Faculty Teaching Awards

The Ned Smith Research Mentorship Award recognizes faculty who demonstrate excellence in advising and mentoring doctoral students and preparing them for productive research careers. Our doctoral students were behind the creation of this honor and will nominate faculty for consideration every spring. In 2021, the award was named in honor of associate professor Ned Smith who was a beloved professor in management and organizations, and valued mentor to our doctoral students. Ned won the award in 2019.

Since 1975, the Professor of the Year has been awarded by members of the Kellogg School's graduating class. In 1994, the award was named in honor of Professor Lawrence G. Lavengood on the occasion of his retirement from the Kellogg School faculty. Lavengood, a member of the faculty for over 40 years, was a teaching legend at the Kellogg School and won the Professor of the Year award in 1976.

The L.G. Lavengood Outstanding Professor of the Year Award is voted on by the graduating members of both the Full-time MBA and the Evening & Weekend MBA programs. The recipient of the Lavengood award delivers the faculty remarks at the Kellogg School's graduation ceremony.

The Sidney J. Levy Teaching Award is awarded by the Department and Program Chairs for teaching excellence in Kellogg School elective classes by tenured, tenure-track, or clinical faculty members. Faculty members must meet stringent requirements in terms of Teacher Course Evaluations and enrollments in order to qualify for eligibility for this award.

The Chair Core Course Teaching Award is awarded by the Department and Program Chairs for teaching excellence in each of the Kellogg School’s nine core classes. Faculty members must meet stringent requirements in terms of Teacher Course Evaluations in order to qualify for eligibility for this award.

Each Executive MBA cohort votes to award an outstanding teacher in both core and elective classes.

In 2016, the core teaching award was named in honor of Professor J. Keith Murnighan, after his passing. Cohorts 102 and 103 were the first to award the The J. Keith Murnighan Outstanding Professor Award in a Core or Advanced Course. Recipients are marked with an asterisk