Faculty Achievements

the meyer innovation and Creative excellence Award Given to nawrocki and Clark

the Center For innoVAtion, CreAtiVity, And Entrepreneurship (ICE Center) at the Villanova School of Business awarded the second annual Meyer Innovation and Creative Excellence Award to MBA student mAttheW CLArk VSB ’10 and dAVid nAWroCki, phd.

Finance professor David Nawrocki, the Katherine M. and Richard J. Salisbury Jr. Endowed Chair in Finance, was selected for his curricular innovations, which connect students’ classroom learning with real-world practice. Among his accomplishments are the creation of VSB’s Student Managed Fund (SMF) program, which has increased to five the number of student-managed investment funds—four of which are socially responsible—and which manages a total of $502,000.

MBA student recipient Matthew Clark identified an opportunity to enhance the overall experience of VSB’s graduate students through coordinated events that focus on professional, social, and philanthropic themes. Clark created the Graduate Business Student Roundtable for each of VSB’s seven graduate business programs. The student-run organization leverages the strengths

Patrick Maggitti, ICE Center Director, presents the Meyer ICE award to Matthew Clark.

and backgrounds of VSB’s diverse student body to add value to their collective experience and to benefit the university and surrounding community.

Inspired, designed, and endowed by Patrick Meyer VSB ’74, the award highlights VSB’s focus on innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship. It was created in honor of the Meyer family of Villanova graduates, including Patrick’s father, C. Paul Meyer ’29, and his brother, Edward Meyer VSB ’86.

Faculty excellence Celebrated during VsB’s Commencement Weekend

Economics professor sCott dressLer, phd received the inaugural McDonough Family Award for excellence in academic research. Professor Dressler’s research was recognized for being both innovative and socially responsible. The McDonough Family Faculty Award was designed and endowed by Donough McDonough VSB ’81 and his wife, Victoria, to support the advancement of academic research at the business school. Accounting & Information Systems professor JAmes m. emiG, phd received the Gerald A. Dougherty Endowed School

James M. Emig (left) received the Gerald A. Dougherty award for excellence in teaching and David Nawrocki accepted the Meyer ICE Award for innovation and creative excellence. of Business Faculty Award for excellence in teaching. Recipients of the award are VSB professors who exhibit outstanding talent, dedication, and a unique ability to connect with students.

This award was created in 2008 in honor of one of VSB’s most beloved professors, Gerald Dougherty VSB ’58. It is made possible through the generosity of John Surgent VSB ’80 and his wife, Elisa, along with 15 other VSB alumni.

Lumen Gentium Award

Professor ChArLes ZeCh, phd was awarded the 2010 Lumen Gentium Award by the Conference for Pastoral Planning and Council Development (CPPCD). This lifetime achievement award is presented annually in recognition of extraordinary pastoral leadership and influence on Church programs while raising awareness of the principles in the Second Vatican Council document Lumen Gentium.

In February, Professor Zech also began a three-year term serving as a member of the Washington Theological Union Board of Trustees. This prestigious Catholic institution is widely acclaimed for training distinguished priests, including Villanova University president Rev. Peter M. Donohue, OSA, PhD.

mBA roundtable Board of directors selects robert Bonner

roBert Bonner, associate dean for graduate and executive programs, has been elected to the MBA Roundtable (MBAR) board of directors. MBAR is a graduate education think tank dedicated to curricular innovation in graduate business education.

Bonner joins a 10-member board overseeing MBAR’s strategic initiatives, outreach, and finances. He will serve on the board’s research committee, which conducts studies on management education trends and best practices to aid MBAR member schools with curricular change.

eric karson receives American Academy of Advertising Award

eriC kArson, phd, associate professor of marketing, received the 2009 Best Ad Hoc Reviewer award presented by the Journal of Advertising and the American Academy of Advertising. shelley rhoades- Catanach honored with the sommerfeld Award

Professor sheLLey rhoAdes-CAtAnACh, phd received the Ray M. Sommerfeld Outstanding Tax Educator Award, the highest honor given by the American Taxation Association (ATA). The award, presented in cooperation with the Ernst & Young Foundation, was given at the annual meeting of the American Accounting Association.

The Sommerfeld Award honors outstanding contributions by a faculty member teaching taxation at a recognized academic institution. The award is named after Professor Ray M. Sommerfeld, the first recipient of the award, who was a pioneer of tax education and who provided a lifetime of service to students, colleagues, and the profession of taxation.

Professor Rhoades-Catanach has been an active writer of both accounting research and educational publications. With more than 20 publications in refereed journals, she is a successful writer and an innovative teacher who readily shares her talents with other academics. She also was a member of the joint tax-curriculum task force between the ATA and the AICPA.

As an associate professor of accountancy at VSB, RhoadesCatanach teaches a variety of tax courses in the undergraduate, graduate, and masters tax programs.

VsB names senior Associate dean

keVin d. CLArk, phd, associate professor of strategic management, has been named senior associate dean for the Villanova School of Business. In this role, Clark will collaborate with the faculty and leadership teams to drive the academic and intellectual agenda for the school—including research, teaching, and curricular innovation—ensuring VSB achieves even higher levels of academic excellence and recognition.

“Given his longstanding record of accomplishment in teaching, scholarship, and service, Professor Clark is a great choice for this appointment,” said James M. Danko, The Helen and William O’Toole Dean of the Villanova School of Business. “As Kevin takes on this new leadership role, I look forward to working with him to continue strengthening our commitment to innovation and excellence in business education.”

Clark has been a member of VSB’s faculty since 2001 and he has served as the Chair of the Department of Management and Operations since 2007. He is an award-winning teacher whose courses cover a range of topics including strategic management, leadership, and team dynamics.

Ronald P. Hill, PhD

ronald p. hill receives pollay prize

ronALd p. hiLL, phd, ThE RIChARD J. AND BARBARA Naclerio Chair in Business, received the 2010 Richard W. Pollay Prize from the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia (UBC). This lifetime achievement award is given annually to recognize intellectual excellence in the study of marketing in the public interest. As the 2010 honoree, Professor hill presented a lecture at UBC titled “Challenging Our Views of Consumption: Do We All Live in a Material World?”

Professor hill is part of the marketing and business law department at VSB and teaches courses in marketing management and marketing ethics. In addition to teaching undergraduate and graduate-level business students, he is a leading researcher in the school’s Center for Marketing and Public Policy Research.