AWARDS ROUNDUP

RANDY D. BLAKELY, PH.D., executive director, FAU Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute, recently received the Society for Neuroscience’s 2022 Science Educator Award, which is presented to one researcher a year. The Science Educator Award celebrates top neuroscientists in the nation who devote their time to research while having made significant contributions in educating the public about neuroscience through outreach, policy and public educational activities for the benefit of the community.

KEN H. JOHNSON, PH.D., associate dean in the College of Business, received the 2023 Ratcliff Award from the American Real Estate Society. The Award is given to someone who demonstrates innovative research that extends the real estate discipline. Johnson was selected for developing housing market indices and a model that calculates the probability of a home sale using data from the multiple listing services.

ROLAND KIDWELL, PH.D., chair of the Department of Management Programs and director of the Adams Center for Entrepreneurship in the College of Business, was named a Justin G. Longenecker Fellow, the highest honor given by the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship. The award honors people who demonstrate a commitment to entrepreneurship through teaching, writing, research and public service. Only about 90 educators, researchers, government officials and others have been honored since 1986.

SIRI TERJESEN, PH.D., professor and associate dean of research and external relations in FAU’s College of Business, was inducted into the Summit County Sports Hall of Fame in September 2022 in Akron, Ohio. Terjesen, who has a fused spine due to its abnormal curvature, has run more than 105 marathons and ultramarathons in countries around the world, including the U.S., Spain, Belgium, Norway, Australia, South Korea and the U.K.

ANNA AGAPOVA, PH.D., associate professor of finance in the College of Business, was selected to participate in a Jewish National FundUSA fellowship to build collaboration between U.S. and Israeli institutions. Agapova was one of 35 participants to travel throughout Israel, meeting with professors, with the eventual goal of developing research projects, co-authoring articles and establishing exchange programs.