Carson College of Business Annual Awards
OUTSTANDING ONLINE MBA FACULTY OF THE YEAR AWARD
Kalvin Joshi
Department of Management, Information Systems
Kalvin Joshi makes the online lecture forum feel like a real classroom and brings it to a personal level. Students also recognize his unlimited support throughout all the capstone classes and say he listens and is always willing to help.
OUTSTANDING EXECUTIVE MBA FACULTY OF THE YEAR AWARD
K.D. Joshi
Department of Management, Information Systems, and Entrepreneurship
K.D. Joshi makes a difficult subject easier to understand through wit and humor.
OUTSTANDING GRADUATE STUDENT TEACHING AWARD
Yaou Hu
Department of Hospitality Business Management
Yaou Hu is well prepared for class and makes it informative and interesting. Her teaching consistently receives high ratings, and faculty say she is one of the best graduate students the Carson College has ever had.
OUTSTANDING GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH AWARD
Aishajiang Aizezikali
Department of Finance & Management Science
Aishajiang Aizezikali published a paper in Computers and Industrial Engineering and currently has two additional papers examining hotel revenue management practices under submission at quality journals. He was recently hired by the Ivey Business School as a tenure-track assistant professor for his research work in revenue management and pricing optimization.
OUTSTANDING GRADUATE STUDENT SERVICE AWARD
Smita Srivastava
Department of Management, Information Systems, and Entrepreneurship
Smita Srivastava is a third-year doctoral student recognized for mentoring first year doctoral students and supporting the Business Plan Competition. She is referred to as the “glue” for the doctoral students.
OUTSTANDING CLINICAL FACULTY OR NONTENURE TRACK FACULTY AWARD
Mark Beattie
School of Hospitality Business Management at WSU Everett
Mark Beattie provides a truly transformative educational experience for students. He pursues industry connections in order to increase job opportunities for students. He has been instrumental in guiding the growth and development of the Carson College in Everett.
OUTSTANDING FACULTY TEACHING AWARD
Babu John Mariadoss
Department of Marketing and International Business
Babu John Mariadoss received several noteworthy teaching recognitions in the last year including the Faculty Staff Appreciation Award for use of open educational resources (2017), a National Fellow of Direct Sales Educational Foundation (2017–2020), the WSU LIFT Faculty Fellow (2018), and an Honors Faculty Fellow (2017–2020).
OUTSTANDING STAFF AWARD
Darcie Bagott
Administrative Assistant, Department of Hospitality Business Management
Darcie Bagott displays effective customer service and is a positive role model for students, represents the college mission above and beyond expectations, and brings it positive recognition through her community work. She is enthusiastic and collaborative across units and departments, and works creatively and innovatively to solve problems and makes the college a better place to work.
OUTSTANDING STAFF AWARD
Suzi Billington
Director, Carson Center for Student Success
Suzi Billington has instituted numerous changes in staff, structure, policy, management style, and advising philosophy to provide an excellent Carson College student experience. These changes have also slowed the turnover rate amongst the advisors in the Carson Center—a very crucial improvement for boosting advisor moral and reducing advising errors.
OUTSTANDING STAFF AWARD
Sophia Gaither
Associate Director, Carson Center for Student Success
Sophia Gaither demonstrates commitment to creating student opportunities beyond expectations, is a positive role model for students, and brings positive recognition to the college through effective work with other college and university units. She is known for her professionalism and enthusiasm toward prospective students and serves on the WSU Executive Policy 15 Work Group in the Office for Equal Opportunity.
OUTSTANDING FACULTY SCHOLARSHIP & RESEARCH AWARD
Robert Crossler
Department of Management, Information Systems, and Entrepreneurship
Robert Crossler had a very strong research year including eight papers published or accepted, several in premier information systems (IS) journals. In addition, he has nine manuscripts under review at various stages in top-quality outlets in the IS discipline. He is a leading scholar in the AIS community, evidenced by numerous national and international rankings including being the 11th most highly published author in the world for the top four IS journals.
OUTSTANDING FACULTY SERVICE AWARD
Claire Latham
Department of Accounting at WSU Vancouver
Claire Latham established an assessment committee with representation from all Carson College of Business departments. She is also a member of the Mentor and Analysis Program task force and a project coordinator for the student business partnership. In 2017 she served as the interim Beta Alpha Psi faculty advisor to assist a colleague. In addition, she is a board member of the President’s Teaching Academy and a member of both the University Grade Appeals Board and the WSU admissions committee.