Selected Honors and Awards for Current and Emeritus Faculty
Faculty in the Department of Technology Management are internationally recognized for their contributions to research and practice and have received some of the highest honors in their fields. From top career awards to best paper and book honors, this selected list of distinctions underscores the department’s influence across multiple disciplines and its reputation for scholarly excellence.
Elected Fellow at Professional Associations
Academy of Management
Stephen Barley, 2007
Nelson Phillips, 2021
Paul Leonardi, 2022
National Communication Association
David Seibold, 2004
International Communication Association
David Seibold, 2009
Paul Leonardi, 2021
Strategic Management Society
Mary Tripsas, 2024
Career Awards from Professional Associations
Academy of Management
Distinguished Scholar
(CMS Division)
Stephen Barley, 2010
Distinguished Scholar
(CTO Division)
Stephen Barley, 2010
Paul Leonardi, 2023
Distinguished Scholar
(OMT Division)
Stephen Barley, 2006
Distinguished Scholar
(TIM Division)
Mary Tripsas, 2022
Everett Cherrington Hughes Award for Career Scholarship
(Careers Division)
Stephen Barley, 2021
Joanne Martin Trailblazer Award
(OMT Division)
Nelson Phillips, 2018
American Anthropological Association
Conrad Aresnbserg Award for Lifetime Contribution (Anthropology of Work Division)
Stephen Barley, 2018
INFORMS
Distinguished Scholar
(Technology Management Section)
Stephen Barley, 2002
International Communication Association
Aubrey Fisher Mentorship Award
David Seibold, 2013
Fredric M. Jablin Award for Outstanding Contribution to Organizational Communication
(Org Comm Division)
David Seibold, 2006
Paul Leonardi, 2019
Young Scholar Award
Paul Leonardi, 2012
National Communication Association
Gerald Phillips Distinguished Scholarship Award
(Applied Comm Division)
Dave Seibold, 1999
Career Achievement Award
(Group Comm Division)
David Seibold, 2011
Western Academy of Management
Ascendant Scholar Award
Christine Beckman, 2006
Paul Leonardi, 2012
Awards for Books and Journal Articles
From Professional Associations
Academy of Management
Best Published Paper Award
(CTO Division)
Paul Leonardi, 2011, 2025
Matt Beane, 2019
New Concept Award
(OB Division)
Stephen Barley, 1985
Best Published Paper Award
(OMT Division)
Paul Leonardi, 2019
George R. Terry Book Award
Nelson Phillips, 2021
Thought Leader Award
(ENT Division)
Mary Tripsas, 2008
American Association of Geographers
Best Paper Award in Geography and Entrepreneurship
Christine Beckman, 2024
American Sociological Assocation
Outstanding Published Paper Award (CITAMS Section)
Paul Leonardi, 2008
Canadian Assocation for the Study of Discourse
Best Article Award
Nelson Phillips, 2018
Association for Information Systems
Best Publication of the Year Award
Stephen Barley, 2009
Paul Leonardi, 2009
Systems Dynamics Society
Jay Wright Forrester Award
Kyle Lewis, 2018
National Communication Association
Dennis S. Gouran
Best Article Award
(Group Comm Division)
David Seibold, 2000, 2008
Diamond Anniversary Book Award
Paul Leonardi, 2013
Golden Monograph Award
David Seibold, 1976, 1981, 1986
Outstanding Article Award
(Org Comm Division)
Paul Leonardi, 2010 (two papers tied), 2011, 2015, 2017
Outstanding Edited Book Award
(Org Comm Division)
Paul Leonardi, 2016
From Specific Publishers
Academy of Management Annals
Paul Leonardi (Best Paper Award, 2018)
Academy of Management Discoveries
Paul Leonardi (Best Paper Award, 2018)
Academy of Management Journal
Stephen Barley (Author of Largest Number
of Interesting Papers, 2006)
Academy of Management Review
Kyle Lewis (Best Paper Award, 2011)
Axiom Business Book Awards
Paul Leonardi (Gold Medal, 2024)
Emerald Citation of Excellence Award
Mary Tripsas, 2006
Paul Leonardi, 2010
Journal of Management Inquiry
Stephen Barley (Breaking the Frame Award, 2000; Best Article Award, 2008)
Journal of Management Studies
Nelson Phillips (Best Published Paper Award, 2009)
Journal of Product Innovation Management
Mary Tripsas (Thomas P. Hustad Best Paper Award, 2005)
Information Systems Research
Paul Leonardi (Best Paper Award, 2014)
MIS Quarterly
Paul Leonardi (Best Paper Award, 2012; Impact Award, 2022)
Sloan Management Review
Nelson Phillips (Richard Beckhard Memorial Prize, 2005)
Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal
Mary Tripsas (Best Paper Prize, 2015)
Strategic Management Journal
Mary Tripsas (Dan and Mary Lou Schendel Best Paper Prize, 2015)
Strategic Organization
Nelson Phillips (SO! What Best Published Paper Award, 2016)
National Science Foundation CAREER Award
Paul Leonardi, 2011