awards Archives - The David Eccles School of Business

Eccles Business Career Services honors faculty mentors, department and corporate partners

Last month, Business Career Services (BCS) hosted its annual Faculty Career Mentor Awards to celebrate the outstanding support and partnership of faculty members, departments, and employers. Faculty are nominated by Eccles students, giving these mentorship awards special significance. Students stood to share stories about the impact these extraordinary educators have had in their lives and career decisions, highlighting what a big difference they make [...]

Lisa Collins2023-03-16T17:21:31-06:00May 25th, 2022|

BLinc. recognizes remarkable student leadership in 2020-21

Each year, Business Leaders Incorporated (BLinc.), the undergraduate student government of the David Eccles School of Business, highlights the achievements of student leaders and organizations through the Student Leadership Awards. Winners are nominated by students, faculty, and staff in recognition of their excellence in leadership and involvement. This year's virtual event highlighted the extraordinary effort student leaders embraced during the past year. Ainu [...]

Lisa Collins2021-05-04T14:00:43-06:00May 4th, 2021|

‘Dirty jobs’ paper wins Academy of Management Journal Impact Award

Congratulations are in order for Glen Kreiner, professor of Management at the Eccles School. His paper “Normalizing dirty work: Managerial tactics for countering occupational taint,” has won the first Impact Award from the Academy of Management Journal. The award recognizes AMJ articles that have the potential to make the greatest impact by answering research questions that are important for society. The award committee considered [...]

Jerry Norton2020-09-17T11:03:58-06:00September 17th, 2020|

Jay Barney to receive John Fayerweather Eminent Scholar Award

Eccles School professor Jay Barney has been selected to receive the 2020 John Fayerweather Eminent Scholar Award from the Fellows of the Academy of International Business, to be presented this July at the AIB annual conference in Miami. This is the most important award given by the AIB and is selected by a committee of Fellows. The award is unique, honoring scholars from outside [...]

Jerry Norton2020-02-07T09:43:45-07:00January 24th, 2020|

Spence Eccles receives Junior Achievement national leadership award

Eccles School alumnus and benefactor Spencer F. Eccles has been presented with the National Centennial Leadership Award from Junior Achievement USA. Read more about the award — and why Spence was one of only six recipients — in the Deseret News.

Jerry Norton2019-03-25T16:47:51-06:00March 25th, 2019|

Nominate a student or group for the BLinc. Student Leadership Awards

Do you know an outstanding student leader or student group at the David Eccles School of Business? The undergraduate student government, Business Leaders Inc. (BLinc), is calling on students, faculty, and staff to submit nominations for the BLinc Student Leadership Awards. We want to recognize the vital role student leaders and student groups have played in the success of the Eccles School throughout the [...]

Jerry Norton2019-03-20T14:00:31-06:00March 20th, 2019|

Eccles School MHA program is reaccredited by CAHME

The Master of Healthcare Administration program at the David Eccles School of Business has achieved reaccreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME). Becoming a CAHME-accredited graduate program is an exceptional achievement and showcases the sophistication and innovation of the MHA program at the Eccles School. To hold that honor again by being reaccredited is a testament to the constant [...]

Jerry Norton2023-03-16T17:36:05-06:00November 30th, 2018|

Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative Leadership in Education Awards announced

The recipients of the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative Leadership in Ethics Education Awards for 2017-2018 have been announced. The awards honor faculty and staff across the campus of the University of Utah for their successful efforts to create new ethics-related courses, to integrate new business ethics content into existing courses, to mentor students on ethics initiatives and to help make business ethics a permanent [...]

Jerry Norton2018-11-20T15:09:37-07:00November 20th, 2018|

Professor Robert D. Allen honored with award from the American Accounting Association

Time and time again, our professors at the David Eccles School of Business prove to be some of the most talented educators around, and professor Robert D. Allen is proof. This month, the American Accounting Association (AAA) honored him as the recipient of the 2018 American Accounting Association/J. Michael and Mary Anne Cook/Deloitte Foundation Prize. The AAA/J. Michael and Mary Anne Cook/Deloitte Foundation [...]

Jerry Norton2018-06-22T09:20:51-06:00June 21st, 2018|

Lassonde Studios wins big at SXSW

The accolades just keep pouring in for Lassonde Studios. The premier living and learning space just received the SXSWedu Learn x Design award in the physical category. The space — which houses 400 students — is managed by the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, a division of the David Eccles School of Business. It also features a 20,000-square-foot innovation space that is open to all students at [...]

Jerry Norton2017-12-20T10:07:34-07:00March 8th, 2017|