Left to right, First row: Chen-Huei Chou, Ph.D.; Esta D. Shah, Ph.D.; Rafael Teixeira, Ph.D. Left to right, Second row: James Malm, Ph.D., Ferris D. Kaplan, M.A.; Lancie Affonso, MBA, M.I.B.S.

At the end of each academic year, the School of Business recognizes outstanding professors with distinguished awards in service, teaching, research and mentorship.

The following awards were given to faculty for the 2021-22 academic year:

2022 Distinguished Service Award — Chen-Huei Chou

Chen-Huei Chou, Ph.D. is a professor of information management and decisions sciences and serves as chair of the department of supply chain and information. Chou has been teaching at the College of Charleston since 2008.

2022 Distinguished Teaching Award – Esta Shah

Esta Shah, Ph.D., assistant professor of marketing in the department of management and marketing, joined the College of Charleston in 2018. Shah’s teaching interests relate to consumer behavior, advertising and marketing strategy, and international marketing. Her passion is with students and mentoring young research scholars and she serves as co-director of the Schottland Scholars program.

2022 Distinguished Research Award — Rafael Teixeira

Rafael Teixeira, Ph.D. is an assistant professor of supply chain and operations management in the department of supply chain and information management. His research interests include supply chain strategy, food supply chain, and B2B service supply chain. Teixeira publishes in journals like the International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management, Transportation Journal, and International Journal of Production Economics.

2022 Distinguished Adjunct Teaching Award — Ferris Kaplan

Ferris Kaplan, M.A. has served as adjunct marketing faculty in the department of management and marketing since 2014. He has more than 30 years of senior marketing experience at large for-profit and nonprofit companies and serves as the advisor for CofC’s (School of Business) American Marketing Association Collegiate Chapter.

2022 Howard F. Rudd, Jr. Distinguished Faculty Award – James Malm

James Malm, Ph.D. is an associate professor of finance in the department of finance. He teaches financial modeling and financial management courses at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. Additionally, he has led MBA students on global immersion programs to Prague, Czech Republic, London, United Kingdom, and Mumbai, India. His research interests include corporate finance (especially corporate litigation, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions), investments, and international finance. He specializes in empirical corporate finance, focusing on the link between the legal environment and corporate behavior.

2022 Distinguished Undergraduate Mentor Award – Lancie Affonso

Lancie Affonso, MBA, M.I.B.S. ’96, a senior instructor with a joint appointment in the Department of Management and Marketing and the Department of Computer Science, received the newly established Distinguished Undergraduate Mentor Award by the Office of the Provost and Academic Affairs for his exceptional mentoring to students throughout their careers. Affonso has been teaching and mentoring at the College of Charleston since 2001 and currently serves as a Faculty Fellow in the Honors College for the Entrepreneurship Living Learning Community (E-LLC).

Love to brunch? Join the club!

Fortunate for us, our location here at the College of Charleston School of Business awards us a variety of top-notch brunch spots to explore.

Recently, Professor Jeremy Clement, senior instructor and internship coordinator for hospitality and tourism management, spoke with LawnStarter about 2022’s Best Cities for Brunch Lovers.

Outdoor brunch has become the way to go. So nice patio furniture and a smart, but comfortable, use of outdoor space is absolutely crucial for a brunch spot.

Read more of Professor Jeremy Clement’s insights here.

Helping students identify and pursue career-oriented goals is at the heart of management and marketing professor Angela Passarelli’s work. And, as the new director of research for the Institute of Coaching at McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School, she hopes to elevate that work around the world and at the College of Charleston.

“Coaches, through asking provocative questions and listening deeply and creating reflective space, help individuals engage in a self-directed learning process,” says Passarelli, who implemented the School’s Master of Business Administration leadership coaching program in 2018.

“I think the College could be a place that’s known for advancing work in this area, a place where other faculty come to see what we’re doing because we do it so well,” she adds.

Read the College of Charleston Magazine article for the full story including, Passarelli’s tips for a rewarding career.