Fellow & Distinguished Scholar Award is given to an individual who

• Is a truly outstanding scholar and has conducted research that has made a significant impact on the field
• Has contributed to the field through service to the profession
• Has held leadership positions in academic organizations
• Ha s been an exceptional teacher and mentor for students; and
• Has earned the respect of professional peers

Recipients of the Award

2023

Dr. Patryk Dziurski, SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Poland
Dizza Beimel, Ruppin Academic Center, Israel
Dr. Benny Bornfeld, Ruppin Academic Center, Israel

2022

Prof. Igor Bernik, Faculty of Criminal Justice and Security, Slovenia
Dr. Julita Haber, Fordham University, USA
Dr. Eliel Melon, University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico

2021

Prof. Gunnar Auth, HSF University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Prof. Ofir Ben-Assuli, Ono Academic College, Israel
Dr. Andreas Niekler, Leipzig University, Germany
Dr. Ingo Siegert, Otto-von-Guericke University, Germany
Amir Winer, The Open University of Israel, Israel

2020

Dr. Melissa Carlton, Houston Baptist University, USA
Dr. Angel Hueca, CERT, Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Prof. Gila Kurtz, Holon Institute of Technology, Israel
Prof. Federico Niccolini, University of Pisa, Italy
Prof. Vincent Ribière, IKI-SEA - Bangkok University, Thailand

2019

Dr. Brian Buckles, National Defense University, USA
Dr. Tobias Dewes, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Dr. Tamar Shamir-Inbal, The Open University of Israel, Israel
Dr. Monika Eisenbardt, University of Economics in Katowice, Poland
Dr. Tal Pavel, The Academic College of Tel Aviv Yaffo Israel
Dr. Scott Spangler, Middle Georgia State University, USA

2018

Dr. Bruce Watson, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Dr. Oliver Jokisch, Leipzig University of Telecommunications, Germany
Dr. Aino Kianto, Lapppeenranta University of Technology, Finland
Dr. Dara Schniederjans,University of Rhode Island, USA
Dr. Stephen Bronsburg, Nova Southeastern University, USA
Dr. Ina Blau, The Open University of Israel, Israel
Dr. Roisin Mullins, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, UK
Dr. Celina Solek-Borowska, Warsaw School of Economics, Poland

2017

Dr. Marko Bohanec, University of Nova Gorica, Slovenia
Dr. Carla Curado, ISEG - University of Lisbon, Portugal
Dr. Jose Luis Guerrero Cusumano, Georgetown University, USA
Dr. Michael Lohle, University of Bridgeport, USA
Dr. Christiaan Maasdorp, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Dr. Daphne Raban, University of Haifa, Israel

2016

Dr. Nathan White, Central Washington University, Washington, USA
Dr. Shonda Brown, Middle Georgia State University, Georgia, USA
Dr. Vered Silber-Varod, The Open University of Israel, Israel
Dr. Michal Pietrzak, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland
Dr. Tanja Grublješic, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

2015

Dr. Ruti Gafni, Tel Aviv Academic College, Israel
Dr. Boštjan Delak, ITAD, Technology Park, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Dr. Alex Koohang, Middle Georgia State University, Georgia, USA
Dr. Witold Chmielarz, Warsaw University, Poland

2014

Dr. Joanna Paliszkiewicz, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
Dr. Steven Terrell, Nova Southeastern University, USA
Dr. Gary DeLorenzo, California University of Pennsylvania, USA
Dr. Nitza Geri, The Open University of Israel, Israel
Dr. Michelle Ramim, Middle Georgia State College, USA

2013

Dr. Keith Harman, Oklahoma Baptist University, USA
Dr. Božo Nikolic, The Higher Education Technical School of Professional Studies, Serbia
Dr. Fred Kohun, Robert Morris University, USA
Dr. Yair Levy, Nova Southeast University, USA
Dr. Robert Joseph Skovira, Robert Morris University, USA
Dr. Yoram Eshet, Open University of Israel, Israel
Dr. Dimitar Christozov,American University in Bulgaria, Bulgaria
Dr. Ewa Ziemba, University of Economics in Katowice, Poland
Dr. John Girard, Minot State University, North Dakota, USA

Updated: July 12, 2023