Grants and Awards

I have been fortunate to have received the recognition and support of several funding institutions and professional organizations. 

Grants

Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, ($22,867), 2008

Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, ($12,628), 2007

Grant for use of technology in teaching, ($1,000), 2005

Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, ($13,618), 2005

Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, ($49,204), 2005

Center for the World Affairs in the Global Economy ($4,000 of $125,000 group grant), 2005

Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, ($18,402), 2004

U. S. Small Business Administration ($63,350), 2004

The Pennsylvania State University Honors College & Other Entities, ($2,500), 2004

Awards

Mabel W. Chipman Outstanding Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2010

Kauffman Faculty Fellow, Selected as 1 of 5 faculty fellows in the United States based on scholarly record and potential for future scholarship ($50,000), 2008

Outstanding Reviewer Award, Journal of Business Venturing, 2006

Babson College Entrepreneurship Conference Irene M. McCarthy award for the best paper on the topic of high-technology entrepreneurship, with Ph.D. student Mike Ciuchta ($1,000), 2006

Runner up, Heizer Dissertation Award, Entrepreneurship Division, Academy of Management, 2003

Krowe Teaching Award ($1,000), University of Maryland, for excellence in teaching, 2002

Edward C. Budd Prize ($500), Department of Economics, Pennsylvania State University, for the Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis in Economics, 1995

Graduate of the University Scholars Program (now the Schreyer Honors College) of the Pennsylvania State University, 1995