Celebrating Achievements, Recognizing Excellence
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2009 Faculty Award Winners (L-R): Carol Brown, Mark Van Patten, Byron Marshall, Julie Elston, Don Neubaum, Jimmy Yang, Jared Moore, Nancy Homan, Erik Larson, and Tom Dowling. |
The College of Business pauses briefly at the close of the academic year to honor the achievements of its faculty and staff. This year, it celebrated the excellence of its scholarship, teaching, service, and leadership for academic year 2008-09.
This was the second year for the rebranded College of Business Celebration of Achievement awards dinner. Associate Dean Jack Drexler served as host and emcee for the celebration that included invited family and guests. Drexler, along with Dean Ilene Kleinsorge and Corvallis Gazette-Times publisher Mike McInally, presented the awards.
In total, 11 faculty garnered awards at the 2009 Celebration of Achievement.
Management Professor Erik Larson received the 2009 Betty and Forrest Simmons Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award. The award honors the teaching excellence of faculty members who have taught in the MBA program during the past three quarters. Larson has been instrumental in helping the MBA teams to more effectively prepare their Integrated Business Projects.
The Excellence in Scholarship Award for 2009 went to Jared Moore, an assistant professor in accounting. Moore recently received two article acceptances, one from the Journal of the American Tax Association as lead author and, more recently, from the National Tax Journal as second author. He has presented at two major tax conferences and other academic forums.
Byron Marshall, an information management assistant professor, was given the Byron L. Newton Award that honors excellence in classroom teaching. Marshall’s teaching record is particularly impressive. Even with his extensive research requirements, he has selflessly taken on new courses solely to meet the interests of his students. He was instrumental in the college’s effort to gain Information Systems Audit and Control Association certification.
The recipient of the Outstanding Professional Faculty and Staff Award was Nancy Homan, who was recognized for her exemplary service to the College of Business. Even with an advising load of nearly 500 students, she serves on the new business core task force and employment committees and spends as much time behind the scenes on countless administrative programs, scholarships, and internships as she does advising students.
Carol Brown, an associate professor of accounting, received the Outstanding Faculty Service Award that recognizes excellence in professional, university, and college service. Brown chaired the OSU Curriculum Council and was instrumental in shepherding the college’s proposals to formalize several business disciplines into academic majors.
Jimmy Yang, associate professor of finance, was recognized by McInally with the Gazette-Times Faculty Leadership Award for his role as faculty advisor to the Finance Club and the Oregon State Investment Group.
In addition, the college awarded several Newcomb Fellowships to recognize specific educational or scholarly contributions that enhance the reputation and fulfill the objectives of the college and Oregon State University. The Newcomb Fellowships were established by Bernie Newcomb (‘65), and co-founder of E*Trade. This year, five fellows were honored.
Mark Van Patten, director of the Business Solutions Group, has consistently exceeded expectations of College of Business faculty. Through his dedication, vision, and strength of character, Van Patten has successfully transformed the Business Solutions Group into a distinctive program that pays dividends throughout the college.
Don Neubaum, associate professor of management, was nominated for the quantity and quality of his scholarly productivity, his performance as an instructor, and the service he provides to his profession and to the college and university. He has published 17 peer-refereed journal articles and has made 24 peer-refereed presentations at professional conferences; seven of his 17 published articles are in the highest rated journals.
Julie Elston, assistant professor of international business, teaches at the OSU Bend-Cascades campus. Although she has been a member of the college faculty for only a handful of years, she has consistently exceeded expectations in research scholarship. Elston has published 17 refereed journal articles and books, has published eight conference proceedings, and contributed chapters to eight books. She has also brought in grant dollars and serves in editorial positions for two journals.
Jimmy Yang was honored for developing programs for students that transcend traditional academic approaches to finance education. When several student members of the Finance Club developed an interest in an investment group, Yang, as faculty advisor, rose to the challenge by developing the Oregon State Investment Group. The group established itself as a separate entity and a highly professional organization composed of about 25 undergraduate and graduate students.
Tom Dowling, a management faculty member, was honored for his mentorship and leadership in the MBA program’s Integrated Business Project. Since the Integrated Business Project’s inception in 2001, Dowling has been deeply involved in its development to ensure that the program meets the standard for academic rigor and practical experience appropriate for a professional school curriculum.
In addition to faculty achievements, Dean Kleinsorge praised the college’s students, programs and outreach efforts. “Our students garnered awards for business excellence, our curriculum expanded to reflect the growing demands of a global economy, and our programs continued to promote critical experiential learning opportunities.”
Upon closing the evening, Kleinsorge reflected on the past while welcoming the future. “When the College of Business was established a century ago, we became one of the first 12 schools of business in the nation,” she said. “We closed our centennial celebration at the end of 2008 examining past successes and preparing for future achievements. Right now, I look forward to our next 100 years.”
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