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Brief Case: SBPM Elects Bagchi as New Undergraduate Programs Dean Tourism Professor Hawkins Wins WTO Prize *SBPM Doctoral Candidate Is Honored for Teaching Skills	Intellectual Contributions \| Upcoming Events \| Class Notes Business School Elects Prabir K. Bagchi As New Undergraduate Programs Dean At its last faculty meeting of the year, Prabir K. Bagchi, professor of logistics and operations management was elected by the faculty as SBPM’s new Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs. (The position had been vacant after Joel Cook, associate professor of strategic management, stepped down as Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs in January 2003. Cook, who had held this position since 1998, announced his plans last spring and was recognized for his work as Associate Dean with a GW Award at the 2002 Commencement Ceremony.) Bagchi joined the SBPM faculty as an associate professor of operations management and logistics in 1989, and earned tenure in 1992. Previously, he held academic positions at the University of Toledo and the University of Tennessee, and management positions at Phillips Electronics. He has consulted for Digital Equipment Corporation. During his tenure at GW, Dr. Bagchi was a Fulbright Senior Specialist and Visiting Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology in Delhi; a Distinguished (Visiting) Professor of Supply Chain Management at Australia’s University of Sydney; the Otto Monsted (Visiting) Professor of Supply Chain Management at the Copenhagen Business School; a Visiting Professor of Operations Management & Logistics at the Norwegian School of Management; and a Visiting Professor at the United Kingdom’s Cranfield School of Management, the Stockholm School of Economics, and the University of Maryland. Dr. Bagchi earned a Ph.D. in Business Administration and an M.S. in Management Science from the University of Tennessee, as well as a B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Calcutta, India. His areas of expertise include logistics, supply chain management, production, and operations management. His current research topics include challenges of supply chain integration and foreign direct investment in developing economies. He is an editorial board member of the International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, and is a reviewer for the Journal of Business Logistics. Dr. Bagchi has published refereed articles in the International Journal of Logistics Management; the Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management; Supply Chain Forum; the International Journal of Public Sector Management; the Journal of Business Logistics; and Logistics Information Review. Back to top SBPM Tourism Professor Recognized by WTO Donald E. Hawkins, Eisenhower Professor of Tourism Policy, will receive the first World Tourism Organization (WTO) Ulysses Prize for individual accomplishment in research and dissemination of knowledge in the area of tourism policy and management. The WTO created the award to recognize and highlight the professional achievement of outstanding individuals and institutions in contributing to innovation and knowledge creation in tourism. The prize is being awarded to Hawkins for “his scientific contribution to the theory and practice of tourism policy,” according to the WTO. The 2003 WTO Ulysses Prize will be awarded by the former head of government of Spain, H.E. Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo, in a June 3 ceremony at the University Antonio de Nebrija campus in Madrid. Hawkins will deliver the WTO Ulysses Prize Lecture on June 5 to Madrid’s Chamber of Commerce. As author/editor of some 100 publications on contemporary aspects of tourism policy and strategy, Hawkins has made substantial intellectual contributions to tourism since the early 1970s. Hawkins facilitates active collaboration between the tourism industry and international institutions such as the United Nations, The World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank and the WTO. In 1974, GW became the first university to offer a master’s degree in tourism administration. The Master of Tourism Administration (MTA) degree is an internationally oriented program focused on the professional and research aspects of the tourism and hospitality field. It offers concentrations ranging from event management to travel marketing to sports management. The distance format of GW’s MTA program has been named by U.S. News & World Report as one of the best online programs in business. Back to top SBPM Doctoral Candidate Is Honored for Teaching Skills Souha Ezzedeen, a doctoral candidate in human resource management, was awarded one of five University Distinguished Teaching Assistant Awards. She was the only graduate teaching assistant (GTA) in SBPM to receive this award this year. Ezzedeen was responsible for several sections of BADM 130: Human Resource Management. The Distinguished Teaching Assistant Awards are given to GTAs who have exhibited enthusiasm and innovation in the teaching/learning process, an ability to engage and inspire students, high standards of professionalism and collegiality, and a commitment to the educational enterprise of the University. Back to top Intellectual Contributions Prabir K. Bagchi, professor of logistics and operations management, published “Organizational Integration of Supply Chains: A Contingency Approach” in the Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management 3 (1): 1-10. He also was the keynote speaker at the Danish Industry Logistics Seminar held at the Copenhagen Business School in early May. He presented “Global Trends in Supply Chain Management.” Caren Goldberg, assistant professor of human resource management, has joined the editorial board of the Journal of Management. Reba Carruth, assistant professor of business and public policy/international affairs, will present “Socio-Economic Integration of the Global Information Economy: 21st Century Perspectives of Knowledge Transfer, Education, and Training” at the late June meeting of the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics in France. She also will chair a panel session at the conference. Carruth will be included in 2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century to be published by the International Biographical Centre in England. Individuals are nominated and selected based on merit, and the book will be housed in research institutes and libraries, including the Library of Congress and the British Library in London. Back to top Upcoming Events Wine Tasting Benefit for the Peter Lauter Scholarship Fund. Cost: $40, includes wine and hors d'oeurves. RSVP to Tess Ellis at 202-248-1994. Fri, May 23, 6 to 8 p.m.. Eva Lauter's Garden, 6901 Western Ave. NW, Apt. 107. EMBA Test Drive for prospective students. For more information, visit the EMBA Web site. Sat, May 31, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., GW Virginia Campus. Many more upcoming events are available online in the Calendar of Events. Back to top Class Notes 60s George W. Belsey, MBA ’67, is the chairman and CEO of Air Methods Corporation. 80s Noel Perry, MBA ’83, is managing partner of Baccharis Capital, Inc., a venture-capital firm. 90s Andrew Sachs, MPA ’93, is the economic development director of Brewer, Maine. Visit the Class Notes Archive, updated Spring 2003. Back to top Editor's Note: SBPM News will commence its summer publication schedule with this issue. It will return to its weekly format in September. Submissions or comments can be sent to rmoll@gwu.edu.

May 23, 2003

Brief Case:
*SBPM Elects Bagchi as New Undergraduate Programs Dean

*Tourism Professor Hawkins Wins WTO Prize

*SBPM Doctoral Candidate Is Honored for Teaching Skills

Intellectual Contributions | Upcoming Events | Class Notes

Business School Elects Prabir K. Bagchi
As New Undergraduate Programs Dean

At its last faculty meeting of the year, Prabir K. Bagchi, professor of logistics and operations management was elected by the faculty as SBPM’s new Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs. (The position had been vacant after Joel Cook, associate professor of strategic management, stepped down as Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs in January 2003. Cook, who had held this position since 1998, announced his plans last spring and was recognized for his work as Associate Dean with a GW Award at the 2002 Commencement Ceremony.)

Professor Bagchi Bagchi joined the SBPM faculty as an associate professor of operations management and logistics in 1989, and earned tenure in 1992. Previously, he held academic positions at the University of Toledo and the University of Tennessee, and management positions at Phillips Electronics. He has consulted for Digital Equipment Corporation. During his tenure at GW, Dr. Bagchi was a Fulbright Senior Specialist and Visiting Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology in Delhi; a Distinguished (Visiting) Professor of Supply Chain Management at Australia’s University of Sydney; the Otto Monsted (Visiting) Professor of Supply Chain Management at the Copenhagen Business School; a Visiting Professor of Operations Management & Logistics at the Norwegian School of Management; and a Visiting Professor at the United Kingdom’s Cranfield School of Management, the Stockholm School of Economics, and the University of Maryland.

Dr. Bagchi earned a Ph.D. in Business Administration and an M.S. in Management Science from the University of Tennessee, as well as a B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Calcutta, India. His areas of expertise include logistics, supply chain management, production, and operations management. His current research topics include challenges of supply chain integration and foreign direct investment in developing economies.

He is an editorial board member of the International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, and is a reviewer for the Journal of Business Logistics. Dr. Bagchi has published refereed articles in the International Journal of Logistics Management; the Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management; Supply Chain Forum; the International Journal of Public Sector Management; the Journal of Business Logistics; and Logistics Information Review.

SBPM Tourism Professor Recognized by WTO

Donald E. Hawkins, Eisenhower Professor of Tourism Policy, will receive the first World Tourism Organization (WTO) Ulysses Prize for individual accomplishment in research and dissemination of knowledge in the area of tourism policy and management.

Professor Hawkins The WTO created the award to recognize and highlight the professional achievement of outstanding individuals and institutions in contributing to innovation and knowledge creation in tourism. The prize is being awarded to Hawkins for “his scientific contribution to the theory and practice of tourism policy,” according to the WTO.

The 2003 WTO Ulysses Prize will be awarded by the former head of government of Spain, H.E. Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo, in a June 3 ceremony at the University Antonio de Nebrija campus in Madrid. Hawkins will deliver the WTO Ulysses Prize Lecture on June 5 to Madrid’s Chamber of Commerce.

As author/editor of some 100 publications on contemporary aspects of tourism policy and strategy, Hawkins has made substantial intellectual contributions to tourism since the early 1970s. Hawkins facilitates active collaboration between the tourism industry and international institutions such as the United Nations, The World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank and the WTO.

In 1974, GW became the first university to offer a master’s degree in tourism administration. The Master of Tourism Administration (MTA) degree is an internationally oriented program focused on the professional and research aspects of the tourism and hospitality field. It offers concentrations ranging from event management to travel marketing to sports management. The distance format of GW’s MTA program has been named by U.S. News & World Report as one of the best online programs in business.

SBPM Doctoral Candidate
Is Honored for Teaching Skills

Souha Ezzedeen, a doctoral candidate in human resource management, was awarded one of five University Distinguished Teaching Assistant Awards. She was the only graduate teaching assistant (GTA) in SBPM to receive this award this year. Ezzedeen was responsible for several sections of BADM 130: Human Resource Management.

The Distinguished Teaching Assistant Awards are given to GTAs who have exhibited enthusiasm and innovation in the teaching/learning process, an ability to engage and inspire students, high standards of professionalism and collegiality, and a commitment to the educational enterprise of the University.

Intellectual Contributions

Prabir K. Bagchi, professor of logistics and operations management, published “Organizational Integration of Supply Chains: A Contingency Approach” in the Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management 3 (1): 1-10. He also was the keynote speaker at the Danish Industry Logistics Seminar held at the Copenhagen Business School in early May. He presented “Global Trends in Supply Chain Management.”

Caren Goldberg, assistant professor of human resource management, has joined the editorial board of the Journal of Management.

Reba Carruth, assistant professor of business and public policy/international affairs, will present “Socio-Economic Integration of the Global Information Economy: 21st Century Perspectives of Knowledge Transfer, Education, and Training” at the late June meeting of the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics in France. She also will chair a panel session at the conference. Carruth will be included in 2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century to be published by the International Biographical Centre in England. Individuals are nominated and selected based on merit, and the book will be housed in research institutes and libraries, including the Library of Congress and the British Library in London.

Upcoming Events

Wine Tasting Benefit for the Peter Lauter Scholarship Fund. Cost: $40, includes wine and hors d'oeurves. RSVP to Tess Ellis at 202-248-1994. Fri, May 23, 6 to 8 p.m.. Eva Lauter's Garden, 6901 Western Ave. NW, Apt. 107.

EMBA Test Drive for prospective students. For more information, visit the EMBA Web site. Sat, May 31, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., GW Virginia Campus.

Many more upcoming events are available online in the Calendar of Events.

Class Notes

60s

George W. Belsey, MBA ’67, is the chairman and CEO of Air Methods Corporation.

80s

Noel Perry, MBA ’83, is managing partner of Baccharis Capital, Inc., a venture-capital firm.

90s

Andrew Sachs, MPA ’93, is the economic development director of Brewer, Maine.

Visit the Class Notes Archive, updated Spring 2003.

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Editor's Note: SBPM News will commence its summer publication schedule with this issue. It will return to its weekly format in September.

Submissions or comments can be sent to rmoll@gwu.edu.