AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
Recognition from Gamma Pi Epsilon (University of Alabama) for outstanding scholastic achievement (1985).
International Travel Award, Wayne State University, 1986, $1000.
International Travel Award, Wayne State University, 1987 $1000.
Competitive Summer Research Grant, Wayne State University, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990 and 1991.
Nominated for Wayne State University Distinguished Faculty Award in Teaching, Wayne State University, 1989 and 1991.
Competitive American Natural Resources Co., ANR Pipeline Fellowship, 1989. $10,000 Grant.
Who's Who in American Education, 1993
Competitive Summer Research Grant, The University of Tennessee at Martin, 1992, 1994 & 1995.
Competitive Faculty Development Grant, The University of Tennessee at Martin, 1994.
International Travel Award, The University of Tennessee at Martin, 1996, $1950.
International Travel Award, The University of Tennessee at Martin, 1997, $2,000.
Excellence in Research Award, School of Business Administration, The University of Tennessee at Martin, 1997.
Competitive Faculty Development Grant, The University of Tennessee at Martin, 1998.
International Travel Award, The University of Tennessee at Martin, 1998, $2,750.
Leading Market Technologies, Inc. academic grant, 1998. $29,000. Grant
Featured Scholar of the 1998-99 academic year, The University of Tennessee at Martin, 1998.
1999 Outstanding Faculty Member, Students Government Association, The University of Tennessee at Martin, 1999.
Research Fellow, Economic Research Forum (ERF) for the Arab countries, Iran & Turkey. Cairo, Egypt, 2000.
Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award, School of Business Administration, University of
Tennessee at Martin, 2002
Kentucky Colonel, Commissioned by Governor Paul E. Patton, Commonwealth of Kentucky, Frankfort, October 17, 2002
UTM Epitome Award for Supporting All Student Activities, Essence Diversity Awards, January 11, 2003
Designated as Highly Distinguished International Scholar in Finance by the Association of Arab Academic Leaders for the Advancement of Business and Economic Knowledge, 2003
Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award, School of Business Administration, University of
Tennessee at Martin, 2005
International Travel Award. University of Tennessee at Martin, 2005, $1,000.
Research Award. University of Tennessee at Martin, 2005, $1,000.
International Travel Award. University of Tennessee at Martin, 2006, $1,000.
Faculty Development Technology Program Grant. University of Tennessee at Martin, 2007, $900.