Faculty Senate Professor AwardThe Faculty Senate Professor Award recognizes the outstanding professional achievement of a faculty member who has contributed significantly to the life of the university through teaching, scholarship, and service, and who has been a faculty member of Santa Clara University for a minimum of fifteen years. Nominations are valid for three years. 2009 Award WinnerMeir StatmanFinance
2008 Award WinnerAlbert V. BrunoMarketing
2007 Award WinnerBarbara MolonyHistory
2006 Award WinnerAndre DelbecqManagement
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This year's recipient of the Faculty Senate Professor award is Al Bruno. He is the William T. Cleary Professor at the Leavy School of Business. Al was the founding director of the Center for Innovation & Entrepeneurship, and has acted as a dean, associate dean and department chair. Professor Bruno founded and is academic dean of the Global Social Benefit Incubator.
This year's recipient of the Faculty Senate Professor award is Al Bruno. He is the William T. Cleary Professor at the Leavy School of Business. Al was the founding director of the Center for Innovation & Entrepeneurship, and has acted as a dean, associate dean and department chair. Professor Bruno founded and is academic dean of the Global Social Benefit Incubator.
The 2006 recipient of the Faculty Senate Professor Award is Andre Delbecq, Professor of Management. His research has focused on three topics: 1) executive decision making processes, 2) organization structure and design, and 3) managing innovation in rapid change environments. He has also conducted research on the role of CEOs in technology firms and the business culture of Silicon Valley. He has co-authored three books, one of them on organization decision making published by McGraw-Hill, and authored more than 190 articles appearing in scholarly journals and books. On campus, he has founded the Ignatian Faculty Forum, a forum now in its sixth year that is a major forum for faculty members from all schools and departments. A colleague in the College and Arts and Sciences wrote: “His guiding wisdom in the Ignatian Faculty Forum has enhanced the lives of many Santa Clara teacher-scholars.” He is recognized nationally for executive programs delivered to high technology industries as well as health, human services and government organizations. In 1985 he was awarded Honorary Membership at the American Academy of Medical Directors In 1998 he received the Western Academy of Management’s Presidential Award for distinguished scholarship and service In 2001, he was one of the 186 North American Scholars named to Who’s Who in Management Science. In 2006, the Organization Behavior Teaching Society awarded him its Highest Honor: Distinguished Educator Award.
