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Poole College Celebrates 2023 Faculty Award Recipients and Nominees

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The Poole College of Management recognized extraordinary faculty this spring with college and university awards. Meet the nominees and recipients.

Poole College Awards

Teaching Excellence Award

Melisssa Hart, Dean Frank Buckless and Leigh Shamblin at the Poole College Meeting
Melissa Hart (left) and Leigh Shamblin receive the Teaching Excellence Award from Frank Buckless, Stephen P. Zelnak Jr. Dean of the Poole College of Management, at the spring college meeting. These awards were made possible by the generous support of the Don Hong Faculty Excellence Endowment.
  • Marianne Bradford, professor of accounting
  • Melissa Hart, senior lecturer in finance (recipient)
  • Leigh Shamblin, director of leadership and professor of practice, MIE (recipient)
  • Thayer Morrill, professor of economics

Research Leadership Award

Nathan Goldman and Dean Frank Buckless at the Poole College Meeting
Nathan Goldman (left) and Dean Buckless at the spring college meeting.
  • Nathan Goldman, associate professor of accounting (recipient)
  • Sebastian Heese, Owens Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management
  • Luca David Opromolla, Owens Distinguished Professor of International Economics
  • Rishika Rishika, associate professor of marketing
  • Tom Zagenczyk, professor of management

Research Impact Award

Rob Handfield and Dean Buckless at the Poole College Meeting
Rob Handfield (left) and Dean Buckless at the spring college meeting.
  • Bruce Branson, professor of accounting and associate director of Enterprise Risk Management Initiative
  • Heather Dretsch, assistant professor of marketing
  • Ayse Dur, assistant professor of economics
  • Rob Handfield, Bank of America University Distinguished Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management and executive director of Supply Chain Resource Cooperative (recipient)
  • Brad Kirkman, General (Ret.) H. Hugh Shelton Distinguished Professor of Leadership

Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching and Advising

Jay Arrington (left) and Scott Showalter.
  • Jay Arrington, director of admissions (recipient)
  • Scott Showalter, director of Master of Accounting program and professor of practice in accounting (recipient)

Poole Student Advisory Board Outstanding Faculty Award Recipient

Tom Byrnes and Dean Buckless at the Poole College Meeting
Tom Byrnes (left) and Dean Buckless at the spring college meeting.
  • Tom Byrnes, senior lecturer in marketing (recipient)

Teaching Fellows

Bruce Branson and Dean Buckless at the Poole College Meeting
Bruce Branson (left) and Dean Buckless at the spring college meeting.
  • Bruce Branson, professor of accounting and associate director of Enterprise Risk Management Initiative (recipient)
  • David Henard, professor of marketing
  • Jessica Thomas, director of Business Sustainability Collaborative and associate professor of practice
  • Melinda Morrill, professor of economics and director of graduate programs in economics

University Awards

University Faculty Scholars

Nathan Goldman and Dean Frank Buckless at the Poole College Meeting
Nathan Goldman (left) and Dean Buckless at the spring college meeting.
  • Nathan Goldman, associate professor of accounting (recipient)
  • Elena Kulchina, associate professor of strategic management

Outstanding Teacher Awards

Christina Lewellen and Dean Frank Buckless at the Poole College Meeting
Christina Lewellen (left) and Dean Buckless at the spring college meeting.
  • Christina Lewellen, associate professor of accounting (recipient)
  • Tom Byrnes, senior lecturer in marketing

Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor Award

  • Eileen Taylor, professor of accounting and director of the Undergraduate Accounting Program (nominee)

Provost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching

Scott Showalter
  • Scott Showalter, professor of practice in accounting (nominee)

Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching

Mark Beasley and Dean Frank Buckless at the Poole College Meeting
Mark Beasley (left) and Dean Buckless at the spring college meeting.
  • Mark Beasley, Alan T. Dickson Distinguished Professor of Accounting (nominee)