VSB’s Annual Community Recognition Ceremony Celebrates Faculty and Staff

VILLNOVA, Pa., May 19, 2017 - The Villanova School of Business (VSB) hosted its annual VSB Community Recognition ceremony celebrating the success of its faculty and staff. Led by Joyce E. A. Russell, PhD, The Helen and William O’Toole Dean of VSB, the award ceremony recognized individuals who have exemplified superior service.

“This annual ceremony is a time to recognize and celebrate our many successes over the past year,” said Russell. “I am honored to recognize the faculty and staff who help create VSB’s unrivaled business education program.”

VSB is proud to congratulate the following individuals on their respective achievements:

Faculty Research & Teaching Awards

Gerald A. Dougherty Endowed School of Business Faculty Award
James “Jim” Borden, PhD, Associate Professor, Accounting & Information Systems

The Daniel J. O’Mara Villanova School of Business Faculty Award
Jeremy Kees, PhD, Richard J. and Barbara Naclerio Endowed Chair in Business; Professor, Marketing & Business Law; Faculty Director, Center for Marketing & Consumer Insights

The William J. O’Neill Award for Undergraduate/ Graduate Teaching Excellence
Jeannette-Marie Kelley, Instructor, Economics

The McDonough Family Faculty Award
Lucy Chen, PhD, Associate Professor, Accounting & Information Systems

Pankaj Patel, PhD, Frank J. and Jane E. Ryan Endowed Chair in Strategy and Innovation, Management & Operations

The Thomas J. Carmody, Jr. Award
Thomas “Tim” Monahan, PhD, John M. Cooney Professor, Accounting & Information Systems

University Lindback Award

Julie Pirsch, PhD, Assistant Professor, Marketing & Business Law

Staff Excellence Awards

VSB Ambassador Award

Kimberley Donches, Administrative Assistant, Clay Center

VSB Diversity and Inclusion Award

Claire Bruno, Director or Recruitment and Enrollment Management, Graduate Programs

VSB Innovation Award

Kimberly Cahill, Director, The Center for Global Leadership

VSB Student Champion Award

Kathy Mongiello, Assistant Director, Undergraduate Student Services & Program Operations

Allyson Daley, Associate Director, Specialized Masters Programs

VSB Veritas, Caritas, Unitas Award

Cathy J. Toner, JD, MJ, Director of Communication and Marketing

VSB Faculty Staff Service Cup Award

Dean’s Office

Teaching Innovation Grants

• Stephen J. Andriole, PhD, Thomas G. Labrecque Professor of Business Technology
• Patricia Crenny, Instructor, Accounting & Information Systems
• Sarah Burke, PhD, Assistant Professor, Economics
• Paul Suckow, PhD, Professor, Finance
• David Fiorenza, Instructor, Economics
• Sue Metzger, Instructor, Accounting & Information Systems; Faculty Director, VU Women in Tech
• Mary Kelly, PhD, Associate Chair, Economics
• Peter Zaleski, PhD, Chair, Economics; Professor, Economics
  
• Nancy Heck, Instructor, Finance
• Rabih Moussawi, PhD, The Vincent B. DiDomenico Jr. ’88 Assistant Professor
• Jeremy Kees, PhD, Richard J. and Barbara Naclerio Endowed Chair in Business; Professor, Marketing & Business Law; Faculty Director, Center for Marketing & Consumer Insights
• Julie Pirsch, PhD, Assistant Professor, Marketing & Business Law
• Michael Pagano, PhD, Professor, Finance and The Robert J. and Mary Ellen Darretta Endowed Chair in Finance

Named Assistant Professorships

The Megan ’07 and Matthew ’06 Baldwin Assistant Professor
Jennifer Altamuro, PhD, Assistant Professor, Accounting & Information Systems

The Lisa D’Alessandro ’87 Assistant Professor
Yoon-Na Cho, PhD, Assistant Professor, Marketing & Business Law

The Vincent B. DiDomenico Jr. ’88 Assistant Professor
Rabih Moussawi, PhD, Assistant Professor, Finance

The Michele & Christopher Iannaccone ’91 Assistant Professor
John Sedunov, PhD, Assistant Professor, Finance

The McCarthy Family Assistant Professor
Danielle Lombardi, PhD, Assistant Professor, Accounting & Information Systems

The Andrew J. Melton Jr. ’42 Assistant Professor
Erica Harris, PhD, Assistant Professor, Accounting & Information Systems

The Kenneth ’84 & Pamela Roessler Assistant Professor
Benjamin Scheick, PhD, Assistant Professor, Finance

The Diana & James Yacobucci ’73 Assistant Professor
Sutirtha Bagchi, PhD, Assistant Professor, Economics

The John and Rachel Cashwell Emerging Scholar in Management Information Systems

Wenhong Luo, PhD, Professor, Accounting & Information Systems

The Villanova School of Business (VSB) undergraduate program is ranked #1 in the nation by Bloomberg Businessweek and has been at the forefront of business education since it was founded in 1922. Serving over 2,500 undergraduate and graduate students, VSB is home to six Centers or Institutes of Excellence (the Daniel M. DiLella Center for Real Estate, the Center for Business Analytics, the Center for Global Leadership, the Center for Marketing & Consumer Insights, the Center for Church Management & Business Ethics and the Innovation, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship (ICE) Institute) with each center and institute designed to foster innovative, cross-disciplinary research and teaching opportunities for business faculty. VSB is known for academic rigor; creativity and innovation; hands-on and service learning opportunities; a firm grounding in ethics; and an applied education that prepares students to become outstanding leaders and global citizens within the ever-changing, complex, and fast-paced world of business. For more, visit business.villanova.edu.