Renowned globally for its business research, the Smith School also offers students an exceptional educational experience within a nurturing community. Each year, Smith commemorates this excellence by recognizing its distinguished faculty and staff with prestigious awards of excellence.
Faculty Recognition Awards
Allen J. Krowe Award for Teaching Excellence
- Jessica Clark
- Serhiy Kozak
- Suresh Acharya
- Roy Thomason
- Justín Marcos Reyna
- Bo “Bobby” Zhou
- Lei Zhou
Legg-Mason Teaching Innovation Award
- Idil Yaveroglu
- Jim McKinney
Distinguished Teaching Award
- Suresh Acharya
- Wilbur Chung
- Jessica Clark
- Ross Cooper
- Cristian Dezső
- Mary Beth Furst
- Thomas Corsi
- Jonathan Crocker
- Samuel Handwerger
- Nicholas Seybert
- Bobby Zhou
- Tunay Tunca
- David Kass
- Gideon Mark
Unsung Hero Award
- John Bono
- Tejwansh Anand
- Suresh Acharya
- Jon Crocker
- Gosia Langa-Basit
- Justín Marcos Reyna
- Paulo Prochno
- Oliver Schlake
- Roy Thomason
- Mary B. Harms
- Judy Frels
- Mary Beth Furst
- Samuel Handwerger
- Sarah Kroncke
Faculty Honor Roll
Celebrating our unique Robert H. Smith School community, the Faculty Honor Roll acknowledges faculty who were collaborative champions for the administrative work of the school in the past academic year.
Center for Global Business
- Mary Beth Furst
- Julie Pavlovsky
Center for Social Value Creation
- David Kirsch
- Jon Crocker
Development & Alumni Relations
- Nicole Coomber
Executive MBA Program
- Rajshree Agarwal
- Gilad Chen
- Neta Moye
Human Resources/Payroll
- Joseph Bailey
- Gosia Langa-Basit
- Zeinab Karake
MBA & MS Admissions
- Rellie Derfler-Rozin
- Emanuel Zur
Office of Experiential Learning
- John Bono
- Lei Zhou
Office of Marketing Communications
- Progyan Basu
- Rosellina Ferraro
Undergraduate/Smith Business Leadership Fellows
- Christine Schaaf
- Rajshree Agarwal
Undergraduate Programs
- Debra Shapiro
Staff Awards
Smith Rookie of the Year Award
- Laura Tereshko
- Vanessa Esther Ramirez
Smith Values Award
- Stephanie Pineda
Smith Innovations Award
- Michael Sardelis
Staff Excellence Award
- Alexander (Alex) Garcia
- Mary Bittle Teer-Koenick
- Zoë Bangert
- Karen Phillips
Smith Ambassador Award
- Aleia Elnaeim
Smith Student Champions Award
- Emily Marks
- Nathaniel Ropski
Smith Unsung Hero Award
- Anitha Sharma
- Rachel Acquino
Smith Champion for Diversity & Inclusion Award
- Melanie Ashton
Smith Collaboration Award
- Khadijia Morrow
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About the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business
The Robert H. Smith School of Business is an internationally recognized leader in management education and research. One of 12 colleges and schools at the University of Maryland, College Park, the Smith School offers undergraduate, full-time and flex MBA, executive MBA, online MBA, business master’s, PhD and executive education programs, as well as outreach services to the corporate community. The school offers its degree, custom and certification programs in learning locations in North America and Asia.