The 2025 Career Achievement Awards were announced during the 85th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management in Copenhagen, Denmark 25-29 July 2025.
2025 Career Achievement Awards Committee:
Georges Romme (Chair), Eindhoven University of Technology
Ruth Aguilera, Northeastern University
Martin Kilduff, University College London
Sherry M.B. Thatcher, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Abhijeet K. Vadera, Singapore Management University
Distinguished Educator Award
The Distinguished Educator Award is presented annually to an outstanding individual who has excelled in developing doctoral students, effective teaching in the classroom, fostering pedagogical innovations, and/or disseminating new teaching methods and designs.
The 2025 Academy of Management Distinguished Educator Award was presented to Derek Lidow, Princeton University.
The Distinguished Educator Award is presented annually to an outstanding individual who has excelled in developing doctoral students, effective teaching in the classroom, fostering pedagogical innovations, and/or disseminating new teaching methods and designs.
The 2025 Academy of Management Distinguished Educator Award was presented to Derek Lidow, Princeton University.
Use this alternate link to Watch the 2025 Distinguished Educator Award Program
Distinguished Service Award
The Distinguished Service Award is an all-Academy award presented annually to a candidate who has demonstrated excellence in developing or enhancing a field of study, founding or creatively editing a journal, or helping to build institutions through creative or unusually effective service.
The 2025 Academy of Management Distinguished Service Award was presented to Herman Aguinis, George Washington University.
Use this alternate link to Watch the 2025 Distinguished Service Award Program
Distinguished Award for Scholarly Contributions to Management
The Award for Scholarly Contributions to Management is granted on an annual basis for significant contributions that have advanced the field of management and organizational knowledge and practice. Significant scholarly contributions may take the form of conceptual, theoretical, or empirical developments having significant impact upon management knowledge and practice.
The 2025 Academy of Management Distinguished Award for Scholarly Contributions to Management was presented to Robert Folger, University of Central Florida.
Use this alternate link to Watch the 2025 Distinguished Award for Scholarly Contributions to Management Program