AWARD CRITERIA
The award is conferred in recognition of significant and enduring service that made an outstanding and distinguished contribution to the Strategic Management Society and its members.
The recipient is a person who has rendered lengthy, significant, and effective service to the SMS and its members. Recipients can be selected based on both volunteer and compensated work contributed to the field and/or the Society.
Current members of the Board and current leaders of program activities (journals, conferences, research funding) are not eligible. Officers of the SMS are not normally eligible until 5 years after completion of their service.
Nomination Process:
SMS Members are invited each year to nominate deserving members for the Awards and Honors Committee to review. Nomintions include:
- Name of the nominated individual
- Explanation for why the individual is deserving of the SMS Service Award
The recipient of this award is selected by a subcommittee appointed by the SMS Awards & Honors Committee.
SMS Service Award 2024 Recipient:
Pamela Barr
Professor Pamela Barr, a Professor Emerita at the J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University, is the recipient of the 2024 SMS Service Award. This award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated exceptional, long-term service to the SMS community. Professor Barr’s career is a perfect embodiment of this distinction. Professor Barr has made outstanding contributions through her extensive service in various capacities, including as a two-term board member of the SMS, associate editor of the Strategic Management Journal, and program chair for the SMS annual conference. Additionally, she has led the Knowledge and Innovation IG and has been actively involved in numerous other aspects of the SMS’s scholarly and professional activities. For over two decades, Professor Barr has been a respected and highly effective servant leader in the SMS community. Please join us in celebrating her remarkable achievements and her profound impact on the field.
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Award Past Recipients
Steven Floyd, 2018
Irene Duhaime, 2017
Richard Bettis, 2016
Michael Hitt, 2015
Lois Gast, 2014