Senior Associate Dean for Degree Programs
Harmon Whittington Professor of Finance
Harmon Whittington Professor of Finance
Faculty Research & Teaching Excellence Awards
Our faculty are at the cutting edge of business research and education. To end the 2024-25 school year, alums and students from each MBA program recognized 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.
Ph.D. Mentoring Award
Professor James Weston is this year’s Ph.D. Mentoring Award winner. His award was presented by Anthony Zdrojewski, a current Ph.D. student and an incoming assistant professor at Texas Christian University. James was the chair of Anthony's dissertation committee.
Research Awards
Associate Professor of Accounting
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
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
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
Associate Dean for Degree Programs
Associate Professor of Strategic Management
Associate Professor of Strategic Management
Teaching Awards
Associate Professor of Accounting
Associate Professor of Marketing
George R. Brown Professor of Marketing
Associate Professor of Strategic Management
H. Joe Nelson III Professor of Management – Strategic Management
Faculty Director
J. Hugh Liedtke Professor of Marketing
J. Hugh Liedtke Professor of Marketing
Associate Professor of Accounting
Accounting Area Coordinator
Accounting Area Coordinator
Verne F. Simons Distinguished Assistant Professor
Past Award Winners
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Ph.D. Mentoring Award
- Kerry Back
Research Award
- Karthik Balakrishnan
- Bruce Carlin
- Jaeyeon Chung
- Yael Hochberg
- Sora Jun
- Ajay Kalra
- Daan van Knippenberg
- Vikas Mittal
- Alessandro Piazza
- Nicola Secomandi
- Shiva Sivaramakrishnan
- Tarik Umar
Teaching Award
- John Buffington
- Utpal Dholakia
- Petrus Ferreira
- Prashant Kale
- Balaji Koka
- Ben Lansford
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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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