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College of Business Awards 2023 - 2024

  • Portrait of Somnath Lahiri

    Somnath Lahiri

    Department of Management

    2022-2023 COB Outstanding Researcher Award

    The Outstanding Research Awards recognizes individuals actively involved in research.

  • Portrait of Kristen Bernas

    Kristen Bernas

    Department of Accounting

    2023-2024 COB Outstanding Service Award for Civil Service Staff

    This award is designed to acknowledge outstanding service provided by a Civil Service staff member working in the College of Business.

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    2023-2024 COB Outstanding Service Award for Administrative Professional

    This award is designed to acknowledge outstanding contributions made by full-time AP staff to the mission of the College of Business.

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    2023-2024 COB Outstanding Service Award for Non Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty

    The College of Business annually recognizes a full-time non-tenure track faculty member with an award for teaching excellence.

  • Portrait of Chiharu Ishida-Lambert

    Chiharu Ishida-Lambert

    Department of Marketing

    2023-2024 COB Outstanding Service Award for Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty

    This award that acknowledges a full-time, tenured or tenure-track faculty member who demonstrates consistent and high-quality service as it relates to the mission of the College.

  • Portrait of Stella Lioa

    Stella Lioa

    Department of Finance, Insurance, and Law

    2022-23 Dixie L. Mills Faculty Scholar in Finance

    This award is designed to help recruit and retain outstanding faculty 
    in the Department of Finance, Insurance, and Law.  (This award is given every other year.)

  • Portrait of Ava Datta

    Avi Datta

    Department of Management

    2023-2024 Gary R. Gemberling Faculty Scholar in Business Award

    This award is designed to help recruit and retain outstanding faculty in the College of Business (This award is given every other year.)

  • Portrait of Eli Sherrill

    Eli Sherrill

    Department of Finance, Insurance, and Law

    2023-2024 Manahan Family Award for Teaching Excellence in Business

    This award is designed to honor a colleague for outstanding teaching.

  • Portrait of Jamie Wieland

    Jamie Wieland

    Department of Management

    2023-2024 Outstanding MBA Faculty Award

  • Portrait of Hudla Black

    Hudla Black

    Department of Marketing

    2023-2024 Hobart and Marian Gardner Hinderwliter Endowed Professorship Award

    The Hobart and Marian Gardner Hinderliter Endowed Professorship was created to recruit, support, and maintain outstanding faculty in the College of Business at Illinois State University.  (This award will be for two calendar years.)

  • Portrait of Sandeep Jagani

    Sandeep Jagani

    Department of Management

    2023-2024 Wisdon's Torch Teaching and Learning Award

    The Wisdom’s Torch Award is designed to support teaching and learning. 

  • Portrait of Bahae Samhan

    Bahae Samhan

    Department of Accounting

    2023-2024 Wilma Jean Alexander Technology Innovation Faculty Award

    The Wilma Jean Alexander Award recognizes faculty who use, in an innovative fashion, existing technology or who develop new technology to enhance students' instruction.

2024-2025 University Research Grant Recipients

  • Dr. Aysen Bakir, Department of Marketing

  • Dr. Heidi Baumann, Department of Management

  • Dr. Ashish Chandra, Department of Management

  • Dr. Md. Raihan Chowdhury, Department of Finance, Insurance, and Law

  • Dr. Nathan Hartman, Department of Management

  • Dr. Gunratan Lonare, Department of Finance, Insurance, and Law

  • Dr. Tice Sirmans, Department of Finance, Insurance, and Law

  • Dr. Pui Ting (Yoshi) Tong, Department of Marketing