News release prepared by: Katie Brisco, 785-532-2753, kbriscoe@k-state.edu
Friday, Dec. 7, 2007
K-STATE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION RECOGNIZES TWO FACULTY MEMBERS FOR TEACHING, RESEARCH
MANHATTAN -- Two faculty members at Kansas State University's College of Business Administration have been recognized for contributions in teaching and research.
Janis Crow, instructor in marketing, is the fall 2007 recipient of the Kansas State Bank Teaching Excellence Award. Richard McFarland, associate professor of marketing and the L.L. McAninch Chair of Business Administration, is the fall 2007 recipient of the College of Business Administration Outstanding Contribution in Research Award.
Both will be recognized at the college's commencement ceremony Saturday, Dec. 8.
"As dean, it is very gratifying to know that we have faculty members who are committed to excellence," said Yar M. Ebadi, dean of the K-State College of Business Administration. "Dr. Crow and Dr. McFarland are very deserving of these prestigious awards. Their accomplishments in teaching and research epitomize the very best qualities of the College of Business Administration faculty."
Crow earned the teaching award for her commitment to enhancing educational experiences for her students. Teaching consumer behavior courses to business students, Crow consistently earns outstanding student evaluations. She also contributes to the marketing industry through her extensive research. Her primary areas of research include decision-making processes, customization, choice models, human-computer interaction and electronic marketing. She has published academic articles in the International Journal of Internet Marketing and Advertising;
Contemporary Psychology; and Behavior Research Methods, Instruments and Computers. Crow earned her bachelor's, master's degree and doctorate from K-State.
Crow received the Kansas State Bank Award for Outstanding Advising in spring 2006.
McFarland was chosen as the recipient of the college's Outstanding Contribution in Research Award based on the number and quality of his recent publication record including the publication of two articles in the Journal of Marketing. The Social Science Citation Index rates the Journal of Marketing as having the highest impact factor among all business and economics journals.
In addition, he is a member of the editorial review board of the Journal of Marketing and the Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management. His recent research focuses on influence tactics in professional selling and business-to-business settings, and he has recently highlighted the dangers of behavioral contagion spreading throughout the supply chain in his forthcoming article "Supply Chain Contagion."
McFarland received his bachelor's degree from the University of California at Irvine, his master's degree in business administration from the University of Arizona and his doctorate from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is currently on sabbatical from K-State for the 2007-2008 school year as a visiting professor at Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea.
McFarland received the College of Business Administration's Outstanding Research Award and the Ralph Reitz Teaching Award in 2005.
Award winners were selected by the College of Business Administration's Recognition and Awards Committee.