Dear Colleagues:
The Entrepreneurship Division is accepting nominations for the 2024 Dedication to Entrepreneurship Award. This award recognizes long-term contributions to the research, teaching, or practice of entrepreneurship or the growth, visibility, and effectiveness of the Entrepreneurship Division.
The nomination process and selection criteria are provided below. Please consider submitting a nomination for the Dedication to Entrepreneurship Award. The deadline for receiving applications is May 1, 2024.
Selection Criteria
Those eligible for the Award shall be either individuals or organizations that have significantly contributed to the advancement of the field of entrepreneurship in one or more of the following ways. No prioritization of contributions is implied in the following list:
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Developed or enhanced the professionalism, impact, or effectiveness of the Entrepreneurship Division of the Academy of Management; AND/OR
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Increased the visibility and development of entrepreneurship in the broader society; AND/OR
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Improved effective communication and collaboration among entrepreneurship researchers, public policy makers and/or practitioner; AND/OR
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Significantly advanced the research, teaching, and/or practice of entrepreneurship in multiple ways through their career.
Candidates for the Award will be evaluated according to the relative degree to which they have, throughout their careers or to an exceptional scale, engaged in one or more of the activities described above.
Selection Process
Nominations for the award will be reviewed in accordance with the above criteria by a special committee convened by the Past Chair of the Entrepreneurship Division of the Academy of Management. The winner will be selected by late June (or early July) and the award will be presented with a plaque in August at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management. As in all award categories, the Division reserves the right to not confer an award if adjudicators determine that no award is warranted in a given year. Nominations received in a given year that do not result in an award will automatically be considered for the award in the following year’s review cycle as well. However, nominations that do not result in an award for two consecutive years must be re-nominated to be considered again. Re-nominations are welcome, provided they are accompanied by up-to-date documentation.
Nomination Requirements
To nominate an individual for the Dedication to Entrepreneurship Award, a complete packet of supporting documentation should be submitted to April Franco (AOMENTaprilmfranco@gmail.com) no later than Wednesday, May 1, 2024. The complete packet must include:
1. A letter of nomination that identifies the candidate, the individual(s) making the nomination, and lists the supporting documentation included.
2. A copy of the candidate’s Curriculum Vita, if the nominee is an individual.
3. A detailed listing of the candidate’s activities that are relevant to the award criteria, with a statement of how the activities relate to one or more of the criteria above.
Whether or not the packet materials are obtained directly from the candidate, it is the responsibility of the person(s) writing the nomination letter to ensure that the nomination package is complete.
Previous Winners
(note that three types of awards have been consolidated since 2012 under the “Dedication” title)
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Winner
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Year
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Charles Hofer
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1989 Outstanding Contributions Award
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Ned Heizer
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1992 Advocacy Award
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Karl Vesper
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1993 Advocacy Award
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Price-Babson Fellows
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1994 Advocacy Award
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Coleman Foundation
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1995 Advocacy Award
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Jerry Katz
Elizabeth Gatewood
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1995 Extraordinary Service Award
1996 Advocacy Award
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Donald Sexton
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1997 Advocacy Award
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Gerald Hills
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1998 Advocacy Award
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Charles Hofer
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1999 Advocacy Award
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Kauffman Center
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2000 Advocacy Award
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George Solomon
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2001 Advocacy Award
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Max Wortman
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2005 Advocacy Award
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Denny Dennis
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2006 Advocacy Award
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Donald Kuratko
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2007 Advocacy Award
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Charles Hofer
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2007 Extraordinary Service Award
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Timothy Reed
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2007 Extraordinary Service Award
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Kelly Shaver
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2007 Extraordinary Service Award
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Paul D. Reynolds
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2012 Dedication to Entrepreneurship Award
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D. Ray Bagby
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2013 Dedication to Entrepreneurship Award
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Michael H. Morris
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2014 Dedication to Entrepreneurship Award
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Candida Brush
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2016 Dedication to Entrepreneurship Award
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Michael Frese
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2016 Dedication to Entrepreneurship Award
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William Gartner
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2016 Dedication to Entrepreneurship Award
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Dean A. Shepherd
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2017 Dedication to Entrepreneurship Award
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Norris Krueger
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2020 Dedication to Entrepreneurship Award
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Moren Lévesque and Shaker Zahra
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2021 Dedication to Entrepreneurship Award
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Jill Kickul
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2022 Dedication to Entrepreneurship Award
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Jeff McMullen
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2023 Dedication to Entrepreneurship Award
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Sincerely,
April Franco
ENT Past Division Chair