Most Deserved

To the UCLA Anderson community:
First, I’d like to thank the entire UCLA Anderson faculty for another outstanding year. The mission of this university is education, research and service, and the outstanding group of scholars that our faculty comprises consistently delivers on all three counts. This year, I’m so proud of the way the whole faculty stepped up to maintain UCLA Anderson's exceptional standards under the most difficult circumstances. On behalf of Dean Tony Bernardo, I express my gratitude to all of you.
It’s also my pleasure to congratulate this year’s faculty award recipients:
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Dean George W. Robbins Assistant Professor Teaching Award Franklin Shaddy This award recognizes teaching excellence within the ranks of the school’s assistant professors. It was established in 1973 by Dean George W. Robbins. The recipient is selected annually by a faculty committee. |
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Citibank Teaching Award Miguel Unzueta This annual award is given to the school’s most outstanding MBA teacher. The criteria include continuous improvement in classroom performance and creativity and innovation. The recipient is chosen by a faculty committee. |
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Neidorf "Decade" Teaching Award Stuart Gabriel This award recognizes a faculty member’s exemplary teaching contributions, as demonstrated over a period of 7–10 years. |
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Eric and E Juline Faculty Excellence in Research Award Hengchen Dai and Velibor Mišić This award is given annually to recognize excellence in research among UCLA Anderson’s assistant professors. Recipients are chosen by a faculty committee. |
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La Force Award for Leadership Felipe Caro and Miguel Unzueta The La Force Award for Leadership recognizes faculty members who have demonstrated leadership in making UCLA Anderson a better place. Recipients are recommended by the La Force Committee, which makes its selection based on nominations received from the Anderson faculty. |
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Dean’s Prize for Outstanding Faculty Mentorship of Ph.D. Students Brett Trueman The Dean’s Prize for Outstanding Faculty Mentorship of Ph.D. Students is selected by a faculty committee. |
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Xavier Drèze Prize Bruno Pellegrino The award established for UCLA Anderson Professor Xavier Drèze honors a UCLA Anderson Ph.D. student for the most outstanding research paper. |
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Full-Time MBA Teaching Excellence Award Ian Larkin |
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Fully Employed MBA Teaching Excellence Award Terry Kramer |
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EMBA Teaching Excellence Award John Ullmen (Ph.D. ’02) |
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UCLA-NUS Global Executive MBA Teaching Excellence Award Noah Goldstein |
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Master of Financial Engineering Teaching Excellence Award Levon Goukasian |
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Master of Science in Business Analytics Teaching Excellence Award Anand Bodapati and Velibor Mišić |
All best,

Sanjay Sood
Faculty Chairman and Deputy Dean of Academic Affairs
Professor of Marketing and Behavioral Decision Making