The CU Denver Business School gives annual awards to faculty members for excellence in research, excellence in teaching for a tenure track and non-tenure track faculty and excellence in service. A committee of the three past winners in each category reviews the annual reports of the faculty and make their recommendations to the Dean. Winners are then invited to submit their dossiers for inclusion in the campus level competition for the awards.

We would like to announce the winners of the Research, Teaching, and Service awards for 2015.

Research:

Winner: Vinit Desai – Vinit has two sole author publications in Academy of Management Journal (impact factor of 3.8) and one sole author publication in Journal of Management (with an impact factor of 6.07). 3 top-tier sole authored publications is an amazing accomplishment.

Runner up: David Chandler – David has two publications in Organizational Science (impact factor of 3.8), one publication in Journal of Management (with an impact factor of 6.07) and a book review at Academy of Management Review (impact factor of 6.2).

Teaching Tenure Track:

Winner: Carol Dee – Carol Dee has taught a number of courses over the review period, including auditing, advanced auditing, and a new prep on auditing practice. She has occasionally taught a high number of sections or courses during the same term (e.g., 4 courses, with 2 preps, during the Fall 2012 semester), and has also taught courses during the Maymester term. Across these efforts, she has maintained high course and instructor FCQ ratings, with the median for each course ranging between 5.0 and 6.0 on a 6.0 scale. A significant component of Carol Dee’s instructional efforts involve the development of unique case and instructional materials, including a self-developed forensic accounting case and a coauthored audit simulation casebook scheduled for commercial publication. In addition to these efforts, Carol Dee also supervises student internships and frequently advises students on an ad-hoc basis.

Runner up: Wayne Cascio – During the review period, Wayne Cascio has taught multiple courses on topics such as HR Analytics, Managing Global Talent, and Leadership, and delivered these courses across a variety of programs such as the Executive MBA and 11-month MBA. Within each of his courses, Wayne Cascio connects students with the professional community by routinely involving relevant guest speakers. For instance, his course on HR Analytics features guest speakers including the head of human resources at CH2M Hill (an engineering consultancy), principals at OptTek (a software developer), as well as outside professors and authors. In addition to his course-related efforts, Wayne Cascio has also supervised student internships and independent studies, and served on committees to revise the CU Executive MBA curriculum.

Teaching Non Tenure Track:

Winner: Ira Selkowitz – The committee’s examination of the available data identified Ira as the clear winner.  He is a very competent instructor and is viewed very positively by his students as evidenced by his course evaluations (i.e., FCQ scores).  Moreover, his service in academic duties (e.g., student advising) is outstanding.  Specifically, the committee’s first-hand observations of his interaction with students demonstrates he is always willing to provide assistance, guidance, and support.  Lastly, his involvement in academic programs outside of the classroom (i.e., service on Business School academic committees) must be characterized as nothing less than exceptional (i.e., he is involved in a wide-variety of arenas where his work has a meaningful impact on the student experience).

Runner up: Josh Bernhard – without question, Josh’s is a very competent instructor and is viewed very positively by his students as evidenced by his course evaluations (i.e., FCQ scores).  Moreover, the committee’s first-hand observations of his interaction with students demonstrates he cares deeply about their success.  Stated differently, his student advising is outstanding (e.g., he always takes the time to listen to his students and answer their questions).  Lastly, regarding his service on Business School academic committees, the committee thinks there is room for growth and/or further development.

Service:

Winner: Michael Roberts – Michael has been a champion for the accounting discipline and has put in many hours shepherding the MS Tax program through the various levels to get it approved. He has also been instrumental in the accounting accreditation activities.

Runner up: Beth Cooperman and Jahan Karimi – Beth is the overall go to person of the college. She was the member of the campus level rtp committee and received unqualified praise from the chair for her service. Most recently of course she has been acting as the primary unit chair (although that isn’t in the window for this award). Jahan continues to lead the Information Systems discipline as well as working to foster relationships with industry. Most recently (again not in the window) he is developing a MOOC that has already had significant success.

Thanks are also in order to the committee members; research: Yufeng Han, Traci Sitzmann, and Jian Yang; teaching: Larry Cunningham, Vinit Desai, Debbie Kellogg; John Daley, Jeff Nystrom, Dave Ruderman; Service: Ken Bettenhausen, Madhavan Parthasarathy

Please join us in congratulating these worthy faculty. Our thanks also to the committee members.