Renowned globally for its business research, the Smith School also offers students an exceptional educational experience within a nurturing community. Each year, Smith commemorates this excellence by recognizing its distinguished faculty and staff with prestigious awards of excellence.
Faculty Recognition Awards
Allen J. Krowe Award for Teaching Excellence
- John Bono
- Mary Beth Furst
- Julie Pavlovsky
- Christine Schaaf
- Rob Sheehan
- Emanuel Zur
Legg Mason Teaching Innovation Award
- Daniel McCarthy
Undergraduate Awards
- Core Impact Award
Elizabeth Stanwyck - Mastery Through Challenge Award
Zeinab Karake - Guiding Light Award / Phenomenal Feedback Award
John Silberholz - Global Visionary Award
Debra Shapiro - Cutting-Edge Educator Award
Justin Reyna - Experiential Learning Advocate Award
Nima Farshchi - Most Approachable Professor Award
Roy Thomason
MBA/MS Awards
- Full-Time MBA: Faculty Teaching Impact
Tunay Tunca - Full-Time MBA: Faculty Teaching Impact
Nick Seybert - Flex MBA: Faculty Teaching Impact
Oliver Schlake - Flex MBA: Faculty Teaching Impact
Cristian Dezső - Online MBA: Faculty Teaching Impact
Rachelle Sampson - Online MBA: Faculty Teaching Impact
Ceyed Baiju - MS in Finance: Faculty Teaching Impact
Liu Yang - MS in Finance: Faculty Teaching Impact
Pablo Slutzky - MS in Quantitative Finance: Faculty Teaching Impact
Ken Fuller - MS in Quantitative Finance: Faculty Teaching Impact
Pete Kyle - MS in Accounting: Faculty Teaching Impact
Sam Handwerger - MS in Accounting: Faculty Teaching Impact
Lei Zhou - MS in Business Analytics: Faculty Teaching Impact
John Silberholz - MS in Business Analytics: Faculty Teaching Impact
Suresh Acharya - MS in Information Systems: Faculty Teaching Impact
Jessica Clark - MS in Information Systems: Faculty Teaching Impact
Tej Anand - MS in Management Studies: Faculty Teaching Impact
Rellie Rozin - MS in Management Studies: Faculty Teaching Impact
Roy Thomason - MS in Marketing Analytics: Faculty Teaching Impact
Liye Ma - MS in Marketing Analytics: Faculty Teaching Impact
Daniel McCarthy - MS in Supply Chain Management: Faculty Teaching Impact
Geoffrey Milsom - MS in Supply Chain Management: Faculty Teaching Impact
Phil Evers - Online MS in Business Analytics: Faculty Teaching Impact
Bharti Motwani - Online MS in Business Analytics: Faculty Teaching Impact
Robert Hoffman - Online MS in Management Studies: Faculty Teaching Impact
Jon Crocker - Online MS in Management Studies: Faculty Teaching Impact
Gosia Langa-Basit
PhD Awards
- Outstanding Dissertation Advisor Award
David Kirsch - Curtis Grimm Faculty Mentor Award
Siva Viswanathan - Outstanding PhD Seminar Award
Reuben Hurst - Excellence in Research Collaboration Award
Musa Subasi
Unsung Heroes Awards
- Cathy Chen
- Gosia Langa-Basit
- Tej Anand
- Jon Crocker
- Sarah Kroncke
- Jeff Milton
Faculty Honor Roll
Celebrating our unique Robert H. Smith School community, the Faculty Honor Roll acknowledges faculty who were collaborative champions for the administrative work of the school in the past academic year.
Kislaya Prasad, DOIT
Terrence O’Brien, Finance
Roy Thomason, Management & Org
Oliver Schlake, Management & Org
Christine Schaaf, Management & Org
Neta Moye, Management & Org
Geoff Milsom, Supply Chain
Patrick McNamee, Accounting
Mike Cichello, Finance
Mary Beth Furst, Marketing
Rajshree Agarwal, Management & Org
T. Leigh Anenson, LBPP
Wendy Sanhai, Management & Org
Zeinab Karake, DO&IT
Rosie Ferraro, Marketing
Rosie Ferraro, Marketing
Michael McMillian, Accounting
Emanuel Zur, Accounting
Jeff Milton, Accounting
Roy Thomason, Management & Org
Greg Marr, Management & Org
Judy Frels, Marketing
Balaji Padmanabhan, DO&IT
Rosie Ferraro, Marketing
Zeinab Karake, DO&IT
Humberto Coronado, LBPP
Michael Cichello, Finance
Nicole Coomber, M&O
Jie Zhang, Marketing
Cristian Dezso, LBPP
Serguey Braguinsky, M&O
Paulo Prochno, M&O
Jennifer Marr, M&O
Rajshree Agarwal, Management & Org
Wendy Sanhai, Management & Org
(FTMBA, FlexMBA, OnlineMBA, MS)
Rosie Ferraro, Marketing
Emanuel Zur, Accounting
Mary Beth Furst, Marketing
John Bono, DO&IT

Staff Awards
Jayde Kennedy
Mary Wagner
Talareah Campbell
Ashlee Chicoine
Kerry Kidwell-Slak
Michele Lintz
Summer Robinson
Eva Coll
Leean Thomas
Warren Pointer
Aida Kamizi
Ricky Schruefer
Laith Abueznaid
Laura Benitez
Media Contact
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About the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business
The Robert H. Smith School of Business is an internationally recognized leader in management education and research. One of 12 colleges and schools at the University of Maryland, College Park, the Smith School offers undergraduate, full-time and flex MBA, executive MBA, online MBA, business master’s, PhD and executive education programs, as well as outreach services to the corporate community. The school offers its degree, custom and certification programs in learning locations in North America and Asia.