J. Howard Creekmore Professor of Finance and Professor of Economics
Finance Area Coordinator
Finance Area Coordinator
Faculty Research & Teaching Excellence Awards
Our faculty are at the cutting edge of business research and education. To end the 2023-2024 school year, alums and students from each MBA program recognize their most impactful professors with teaching awards. We also honor faculty members whose groundbreaking research and influential scholarship elevate Rice Business as a top-ranked institution.
PhD Mentoring Award
Professor Kerry Back is this year’s PhD Mentoring Award winner. His award was presented by Patrick Blonien, a current PhD student and an incoming Assistant Professor of Finance at Carnegie Mellon’s Tepper School of Business. Kerry was the chair of Patrick’s dissertation committee.
Research Awards
Professor of Accounting
Faculty Lead of Undergraduate Business Programs
Faculty Lead of Undergraduate Business Programs
George R. Brown Professor of Finance
William S. Mackey Jr. Distinguished Assistant Professor
Head of Rice Entrepreneurship Initiative and Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Ralph S. O’Connor Professor in Entrepreneurship – Finance
Ralph S. O’Connor Professor in Entrepreneurship – Finance
Assistant Professor of Management – Organizational Behavior
Herbert S. Autrey Professor of Marketing
Marketing Area Coordinator
Marketing Area Coordinator
Houston Endowed Professor of Management – Organizational Behavior
Ph.D. Area Advisor
Ph.D. Area Advisor
Faculty Director
J. Hugh Liedtke Professor of Marketing
J. Hugh Liedtke Professor of Marketing
Associate Professor of Strategic Management
Houston Endowment Professor of Operations Management
Senior Advisor to the Dean on Energy Transition
Senior Advisor to the Dean on Energy Transition
Henry Gardiner Symonds Professor of Accounting
Academic Director of Healthcare Programming
Academic Director of Healthcare Programming
Verne F. Simons Distinguished Assistant Professor
Teaching Awards
Lecturer in Finance
George R. Brown Professor of Marketing
Assistant Professor of Accounting
Associate Professor of Strategic Management
Associate Professor of Strategic Management
Academic Director of Global Programming
Academic Director of Global Programming
Director of the MAcc Program
Professor in the Practice of Accounting
Professor in the Practice of Accounting
Past Award Winners
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Research Award
- Karthik Balakrishnan
- Yael Hochberg
- Ajay Kalra
- Vikas Mittal
- Daan van Knippenberg
- Anthea Zhang
- Sora Jun
- Alessandro Piazza
Teaching Award
- Brian Akins
- Petrus Ferreira
- Utpal Dholakia
- Vikas Mittal
- Don Porr
- Ian Wedgwood
- Al Danto
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Research Award
- Karthik Balakrishnan
- Yael Hochberg
- Ajay Kalra
- Vikas Mittal
- Anthea Zhang
- Tarik Umar
Teaching Award
- Utpal Dholakia
- Karthik Balakrishnan
- Tarik Umar
- Al Danto
- Maura Claire Harford
- Prashant Kale
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Research Award
- Thomas Hemmer
- Vikas Mittal
- Shiva Sivaramakrishnan
- Kate Odziemkowska
- Alessandro Piazza
Teaching Award
- Balaji Koka
- Kunal Sachdeva
- Karthik Balakrishnan
- Shiva Sivaramakrishnan
- John Buffington
- Al Danto
- Brian Akins
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Research Award
- Alan Crane
- Scott Sonenshein
- Anthea Zhang
- Jing Zhou
Teaching Award
- Brian Akins
- Al Danto
- Prashant Kale
- Michael Brandl
- James Weston
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Research Award
- Kerry Back
- Shiva Sivaramakrishnan
- Kevin Crotty
- Annie Zavyalova
Teaching Award
- Alan Crane
- Ben Lansford
- James Weston
- Brian Rountree
- Prashant Kale
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Research Award
- Jing Zhou
- Otilia Obodaru
Teaching Award
- James Weston
- Prashant Kale
- Alan Crane
- Al Danto
- Brian Rountree
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Research Award
- Gustavo Grullon
- Scott Sonenshein
- Vikas Mittal
- Anthea Zhang
- Alan Crane
Teaching Award
- Hajo Adam
- Brian Akins
- Alan Crane
- Prashant Kale
- Gustavo Grullon
- Mikki Hebl
- Vikas Mittal
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