The UCLA Anderson community warmly congratulates our 2021 faculty award winners
La Force Award
for Leadership
Sanjay Sood
Faculty Chairman; Deputy Dean of Academic Affairs Professor of Marketing and Behavioral Decision Making
Full-Time MBA Teaching Excellence Award
Elisa Long
Associate Professor of Decisions, Operations and Technology Management
Fully Employed MBA Teaching Excellence Award
Terry Kramer
Adjunct Professor of Decisions, Operations and Technology Management
Executive MBA Teaching Excellence Award
John Ullmen
Lecturer of Management and Organizations
Previous Award Recipients
DEAN’S PRIZE FOR OUTSTANDING FACULTY MENTORSHIP
The Dean’s Prize is given for outstanding faculty mentorship of Ph.D. students.
2020 - Brett Trueman
2018 - Marvin Lieberman
2017 - Suzanne Shu
2016 - Peter Rossi
2015 - Brett Trueman
2014 - Richard Roll
ERIC AND E JULINE FACULTY EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH AWARD
This award is given annually to recognize excellence in research among the school’s assistant professors.
- 2020 - Hengchen Dai
2020 - Velibor Mišić
2019 - Jennifer Whitson
2019 - Tyler Muir
2018 - Elisa Long and Stephen Spiller
2017 - Hal Hershfield
2016 - Leonardo Bursztyn
2015 - Paola Giuliano
2014 - Guillaume Roels
2013 - Felipe Caro and Jenessa Shapiro
2012 - Miguel Unzueta
2011 - Robert Zeithammer
2010 - Noah Goldstein
2009 - Bruce Carlin
2008 - Maia Young
2006 - Mark Garmaise
2005 - Jing Liu
2004 - Aimee Drolet
2003 - Kumar Rajaram
XAVIER DRÈZE PRIZE
The Xavier Drèze Prize is given for the best Ph.D. student research paper.
2020 - Bruno Pellegrino
2017 - Marissa Sharif
2016 - Robert Richmond
2015 - Vanessa Burbank
2014 - Paul Hoban
NEIDORF "DECADE" TEACHING AWARD
The Neidorf "Decade" Teaching Award celebrates exemplary teaching over a period of seven to ten years. Recipients are selected by a faculty committee.
2020 - Stuart Gabriel
2019 - Corinne Bendersky
2018 - Jenessa Shapiro
2017 - Guillaume Roels and Margaret Shih
2016 - Noah Goldstein
2015 - Bruce Carlin
2014 - Carla Hayn
2013 - John Mamer
2012 - Mark Garmaise
2011 - Gonzalo Freixes
2010 - Sanjay Sood
2009 - Kevin McCardle
2008 - Eric Sussman
2007 - David Lewin
2006 - Eduardo Schwartz
2005 - Kumar Rajaram
2004 - Antonio Bernardo
2003 - Dominique Hanssens
2002 - Sebastian Edwards
2001 - Randolph Bucklin
2000 - Rakesh Sarin
1999 - Christopher Tang
J. CLAYBURN LAFORCE FACULTY LEADERSHIP AWARD
The La Force Award for Leadership is intended to recognize and honor an individual Anderson faculty member who has demonstrated his or her leadership in making UCLA Anderson a better place
Recognizes exceptional leadership outside the classroom, inspiring the Anderson community and elevating programs to the highest levels of excellence. Selected by a faculty committee.
2020 - Felipe Caro
2020 - Miguel Unzueta
2019 - Brett M. Trueman
2018 - Randolph Bucklin
2017 - Margaret Shih
2016 - Francis Longstaff
2015 - Sushil Bikhchandani
2014 - Kevin McCardle
2013 - Christopher Erickson and Christopher Tang
2012 - Charles Corbett
2011 - Steve Lippman
2010 - Carla Hayn
2009 - Antonio Bernardo
2008 - Sandy Jacoby
2007 - Daniel J.B. Mitchell
2006 - Rakesh Sarin
2005 - Bruce Willison
2004 - Al Osborne
2003 - Don Morrison
2002 - Edward Leamer
2001 - Archie Kleingartner
2000 - John Mamer
1999 - Jack McDonough
CITIBANK TEACHING AWARD
This annual award is given to the school’s most outstanding MBA teacher, based on criteria outlined by Citibank.
Most outstanding MBA teacher. Selected by faculty committee based on Citibank criteria.
2020 - Miguel M. Unzueta
2019 - Terry Kramer
2018 - Hal Hershfield
2017 - Lori Santikian
2016 - David Aboody
2015 - Danny Oppenheimer
2014 - Noah Goldstein
2013 - Bruce Carlin
2012 - Stuart Gabriel
2011 - Guillaume Roels
2010 - Mark Grinblatt
2009 - John de Figueiredo
2008 - Charles Corbett and Aimee Drolet
2007 - Mark Garmaise
2006 - Bob Foster
2005 - Sanjay Sood
2004 - Kevin McCardle
2003 - Bart Bronnenberg
2002 - Matthias Kahl
2001 - Edward Leamer
2000 - Kumar Rajaram
1999 - Jennifer Aaker
1998 - Eric Sussman
DEAN GEORGE W. ROBBINS ASSISTANT PROFESSOR TEACHING AWARD
This award recognizes teaching excellence within the ranks of the school’s assistant professors.
For excellence among Assistant Professors. Selected by faculty committee.
2020 - Franklin Shaddy
2019 - Tyler Muir
2019 - Tyler Muir
2018 - Jennifer Whitson
2017 - Hal Hershfield
2016 - Elisa Long
2015 - Ian Larkin
2014 - Bugra Ozel
2013 - Jenessa Shapiro
2012 - Christiane Barz
2011 - Noah Goldstein
2010 - Miguel Unzueta
2009 - Guillaume Roels
2008 - Bruce Carlin
2007 - Felipe Caro
2006 - John de Figueiredo
2005 - Mark Garmaise
2004 - Ely Dahan
2003 - Monika Piazzesi
2002 - Charles Corbett
2001 - Shlomo Benartzi
2000 - Matthias Kahl
1999 - Kumar Rajaram
1998 - Jennifer Aaker
1996 - Antonio Bernardo
1994 - Ivo Welch
1993 - Ronald Goodstein
1992 - Randy Bucklin
1991 - Singh Raju Jagmohan
1984 - Jay B. Barney
1983 - Imran S. Currim
1982 - Lauren Kelly
1981 - Dominique Hanssens
1980 - Richard Rumelt and E. Burton Swanson
1977 - Thomas E. Copeland
1973 - Michael B Granfield
FACULTY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AWARD
This award is intended to honor a UCLA Anderson faculty member who exemplifies service to the school through his or her engagement and support of students, alumni and/or prospective students outside of the classroom.
2018 - Elisa Long
2017 - Miguel Unzueta
2016 - Suzanne Shu
TEACHING EXCELLENCE AWARDS IN THE MFE PROGRAM
Awarded by a vote of MFE students in their last quarter.
2020 - Levon Goukasian
2018 - Jennifer Whitson
2016 - Levon Goukasian
2015 - Daniel Andrei
2014 - Francis Longstaff
2013 - Holger Kraft
2012 - Levon Goukasian
2011 - Levon Goukasian
2010 - Holger Kraft
2009 - Levon Goukasian
TEACHING EXCELLENCE AWARDS IN THE FULL-TIME MBA PROGRAM
Awarded by a vote of second year Full-Time MBA students.
2020 - Ian Larkin
2019 - Eric Sussman
2014 - Andres Terech
2013 - Phillip Leslie
2012 - George Geis
2011 - Mark Garmaise
2010 - Subramaniam Ramanarayanan
2009 - Eric Sussman
2008 - John de Figueiredo
2007 - Eric Sussman
2006 - Antonio Bernardo
2005 - Eric Sussman
2004 - Antonio Bernardo
2003 - Eric Sussman
2002 - William Cockrum
2001 - Eric Sussman
2000 - Victor Tabbush
1999 - Eric Sussman
1998 - William Cockrum
TEACHING EXCELLENCE AWARDS IN THE FULLY EMPLOYED MBA PROGRAM
2020 - Terry Kramer
2019 - Terry Kramer
2015 - Ian Larkin
2014 - Andres Terech
2013 - Eric Sussman
2012 - Eric Sussman
2011 - Eric Sussman
2010 - Eric Sussman
2009 - Mark Garmaise
2008 - Eric Sussman
2007 - John de Figueiredo
2006 - Gonzalo Freixes
2005 - Bob Foster
2004 - Eric Sussman
2003 - Bob Foster
2002 - Victor Tabbush
GLOBAL EMBA FOR ASIA PACIFIC FACULTY TEACHING AWARD
2020 - Noah Goldstein
2014 - Carla Hayn
2013 - Christopher Tang and Kevin McCardle
2012 - Christopher Tang
2011 - Carla Hayn and Bob Foster
2010 - Carla Hayn and Bob Foster
2009 - Christopher Tang
2008 - Bob Foster and Carla Hayn
2007 - Carla Hayn
2006 - Carla Hayn
2005 - Christopher Tang
EXECUTIVE MBA FACULTY TEACHING AWARD
2020 - John Ullmen (Ph.D. ’02)
2014 - Ian Larkin
2013 - Guillaume Roels
2012 - Edward Leamer
2011 - Guillaume Roels
2010 - Guillaume Roels
2009 - Antonio Bernardo
2008 - Rakesh Sarin
2007 - Antonio Bernardo
2006 - Charles Corbett and Ely Dahan
2004 - David Lewin
2003 - Dominique Hanssens
2002 - Edward Leamer and Jose de la Torre
2001 - Edward Leamer
2000 - Sebastian Edwards
1999 - George Geis
TEACHING EXCELLENCE AWARDS IN THE MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ANALYTICS PROGRAM
2020 - Anand Bodapati
2020 - Velibor Mišić
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