Faculty

Don Lessard (Epoch Foundation Professor of International Management, Emeritus; Professor of Global Economics and Management, Emeritus; and Professor of Engineering Systems, Emeritus) has received the 2022 Academy of Management IM (International Management) Division Hyundai Motor Eminent Scholar Award. The IM Division has a focus on content pertaining to the theory, research, and practice of management with a cross-border or cross-cultural dimension. This award recognizes Lessard’s lifetime achievement in international management scholarship. 

Bob Pindyck (Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Professor in Finance and Economics; Professor of Applied Economics) has received the Galbraith Award from the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA). This award recognizes scholars and leaders who, like its namesake John Kenneth Galbraith, “possess a record of intellectual leadership with service to the nation and the world.”  Pindyck’s award citation in particular notes “recognition of breakthrough discoveries in economics and outstanding contributions to humanity through leadership, research and service.” 

Jim Utterback and the late Ed Roberts have both been elected Fellows of the Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), which provides an annual international platform for academics, industry professionals, and government representatives to exchange new knowledge in the management of engineering and technology. Roberts and Utterback received two of the 11 PICMET Fellow Awards given this year to recognize outstanding contributions to the development and growth of this discipline.  

The many nominees were evaluated in technology management research, education, and other aspects of technology management leadership by a global panel of judges assessing worldwide impact on technology management and innovation. Roberts, who died in 2024, and Utterback, were both cited as “influential scholars throughout the world” in these fields. Roberts had been a faculty member since 1961, and Utterback has been a faculty member since 1979.

 

Juanjuan Zhang has received the 2021 John D. C. Little Award. Named after MIT Institute Professor Emeritus John D.C. Little, this award is given annually to the best marketing paper published in Marketing Science, Management Science, or another INFORMS (The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences) journal. 

Zhang’s winning paper, coauthored with Xinyu Cao (NYU Stern, MIT Sloan PhD ‘18), is entitled “Preference Learning and Demand Forecast” (Marketing Science, 2021). 

The same paper was also a Finalist for the Frank M. Bass Dissertation Paper Award for the best marketing paper published in an INFORMS-sponsored journal that was derived from a Ph.D. thesis (Zhang was Xinyu Cao’s thesis supervisor and paper coauthor).

In addition, Zhang’s paper entitled “Rational Herding in Microloan Markets” (Management Science, 2012), coauthored with Peng Liu (Cornell), was a finalist for the INFORMS Society for Marketing Science (ISMS) Long Term Impact Award, given annually to a marketing paper published in Marketing Science, Management Science, or another INFORMS journal in recognition of its significant long-run impact on the field of Marketing.

Deborah Ancona won the 2022 Samuel M. Seegal Faculty Prize. 
The Seegal Prize is shared with the MIT School of Engineering and is awarded every other year to a professor “who inspires students in pursuing and achieving excellence.” The award was established by Paula Seegal-Thompson for her father, a member of the class of 1922. The Seegal faculty prize is selected by a review committee at MIT.

Christopher Palmer  and Ben Shields (Managerial Communication) were each awarded the 2022 Jamieson Prize for Excellence in Teaching, established to honor educational innovation and excellence. The Jamieson Prize for Excellence in Teaching Award is the most prestigious teaching prize offered by the school. The award was established in 2006 and is awarded each year to two MIT Sloan faculty members, as well as two electrical engineering and computer science faculty members, for their contributions to educational excellence at MIT. The Jamieson faculty prize is selected by a review committee at MIT.

Rodrigo Verdi and Anna Stansbury (Work and Organization Studies) each received an Outstanding Teacher Award at the MIT Sloan Excellence in Teaching Awards. Each year, students nominate instructors for these teaching awards and the final recipients are chosen based on the quantity and quality of their nominations.

 Ben Shields and Christopher Palmer (Finance) were each awarded the 2022 Jamieson Prize for Excellence in Teaching, established to honor educational innovation and excellence. The Jamieson Prize for Excellence in Teaching Award is the most prestigious teaching prize offered by the school. The award was established in 2006 and is awarded each year to two MIT Sloan faculty members, as well as two electrical engineering and computer science faculty members, for their contributions to educational excellence at MIT. The Jamieson faculty prize is selected by a review committee at MIT.

Rahul Bhui, Assistant Professor of Marketing, and Jackson G. Lu, Mitsui Career Development Assistant Professor and Assistant Professor of Work and Organization Studies (WOS), have both been named APS (Association for Psychological Science) Rising Stars. This designation “is presented to outstanding APS members in the earliest stages of their research career post-PhD”—“researchers whose innovative work has already advanced the field and signals great potential for their continued contributions.”  This is one of the top honors for junior psychologists (selected from across all fields of psychology—cognitive, clinical, developmental, social, etc.).

The APS Rising Stars were announced last month. 

Jackson G. Lu, Mitsui Career Development Assistant Professor and Assistant Professor of Work and Organization Studies (WOS) and Rahul Bhui, Assistant Professor of Marketing, have both been named APS (Association for Psychological Science) Rising Stars. This designation “is presented to outstanding APS members in the earliest stages of their research career post-PhD”—“researchers whose innovative work has already advanced the field and signals great potential for their continued contributions.”  This is one of the top honors for junior psychologists (selected from across all fields of psychology—cognitive, clinical, developmental, social, etc.).

The APS Rising Stars were announced last month.