Kudos: February 2022

Research Kudos

Roland Kidwell, Chair, Department of Management programs, with co-authors have had their paper titled, "Toward a Family Science Perspective on Executive Compensation in Family Firms: A Review and Research Agenda," published in the Family Business Review.

Paul Koku, Professor, Department of Marketing, with co-authors have had their paper titled, "Do Islamic Ethics Influence Consumers' Reaction to Advertising Messages of Certain Foods? Tracking Consumers' Reaction Using fMRI Technology," accepted for publication in Journal of Global Marketing (AJG1).

William Luther, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, with co-authors have had their paper titled, "The Federal Reserve's response to the COVID-19 contraction: An initial appraisal," published in the Southern Economics Journal.

Soyoung Park, Assistant Professor, Department of Marketing/Hospitality and Tourism Management, with co-authors have had their paper titled, “Flourishing Through Traveling While Black: Unfiltered Voices of Black Travelers,” accepted for publication in Tourism Management (AJG4).  

Charles Yang, Associate Professor, Department of Finance, with co-authors have had their article, “Improving Health Insurance Markets: Cost Efficiency, Implementation, and Financing of Expanding Association Health Plans," accepted for publication in Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting (ABS 3).

Recognitions

Award Winners and Nominees...

Congratulations to Scott Feyereisen, Assistant Professor, Management Programs/Health Administration, for being the College of Business nominee for the University Distinguished Mentor of the Year (DMOY) Award.

Congratulations to the College of Business award winners and nominees for the University Scholar of the Year Award ---

• Melanie Lorenz, Assistant Professor, Department of Marketing
• Christopher Boudreaux, Associate Professor, Department of Economics
• Donald Neubaum, Professor, Department of Management Programs

Congratulations to the College of Business award winners and nominees for these University Awards ---

• Ting Levy, Senior Instructor, Department of Economics – Excellence and Innovation in Undergraduate Teaching Award
• Richard Gendler, Senior Instructor, School of Accounting – University Service Award
• Tania Tucker, Academic Advisor, Student Academic Services – Excellence and Innovation in Advising Award                

Congratulations to Robert Pinsker, Professor, School of Accounting, on being selected as the College of Business Stewart Distinguished Professor for 2022.

FAU AMA Chapter...

We are thrilled to announced that the FAU AMA chapter has once again placed in the top 28 nationally in the AMA Collegiate Marketing Case Competition! This year there were more than 90 teams competing, with Amazon Prime Student as the corporate "client" for which teams developed a full marketing plan. FAU ranked in the "Honorable Mention" category, the same ranking as Florida State University, University of Florida, and University of South Florida. No Florida school ranked higher! An especially big THANK YOU to Eileen Acello, who serves as the FAU AMA Faculty Advisor and who mentored the AMA team through this intensive project. Great work, Eileen!

Ricci Joins Advisory Board...

Peter Ricci, Director, Hospitality and Tourism Management, has been asked to serve on The Palm Beaches sales and marketing advisory board -the official destination promotion agency for the region. The advisory board directs community efforts to promote the Palm Beaches, entice corporate and leisure convention and individual travel, and helps promote the region for employment, commerce, and tourism.

-FAU-