PGBS Faculty Recognition & Awards

Celebrating Excellence: Honoring the Accomplished Faculty of the Pepperdine Graziadio Business School

This page showcases the exceptional achievements and contributions of our esteemed faculty members at the Pepperdine Graziadio Business School. We celebrate their dedication to teaching, research, and service, acknowledging their impact on our students, the business community, and society as a whole. Through various awards and recognitions, we honor their pursuit of excellence and inspire future generations of business leaders.

Outstanding Supporting Faculty Award	Collaborative Impact Award (Staff Choice)	John Nicks Memorial Service Award	Teaching Excellence & Research Excellence Awards
Honors a Graziadio supporting faculty member for high achievement in classroom performance and student learning.	This award recognizes a faculty member who has made a positive impact on our community by facilitating success, promoting respect and inclusion, communicating effectively, and/or inspiring professional growth.	The John Nicks Memorial Service Award honors faculty members who demonstrate John's qualities of character and service such as selflessness, pragmatism, dedication to students, support for the underdog, follow-through, and "grace under fire." His dedication, commitment, and integrity were evident in his service and accomplishments and are the model for granting this award.	Teaching Excellence Award: This award recognizes exceptional educators who demonstrate a profound commitment to student learning, fostering a transformative and supportive educational environment. Research Excellence Award: This award recognizes exceptional researchers who demonstrate a profound commitment to the creation and application of knowledge, leading to transformative advancements in their area of study.
Current Recipients (2024): Jim Emerick	Current Recipient (2024): Darren Good	Current Recipient (2024): Jaclyn Margolis	Current Recipients (2024): Acct/Finance Teaching Excellence: Joetta Forsyth Research Excellence: Maretno (Agus) Harjoto ABS/OTMT Teaching Excellence: Mark Allen Research Excellence: Bobbi Thomason Marketing/Econ/Law Teaching Excellence: Clark Johnson Research Excellence: Brandon Parsons Strategy/DESC/IS Teaching Excellence: Mark Tribbitt Research Excellence: Cole Short
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Denney Academic Chair	Julian Virtue Professorship	Dean's Research Grant	Rothschild Applied Research Fellow
To support tenured faculty doing research in alignment with the mission of Pepperdine University and the Pepperdine Graziadio Business School.	To support tenured and tenure-track faculty to conduct research that is in alignment with the missions of Pepperdine University and the Pepperdine Graziadio Business School.	To create and disseminate high-quality, applied research that impacts our students, business, and society. Recipients may use these funds for either release time, or as research funds for data, supplies, or research-related travel. 2025: Jared Ashworth Doreen Shanahan Dana Sumpter	Recognized outstanding scholars.
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Denney Academic Chair

Julian Virtue Professorship

Dean's Research Grant

Rothschild Applied Research Fellow

To support tenured faculty doing research in alignment
with the mission of Pepperdine University and the Pepperdine Graziadio Business School.

To support tenured and tenure-track faculty to conduct research that is in alignment with the missions of Pepperdine University and the Pepperdine Graziadio Business School.

To create and disseminate high-quality, applied research that impacts our students, business, and society. Recipients may use these funds for either release time, or as research funds for data, supplies, or research-related travel.

2025:
Jared Ashworth
Doreen Shanahan
Dana Sumpter

Recognized outstanding scholars.

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George Awards	Howard A. White Award for Teaching Excellence
Each year, the George Awards honor some of the finest members and partners of the Graziadio School community. Recipients exemplify integrity, stewardship, courage, and compassion while enriching the ever-changing business world through their superior skills and entrepreneurial spirit. The faculty award is presented to a faculty member whose commitment to teaching personifies personal leadership, excellence, and generosity of spirit.	Pepperdine University annually honors eight full-time faculty members with the Howard A. White Award for Teaching Excellence. Six of the awards go to faculty who are tenured or have taught at Pepperdine for six or more years (Category One) and two awards go to faculty who are not tenured and have taught at the University for fewer than six years (Category Two). Category One: Six faculty members are selected from this category, including two faculty members from Seaver College, one faculty member each from PGBS, GSEP, and the School of Law, and one additional faculty member selected from any of the University's five schools. Each honoree receives a $5,000.00 stipend. Category Two: Two faculty members are selected from this category, including one faculty member from Seaver College and one from the graduate schools. Each honoree from this category receives a $2,500.00 stipend.
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George Awards

Howard A. White Award for Teaching Excellence

Each year, the George Awards honor some of the finest members and partners of the Graziadio School community. Recipients exemplify integrity, stewardship, courage, and compassion while enriching the ever-changing business world through their superior skills and entrepreneurial spirit.

The faculty award is presented to a faculty member whose commitment to teaching personifies personal leadership, excellence, and generosity of spirit.

Pepperdine University annually honors eight full-time faculty members with the Howard A. White Award for Teaching Excellence. Six of the awards go to faculty who are tenured or have taught at Pepperdine for six or more years (Category One) and two awards go to faculty who are not tenured and have taught at the University for fewer than six years (Category Two).

Category One: Six faculty members are selected from this category, including two faculty members from Seaver College, one faculty member each from PGBS, GSEP, and the School of Law, and one additional faculty member selected from any of the University's five schools. Each honoree receives a $5,000.00 stipend.

Category Two: Two faculty members are selected from this category, including one faculty member from Seaver College and one from the graduate schools. Each honoree from this category receives a $2,500.00 stipend.

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