Haslam College of Business - Haslam Summer Scholars Research Awards Now Total More than $2 Million in Funding

In the summer of 2019, some 29 grants totaling $694,000 were awarded to faculty members to pursue high-quality research. Now in its sixth year, the Haslam Summer Scholars Research Awards have funded more than $2 million total in faculty research.

“The number of awards grew from 20 in 2018 to 29 in 2019, and the amount of funding grew by more than $260,000, which is a testament to how supportive our donors are of our faculty’s research,” said Charles Noble, associate dean for research and faculty and the Joe Johnson Faculty Research Fellow. “It is rewarding to see so many of our top researchers receive the resources they need to continue their leading-edge studies.”

Faculty members hold their research designations for the entirety of the academic year. The recipients, representing every discipline within the Haslam College of Business, include:

Chad Autry, Supply Chain Management – Martin and Jean Mills Faculty Research Fellow

Michel Ballings, Business Analytics and Statistics – Janet and Jeff Davis Faculty Research Fellow

John Bell, Supply Chain Management – Stewart Bartley Family Faculty Research Fellow

Randy Bradley, Supply Chain Management – Haslam Family Faculty Research Fellow

Celeste Carruthers, Economics – James and Joanne Ford Faculty Research Fellow

James Chyz, Accounting and Information Management – William and Pamela Lee Faculty Research Fellow

Chris Craighead, Supply Chain Management – Haslam Family Faculty Research Fellow

Russell Crook, Management – Cheryl Massingale Faculty Research Fellow

Lauren Cunningham, Accounting and Information Management – Nancy and David McKinney Faculty Research Fellow

Larry Fauver, Finance – Kinney Family Faculty Research Fellow

Matthew Harris, Economics – Charlie and Carolyn Newcomer Faculty Research Fellow

Kelly Hewett, Marketing – Haslam Family Faculty Research Fellow

Mary Holcomb, Supply Chain Management – Martin and Jean Mills Faculty Research Fellow

Scott Holladay, Economics – John and Wanda Wisecarver Faculty Research Fellow

Paolo Letizia, Business Analytics – Martin and Jean Mills Faculty Research Fellow

Tim Munyon, Management – Ray and Joan Myatt Faculty Research Fellow

Linda Myers, Accounting and Information Management – Ray and Joan Myatt Faculty Research Fellow

Terry Neal, Accounting and Information Management – Ray and Joan Myatt Faculty Research Fellow

Charles Noble, Marketing – Joe Johnson Faculty Research Fellow

Stephanie Noble, Marketing – William B. Stokely Faculty Research Fellow

Georg Schaur, Economics – R. Stanley Bowden II Faculty Research Fellow

Matthew Serfling, Finance – Kinney Family Faculty Research Fellow

Wendy Tate, Supply Chain Management – Cheryl Massingale Faculty Research Fellow

Christian Vossler, Economics – Haslam Family Faculty Research Fellow

Marianne Wanamaker, Economics – Kinney Family Faculty Research Fellow

Sean Willems, Business Analytics and Statistics – Ed Boling Business Faculty Research Fellow

David Williams, Management – William B. Stokely Faculty Research Fellow

Alex Zablah, Marketing – Fisher Family Faculty Research Fellow

Wenjun Zhou, Business Analytics and Statistics – Roy and Audry Fancher Faculty Research Fellow

The Chancellor’s Faculty Support Challenge and private contributions fund the Haslam Summer Scholars Research Awards.

“Fellowships such as these are the norm in outstanding academic business programs,” Noble said. “The donors who help make these awards possible also make a significant contribution to our mission.”

The Haslam Summer Scholars Research Awards program supports the college’s strategic initiative to increase the visibility and impact of knowledge-creation activities. The awards recognize the scholarship of tenure-track faculty members based on their research productivity over the previous three-year period.

Contact: Scott McNutt, [email protected], 865-974-3589