Janet Chusmir Distinguished Service

Janet Chusmir Distinguished Service Award

Status: OPEN Nomination-based Service & Mentorship Presented at the AOM Annual Meeting

Honors an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the division and who has personally served as a mentor and role model for others in the field.

Nomination Details Criteria Award Details Contacts Past Recipients

Nomination Details

Nomination status: OPEN

To nominate, please submit:

  1. A 2–3 page nomination letter describing the nominee’s service, mentorship, and impact
  2. A copy of the nominee’s curriculum vitae (CV)

Please submit nomination materials to the committee chair via email: yangya@rowan.edu.

Criteria

Nominations are evaluated based on evidence of:

  1. Service to the DEI Division
    Sustained and meaningful professional service to the Division (e.g., leadership roles, committee work, program support, or other contributions that strengthen the DEI community).

  2. Mentorship and role-model impact
    Demonstrated mentorship, sponsorship, and/or role-model influence that supports the growth and development of others in the field.

  3. Contributions that advance DEI
    Outstanding work that advances diversity, equity, and inclusion within the Academy of Management and/or within organizations particularly contributions that support the status and role of professional women and people of color.

Award Details

Presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting in recognition of sustained service and mentorship that strengthens the DEI Division community.

Contacts

● Award Status: Open

Award Committee
Chair: Yang Yang (yangya@rowan.edu)
Member: Marla White

Please submit nomination materials to the committee chair via email: yangya@rowan.edu.

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Past Recipients

Prior recipients of the Janet Chusmir Distinguished Service Award. Each year includes the committee chair(s)/members as recorded.

2025 Recipient

Award Recipient

Quinetta M. Roberson Michigan State University

Committee Chairs:
Raymond Trau, Macquarie
Yang Yang, Rowan University

2024 Not awarded

Not awarded

Not awarded This award was not awarded for 2024.

Committee:
Chair: Eddy Ng
Member(s): Raymond Trau

2023 Recipient

Award Recipient

Donna Blancero Bentley University

Committee:
Chair: Joy Beatty
Member(s): Ellen Kossek; Mukta Kulkarni; Radha Sharma

2022 Recipient

Award Recipient

Ellen Ernst Kossek Basil S. Turner Professor of Management, Purdue University

Committee Members:
Eddy Ng

2021 Not presented

Not presented

Not presented This award was not presented for 2021.

Committee:
Not listed

2020 Recipient

Award Recipient

Derek Avery Wake Forest University

Committee Members:

  • Erika Hall (Chair), Emory University
  • Lisa Nishii, Cornell University
  • Joy Beatty, University of Michigan–Dearborn

2019 Recipient

Award Recipient

Lisa H. Nishii Cornell University

Committee Members:

  • Erika Hall (Chair), Emory University
  • Alison Hall, University of Texas at Arlington
  • Robin Ely, Harvard University
  • Joy Beatty, University of Michigan–Dearborn

2018 Recipient

Award Recipient

Robin Ely Harvard University

Committee Members:

  • Erika Hall (Chair), Emory University
  • Derek Avery, Wake Forest University
  • Diana Bilimoria, Case Western Reserve University
  • Joy Beatty, University of Michigan–Dearborn

2017 Not presented

Not presented

Not presented This award was not presented for 2017.

Committee:
Not listed

2016 Recipient

Award Recipient

Diana Bilimoria Case Western University

Committee Members:

  • Lisa M. Leslie (Chair), New York University
  • Stacy Blake-Beard, Simmons College
  • Jonathan Booth, London School of Economics
  • Belle Rose Ragins, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
  • Alison Sheridan, University of New England, New South Wales, Australia

2015 Recipient

Award Recipient

Stacy D. Blake-Beard Simmons College

Committee Members:
Derek Avery (Chair); Alison Sheridan; Belle Rose Ragins; Alison Konrad; Jonathan Booth

2014 Recipient

Award Recipient

Bernardo Ferdman Alliant International University

Committee Members:
Derek Avery and Isabel Metz (Co-chairs); Muhammad Ali; Beth Chung; Douglas Johnson; Belle Ragins; Sherry Sullivan

2013 Recipient

Award Recipient

Dianna Stone SUNY Albany

Committee Members:
Derek Avery (Chair); Janice Witt Smith; Isabel Metz; Sherry Sullivan; Ahu Tatli; Carolyn Wiethoff

2012 Recipient

Award Recipient

David Kravitz George Mason University

Committee Members:
Robyn Berkley (Chair); C. Douglas Johnson; Belle Rose Ragins; Sherry Sullivan; Beth Chung; Donna Blancero

2011 Recipient

Award Recipient

Belle Rose Ragins University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

Committee Members:
Donna Blancero (Chair); C. Douglas Johnson; Beth Livingston; Whitney Botsford Morgan; Lourdes Susaeta; Sherry Sullivan

2010 Not presented

Not presented

Not presented This award was not presented for 2010.

Committee Members:
Donna Blancero (Chair); Kecia Thomas; Isabel Metz; Ghadir Ishqaidef; Robert Del Campo; Miguel Olivas-Lujan

2009 Recipient

Award Recipient

Kecia Thomas University of Georgia

Committee Members:
Donna Maria Blancero (Chair); Myrtle Bell; Robyn Berkley; Robert Del Campo; Isabel Metz; Miguel Olivas-Lujan

2008 Recipient

Award Recipient

Myrtle Bell University of Texas, Arlington

Committee:
Not listed

2007 Recipient

Award Recipient

Gayle Baugh University of West Florida

Committee:
Not listed

2006 Not presented

Not presented

Not presented This award was not presented for 2006.

Committee:
Not listed

2005 Recipient

Award Recipient

Charmine Hartel Deakin University

Committee Members:
Robert Sardy (Chair); Donna Chrobot-Mason; Jeffrey Greenhaus; Claire Simmers; Kathy Duncan; Christopher Kit Tennis

2004 Recipient

Award Recipient

Alison Konrad University of Western Ontario

Committee:
Not listed

2003 Recipient

Award Recipient

Ellen A. Fagenson-Eland George Mason University

Committee Members:
Faye Smith (Chair)

2002 Recipient

Award Recipient

Sherry E. Sullivan Bowling Green State University / John Reed Center for Careers

Committee Members:
Marian Ruderman (Chair); Max Wortman; Lynn Bowes-Sperry; Gayle Baugh; Monica Forret; Martin Davidson; Frieda Reitman; Dorothy Perrin Moore; Phyllis Tharenou

2001 Recipient

Award Recipient

Max Wortman Iowa State University

Committee Members:
Sherry E. Sullivan (Chair); Yasmin S. Purohit; Lisa Mainiero; Jamie Moore; Gary Powell; Claire A. Simmers

2000 Not presented

Not presented

Not presented This award was not presented for 2000.

Committee:
Not listed

1999 Not presented

Not presented

Not presented This award was not presented for 1999.

Committee:
Not listed

1998 Not presented

Not presented

Not presented This award was not presented for 1998.

Committee:
Not listed

1997 Recipient

Award Recipient

Stella M. Nkomo

Committee:
Not listed

1996 Recipient

Award Recipient

Janet Adams

Committee:
Not listed

1995 Recipient

Award Recipient

Lynda Moore

Committee:
Not listed

1994 Recipient

Award Recipient

Gary Powell

Committee:
Not listed

1993 Recipient

Award Recipient

Dorothy (Dot) P. Moore

Committee:
Not listed

1992 Recipient

Award Recipient

Bette Ann Stead

Committee:
Not listed

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