Three faculty members and a staff member from the Marshall University Lewis College of Business have been honored by the college’s Faculty Awards Committee and Advisory Board for their teaching, research, service and outstanding performance. Recipients of the awards received plaques and monetary awards in recognition of their successes at Guyan Country Club April 13, according to Dr. Avinandan Mukherjee, dean of the college. “We are extremely honored to award these very deserving faculty and staff members that are committed to their profession and dedicated the college,” Mukherjee said. The 2018 awardees are: • Dr. Marc Sollosy, associate professor of management, who received the Robert Bruce Hayes Award for Excellence in Teaching; • Dr. Mohammad Karim, assistant professor of finance, who received the Robert P. Alexander Award for Excellence in Research; • Dr. Jean Price, associate professor of accounting, who received the Robert P. Alexander Award for Excellence in Service; • Glen Midkiff, Director of Stakeholder Engagement, who received the Advisory Board Award for Staff Member of the Year. Read More

Marshall University's Lewis College of Business has maintained its dual accreditation in business and accounting by AACSB International — the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Founded in 1916, AACSB International is the longest-serving global accrediting body for business schools that offer undergraduate, master's and doctoral degrees in business and accounting. AACSB accreditation is the hallmark of excellence in business education, and has been earned by less than 5 percent of the world's business programs. Today, 810 institutions across 53 countries and territories have earned AACSB accreditation. Further, 186 institutions hold supplemental AACSB Accreditation for their accounting programs. "AACSB congratulates each institution on their achievement," said Stephanie M. Bryant, executive vice president and chief accreditation officer of AACSB, in a release. "Every AACSB-accredited school has demonstrated a focus on excellence in all areas, including teaching, research, curricula development and student learning. The intense peer-review process exemplifies their commitment to quality business education." Read More