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INNOVATIONS IN TEACHING

The Society for Marketing Advances takes immense pride in recognizing and celebrating the distinguished scholars who have left indelible marks in marketing pedagogy. The Innovations in Teaching competition celebrates groundbreaking approaches to teaching marketing—whether through novel activities, inventive methods, cutting-edge assessments, or dynamic engagement strategies between instructors, students, and industry. If your innovation brings marketing concepts to life through active and experiential learning, we want to hear from you!

INNOVATION 
IN 
TEACHING
COMPETITION

INNOVATIONS IN TEACHING COMPETITION

Innovation here refers to novel activities, teaching methods, assessments, exercises, instructor/student/industry engagement, etc., which benefit marketing students. The competition is open to all instructors of marketing, part or full-time, including doctoral students, from all types of institutions. It especially welcomes innovations that contribute to active, experiential learning.
 

Initial submissions are limited to 5 pages, double-spaced. Typically, a submission includes (but is certainly not limited to)

 *please combine all in ONE file for submission on SMA website):

  1. An overview of the current situation, which highlights the 'a-ha' moment which led to the innovation,

  2. A description of the innovation,

  3. Brief guidelines on how other instructors can implement the innovation, and

  4. A discussion of its use.
     

In order to encourage instructors to experiment, the focus of the competition is on innovation; empirical 'proof' that it works, and works better than other methods, is not required. However, submissions must not have been published in whole (or in spirit) elsewhere. Submissions to other competitions are also welcome, unless they were winners. 

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For more information, please contact:

Larry Neale
Queensland University of Technology
l.neale@qut.edu.au

INNOVATION IN TEACHING WINNERS

The Society for Marketing Advances has recognized these distinguished individuals for their meritorious contributions to the marketing discipline and their career longevity:

2024 - Priyanka Singh, SUNY Plattsburgh, and Lei Huang, SUNY Fredonia

2023 - Jen Riley, Vanderbilt

2022 - Amy Watson, Valdosta

2021 - Alica Cooper, Alabama A&M University

2020 - N/A

2019 - James Mead, Richard Hawkins, Stephen LeMay, Felicia Morgan, Helena Allman, University of West Florida, USA

2018 - Cindy Rippé, Flagler College, USA

2017 - Lora Harding, Belmont University, USA

2016 - Jane Machin, Radford University, USA

2015 - Elliott Manzon, University of Cincinnati, USA 

2014 - Dawn Edmiston, The College of William and Mary, USA 

2013 - Sara Liao-Troth, Georgia College & State University, Stephanie P. Thomas, Georgia Southern University, G Scott Webb, Brigham Young University

2012 - Fred L. Miller, Gary Brockway, Timothy Johnston, Stefan Linnhoff, W. Glynn Mangold, Sam McNeely, Joy Roach, Kathy Smith, Murray State University 

2011 - Michael A. Levin, Otterbein University

2010 - Brian A. Vander Schee, Aurora University, Larry Neale, Queensland University of Technology,  Abby Cathcart, Queensland University of Technology

2009 - Aron Levin and Greg Martin, Northern Kentucky University

2008 - Tracy Tuten, Longwood University

2007 - Andrew J. Newman, Manchester Business School

2007 - Chuck Hermans, Missouri State University

2007 - Barbara Wooldridge, The University of Texas at Tyler

2006 - Kevin J Shanahan, The University of Texas at Tyler

2005 - Diana Haytko, Missouri State University

2004 - Barbara Wooldridge, The University of Texas at Tyler

2003 - Catherine Curran, Creighton University

2002 - John Branch, Washington University

MEET THE DISTINGUISHED

Meet the Distinguished Society for Marketing Advances: our SMA Distinguished Fellows, Taylor & Francis/Routledge SMA Scholars, and dedicated Rusty Brooks Distinguished Service award winners, each impacting Marketing.

DISTINGUISHED SCHOLARS

DISTIGUISHED FELLOWS

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE

STAY IN THE KNOW

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