Public Affairs Award in Research 

Dr. Raju Mainali
Sr. Instructor, Information Technology & Cybersecurity

Dr. Ravi Thambusamy
Associate Professor, Information Technology & Cybersecurity

Rural Spillover and Urban Hospital Overwhelm: Lessons from COVID-19

The Annals of Regional Science (2025)

Co-Authors
Jo Lynne Stalnaker, Kansas State University
E. Mitchell Church, Coastal Carolina University

 

Outstanding Non-Empirical Paper Award

Dr. Jason DeBode
Associate Professor, Management

Old Habits Die Hard: A Review and Assessment of the Threat-Rigidity Literature

Journal of Management (2025)
(ABDC – A*)

Co-Authors
Matthew Mazzei, Samford University
K. Ashley Gangloff, Elon University
Ruixiang Song, University of Tennessee – Knoxville

 

Outstanding Empirical Paper Award

Dr. Daniel Goering
Associate Professor, Management
Robert W. and Charlotte K. Bitter Endowed Chair

Impact, Interrupted: How and When Thwarted Prosocial Impact Undermines Employee Performance and Retention

Academy of Management Journal (2025)
(ABDC – A*)

Co-Authors
Jordan Nielsen, Purdue University
Kinshuk Sharma, University of North Texas

 

Student Co-Authored Research Award

Dr. Jason DeBode
Associate Professor, Management

Dr. Dana Haggard
Professor, Finance

Dr. Stephen Haggard
Professor, Finance

On the Influence of Women in the Upper Echelon

International Journal of Organizational Analysis
(ABDC -B and Scimago – Q2)

Student Co-Author:  Rebecca Grimm, MBA

 

COB Outstanding Faculty Award

Dustin Steiro
Assistant Clinical Professor, Construction Management

Nominated by: Construction Club

Selected by: COB Student Leadership Council

 

Outstanding Student Organization Advisor

Dr. Xiang “Sean” Guo
Associate Professor, Information Technology & Cybersecurity

Advisor of: Association for Business IT Students (A-BITS)

Nominated by: Association for Business IT Students (A-BITS)

Selected by: COB Student Leadership Council

 

Outstanding Academic Advisor

Choompoonoot “Moon” Knight
Academic Advisor, Graduate Programs Office

 

Outstanding Academic Advisor

Robert Brown
Academic Advisor II, Business Advisement Center

 

Outstanding Service Award

Alisa Trotter
Assistant Director, Business Advisement Center (BAC)