Babson Faculty Honored for Excellence, Scholarship, and Service

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Eleven Babson faculty members were honored earlier this month by their colleagues with prestigious College awards for their excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service.

Dean’s Awards for Excellence in Teaching 

Dean’s Awards for Excellence in Teaching were conferred at the All Faculty Meeting on Sept. 4. The associate deans of the undergraduate and graduate programs, along with the dean of faculty, selected five faculty members who demonstrated excellence in teaching. This year’s recipients are:

  • Undergraduate Teaching Award: Bojan Amovic (associate professor of practice, Operations and Information Management)
  • Graduate Teaching Award: Nada Hashmi (assistant professor, Operations and Information Management)
  • BEE Teaching Award: Wendy Murphy (professor, Management)
  • Part-time Faculty Teaching Award: Sharon Sinnott (adjunct lecturer, Marketing)
  • College-wide Teaching Award: Angela Randolph (associate professor, Entrepreneurship)

Faculty Scholarship Awards

The Faculty Scholarship Awards are chosen by the members of the Babson Faculty Research Fund and the dean of faculty to recognize important scholarly work by faculty across the campus, ranging from the building of theories and frameworks to critical literary analysis. The year’s Faculty Scholarship Award recipients are: 

  • Multidimensional Scholar Award: Mary Pinard (professor, Arts & Humanities)
  • Senior Scholar Award: Gina O’Connor (professor, Entrepreneurship)
  • Practice Scholar: Tina Opie (associate professor, Management)

Service Awards

The associate deans of faculty, along with the dean of faculty, identified four faculty members who demonstrated excellence in service activities and outstanding service to the College. While faculty service includes external activities, such as leadership roles in professional associations, this Babson Service Award is focused on activities linked to campus-based service. This year’s Service Award recipients are: 

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