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Faculty and Staff Awards Honor Stand-Out Members of Marshall School
Faculty and Staff Awards Honor Stand-Out Members of Marshall School
The Marshall community recognized their fellow faculty and staff for leadership, inclusivity, and excellence in teaching and research.
With the academic year finished, the USC Marshall School of Business community is looking back and honoring faculty and staff who exemplified the values of leadership, teamwork, research, DEI, and positive impact. These winners’ commitment of excellence brought pride to the Marshall family.
The most distinguished honor of the day was the Dean’s Community Award, which Dean Geoff Garrett presented to Kimon Drakopoulos, Associate Professor of Data Sciences and Operations, for his unmatched commitment to the new AI for Business degree and the program’s first cohort of students.
“The Dean’s Community Award is one of our most prestigious,” Dean Garrett said. “It recognizes faculty who have demonstrated extraordinary commitment to the Marshall School through exemplary dedication and performance while also embodying the USC Unifying Values.”
Each recipient was honored at the Faculty and Staff Awards ceremony on May 21. We congratulate the following extraordinary members of the Marshall community:
Faculty Awards
Dean’s Award for Community (faculty)
Kimon Drakopoulos, Associate Professor of Data Sciences and Operations
Dean’s Award for Research Excellence
Adel Javanmard, Associate Professor of Data Sciences and Operations
Nan Jia, Dean’s Associate Professor in Business Administration, Associate Professor of Strategic Management
Mete Kilic, Assistant Professor of Finance and Business Economics
Max Wei, Associate Professor of Marketing
Dean’s Award for Research Impact
Chairs in Teaching Excellence
Miriam Burgos, Patti Roskill Endowed Chair in Teaching Excellence
Julia Plotts, Peter J. Fluor Family Chair in Teaching Excellence
Smrity Randhawa, Patrick Grismer Teaching Chair in Accounting
Chairs in Research Excellence
Andrew Daw, Dean’s Assistant Professorship in Business Administration
Daniel Gottlieb, Peter Arkley Chair in Risk Management
Vishal Gupta, Dean’s Associate Professorship in Business Administration
Adel Javanmard, Dean’s Associate Professorship in Business Administration
Daniel O’Leary, Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting
Joe Raffiee, Jorge Paulo and Susanna Lemann Chair in Entrepreneurship
Matteo Sesia, Kenneth King Stonier Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Somya Singhvi, Dean’s Assistant Professorship in Business Administration
Florenta Teodoridis, Jorge Paulo and Susanna Lemann Chair in Entrepreneurship
University Mentoring Award
Provost Mentoring Award
K.R. Subramanyam, Associate Dean of Marshall PhD Program, KPMG Foundation Professor of Accounting, Professor of Accounting
Faculty Retirees
Randolph Paul Beatty, Professor of Accounting
Sarah Bonner, Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting, Professor of Accounting
Thomas Knapp, Professor of Entrepreneurship
Ellen-Linnea Dipprey, Professor of Clinical Business Communication
Sampath “Raj” Rajagopalan, Richard and Jarda Hurd Chair Emeritus in Distribution Management, Professor Emeritus of Data Sciences and Operations
Douglas Shook, Professor Emeritus of Clinical Data Sciences and Operations
Marshall Fellows
Jeremy Dann, Lecturer in Entrepreneurship and Director, Case Program
Vishal Gupta, Associate Professor of Data Sciences and Operations
Rebecca Heino, Cyrus the Great Teaching Chair in Timeless Leadership, Professor of Clinical Management and Organization
Shon Hiatt, Director, Business of Energy Transition Initiative (BET), Associate Professor of Management and Organization
Marco Aponte-Moreno, Professor of Clinical Management and Organization
Gourab Mukherjee, Associate Professor of Data Sciences and Operations
Kathy Takayama, Assistant Professor of the Practice of Data Sciences and Operations
Arianna Uhalde, Associate Professor of Clinical Marketing
Scott Wiltermuth, Professor of Management and Organization
Janna Wong, Senior Lecturer in Business Communication
RTPC Summer Corporate Externships
Veronica Guo, Associate Professor of Clinical Business Communication
Stephen Lind, Associate Professor of Clinical Business Communication
Andrew “AJ” Ogilvie, Associate Professor of Clinical Business Communication
Andreas Simon, Professor of Clinical Accounting
Dr. Douglas Basil Award (Junior Faculty)
Paromita Dubey, Assistant Professor of Data Sciences and Operations
Dr. Jagdish Sheth Impact on Practice Award
Richard Sloan, Deloitte & Touche LLP Chair in Accountancy, Professor of Accounting, Finance and Business Economics
2024 Greif Research Awards
Melody Chang, Assistant Professor of Management and Organization, “Metric and Gender Gap in Entrepreneurship”
Grace Gu, Assistant Professor of Data Sciences and Operations, “Platform Algorithm, Seller Niche Market Entry and Quality Competition”
Evan C. Thompson Award Teaching & Learning Innovation
Scott Abrams, Academic Director for the Full-Time MBA Program, Associate Professor of Clinical Finance and Business Economics
Evan C. Thompson Award Faculty Mentoring & Leadership
Vishal Gupta, Associate Professor of Data Sciences and Operations
Marshall Faculty Award Ph.D. Mentoring
John Matsusaka, Charles F. Sexton Chair in American Enterprise, Professor of Finance and Business Economics, Executive Director of Initiative and Referendum Institute
Awards in Teaching Excellence
Marco Aponte-Moreno, Professor of Clinical Management and Organization
Diane Badame, Professor of Clinical Marketing
Katrina Brownell, Assistant Professor of Clinical Entrepreneurship
Andrew Daw, Assistant Professor of Data Sciences and Operations
Kimon Drakopoulos, Associate Professor of Data Sciences and Operations
Glenn Fox, Assistant Professor of Clinical Entrepreneurship
Cary Frydman, Associate Professor of Finance and Business Economics
Tracie Majors, Associate Professor of Accounting
Andrew “AJ” Ogilvie, Associate Professor of Clinical Business Communication
Arianna Uhalde, Associate Professor of Clinical Marketing
Janna Wong, Senior Lecturer in Business Communication
Staff Awards
Dean’s Community Award (staff)
Rebeca Gonzalez, DSO Operations Manager
Mary Maloney (honorable mention), Financial Coordinator
DEI Award for Advancing Inclusive Excellence
(This person demonstrated dedication and continuing commitment to advocating for diversity, equity, and inclusion with the Marshall Community.)
Kimberly Carbajal, Project Specialist, Faculty Support
Terance J. Wolfe, Executive Director of Executive Education
Luminary Award
(This person inspires, uplifts, and brings out the best in others.)
Patrick Cates, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Program
Wendy Williams-Clark, Assistant Dean and Director, Human Resources
Behind-the-Scenes Wonder Award
(Although not often seen by those outside of their department, this person’s outstanding work makes them invaluable to Marshall’s success.)
Marc Choueiti, Course Administrator
Jamichelle Saure, Assistant Director, MBV
The Game Changer Award
(This person’s influence and contributions have helped transform the way things are done at Marshall.)
Erica Keil, Director of Communications, External Relations
David Melone, Director of Instructional Design
The Rock Star Rookie Award
(This person has been at Marshall for less than a year, but they have made a big impact.)
Nick Eittreim, Assistant Director, Employer Relations and Communications
Nicole Nwankwo, Faculty Affairs Coordinator
Team Awesome Award
(This team drives Marshall forward by demonstrating collaboration, synergy, and perseverance.)
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