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Faculty Award Winners Announced at Annual Awards Luncheon

2024-25 faculty award winners
2024-25 faculty award winners

The faculty of the Wake Forest University School of Business recently gathered to celebrate the accomplishments and accolades achieved during the 2024-25 academic year.

In honor of the countless contributions that faculty have made to education, scholarship and service both inside and outside the classroom, the following awards were presented:

  • Cowan Faculty Research Award – Stephen Smulowitz, PhD
    Recognizes a faculty member who represents the highest standards of scholarship
  • High Impact Scholarship Award – Pelin Pekgün, PhD
    Recognizes a faculty member for his or her significant influence on business practice or pedagogy
  • Senior Class Teaching Award – Mark Johnson, PhD
    Based on a ballot of all graduating seniors and recognizes outstanding contributions to the education and personal development of our graduating seniors
  • MSA Class Teaching Award – Whitney Simpson & Jim Willis
    Chosen by our graduating MSA students and recognizes outstanding contributions to their education and personal development
  • MSM Class Teaching Award – Ali Zeytoon-Nejad, PhD
    Chosen by our graduating MSM students and recognizes outstanding contributions to their education and personal development
  • MSBA Class Teaching Award – Tonya Balan, PhD
    Chosen by our graduating MSBA students and recognizes outstanding contributions to their education and personal development
  • MSBA Online Teaching Award – Shannon McKeen
    Chosen by our graduating OMSBA students and recognizes outstanding contributions to their education and personal development
  • MBA Online Teaching Award – Mark Johnson, PhD & Amy Wallis, PhD
    Chosen by our graduating OMBA students and recognizes outstanding contributions to their education and personal development
  • Winston-Salem Evening MBA Teaching Award – Justin Martin, PhD
  • Charlotte Evening MBA Teaching Award – Amy Wallis, PhD
  • Charlotte Hybrid MBA Teaching Award – Mark Johnson, PhD
  • Horace Kelly Alumni Teaching Award – Deon Strickland, PhD
    Based on nominations from the 10th Anniversary Class and is for outstanding contribution to the education and personal development of our undergraduate and MSA alumni who graduated 10 years ago
  • Kienzle Alumni Teaching Award – Tonya Balan, PhD
    Voted upon by our MBA, MSM, MSBA and online alumni three years post graduation for outstanding contribution to the education and personal development of our graduate program alumni
  • T.B. Rose Fellowship in Business Award – Roger Beahm, Rob Nash, PhD, & Scott Shafer, PhD
    Recognizes a notable innovation or initiative related to instruction in our undergraduate or graduate programs
  • Service MVP Award – Jennifer Hudson
    Recognizes outstanding service to the School, above and beyond administrative duties
  • Spirit Award – Jenelle Conaway, PhD
    Recognizes a faculty member who displays good citizenship and a positive attitude and inspires other faculty to high achievement