COBI Faculty members win awards and recognition

Dr. Paul Chongkun Hong, professor of information operations and technology management, has been  named Distinguished University Professors in recognition of their exemplary teaching, research, scholarship and professional service, and was so recognized by the UT Board of Trustees earlier this year.

Dr. Hong joined UT in 1999. He is an internationally recognized researcher in network capabilities, global supply chain management, international comparative studies, and building growth engine industries for national competitiveness.

Dr. Hong’s expertise is in the implementation of supply chain management practices to build firms for domestic advantage and global competitiveness. Much of his work has been in the service sector, notably, U.S. health-care industries as well.

“This recognition is about the value of teaching, research and outreach of business faculty for the world at large,” Dr. Hong said. “I accept this honor along with my colleagues here at The University of Toledo and around the world who have worked with me over the years.”

Dr. Hong, who was selected as Fulbright Scholar in 2017, has published more than 200 peer-reviewed articles and three books. He received UT’s Outstanding Researcher Award in 2015.
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Amy O’Donnell has been selected as a Distinguished University Outstanding Lecturer.  The committee reviewed many excellent nominations and recognized Amy’s distinction as an educator, as advancing student learning, facilitating and supporting student success and demonstrating a commitment to the University’s educational mission.

O’Donnell teaches Career Development and Job Search Preparedness. As the College's Career Development Lecturer, her Amy's current emphasis is on Career Development I and II required career courses, and she supports the Business Career Programs Office with its function.

COBI Interim Dean Hassan HassabElnaby said, “This is the highest permanent honor the University bestows on a lecturer.  Amy is very deserving of this award and it speaks well for our College that in the University’s short two year history with this award, our lecturers have been selected in both years!  Impressive!”
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Deirdre Jones, director of the COBI Edward Schmidt School of Professional Sales,  received two honors recently: she was inducted as an honorary member of Blue Key for her dedication to the service of students and the general UT community, and Jones was named the recipient from among 45 nominees of the UT Lancelot Thompson Service to Students Award, which recognizes an individual who exemplifies what it means to be student-focused in their duties and who excels in providing service to students at The University of Toledo. This award is in recognition of Dr. Thompson’s motto, “Students First.”
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Dr. Margaret M. Hopkins’ (Department of Management) paper titled “How perceived riskiness influences the selection of women and men as senior leaders,” co-authored with Chantal van Esc, Deborah A. O'Neil, and Diana Bilimoria has been accepted for publication at the Human Resource Management, which is in the Financial Times Top 50 journal list (A+ journal.)
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Dr. Michael Mallin’s (Department of Marketing and International Business) paper "Power-Base Effects on Salesperson Motivation and Performance: A Contingency View," co-authored with Charles B. Ragland has received for Best Paper in Journal of Business-to-Business Marketing.  JBBM is A- journal in the college journal list.