Awards
Greatness in business comes with extensive experience, commitment, and perseverance. The W. P. Carey School of Business is proud to recognize the excellence of leaders from the local, national, and international business community.
Faculty awards and recognition
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Marjorie Baldwin Economics |
Huizingh Outstanding Undergraduate Teacher Award |
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Luke Stein Finance |
Huizingh Outstanding Undergraduate Teacher Award |
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Cara McDaniel Economics |
Huizingh Outstanding Undergraduate Service to Students Award |
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Mark Simonson Finance |
John W. Teets Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award |
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Piyush Shah Supply Chain Management |
John W. Teets Outstanding Undergraduate Assistant Award |
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Denis Sosyura Finance |
John W. Teets Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award |
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Srimathy Mohan Supply Chain Management |
Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award |
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Janet A. Samuels Accountancy |
Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award |
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Michael Wiles Marketing |
Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award |
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Elliot Rabinovich Supply Chain Management |
Faculty Research Award |
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Ilona Babenko Finance |
Outstanding Doctoral Faculty Award |
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Andrea Morales Marketing |
Outstanding Doctoral Faculty Award |
Turken Family Outstanding Graduating Senior Award
Recipients of the Turken Family Outstanding Graduating Senior Award are well-rounded students who display strong academic achievement and exemplary qualities of leadership and service. In 2000, the Sam and Ida Turken Charitable Foundation established an endowment to fund this award.
| 2018-19 recipients | |
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| Eli Schifman | May 2019 |
| Maria Medina | December 2018 |
Executive of the Year
Each year the W. P. Carey School Dean's Council honors a business leader whose contribution is recognized as significant, whose inspired management has created and sustained superior organizational performance, and whose presence exemplifies a model for future business leaders. Executive of the Year recipients are pioneers in the home computing, telecommunications, automotive, Internet, solar energy, aviation, and retail industries.
The 2019 Executive of the Year is Doug Parker, chairman and CEO of American Airlines Group.
Distinguished Scholars
A portion of Dean’s Council annual membership contributions support faculty members through the Distinguished Scholar program. The Dean’s Council Distinguished Scholar award is presented to faculty who have demonstrated the highest levels of excellence in scholarship, both research and teaching, throughout their careers.
Alumni Hall of Fame
Established in 1977, the W. P. Carey Alumni Hall of Fame recognizes alumni who have demonstrated leadership and achievement in their fields and in the community.
| 2017-2018 recipients | |
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Jerry Olivo Finance ’83 |
Managing director at Citigroup |
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Rossi Ralenkotter Marketing ’69 |
Retired CEO of Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority |
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Greg Vogel Real estate ’85 |
Founder & CEO, Land Advisors Organization |
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Vivek Kopparthi MS Management ’14 |
Co-founder & CEO, Neolight Young Alumni inductee |
Lawrence R. Klein Award for Blue Chip Forecast Accuracy
An annual honor for economic forecasting accuracy, the W. P. Carey School of Business presents the Lawrence R. Klein Award in association with the nationally recognized Blue Chip Economic Indicators newsletter.
2018 Klein Award recipient
Ellen Zentner
Chief U.S. economist and managing director
Morgan Stanley
Spirit of Enterprise Award
The Spirit of Enterprise Award is Arizona’s premier celebration of entrepreneurship. For more than two decades, the W. P. Carey School has recognized businesses that positively impact our economy while exhibiting ethics, energy, and excellence in entrepreneurship.
| 2018 Spirit of Enterprise winner |
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| Nextiva |