Isenberg Teaching and Research Awards

Faculty members and doctoral students received awards for exceptional teaching and research at Isenberg’s All School Meeting on May 5.

College Outstanding Teaching Awards:

Jeremy Bentley, Richard Dieter MS ’66 & Susan C. Dieter Faculty Fellow and Associate Professor of Accounting

Students say:

“The format of the course was perfect. Professor Bentley is arguably the best professor I've had at UMass. I have learned so much in his class this semester and am very fortunate to have had him as my professor for this difficult course.”

Nora Junaid, Lecturer and Course Designer, OIM

Students say:

“Though her shining positivity and a commitment to her craft, Nora efficiently teaching students a tremendous amount about OIM in OIM 210. Her leadership of her TA, dedication to students, and commitment to our community cannot be overstated.”

Teaching Excellence Awards:

Rob Feingold, Lecturer, Finance

Matt Sherwood, Assistant Professor, Accounting

Teaching With Digital Technology Awards:

Susan Boyer, Director of Instructional Technologies & Lecturer, OIM (graduate teaching)

Pam Trafford, Senior Lecturer II, Accounting (graduate teaching)

Bogdan Prokopovych, Lecturer, Management (undergraduate teaching)

Kathy Zilch, Lecturer, OIM (undergraduate teaching)

Isenberg Teaching Fellows for 2022-2023:

Carey Baldwin, Lecturer, OIM

Kerri Bohonowicz, Clinical Lecturer, Accounting

Emily Must, Director of Internships & Lecturer, Sport Management

Nora Junaid, Lecturer and Course Designer, OIM

Sara Smiarowski, Lecturer, Finance

Outstanding Doctoral Student Teaching Awards:

Conner Blake

Long The Nguyen

Isenberg Doctoral Program Student Teaching Excellence Award:

Se Jin Kim

Isenberg Outstanding Research Award:

Albert Assaf, Professor, Hadelman Family Faculty Fellow & PhD Coordinator, HTM

Isenberg Research Excellence Awards:

Jeremy Bentley, Richard Dieter MS ’66 & Susan C. Dieter Faculty Fellow and Associate Professor of Accounting

Fousseni Chabi-Yo, Associate Professor, Dean’s Research Fellow, PhD Coordinator and Honors Program Director, Finance

Emily Ma, Associate Professor, HTM

Mila Getmansky Sherman, Judith Wilkinson O’Connell Faculty Fellow & Professor, Finance

Monideepa Tarafdar, Charles J. Dockendorff Endowed Professor and PhD Coordinator in Information Systems, OIM

Elaine Wang, Professor & Dean’s Research Fellow, Accounting

Practice & Pedagogy Award:

Nora Junaid, Lecturer and Course Designer, OIM

Outstanding Doctoral Student Research Award:

Adiyukh Berbekova

Isenberg Doctoral Program Student Research Excellence Awards:

Alec Slepchuk  

Ari Wigdor  

Wei Wei