Professional Staff Awards
Academic recognition
Run by the School’s Professional Staff Council, these awards recognise team members who have gone above and beyond to support their colleagues and our students.
Jonathan Haskel, Professor of Economics Jonathan’s team was awarded jointly (with Diane Coyle, Professor of Economics at Manchester University) the inaugural Indigo Prize for economics for their proposal to extend GDP to measure intangible and free goods, and also to measure the welfare of societies. For more on Jonathan’s work, see page 18.
Outstanding Leadership Erin Hallett, Head of Alumni Relations Unsung Heroes Jointly awarded to: Moira Rankin, PA to Head of Department/Department Administrator (Finance); and Masis Bugoz, Guillem Santapau and Meryem Mehmet (Digital Technology Team) Exceptional Team Member Lisa McNeil-Duncan, Student Recruitment Coordinator Rising Star Sarah Belfield, Marketing Coordinator Exceptional Contribution Impacting Student Experience Jointly awarded to: Laura Collingridge, Senior Programme Manager; and Lakmini Staskus, Programme Manager Best Collaboration Chris Corbishley, Business Coach in Residence, Enterprise Dean’s Award for Good Citizenship Anique Varleigh, Head of Exams & Assessment
Carol Propper, Professor of Economics Awarded the AEJ Best Paper Award for Economic Policy for “Death by Market Power: Reform, Competition, and Patient Outcomes in the National Health Service”, co-authored with Martin Gaynor and Rodrigo Moreno-Serra.
Dean’s List for Academic Excellence The Dean’s List recognises students whose overall performance in their programme is above 70 per cent and within the top 10 per cent of the cohort from each programme. The Dean’s List for 2016–17 can be viewed online at: imprl.biz/ IBDeansList
Imperial College Medal The Imperial College Medal is awarded to people and organisations who have rendered exceptional or outstanding service to Imperial College London, or have otherwise acted over a period of time to enhance its reputation, mission and/or objectives.
Also awarded the International Health Economics Association’s 25th Arrow Award for the paper “Free to Choose? Reform, Choice and Consideration Sets in the English National Health Service (NHS)”, co-authored with Martin Gaynor and Stephan Seiler. Tommaso Valletti, Professor of Economics Awarded the International Journal of Industrial Organisation Best Paper Award 2017 for “Net Neutrality and Innovation at the Core and at the Edge”.
Other appointments: Franklin Allen Professor of Finance and Economics Selected as a Fellow of the British Academy, the UK’s national academy for the humanities and social sciences. He was recognised for his research on issues relating to financial crises, corporate finance and financial innovation. Mike Wright Professor of Entrepreneurship Elected a Fellow of the Strategic Management Society. Fellowships are intended to recognise and honour members of the Strategic Management Society who have made significant contributions to the theory and practice of strategic management.
Gail Hallisey Awarded Imperial College Medal Gail, Facilities Co-Ordinator at Imperial College Business School, received an Imperial College Medal at the Postgraduate Graduation Ceremonies on 3 May. The medal was presented by Professor Alice Gast, President of Imperial College London, following a glowing introduction from Professor Nelson Philips, then-Acting Dean of the Business School. Gail joined Imperial in 1988 and said receiving the award was “very special” – especially as the date of the ceremony was her 29th anniversary at the School.
Also appointed editor of the Academy of Management Perspectives, which publishes articles and symposia that address important issues concerning management and business. He was previously editor of the Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, in which position he led a successful initiative to get the publication into the list of 50 journals the Financial Times uses in compiling the FT Research rank.
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