The Walker College of Business has announced the creation of the Dean's Club Research Prize, which is intended to support and reward Appalachian State University business faculty who are engaged in mission-driven, high impact and innovative scholarly work.
Full-time tenured and tenure-track faculty in the Walker College are invited to submit a completed and published research project for consideration of one of three financial awards:
- One (1) prize of $5,000
- Two (2) prizes of $2,500
The prize winners will be selected by an interdisciplinary Dean's Club Research Prize Committee, using a set of evaluation criteria based upon the application guidelines, and the prize winners will be announced during the next Walker College of Business Day of Excellence, tentatively scheduled for May 2, 2019. The deadline for submissions is 12:00 p.m. on March 1, 2019.
About Faculty Research in the Walker College of Business
Walker College of Business faculty produce and disseminate extensive research through both academic and professional communities. In the last five years, faculty members have published approximately 400 peer-reviewed academic journal articles, 130 conference proceedings and made more than 400 conference and professional presentations in 170 different venues. In total, the faculty has produced more than 700 individual intellectual contributions in basic discovery research, more than 400 contributions in applied or integrative research and 240 contributions in teaching and learning research. For more information, visit business.appstate.edu/faculty/research.
About the Dean's Club
The Walker College Dean's Club is an annual giving society designed to benefit our students and faculty while enhancing our academic programs. Contributions from Dean's Club members provide unrestricted support each year for critical needs in the college such as: student scholarships, travel funds for faculty and students to attend course-related conferences and/or visits to corporations, seed money for new programs or opportunities within the college, and resources to bring guest lecturers, such as leaders in business and government, to the classroom. Become a member, or learn more online, business.appstate.edu/partner/give/deans-club.
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