Haslam Summer Scholars Research Awards Top $1M in Funding

Forty-three University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Haslam College of Business faculty members received grants totaling approximately $1.1 million from the 2023 Haslam Summer Scholars Research Awards program. This is the first time in the program’s 10-year history that its single-year award total has exceeded $1 million. Since its inception, the program has funded more than $5 million in high-quality faculty research.

“It is gratifying to see so many of our thought leaders being recognized with this crucial support from our generous donors,” 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. “These grants reward our top researchers for impactful work that is enhancing the Haslam College of Business’ growing reputation around the world.”

The Haslam Summer Scholars Research Awards are funded by private contributions and by the Chancellor’s Faculty Support Challenge. The recipients, who represent every discipline within the college, will hold their research designations throughout the 2023–24 academic year. The following faculty are 2023 Haslam Summer Scholars Research Awards recipients:

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

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

Michel Ballings, Business Analytics and Statistics – JoAnne and James B. Ford Faculty Fellow

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

Neeraj Bharadwaj, Marketing – Charlie and Carolyn Newcomer Faculty Research Fellow

Melissa Cardon, Management and Entrepreneurship – Clark Family Faculty Fellow

Celeste Carruthers, Economics – Haslam 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

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 – James A. and Natalie Haslam Faculty Fellow

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

Scott Guernsey, Finance – Acree Family Faculty Fellow

Matthew Harris, Economics – Joe Johnson Faculty Fellow

Jonathan Hasford, Marketing – Stewart Bartley Family Faculty Fellow

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

Jessica Jones, Management and Entrepreneurship – Sampson Enterprises Faculty Fellow

Eric Kelley, Finance – Charles and Dorothy Duggan Faculty Research 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 – Haslam Family Faculty Fellow

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

Yang Liu, Business Analytics and Statistics – Roy and Audry Fancher 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

Terry L. Neal, Accounting and Information Management – Haslam Family Faculty Fellow

Stephanie Noble, Marketing – William B. Stokely Faculty Fellow

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

Tim Pollock, Management and Entrepreneurship – Kinney Family 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

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

David Williams, Management and Entrepreneurship – William B. Stokely Faculty Fellow

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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