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Wharton School Faculty Teaching Awards 2003

The Wharton School has announced the 2003 winners of its undergraduate and graduate teaching awards. Dr. Paul R. Kleindorfer, Anheuser-Busch Professor of Management Science, is this year's recipient of the Helen Kardon Moss Anvil Award. Dr. Anne Cummings, assistant professor of management, and Dr. William F. Hamilton, Ralph Landau Professor of Management and Technology, are the 2003 recipients of the David W. Hauck Award for Outstanding Teaching, the most prestigious in Wharton's Undergraduate Division. See below for these and the dozens of other winners of the many awards.

Paul Kleindorfer Anne Cummings William Hamiliton

Graduate Division Teaching Awards

Dr. Paul R. Kleindorfer, Anheuser-Busch Professor of Management Science, is this year's recipient of the Helen Kardon Moss Anvil Award. Dr. Kleindorfer is also a recipient of The Hermes Award, European Express Organization, Corporate and Public Sector Leadership Trustee and Pennsylvania Pro Musica awards.

The Helen Kardon Moss Anvil Award is awarded to one faculty member "who has exemplified outstanding teaching quality during the last year" and is elected by the MBA student body. The winner is determined using a weighted-average number of votes that takes into consideration the number of students he or she has taught in the past year. In addition to receiving a cash award, the recipient is also recognized at Spring Salute and graduation. The 2002-2003 academic year marks the 22nd award season.

The Excellence in Teaching Awards are given by the WGA to the eight professors with the highest overall ratings, calculated from the student course evaluation forms. The professor must have taught at least two semesters' worth of course hours during the last two semesters (Fall 2002, Spring 2003). The professor with the highest overall rating also receives the Class of 1984 Award.

Andrew Metrick Eric Bradlow Kenneth Kavajecz

Dr. Andrew Metrick, assistant professor of finance, is the 2003 recipient of the Class of l984 Award. Dr. Metrick received the Graduate Division Excellence in Teaching Award and the David W. Hauck Award for Outstanding Teaching in 2001.

Excellence in Teaching Award recipients are:

Dr. Eric Bradlow, associate professor of marketing and statistics, has been teaching at Wharton since 1996. He is a previous recipient of the Miller-Sherrerd MBA Core Teaching Award.

Dr. Kenneth A. Kavajecz, assistant professor of finance, has also received The David W. Hauck Award for Outstanding Teaching in previous years.

Felix Oberholzer-Gee Matthew McBrady Nicoloaj Siggelkow

Dr. Felix Oberholzer-Gee, assistant professor of business and public policy, was also a recipient of the Helen Kardon Moss Anvil Award in 2002.

Dr. Matthew R. McBrady, lecturer, is a first-time recipient of The Excellence in Teaching Award, Graduate Division.

Dr. Andrew Metrick, assistant professor of finance, has also received the Hauck Award in previous years and is this year's winner of the Class of l984 Award.

Dr. Nicolaj Siggelkow, assistant professor of management, has also received The Excellence in Teaching Award in 1999 and in 2000.

William Tyson Steffanie Wilk William Laufer

Dr. William C. Tyson, associate professor of legal studies, has received this award for many years and also was a recipient of the Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching in 1987.

Dr. Steffanie L. Wilk, assistant professor of management, was a recipient of the S. Rains Wallace Dissertation Research Award.

The Miller-Sherrerd MBA Core Teaching Awards are given each year to the eight core faculty who received the highest student ratings in the course evaluation form. The winners are:

Dr. William S. Laufer, associate professor of legal studies, received the David W. Hauck Award for Outstanding Teaching and the Excellence in Teaching Award in past years.

Serguei Netessine Jeremy Siegel Robert Stine

Dr. Serguei Netessine, assistant professor of operations and information management, received a Wharton e-business Initiative Research Grant in 2002.

Dr. Jeremy Siegel, Russell E. Palmer Professor of Finance, has received this award for the past ten years as well as the Excellence in Teaching Awards and the Helen Kardon Moss Anvil Award.

Dr. Robert A. Stine, associate professor of statistics, has received this award in past years as well as the David W. Hauck Award for Outstanding Teaching.

Philip Stocken Michael Useem Lawrence Zicklin

Dr. Phillip Stocken, Harold Scott Term Assistant Professor of Accounting, is a past recipient of The Excellence in Teaching Awards.

Dr. Michael Useem, The William and Jacalyn Egan Professor of Management, is a past recipient of the Helen Kardon Moss Anvil Award and the Graduate Division Award for Teaching Excellence.

Dr. Lawrence Zicklin, lecturer, is a first time recipient of The Miller-Sherrerd MBA Core Teaching Award.

Peter Zemsky John Percival Ziv Katalan

Dr. Peter Zemsky, visiting associate professor of management, is a first time recipient of The Miller-Sherrerd MBA Core Teaching Award.

WEMBA Program Teaching Awards

Dr. John Percival, adjunct professor of finance, won The Core Teaching Award for Finance 601, Financial Analysis.

Dr. Michael Useem, The William and Jacalyn Egan Professor of Management, won The Core Teaching Award for Management 652, Foundations of Leadership & Teamwork.

Dr. Ziv Katalan, adjunct associate of operations & information management, won The Elective Teaching Award for OPIM 653, Mathematical Modeling and its Application in Finance.

N. Bulent Gutekin Gordon Bodnar Z. John Zhang

Dr. N. Bulent Gutekin, associate professor of finance, won The Elective Teaching Award for Finance 726, Advanced Corporate Finance.

Dr. Gordon Bodnar, lecturer of finance, won The Elective Teaching Award for Finance 748, Multinational Corporate Finance.

Dr. Z. John Zhang, associate professor of marketing, won The Elective Teaching Award for Marketing 754, Pricing Policy.

Undergraduate Teaching Award Winners

The David W. Hauck Award for Outstanding Teaching, the most prestigious in Wharton's Undergraduate Division, is given to recipients for their ability to lead, stimulate and challenge students, knowledge of the latest research in the field, and the commitment to educational leadership. The 2003 recipients are:

Dr. Anne Cummings, assistant professor of management, is the winner of The David Hauck Outstanding Teaching Award, and Wharton Undergraduate Division Award for Outstanding Teaching Among the Standing Faculty for 2003.

Nicholas Souleles Ravi Avron Lorin Hitt

Dr. William F. Hamilton, Ralph Landau Professor of Management and Technology, is the winner of The David Hauck Outstanding Teaching Award, and Wharton Undergraduate Division Award for Outstanding Teaching Among the Standing Faculty for 2003. Dr. Hamilton is a past recipient of the Hauck Award as well as the Helen Kardon Moss Anvil Award for Teaching Excellence.

The Marc & Sheri Rapaport Core Teaching Award is to recognize teaching excellence in the undergraduate core. The Award is based on course evaluation ratings. Gilbert and Shelly Harrison Term Associate Professor of Finance, Dr. Nicholas S. Souleles, is the 2003 recipient of the Mark & Sheri Rapaport Core Teaching Award. Dr. Souleles had also received this award in 1997.

Awards for Excellence in Teaching Among the Standing Faculty:

Dr. Ravi Aron, assistant professor of operations and information management, was nominated for teaching undergraduate OPIM courses. Dr. Aron was also the recipient of the Herman E. Kross Best Dissertation Award, Stern Business School, New York University, 1999.

Dr. Anne Cummings, assistant professor of management, was nominated for teaching undergraduate management courses. Dr. Cummings was also the current recipient of The David W. Hauck Award for Outstanding Teaching.

Dr. William F. Hamilton, Ralph Landau Professor of Management and Technology, was nominated for teaching management technology courses in the undergraduate division. Dr. Hamilton was also the past and current recipient of The David W. Hauck Award for Outstanding Teaching.

Dr. Lorin Hitt, associate professor of operations and information management, was nominated for teaching OPIM courses on the undergraduate level. Dr. Hitt previously won the David W. Hauck Award for Outstanding Teaching in 1999 and 2000.

Dr. Kenneth A. Kavajecz, assistant professor of finance, was nominated for teaching courses on the undergraduate level in finance. Dr. Kavajecz also received the David W. Hauck Award for Outstanding Teaching in 1998 and in 2000.

Balaji Padmanabhan Mark Zbaracki

Dr. Balaji Padmanabhan, assistant professor of operations and information management, was nominated for teaching OPIM on the undergraduate level. Dr. Padmanabhan also received the Dean's Fellowship, NYU, 1998.

Dr. Jeremy J. Siegel, Russell E. Palmer Professor of Finance, was nominated for teaching undergraduate core courses in the Finance Department. Dr. Siegel previously was awarded The Marc and Sheri Rapaport Undergraduate Core Teaching Award, 1995, and Best Business School Professor in the U.S., Business Week, 1994.

Dr. Nicolaj Siggelkow, assistant professor of management, was nominated for teaching core management courses on the undergraduate level. Dr. Siggelkow has also received Excellence in Teaching Award for The Graduate Division in 1999 and in 2000.

Dr. Robert A. Stine, associate professor of statistics, was nominated for teaching statistics on the undergraduate level. Dr. Stine has also received the David W. Hauck Award for Outstanding Teaching in 2001.

Dr. Mark J. Zbaracki, assistant professor of management, was nominated for teaching management on the undergraduate level. He also received The Stanford Center for Organizational Research dissertation incentive award in 1992.

William Whitney Award for Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching in the Affiliated Faculty

In 2000, an award was initiated honoring Dr. William G. Whitney, a 1968 Lindback Award winner who retired after 36 years at Wharton. Dr. Whitney, adjunct assistant professor of public policy and management and associate director of Wharton undergraduate division, was the first recipient of the new award. It will continue to be given for Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching in the Affiliated Faculty.

Dr. David F. Babbel, Emeritus Professor, Insurance & Risk Management
Dr. Leigh Bauer,
Lecturer, Legal Studies
Dr. Steve Blum,
Lecturer, Legal Studies
Dr. Anne Greenhalgh,
Adjunct Associate Professor, Management

Dr. Howard Perlmutter, Emeritus Professor, Management

Wharton Evening School Student Council Teacher
of the Year Award

Dr. Michael B. London, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Management

Wharton Programs for Working Professionals Director's Award for Excellence in Teaching
Dr. Michael J. Rechtiene, Lecturer of Marketing

Wharton Undergraduate Award for Distinguished Teaching Assistant
Shane Yu, WG'03


  Almanac, Vol. 49, No. 32, May 6, 2003

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