Awards

Award overview

This award is to recognize excellence in teaching.

Award Eligibility criteria

Based on peer teaching evaluations, student evaluations, and innovation in the classroom. All full-time faculty members in the School of Accountancy are eligible.

Selection committee

Selected by the director of the School of Accountancy. Awarded at the TCoB Faculty Success event in March/April each year.

Formerly Trulaske College of Business Outstanding Staff Service Award

Award overview

The selection criteria for the Francis Ridge Gay Award (formerly Trulaske College of Business Outstanding Staff Service Award) are as follows:  consistent demonstration of outstanding achievement (e.g., high-quality output, productivity, problem solving), maintaining positive relationships with associates, and dedication to unit and college.

Award Eligibility criteria

All full-time (minimum of  .75 FTE) Trulaske College of Business support staff employees, including Extension employees, are eligible for this award.  A staff member will have worked for the Trulaske College of Business for a minimum of three years, as of the submission deadline, to be eligible for the award.  Award recipients will not be eligible for nomination for the following three years.

Selection committee

The Trulaske College of Business Staff Awards Advisory Committee will receive, review, and rank the nominees.  The advisory committee will make the final selection.

Formerly Trulaske College of Business Outstanding Staff Service Award

Award overview

The selection criteria for the Mahalakshmi Mantrala Award (formerly Trulaske College of Business Outstanding Staff Service Award) are as follows:  consistent demonstration of outstanding achievement (e.g., high-quality output, productivity, problem solving), maintaining positive relationships with associates, and dedication to unit and college.

Award Eligibility criteria

All full-time (minimum of  .75 FTE) Trulaske College of Business support staff employees, including Extension employees, are eligible for this award.  A staff member will have worked for the Trulaske College of Business for a minimum of three years, as of the submission deadline, to be eligible for the award.  Award recipients will not be eligible for nomination for the following three years.

Selection committee

The Trulaske College of Business Staff Awards Advisory Committee will receive, review, and rank the nominees.  The advisory committee will make the final selection.

Award overview

To provide recognition for college and accountancy staff excellence. The selection criteria for the Arunachalam Family Staff Excellence Award are as follows:  consistent demonstration of outstanding achievement (e.g., high-quality output, productivity, problem solving), maintaining positive relationships with associates, and assistance to School of Accountancy, Trulaske College of Business.

Award Eligibility criteria

All full-time (minimum of  .75 FTE) Trulaske College of Business support staff employees, including Extension employees, are eligible for this award.  A staff member will have worked for the Trulaske College of Business for a minimum of three years, as of the submission deadline, to be eligible for the award.  Award recipients will not be eligible for nomination for the following three years.

Selection committee

The Trulaske College of Business Staff Awards Advisory Committee will receive, review, and rank the nominees.  The advisory committee will make the final selection.

Award overview

This award is designed to recognize sustained scholarly excellence and achievements among College of Business faculty. Individuals may either self-nominate or be nominated by others (subject to the nominee’s approval).  

Award Eligibility criteria

Full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty members with nine-month appointments in the College of Business who meet the following criteria may be nominated for this award: 1) Has been employed at MU for least five academic years prior to the award; 2) Has not received the College of Business Distinguished Research Achievement Award within the past five years. Research productivity in the most recent 5 years will be considered.

Selection committee

Trulaske College of Business Distinguished Research Achievement Award recipients are chosen by the college's Executive Committee.

Award overview

This award is dedicated to recognizing sustained scholarly excellence among early-career College of Business faculty.  The award is dedicated to both early career recognition of a faculty member’s scholarly achievements and to supporting his/her ongoing research program.  Nominations may be made by a departmental nominating committee or by the unit head with the advice of the faculty.

Award Eligibility criteria

Full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty members with nine-month appointments in the College of Business who meet the following criteria may be nominated for this award: 1) Has been employed at MU for least two academic years prior to the award; 2) Does not have any other teaching load reduction during the academic year in which the award is received; 3) Agrees, as a condition of the award to continue as a FT active MU faculty member for the year following the award; 

Selection committee

Trulaske College of Business Faculty Research Development Award recipients will be chosen by the college’s Executive Committee.

Award overview

The gift is designated for the College of Business and Public Administration at the University of Missouri, Columbia. The Dean has elected to endow this gift in order to provide awards which will recognize outstanding teaching in the MBA Program in the College.

Award Eligibility criteria

All faculty teaching in the MBA Program during the calendar year, and not receiving the award the prior two years are eligible.

Selection committee

All current MBA students and faculty teaching in the MBA Program during the prior calendar year are eligible to vote for one nominee.  The MBA Policy Committee will tally the votes and announce the awards.

Award overview

The TCoB Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award is awarded each year to one student from each of the four units (ACCY, FIN, MGMT, and MKTG).

Award Eligibility criteria

Recipients are to be evaluated on the basis of demonstrated excellence and lasting impact in the following areas: successful performance in the classroom, positive attitude and personality, enthusiasm and commitment, satisfactory progress toward a degree, and mentoring to peers and/or undergraduates.

Selection committee

Unit head and doctoral coordinator.

Award overview

The TCoB Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award is awarded each year to one student from each of the four units (ACCY, FIN, MGMT, and MKTG).

Award Eligibility criteria

Recipients are to be evaluated on the basis of demonstrated excellence and lasting impact in the following areas: outstanding contributions to research, future promise as a researcher, originality and imagination, satisfactory progress toward a degree, and research mentoring to peers and/or undergraduates.

Selection committee

Unit head and doctoral coordinator.

Award overview

This annual award recognizes excellence in teaching within the Trulaske College of Business.  Nominees for this award are determined by a consensus of unit faculty.  

Award Eligibility criteria

The award will be made annually for quality teaching at the undergraduate and/or masters levels.

Selection committee

The faculty of each Trulaske College of Business unit will nominate one tenured or tenure-track faculty member or a full-time non-tenure-track (NTT) faculty member from the unit for the award.  The nomination will be made in the form of a one-page narrative written by a colleague in the nominee's unit describing the nominee's qualifications for the award. The narratives from the four College of Business units will be collected and distributed to all tenured faculty, tenure-track faculty, and full-time non-tenure-track faculty in the College who will then vote for the candidate they believe is the most deserving of the award.  These narratives will later be provided to Raymond and Mary O'Brien, along with the results of the current year's competition.

Award overview

This award is intended to recognize outstanding, sustained on-campus and professional service by faculty members in the Trulaske College of Business.  Each eligible faculty member and each member of the Trulaske College of Business Executive Committee may submit one nomination apiece for the award.  

Award Eligibility criteria

All College of Business tenured faculty, tenure-track faculty, and full-time non-tenure-track (NTT) faculty, except those who hold administrative appointments, are eligible for this award after three years of full-time service at the Trulaske College of Business.  A faculty member can receive this award multiple times, but no more frequently than every three years.  

Selection committee

Each eligible faculty member and each member of the Trulaske College of Business Executive Committee may submit one nomination apiece for the award.  A nomination will be made in the form of a one-page memo to the dean containing a narrative description of the faculty member’s activities and accomplishments in the area of service during the past three calendar years.
The narratives for the nominees will be distributed to the Executive Committee, which will discuss the nominations and then vote by written ballot first for a maximum of four finalists and then the overall winner from among the finalists.

Award overview

Competitive Summer Research Fellowship.

Award Eligibility criteria

To be eligible for a Summer Research Fellowship (SRF), a recipient must:

1. Hold a regular (tenure track), nine-month academic appointment at the time of application submission.
2. Have successfully defended their doctoral dissertation on or before June 1 of the year in which the award will be received.
3. Not be receiving contractual summer salary (normally provided for new hires).
4. Not be on a terminal contract in the academic year following the summer of the award, subject to receiving notification of the terminal contract by April 1 of the calendar year in which the award would have been received.
5. Proposals with multiple College of Business faculty coauthors seeking funding are allowed, as are proposals involving external co-authors and collaborations. Depending on funding availability, the award amount for each College of Business author on a coauthored proposal may be adjusted.
6. A faculty member who was rated as unsatisfactory on any element of the most recent annual chair review is not eligible to apply.
7. SRF stipends may not be awarded to faculty members who are on leave during the academic year following receipt of the award. Three types of leaves are exempt from this policy: (1) sabbaticals; (2) approved research leaves; and (3) approved development leaves.

Selection committee

Proposals will be reviewed by the Trulaske College of Business's Research and Development Advisory (R&D) Committee based on quality of the proposal and return on investment. 

Award overview

This award recognizes mentorship, innovation and rigor in teaching during the previous year.

Award Eligibility criteria

Faculty members who meet the below criteria are eligible:
•    Must be full-time;
•    Have the rank of Assistant;
•    Non-tenure track or tenure track; and,
•    Taught during the most recently completed fall semester and/or teaching in the current spring semester.
Eligible faculty may receive the award in two successive years, but then will be ineligible for the award for at least two years before being considered again.

Selection committee

A sub-committee (selected by the Management Department Chair) of the full-time management faculty (ad hoc teaching committee) will screen the applications submitted and submit no more than three finalists for review and selection by the MAB.

Award overview

This award is to recognize excellence in teaching.

Award Eligibility criteria

Demonstrated teaching excellence, high evaluation marks, innovative teaching techniques and positive professional character.

Selection committee

Marketing Department Chair, or by a committee of persons authorized to act on behalf of the Chair.

Award overview

Mizzou graduate Albert Winemiller Jr. (BA ’64, MA ’65 Statistics) has created this fund to recognize excellence among students, faculty and staff at Mizzou who have produced outstanding examples of data-based analytics work within the preceding year.

Award Eligibility criteria

The award will be made annually to Students, Faculty, and Staff at the University of Missouri who have been nominated by another member of the Mizzou Community because they have produced outstanding examples of data-based analytics in the preceding year.

Selection committee

Albert Winemiller Jr., Member of the Statistics Department, and Person appointed by Dean of Trulaske College of Business.  No funding available.

Award overview

This award is to recognize a top accepted publication by a Marketing Doctoral Student.

Award Eligibility criteria

This is a Marketing Department Award not College Award and is not given annually but only given when a doc student has a top accepted publication.

Selection committee

This is a Marketing Department Award not College Award and is not given annually but only given when a doc student has a top accepted publication.

Award overview

To provide recognition for accountancy staff excellence. The selection criteria for the PwC Accountancy Staff Excellence Award are as follows:  consistent demonstration of outstanding achievement (e.g., high-quality output, productivity, problem solving), maintaining positive relationships with associates, and dedication to School of Accountancy.

Award Eligibility criteria

All full-time (minimum of  .75 FTE) School of Accountancy support staff employees, including Extension employees, are eligible for this award.  A staff member must have worked for the School of Accountancy for a minimum of one year, as of the submission deadline, to be eligible for the award. Previous recipients will not be eligible for another award until three years following their previous award.

Selection committee

School of Accountancy Director, in consultation with the Dean.

Award overview

To recognize teaching innovations in accountancy.  Criteria for award will include: innovativeness and educational value of the material; potential for dissemination to academics and practitioners; pertinent to areas of preference including but not limited to ESG, sustainability, analytics, cybersecurity, and global audit/tax issues.

Award Eligibility criteria

All full-time School of Accountancy faculty are eligible for this award. The faculty member must have worked for the School of Accountancy for a minimum of one year, as of the submission deadline, to be eligible for the award. Previous recipients will not be eligible for the award in the year immediately following their winning this award. 

Selection committee

School of Accountancy Director, with advisory input from a committee (one faculty member and two non-PwC professionals).

Award overview

The purpose of these awards is to provide recognition to our staff members for all of the important work they do for the Trulaske College of Business.  Awards will be given to staff who have exhibited one or more of the following sets of characteristics:

• Service: Demonstrates exceptional communication, collaboration, and engagement
• Teamwork: Exemplifies unity and positive morale. Fosters a positive culture
• Achievement-oriented: Implements innovative, creative, and efficient ideas
• Reliability: Exemplifies trust, reliability, and determination

Award Eligibility criteria

All full-time (minimum of  .75 FTE) Trulaske College of Business staff employees, including Advancement and Technology Services employees, are eligible for this award.  A staff member will have worked for the Trulaske College of Business for a minimum of 12 months, as of the submission deadline, to be eligible for the award.  Award recipients will not be eligible for nomination for the following three years.

Selection committee

Trulaske Staff Council.

Award overview

This award is to recognize excellence in teaching in the previous academic year.

Award Eligibility criteria

Faculty members who meet the below criteria are eligible:
•    Must be full-time;
•    Have the rank of associate or full;
•    Non-tenure track or tenured; and,
•    Taught in the most recently completed fall semester and/or are teaching in the to be completed spring.

The Evaluation Committee will dutifully evaluate the nominations and, in its professional judgment, select the nominee who demonstrated the most outstanding student mentorship/student organization advising, use of innovation in teaching, course rigor, and overall educational experience (maximum of four recipients total annually).  

Unless otherwise agreed, simple majority of the Evaluation Committee will be used to choose deserving recipients, with the all-around recipient decided first.

Selection committee

Selection of the recipients shall be by a committee appointed by the Dean of the College of Business.

In the inaugural year of the award, a sub-committee of the Trulaske Council on Teaching Excellence will select the award recipients. Thereafter, the recipients from the previous year and a member of the Trulaske Council on Teaching Excellence will select the award recipients. Members of the Evaluation Committee are not eligible for consideration. If a professor is nominated two consecutive years, he or she will be replaced on the Evaluation Committee by a member of the Council on Teaching Excellence.

Award overview

This award is to recognize excellence in teaching in the previous academic year.

Award Eligibility criteria

Faculty members who meet the below criteria are eligible:
•    Must be full-time;
•    Have the rank of associate or full;
•    Non-tenure track or tenured; and,
•    Taught in the most recently completed fall semester and/or are teaching in the to be completed spring.

The Evaluation Committee will dutifully evaluate the nominations and, in its professional judgment, select the nominee who demonstrated the most outstanding student mentorship/student organization advising, use of innovation in teaching, course rigor, and overall educational experience (maximum of four recipients total annually).  

Unless otherwise agreed, simple majority of the Evaluation Committee will be used to choose deserving recipients, with the all-around recipient decided first.

Selection committee

Selection of the recipients shall be by a committee appointed by the Dean of the College of Business.

In the inaugural year of the award, a sub-committee of the Trulaske Council on Teaching Excellence will select the award recipients. Thereafter, the recipients from the previous year and a member of the Trulaske Council on Teaching Excellence will select the award recipients. Members of the Evaluation Committee are not eligible for consideration. If a professor is nominated two consecutive years, he or she will be replaced on the Evaluation Committee by a member of the Council on Teaching Excellence.

Award overview

This award is to recognize exceptional leadrship and service to the Trulaske College of Business.

Award Eligibility criteria

Faculty members who meet the below criteria are eligible:
•    Must be full-time;
•    Have the rank of associate or full;
•    Non-tenure track or tenured; and,
•    Taught in the most recently completed fall semester and/or are teaching in the to be completed spring.

The Evaluation Committee will dutifully evaluate the nominations and, in its professional judgment, select the nominee who demonstrated the most outstanding student mentorship/student organization advising, use of innovation in teaching, course rigor, and overall educational experience (maximum of four recipients total annually).  

Unless otherwise agreed, simple majority of the Evaluation Committee will be used to choose deserving recipients, with the all-around recipient decided first.

Selection committee

Selection of the recipients shall be by a committee appointed by the Dean of the College of Business.  (Trulaske Teaching Excellence Committee)