Research Grants & Awards
McCoy College supports socially impactful, business relevant research through endowed professorships, grant funding, annual awards, and summer stipends.
Endowed Chairs
The McCoy College Foundation funds several endowed chairs and professorships, then the McCoy College conducts national searches to identify and recruit highly acclaimed faculty as endowed chairs. These renowned scholars collaborate with faculty throughout the college, push the frontiers of discovery and education, mentor students and colleagues, and engage with external stakeholders to promote the McCoy College mission.
- Jerry D. and Linda Gregg Fields Chair in Ethics and Corporate Responsibility
- Dr. Robert Giacalone, Management (2022-current)
- Dr. Micki Kacmar, Management (2014-2020)
- Jerry D. and Linda Gregg Fields Chair in Business Analytics
- Dr. Tahir Ekin, Information Systems and Analytics (2023-current)
- Jerry D. and Linda Gregg Fields Chair in Urban and Regional Economics
- Dr. James LeSage, Economics (2006-2021)
- Emmett and Miriam McCoy Excellence Chair
- Dr. Cecily Raiborn, Accounting (2006-2019)
Endowed Professorships
Endowed professorships are awarded through a competitive process, and selected faculty are appointed for a three-year term. Professorship funds can be used to facilitate scholarly activities, engage students, and support salary.
- Sam Barshop Excellence Professorship in Entrepreneurship
- Dr. Taewon Suh, Marketing (2021-2023)
- Dr. Jana Minifie, Management (2015-2018)
- Dr. James Bell, Management (2012-2015)
- Scott Emerson Professorship in Business Administration
- Dr. Indu Ramachandran, Management (2022-2024)
- Dr. Nathan Cannon, Accounting (2019-2021)
- Scott Emerson Family Professorship in Business
- Dr. Maggie Wan, Management (2024-2026)
- Dean Paul R. Gowens Excellence Professorship in Business Administration
- Dr. William McDowell, Management (2022-2024)
- Dr. Josh Daspit, Management (2022-2024)
- Dr. Francis Mendez, Quantitative Methods (2019-2021)
- Ms. Vicki West, Marketing (2015-2018)
- Steven R. Gregg, Sr. Excellence Professorship
- Dr. Tahir Ekin, Quantitative Methods (2022-2024)
- Dr. Vishag Badrinarayanan, Marketing (2019-2021)
- Dr. Jeremy Sierra, Marketing (2015-2018)
- Dr. Patricia Pattison, Business Law (2013-2015)
- Brandon Dee Roberts Excellence Professorship
- Dr. Linda Alkire, Marketing (2022-2024)
- Dr. Yao-Yu Chih, Economics (2019-2021)
- Dr. Tahir Ekin, Quantitative Methods (2015-2018)
- Dr. Li Feng, Economics (2013-2015)
- Tom and Jo Roddy Professor in Finance
- Dr. Janet Payne, Finance (2022-2024)
- Dr. Ivilina Popova, Finance (2019-2021)
- Dr. Ha-Chin Yi, Finance (2015-2018)
- Darren Casey Endowed Professorship in Business
- Dr. Sanjay Ramchander, Finance (2020-current)
- Garland Hunnicutt, Ph.D. Professorship in Management
- Dr. Stephanie Solansky, Management (2022-2024)
Robert J. Olney Early Career Research Award
Dr. Robert Olney served as the associate dean of graduate programs at McCoy College. He was associate dean for 24 years, retiring in 2009. Dr. Olney supported more than 2,500 students who received graduate degrees during his tenure, and he was also very engaged in encouraging and assisting new faculty be successful in teaching and research.
The Olney Research Award, first awarded in fall 2015, recognizes the scholarly success of a faculty member early in his or her career. The awardee must be in a tenure-track position at McCoy College, have been on tenure track for no less than 2 years and no more than 4 years, have significant research productivity, and have a promising research agenda.
- 2024: Dr. Jake Waddingham, Management
- 2023: Dr. Emily Zhu, Information Systems and Analytics
- 2022: Dr. Ren Zhang, Economics
- 2021: Dr. Mikhail Sterin, Accounting
- 2020: Dr. Aditya Gupta, Marketing
- 2019: Dr. Marc McAllister, Business Law
- 2018: Dr. Linda Alkire, Marketing
- 2017: Dr. Andrew Ojede, Economics
- 2016: Dr. Steven Rayburn, Marketing
- 2015: Dr. Lucian Visinescu, Computer Information Systems
Woods Research Award
The Gary V. Woods Award winner is chosen from among all tenured and tenure-track faculty and is based on scholarly performance over the course of three years.
- 2024: Dr. Masoud Moradi, Marketing
- 2023: Dr. Maggie Wan, Management
- 2022: Dr. Vishag Badrinarayanan, Marketing
- 2021: Dr. Indu Ramachandran, Management
- 2020: Dr. Nate Cannon, Accounting
- 2019: Dr. Taewon Suh, Marketing
- 2018: Dr. Andrew Ojede, Economics
- 2017: Dr. Tahir Ekin, CIS & Quantitative Methods
- 2016: Dr. Brian Miller, Management
- 2015: Dr. Linda Campbell, Accounting
- 2014: Dr. Vishag Badrinarayanan, Marketing
- 2013: Dr. Li Feng, Economics
- 2012: Dr. Enrique Becerra, Marketing
- 2011: Dr. Jeremy Sierra, Marketing
- 2010: Dr. Brian Miller, Management
- 2009: Dr. Sam Lee, CIS & Quantitative Methods
- 2008: Dr. Ha-Chin Yi, Finance
- 2007: Dr. Taewon Suh, Marketing
- 2006: Dr. Steve Thompson, Accounting
- 2005: Dr. Debbie Thorne, Marketing
McCoy College Research Grant Recipients
- 2024: Dr. Steven Rayburn, Marketing
- 2024: Dr. Iqbal Ahmed, Finance and Economics
- 2023: Dr. Joni Charles and Dr. Muxin Zhai, Economics
- 2023: Dr. Steven Rayburn, Marketing
- 2022: Dr. Maggie Wan, Management
- 2022: Dr. Ren Zhang, Economics
- 2021: Dr. Linda Alkire, Marketing
- 2021: Dr. Aditya Gupta, Marketing
- 2021: Dr. Mohammed Iqbal Ahmed and Dr. Quazi Fidia Farah, Economics
- 2021: Dr. Anna Turri, Marketing
- 2019: Dr. Jeffery Todd, Business Law
- 2019: Dr. Indu Ramachandran, Management
- 2019: Dr. Maggie Wan, Management
- 2018: Dr. Jeffery Todd, Business Law
- 2018: Dr. Linda Alkire, Marketing
- 2017: Dr. Floyd Quinn, Management
- 2017: Dr. Indu Ramachandran, Management
- 2017: Dr. Andrew Ojede, Economics
McCoy Dean's Summer Research Stipend Recipients
- 2024: Dr. Fereshteh Zihagh, Marketing
- 2024: Dr. Emily Zhu, Information Systems and Analytics
- 2024: Dr. Ren Zhang, Finance and Economics
- 2024: Dr. Emily Wang, Accounting
- 2024: Dr. Mikhail Sterin, Accounting
- 2024: Dr. Yao-Yu Chih, Finance and Economics
- 2024: Dr. Billy Brewster, Accounting
- 2023: Dr. Iqbal Ahmed, Economics
- 2023: Dr. Nate Cannon, Accounting
- 2023: Dr. Binod Guragai, Accounting
- 2023: Dr. Chris Guzelian, Economics
- 2023: Dr. Dincer Konur, CIS/QM
- 2023: Dr. Yifan Liu, Finance
- 2023: Dr. Maggie Wan, Management
- 2022: Dr. Yao-Yu Chih and Dr. Ren Zhang, Economics
- 2022: Dr. Masoud Moradi, Marketing
- 2022: Dr. Jeff Todd, Business Law
- 2022: Dr. Emily Wang, Accounting
- 2022: Dr. Emily Zhu, CIS/QM
- 2021: Dr. Corey Fox, Management
- 2021: Dr. Masoud Moradi, Marketing
- 2021: Dr. Wilhemina Pizzini, Accounting
- 2021: Dr. Mikhail Sterin, Accounting
- 2021: Dr. Holly Syrdal, Marketing
- 2020: Dr. Emmanuel Alanis, Finance
- 2020: Dr. Billy Brewster, Accounting
- 2020: Dr. Maggie Wan, Management
For more information on a specific faculty member’s research, department, or expertise,
please refer to their Texas State Faculty Profile or Google Scholar.