Smith School Professor Named Distinguished Scholar-Teacher
Professor Gilad Chen of the Smith School of Business was chosen by the university as one of its 2014-15 Distinguished Scholar-Teacher– one of six professors to receive the honor this year.
“Gilad, in a relatively short period of time, has become a leader in the field of organizational psychology,” Michael Ball, Smith School’s Senior Associate Dean, said. “His work on motivation and the effectiveness of teams within organizations is highly relevant to the courses he teaches, and he has been able to integrate his research with his teaching in innovative ways.”
An award that was established back in 1978, the Distinguished Scholar-Teacher program honors faculty members who have demonstrated success in both scholarship and teaching. Winners are chosen by a panel of former Distinguished Scholar-Teachers.
“I have long been passionate about learning and generating knowledge about employee excellence at work, and propagating this knowledge through teaching,” Chen, the Ralph J. Tyser Professor of Organizational Behavior and Management & Organization Department Chair, said. “Being recognized as a Distinguished Scholar-Teacher is thus an especially significant honor for me.”
Chen will give a public presentation at 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 2, 2014, in the Frank Auditorium, 1524 Van Munching Hall at the University of Maryland in College Park. His topic will be “The ‘I’ in Team: When Empowering Individuals Benefits the Team. You can attend the event by clicking here.
Other professors from Smith who have won this award include:
- 2013-2014: Michel Wedel
- 2011-2012: Ritu Agarwal
- 2010-2011: Curt Grimm
- 2004-2005: Michael Fu
- 2002-2003: M. Susan Taylor
- 2000-2001: Bruce Golden
- 1998-1999: Saul Gass
- 1997-1998: Anil Gupta
- 1995-1996: Ken Smith
- 1994-1995: Maryam Alavi
- 1993-1994: Lee Preston
- 1989-1990: Kathryn Bartol
- 1984-1985: Samuel Kotz
- 1983-1984: Edwin A. Locke
- 1979-1980: Stephen Carroll
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