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Annual Faculty & Staff Awards

The Faculty & Staff Awards were held in the Robertson Auditorium earlier this month. The event included a reception with the honorees in the Davidson Wintergarden. Below are the faculty and staff who were honored for their achievements and hard work.

Faculty & Staff Award Winners:

Victor L. Bernard Teaching Leadership Award
Uday Rajan, David B. Hermelin Professor of Business Administration, professor of finance

Executive Education Teaching & Impact Award
John Branch, clinical associate professor of business administration

Contribution to the Research Environment Award
Lindy Greer, professor of management and organizations

Andy Andrews Distinguished Faculty Service Award
Erik Gordon, clinical assistant professor

Stanford R. Robertson Assistant Professor of Business Administration Award
Eric Zou, assistant professor of business economics and public policy

Arnold M. & Linda T. Jacob Faculty Development Award
Yesim Orhun, associate professor of marketing

Ross School of Business Senior Faculty Research Award
Amiyatosh Purnanandam, Michael Stark Professor of Finance

Ross School of Business Researcher of the Year Award
Jun Li, associate professor of technology and operations

Ross Way Staff Excellence Awards
Wendy Boyle, event coordinator, Erb Institute

Denise Coughlin, senior administrative coordinator, ACT

Shengxian Liu, marketing specialist, Zell Lurie Institute

Lisa Morgan, alumni career coach, Office of Advancement

Tara Start, coordinator, Paton Accounting Center

Ruedee Vance, senior administrative coordinator, ACT

The Ross Way Staff Supervisory Excellence Awards
Jeff Domagala, managing director, Sanger Leadership Center

Kaci Kegler, managing director, One-Year Master’s Programs

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