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A full list of nominations is below. Award recipients are noted by an asterisk (*).

Poole College of Management Awards | Nominees and Recipients

Poole College Teaching Excellence Award

  • Jennie Dirienzo, professor of practice in accounting and coordinator for tax analytics and technology program
  • Eda Kemahlioglu-Ziya, associate professor of operations and supply chain management
  • Leigh Shamblin, director of leadership and professor of practice 
  • Allison Lowe Reed, lecturer in economics *

Poole College Research Leadership Award

  • Nathan Goldman, assistant professor of accounting 
  • Tim Kraft, assistant professor of operations and supply chain management
  • Rishika Rishika, associate professor of marketing 
  • Umut Dur, associate professor of economics
  • Jeff Pollack, associate professor of entrepreneurship *

Poole Research Impact Award

  • Mark Beasley, professor of accounting 
  • Jesse Ellis, professor of finance 
  • Bill Rand, executive director of the Business Analytics Initiative and associate professor of marketing
  • Beth Ritter, professor of practice of human resources 
  • Melinda Morrill, professor of economics *

Awards for Excellence

  • Susan Ebbs, CRM program manager, Jenkins MBA
  • Kathleen Ford, operations assistant
  • Emily Gower, admissions specialist
  • Tayah Butler, director of diversity, equity and inclusion
  • Jenny Champ, associate director of admissions
  • Sarah Danaher, admissions recruiter
  • Alissa Dodds, academic advisor
  • Jason DeRousie, director of curriculum and academic program
  • Julie Fleming, director of advising and student affairs
  • Megan Grubb, assistant director of scheduling and academic programs
  • Jenny Hammond, chief marketing and communications officer
  • Riley Hutchison, assistant director of admissions
  • Anne Clark Lau, associate director of development
  • Kristie McGowan, director of the Global Luxury and Management Program
  • Maggie Merry, assistant dean of finance and administration
  • Beverly Porter, director of career center
  • Maria Potepalova, associate director of integrated communications
  • Kimberly Whitfield, executive assistant to the dean *
  • Beth Shepherd, director of instructional design *

NC State Awards

Alumni Association Graduate Professorship Award Recipient

  • Steve Barr, professor of technology management

Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor Nominee

  • Roby Sawyers, professor of accounting 
  • Stefanie Robinson, associate professor of marketing 

Outstanding Teacher Awards

  • Christina Lewellen, assistant professor of accounting 
  • Denis Petellier, associate professor of economics 
  • Patrice Nealon, senior lecturer in marketing *
  • Steve Barr, professor of technology management *

Gertrude Cox Award for Innovative Excellence in Teaching and Learning

  • Jeff Pollack, associate professor of entrepreneurship

Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching Award Nominees

  • Mark Beasley, professor of accounting 
  • Paul Mulvey, professor of human resource management *

Alexander Quarles Holladay Medal for Excellence

  • Robert Clark, professor of economics

Other Awards

Best Paper Award from Behavioral Research in Accounting

  • Joseph Brazel, professor of accounting

Hawaii Accounting Research Conference Best Reviewer

  • Nathan Goldman, assistant professor of accounting 

MSOM Meritorious Service Award

  • Tim Kraft, assistant professor of operations and supply chain management

AICPA Arthur J. Dixon Memorial Award

  • Roby Sawyers, professor of accounting

ATA Outstanding Service Award

  • Roby Sawyers, professor of accounting

NCACPA CPA Pinnacle Award

  • Scott Showalter, professor of practice in accounting

This post was originally published in Poole Business Magazine.