Three faculty from the College of Business and Economics (CBE) have been named recipients of the University of Guelph’s research awards. These awards recognize excellence and innovation for researchers on the path to becoming world leaders, and whose success has already set them apart on the global stage. The awards are based on scholarly output, knowledge innovation and training of highly qualified personnel.
Professors Rene Kirkegaard (Department of Economics and Finance) and Towhidul Islam (Department of Marketing and Consumer Studies) have received the Research Leadership Chair award, which recognizes research excellence of senior level faculty who have proven records of distinguished and sustained scholarly work.
In other faculty news:
Associate professor Scott Colwell (Department of Marketing and Consumer Studies) has been given Chartered Statistician (CStat) accreditation by the Royal Statistical Society. The CStat is the highest professional award given by the Royal Statistical Society and provides formal recognition of Colwell’s statistical qualifications, professional training and experience. Colwell has also been given Professional Statistician (PStat) accreditation by the American Statistical Association.
