Faculty Award Winners

Student Nominated Awards for Faculty

These individuals are recognized for going above and beyond in their service to the Gatton student body.

2024

Ateba Whitaker
Student Nominated - Faculty Member of the Year

2023

Jordan Moffett
Student Nominated - Faculty Member of the Year

2022

Jane Wells
Student Nominated - Faculty Member of the Year

2021

Olivia Davis
Student Nominated - Faculty Member of the Year

2020

Gail Hoyt
Student Nominated - Faculty Member of the Year

2019

Darshak Patel
Student Nominated - Faculty Member of the Year

2018

Nicole Thorne Jenkins
Student Nominated - Faculty Member of the Year
Jane Wells
Student Nominated - Faculty Member of the Year

Gatton Research Excellence Awards

These awards are part of the College’s broader strategic mandate on the Research Excellence Initiative, which is to influence the thinking of business leaders, policy-makers and scholars around the world by providing insight and analysis of key topics critical to the business, policy, and research communities.

2024

Chris Clifford
Research Excellence Award - Research Productivity
Tyler Kleppe
Research Excellence Award - Junior Faculty
Ben Commerford
Research Excellence Initiative - Academic Impact
Dan Brass
Research Excellence Initiative - Managerial Impact
Steve Borgatti
Research Excellence Initiative - Societal Impact

2023

Russell Jame
Research Excellence Award - Research Productivity
Yunke Mai
Research Excellence Award - Junior Faculty
Monika Causholli
Research Excellence Initiative - Academic Impact
Kristine Hankins
Research Excellence Initiative - Managerial Impact
Will Gerken
Research Excellence Initiative - Societal Impact

2022

Will Gerken
Research Excellence Award - Research Productivity
Mikhail Wolfson
Research Excellence Award - Junior Faculty
Kristine Hankins
Research Excellence Initiative - Academic Impact
Susan Zhu
Research Excellence Initiative - Managerial Impact
Monika Causholli
Research Excellence Initiative - Societal Impact

2021

Huiwen Lian
Research Excellence Award - High Impact
Brian Murtha
Research Excellence Award - Research Productivity
Lala Ma
Research Excellence Award - Junior Faculty

2020

John Peloza
Research Excellence Award - High Impact
Allan Chen
Research Excellence Award - Research Productivity
Igor Cunha
Research Excellence Award - Research Productivity

2019

David Hardesty
Research Excellence Award - High Impact
Leonce Bargeron
Research Excellence Award - Research Productivity
Ben Commerford
Research Excellence Award - Research Productivity
Ana Herrera
Research Excellence Award - Research Productivity
Haoying Sun
Research Excellence Award - Research Productivity

2018

Dan Brass
Research Excellence Award - High Impact
Monika Causholli
Research Excellence Award - Research Productivity
Carlos Lamarche
Research Excellence Award - Research Productivity
Will Gerken
Research Excellence Award - Junior Faculty

2017

Steve Borgatti
Research Excellence Award - High Impact
Brian Bratten
Research Excellence Award - Research Productivity
Russell Jame
Research Excellence Award - Junior Faculty

Gatton Teaching Excellence Awards

This award is given to Gatton faculty members who inspire passion for their discipline, innovation in the classroom, and leadership to help students think critically and creatively about business problems.

2024

Mark Liu
Teaching Excellence Award - Faculty
Leslie Vincent
Teaching Excellence Award - Faculty
Spencer Stone
Teaching Excellence Award - Graduate Student

2023

Tom Lewis
Teaching Excellence Award - Faculty
Nicholas Graff
Teaching Excellence Award - Graduate Student

2022

Jack Kirn
Teaching Excellence Award - Faculty
Jordan Moffett
Teaching Excellence Award - Faculty
Wenyin Li
Teaching Excellence Award - Graduate Student

2021

Brian Murtha
Teaching Excellence Award - Faculty
Jane Wells
Teaching Excellence Award - Faculty
Chris Pearson
Teaching Excellence Award - Graduate Student

2020

Olivia Davis
Teaching Excellence Award - Faculty
Dan Halgin
Teaching Excellence Award - Faculty
Valbona Sulcaj
Teaching Excellence Award - Graduate Student

2019

Joe Labianca
Teaching Excellence Award - Faculty
Darshak Patel
Teaching Excellence Award - Faculty
Lauren DiRago-Duncan
Teaching Excellence Award - Graduate Student
Tyson Von Alfen
Teaching Excellence Award - Graduate Student

2018

Wendy Liu
Teaching Excellence Award - Faculty
Frank Scot
Teaching Excellence Award - Faculty
Yoon Seon Han
Teaching Excellence Award - Graduate Student

2017

Walter Ferrier
Teaching Excellence Award - Faculty
Jenny Wang
Teaching Excellence Award - Graduate Student

University Research Professor

The designation of University Research Professor is awarded to recognize and publicize research accomplishments of scholars across the full range of disciplines at UK.

Carlos Lamarche
2024
Brian Murtha
2023
Kristine Hankins
2022
Allan Chen
2020
James Ziliak
2019
Dan Bras
2018
David Hardesty
2017
Steve Borgatti
2016