Innovative Excellence in Education

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AMA Teaching and Learning SIG announces that Jo?l Le Bon has won the 2007 Prentice Hall Solomon-Marshall-Stuart Award

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The AMA Teaching and Learning SIG announces that Joël Le Bon is the winner of the 2007 Prentice Hall Solomon-Marshall-Stuart Award for Innovative Excellence in Marketing Education. Dr. Le Bon is an Associate Professor of Marketing at the ESSEC Business School in France.

The Teaching and Learning Special Interest Group conducts this competition to recognize and reward innovative excellence in marketing education, and to provide a forum for outstanding teachers to share their expertise with their colleagues. Past winners of this award are:

  • Jon Hawes, The University of Akron
  • Gopala "GG" Ganesh, North Texas State University
  • Gary Geissler, University of Arkansas
  • Jerome Katrichis, University of Hartford
  • Robert Peterson, University of Portland
  • Dhruv Grewal, Babson College
  • David Urban, Virginia Commonwealth University
  • John Drea, Western Illinois University

This year Prentice Hall has become a partner with the AMA Teaching and Learning SIG will provide an award of $1,500 for the winner.

Professor Le Bon will accept his award and make a presentation on his teaching philosophy and methods at the Teaching and Learning SIG session business meeting (Session 4.4A) and reception at 5:00pm, Saturday, August 4 at the AMA Summer Educators’ Conference.

The AMA Teaching and Learning SIG congratulates Professor Le Bon for winning this award. We also wish to thank Prentice Hall for their award sponsorship and the following individuals who donated considerable time in judging the entries for this award.

  • Brian Lofman, Park Point College
  • Kate Lawrence, Loyola University New Orleans
  • Vish Iyer, University of Northern Colorado
  • Gopala "GG" Ganesh, North Texas State University
  • Kendra Reed, Loyola University New Orleans

The Call for Applications/Nominations for the 2008 Prentice Hall’s Solomon-Marshall-Stuart Award for Innovative Excellence in Marketing Educations is presented below.

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS/NOMINATIONS
AMA Teaching and Learning SIG presents:
2008
Prentice Hall’s Solomon-Marshall-Stuart Award for
Innovative Excellence in Marketing Education

The Teaching and Learning Special Interest Group conducts a competition to recognize and reward innovative excellence in marketing education, and to provide a forum for outstanding teachers to share their expertise with their colleagues. Prentice Hall will award the winner a $1,000 check at the AMA Summer Educators’ Conference. The competition is open to any full-time marketing educator who is also a member of AMA. Individuals wishing to compete for the Award for Innovative Excellence should prepare an application package according to the guidelines listed below and submit it to the Teaching SIG chair, to be received no later than March 15, 2008. A panel of judges will evaluate the applications and select the winner. The winner will be required to make a presentation on teaching philosophy and methods at the Summer 2008 Educators’ Conference.

Guidelines for Submission of Application Materials

The maximum length of submissions is 20 single-sided pages on white, 8.5" by 11” paper, with one-inch margins. Staple the pages in the upper left-hand corner; do not place the submission in a folder or binder. Assemble the pages in the following order:

  1. Cover Page: The cover page should include the name of the applicant, and all contact information, including the applicant’s name, AMA membership number, academic title/rank, institution, address, phone and fax numbers, and e-mail address. This page counts as one of the 20 pages.
  2. Executive Summary: This one to two page document should include highlights of the applicant’s teaching contributions, and other information such as other teaching recognition received, impact of the applicant’s teaching, and research or service contributions related to teaching. Applicants should keep in mind that this award recognizes teaching innovation, not simply doing a credible job teaching standard courses with traditional methods.
  3. Personal Statement: This one to two page document should describe the applicant’s teaching philosophy, key contributions to learning, or other information deemed relevant by the applicant.
  4. Condensed Curriculum Vitae: This should be a two page abbreviated vitae and include the applicant’s education, teaching experience, recent publications, major service roles, and other significant contributions.
  5. Excerpts from Letters of Support: This four or fewer page section should include excerpts from letters of support from current and past students, colleagues, administrators, and/or members of the business community.
  6. Additional Documentation: This section should contain any additional documentation of the applicant’s teaching innovations. Applicants who include numerical student evaluation summaries should also supply department/school/university norms as applicable.

NOTE: No application materials will be returned. The winner must attend the Summer 2008 Educators’ Conference and make a presentation at the conference about their teaching philosophy and methods. Applicants should submit five copies of the application package by March 15, 2008 to:

Michael M. Pearson, Ph.D.
College of Business – Box 15
6363 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70118

Contact Information:
Phone: (+1 504) 864-7938
Loyola University New Orleans
Fax: (+1 504) 864-7970
E-mail: pearson@loyno.edu