

Graduate Teaching Award
John Phillips, Accounting

Innovation in Teaching Award
Han Srinivasan, Marketing

Service Outreach Award (tie) –
Timothy Dowding, OPIM
Lucy Gilson, Management
Katherine Pancak, Finance/Real Estate

2008 - 2009 Ackerman Award Winners
Robert Bird, Marketing
Robert Day, OPIM
Lucy Gilson, Management
Girish Punj, Marketing

Continuing in their second year are:

Sudip Bhattacharjee, OPIM
Carmelo Giaccotto, Finance
Gary Powell, Management
Mike Willenborg, Accounting
John Zhang, OPIM

The Ackerman Scholar award recognizes significant and continuing all round academic productivity among the faculty of the School. It is awarded to faculty who are not already supported by Chair or Professorship appointments. The award is supported by the Ackerman Fund, the School and the departments. The purpose of the Ackerman Fund is to "grant a monetary reward to faculty members who have excelled in classroom teaching, curriculum development, research, outreach to business and state agencies."

Faculty Promotions
John Harding to Professor, Finance
Tim Dowding to Professor in Residence, OPIM
Zeki Simsek to Associate Professor w/Tenure, Management



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