Anderson alum and Chairman of the Board of Charter Companies, an Anderson National Advisory Board member, and a respected community leader Robert Wertheim presented the "Robert Wertheim Junior Faculty Research Award" to Professor Harry Van Buren at a recent faculty meeting. Wertheim called Van Buren's research "outstanding" in presenting the award.
Photo (l. to r.): Robert Wertheim, Shelly Arthur and Harry Van Buren.
Van Buren conducts research in several areas including the involvement of religious institutions in shareholder activism, issues related to race/ethnicity and gender in organizations, the ethical implications of low-wage work and the ethics of human resource management.
The nominees for this one-time award were selected by department chairs. The Dean's Office reviewed all of the nominations before making the final selection. Van Buren says he will use his award winnings for research-related purposes and plans to spend part of the summer at the University of Essex in the U.K. taking a class on case-study research.
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Posted by scarr at April 27, 2009 10:37 AM