2007 Dennis E. Grawoig Distinguished Service Award
Barbara B. Flynn, Indiana University

The Distinguished Service Award, named in honor and in memory of Dennis E. Grawoig, the Institute's founder, first president, and first executive director, is awarded to a member who has provided major service to the Institute over a significant period of years.

 

 

2007 Fellows
Julie E. Kendall, Professor, Rutgers University, School of Business-Camden
Manoj K. Malhotra, Jeff B. Bates Professor and Chairman of the Management Science Department, University of South Carolina
Kwei Tang, Professor, Associate Dean for Programs and Student Services, and Director of International Initiatives, Krannert Graduate School of Management Purdue University

The designation of Fellow is awarded to active supporters of the Institute for outstanding contributions in the field of decision sciences.

2007 Instructional Innovation Award
Grandon Gill, University of South Florida
A Self-Paced, Game-Based Programming Course

The Instructional Innovation Award seeks to recognize outstanding contributions that advance instructional approaches within the decision sciences. The focus of this award is innovation in college- or university-level teaching.

2007 Elwood S. Buffa Doctoral Dissertation Competition
John Gray, The Ohio State University
Essays on Manufacturing Outsourcing
Degree-granting Institution: University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Co-Advisors: Aleda V. Roth, Clemson University; Wendell G. Gilland, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

The Elwood S. Buffa Doctoral Dissertation Award encourages and promotes outstanding dissertation research by selecting and recognizing the best dissertations written in the past year in the decision sciences.

2007 Best Application Paper Award
Charles R. Gowen III, Gregory N. Stock, Kathleen L. McFadden, Northern Illinois University
Effects of Six Sigma and Knowledge Management on Healthcare Organizational Results and Competitive Advantage

2007 Best Theoretical/Empirical Research Paper Award
Young H. Chun, Louisiana State University
Optimal Search and Stopping Rules for the Continuous-Type Dichotomous Search

2007 Best Case Studies Competition Award
Rebecca Grant, University of Victoria
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The Best Case Studies Award is presented to cases that are either methodological in nature (i.e., crafted to support the learning of a specific technical skill) or integrative (i.e., designed to foster the integration of scientific approaches and analyses with real-world decision making).

2007 Best Student Paper Award
Evelyne Vanpoucke, Ghent University
Creating Successful Collaborative Relationships: An Empirical Study in Europe [Supply Chain Management Track]

HONORABLE MENTION
Erika L. Marsillac, University of Toledo
Measuring the Environmental Impact of a Product [New Product Development and Project Management Track]

2007 Decision Sciences Journal Awards

2007 Best Paper Award
Clinic Overbooking to Improve Patient Access and Provider Productivity
Linda R. LaGanga, Mental Health Center of Denver
Stephen R. Lawrence, University of Colorado at Boulder

2007 Outstanding Associate Editors
Kurt M. Bretthauer, Indiana University
Mark Keil, Georgia State University

2007 Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education Best Papers' Awards

Using Learning Style Instruments to Enhance Student Learning
Thomas F. Hawk, Frostburg State University
Amit Shah, Frostburg State University

Learning from the Pros: Influence of Web-Based Expert Commentary on Vicarious Learning About Financial Markets
Matthew W. Ford, Northern Kentucky University
Daniel Kent, Northern Kentucky University
Steven Devoto, Northern Kentucky University

Impact of Personality on Academic Performance of MBA Students: Qualitative Versus Quantitative Courses
Keith L. Whittingham, Rollins College