Haslam Summer Scholars Research Awards Provide Grants for 45 Leading Faculty

The 2024 Haslam Summer Scholars Research Awards program distributed more than $1.8 million — split over 45 grants — to University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Haslam College of Business faculty members to conduct exceptional research. The monetary value and number of grants awarded represent the largest single-year totals for the program. Over its 11-year history, the Haslam Summer Scholars Research Awards program has funded a total of approximately $6 million in faculty research grants.

“These awards enable our leading thinkers to conduct the kind of impactful research that contributes to the Haslam College of Business’ growing reputation around the world,” says Chad Autry, the college’s associate dean for research and faculty, Daniel and Karen Myers Distinguished Professor and R. Stanley Bowden II Faculty Research Fellow. “As our faculty continue to increase in number as well as capability, this year’s record-setting grants demonstrate our generous donors’ confidence in these talented scholars.”

Haslam Summer Scholars Research Awards are funded by both private contributions and the Chancellor’s Faculty Support Challenge. This year’s recipients, representing every discipline within the college, will hold their research designations throughout the 2024-2025 academic year. They are:

Annika Abell, Marketing – James A. and Natalie Haslam Faculty Fellow

Chad Autry, Haslam College of Business Administration – R. Stanley Bowden II Faculty Research Fellow

John Bell, Supply Chain Management – Nancy and David McKinney Faculty Fellow

Neeraj Bharadwaj, Marketing – Charlie and Carolyn Newcomer Faculty Fellow

Bogdan Bichescu, Business Analytics and Statistics – Southern-Peters Research Award

Melissa Cardon, Management and Entrepreneurship – Clark Family Faculty Fellow

James Chyz, Accounting and Information Management – Wyatt Family Faculty Fellow

Chris Craighead, Supply Chain Management – Sarah Alice and Tommy Bronson Faculty Fellow

Russell Crook, Management and Entrepreneurship – Cheryl Massingale Business Faculty Scholar

Lauren Cunningham, Accounting and Information Management – Cheryl Massingale Business Faculty Scholar

Emre Demirkaya, Business Analytics and Statistics – Roy and Audry Fancher Faculty Fellow

Stephanie Eckerd, Supply Chain Management – James A and Natalie Haslam Faculty Fellow

Larry Fauver, Finance – Litfin Family Finance Faculty Fellow

Tom Goldsby, Supply Chain Management – David P. Perrot Supply Chain Management Faculty Fellow

David Gras, Management and Entrepreneurship – Dr. Ed Boling Business Faculty Fellow

Scott Guernsey, Finance – Acree Family Faculty Fellow

Jonathan Hasford, Marketing – Stewart Bartley Family Faculty Fellow

Haileab Hilafu, Business Analytics and Statistics – James and Connie Vavalides Faculty Fellow

Justin Jia, Business Analytics and Statistics – Alan R. Whitman Faculty Fellow

Jessica Jones, Management and Entrepreneurship – Sampson Enterprises Faculty Fellow

Jong Seok Lee, Accounting and Information Management – Lou and Sherlene Schumacher Business Faculty Fellow

Paolo Letizia, Business Analytics and Statistics – Ray and Joan Myatt Faculty Fellow

Yuan Li, Accounting and Information Management – Gibbs Faculty Fellow

Luiz Lima, Economics – JoAnne and James B. Ford Faculty Fellow

Charles Liu, Business Analytics and Statistics – Sampson Enterprises Faculty Fellow

Robert Mee, Business Analytics and Statistics – Haslam Family Faculty Fellow

Tim Munyon, Management and Entrepreneurship – Janet and Jeff Davis Faculty Fellow

Linda Myers, Accounting and Information Management – Mary, Jack and Daniel H. Dougherty Faculty Fellow

Nathaniel Neligh, Economics – Paul and Tammy Koonce Business Faculty Fellow

Stephanie Noble, Marketing – William B. Stokely Distinguished Scholar

Maria Padilla-Romo, Economics – John Quincy and Wanda Weems Wisecarver Faculty Fellow

John-Patrick Paraskevas, Supply Chain Management – Ray and Joan Myatt Faculty Fellow

Tim Pollock, Management and Entrepreneurship – Kinney Family Faculty Research Fellow

Andy Puckett, Finance – Charles and Dorothy Duggan Faculty Research Fellow

Lance Saunders, Supply Chain Management – Vallett Family Faculty Fellow

Georg Schaur, Economics – Haslam Family Faculty Fellow

Roy Schmardebeck, Accounting and Information Management – Martin Lee and Carol Fri Robinson Faculty Fellow

Anne Smith, Management and Entrepreneurship – William E. and Pamela R. Lee Faculty Fellow

Wendy Tate, Supply Chain Management – Ray and Joan Myatt Faculty Fellow

Matthew Van Essen, Economics – Joe Johnson Faculty Fellow

Sean Willems, Business Analytics and Statistics – Haslam Family Faculty Fellow

David Williams, Management and Entrepreneurship – William B. Stokely Distinguished Scholar

Alex Zablah, Marketing – Kinney Family Faculty Research Fellow

Wei Zheng, Business Analytics and Statistics – Haslam Family Faculty Fellow

Wenjun Zhou, Business Analytics and Statistics – Martin Lee and Carol Fri Robinson Faculty Fellow

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