The Department of Management at the University of North Texas is proud to honor internationally acclaimed scholars with the Raymond E. Miles Distinguished Scholar Award. The award was originally given in 1993 to bring leading Management scholars to meet the UNT community and to present their latest research to faculty and students alike. Since its inception the department has had the fortune to give the award to some of the brightest minds and most successful management scholars in the world, a list of recipients is given below.
Dr. Raymond E. Miles, who holds an AB in Journalism and an MBA in Industrial Relations from UNT, is Professor Emeritus and former Dean of the Haas School of Business, University of California Berkley. He has published six books and over fifty articles in a variety of areas including: leadership and managerial philosophies, organizational development and design, and alternative arrangements of strategy, structure and process. He has been named a Fellow in the Academy of Management and sits on the Board of Directors of several organizations including Union Bank of California and Granite Construction.
“This event supports our goal to produce 'cutting edge' research by providing for the exchange of ideas between faculty, students, and management scholars who are leaders in their respective fields.”
Nancy Boyd-Lillie, Interim Department Chair
Raymond E. Miles Distinguished Scholar Award Recipients:
- 1993 – Dr. Raymond E. Miles
- 1995 – Dr. John B. Cullen
- 1995 – Dr. Nina Gupta
- 1995 – Dr. G. Douglas Jenkins, Jr.
- 1995 – Dr. Richard A. Cosier
- 1997 – Dr. Charles C. Snow
- 1998 – Dr. Barbara B. Flynn
- 1999 – Dr. Dennis W. Organ
- 2001 – Dr. William Glick
- 2002 – Dr. David L. Olson
- 2005 – Dr. W.C. Benton
- 2005 – Dr. Michael Hitt
Dr. Michael A. Hitt
Fall 2005 Award Winner – Dr. Michael A. Hitt
The Department of Management at the University of North Texas was happy to bring in Dr. Michael A. Hitt as its recipient of the 2005 Raymond E. Miles Distinguished Scholar Award (October 19, 2005). Dr. Hitt, a distinguished professor and the Joe B. Foster Chair in Business Leadership at Texas A&M University, presented his research entitled “Managing Resources To Create Value: The Integrated Effects of Human Capital, Relational Capital and Strategy on Firm Performance.” The research was well received by an audience of UNT faculty and students as well as faculty from the University of Texas – Dallas, University of Texas – Arlington, Texas Christian University and Southern Methodist University. We are very grateful that the event was cosponsored by John Wiley and Sons, Inc., the publisher of Dr. Hitt’s newest textbook entitled “Organizational Behavior: A Strategic Approach”, co-authored with Dr. Chet Miller and Dr. Adrienne Colella.
Dr. W.C. Benton, Jr.
Spring 2005 Award Winner – Dr. W.C. Benton
The Department of Management at the University of North Texas was glad to recognize Dr. W. C. Benton as its recipient of the 2005 Raymond E. Miles Distinguished Scholar Award (Spring, 2005). Dr. Benton, a distinguished professor and the Dean’s Distinguished Research Professor of Operations and Systems Management at The Ohio State University presented his research entitled “The Influences of Power Driven Buyer/Supplier Relationships on Supply Chain Satisfaction”. The research, which described beneficial and detrimental uses of power in supply chains, was well received by an audience of UNT faculty and students.
