The Odette School of Business presents awards annually to faculty, staff, graduate and undergraduate students for research excellence, community engagement, and outstanding scholarship.
Created in 2024, this award is conferred upon an Odette faculty member who has demonstrated sustained and outstanding commitment to EDIBR in research and developed a research program or practice that exemplifies an outstanding integration of the principles of EDIBR through research impact, research methodologies, and/or training opportunities.
Current and past award recipients:
| 2025 | Dr. Al-Karim Samnani and Dr. Eahab Elsaid (shared) |
| 2024 | Dr. Kemi Anazodo |
Created in 2024, this award is conferred upon Odette faculty, students, or staff in recognition of their commitment and excellence in engaging community, industry, and government stakeholders to facilitate the cross-transfer of knowledge, technology, and expertise.
Current and past award recipients:
| 2025 | Dr. Kemi Anazodo |
| 2024 | Clementa Stan |
Created in 2024, this award is conferred upon a graduate and an undergraduate Odette student in recognition of excellence in research and scholarship. This award is open to students who are currently a student or have been a student at the Odette School of Business in the academic year preceding the nomination.
Current and past award recipients:
| Graduate | Undergraduate | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Md Farhan Tanvir | 2025 | Not awarded |
| 2024 | Shabab Jan Chowdhury | 2024 | Carol Adu-Bobie |
This award is preented annually to a pre-tenured Odette School of Business faculty member in recognition of outstanding contributions to research, with emphasis placed on the (one) preceding calendar year as reported in the OSB Annual Research Report, the School's official annual record of research activity that is used as the basis of reporting for accreditation and related purposes.
Current and past award recipients:
| 2025 | Dr. Esraa Abdelhalim |
| 2024 | Dr. Nazha Gali |
| 2023 | Dr. Kyle Brykman |
| 2022 | Dr. Rachel Aleks |
| 2021 | Dr. Young Ho Song |
| 2020 | Dr. Karen Robson |
| 2019 | Not awarded |
| 2018 | Dr. Brent Furneaux |
| 2017 | Dr. Guangrui Guo |
| 2016 | Dr. Al-Karim Samnani |
| 2015 | Dr. Kent Walker |
| 2014 | Dr. Al-Karim Samnani |
| 2013 | Dr. Christopher Fredette |
| 2012 | Dr. Jerry Sun |
| 2011 | Dr. Xiaolei Guo |
| 2010 | Dr. Jerry Sun and Dr. Esai Selvarajah |
| 2009 | Dr. Gokul Bhandari |
| 2008 | Dr. Francine Schlosser and Dr. Kevin Li |
| 2007 | Dr. Zhenzhong Ma |
| 2006 | Dr. Francine Schlosser and Dr. Kevin Li |
| 2005 | Dr. Ata Assaf |
| 2004 | Dr. Johnathan Lee |
| 2003 | Dr. Jagdish Pathak |
This award is presented annually to an Odette School of Business tenured faculty member in recognition of outstanding contributions to research, with emphasis placed on the three preceding calendar years as reported in the OSB Annual Research Report, the School's official annual record of research activity that is used as the basis of reporting for accreditation and related purposes.
Current and past award recipients:
| 2025 | Dr. Kevin Li |
| 2024 | Dr. Zhenzhong Ma |
| 2023 | Dr. Yunbi An, Honourable mention Dr. Yash Aneja |
| 2022 | Dr. Kevin Li |
| 2021 | Dr. Zhenzhong Ma |
| 2020 | Dr. Yunbi An |
| 2019 | Not awarded |
| 2018 | Dr. Kevin Li |
| 2017 | Dr. Zhenzhong Ma |
| 2016 | Dr. Xiaolei Guo |
| 2015 | Dr. Kevin Li |
| 2014 | Dr. Zhenzhong Ma |
| 2013 | Dr. Jerry Sun, Honourable mention Dr. Francine Schlosser |
| 2012 | Dr. Yash Aneja, Honourable mention Dr. Fazle Baki |
| 2011 | Dr. Yunbi An and Dr. Zhenzhong Ma |
| 2010 | Dr. Kevin Li |
| 2009 | Dr. Francine Schlosser and Dr. Marjorie Armstrong-Stassen |
| 2008 | Dr. Ben Chaouch |
| 2007 | Dr. Jagdish Pathak |
| 2006 | Not awarded |
| 2005 | Dr. Tony Faria |
| 2004 | Dr. Howard Lin |
| 2003 | Dr. Marjorie Armstrong-Stassen |