Erin Anderson Award
for an Emerging Female Marketing Scholar and Mentor

Deadline for Nominations: November 15, 2008

(Click here to make a nomination - in order to submit the form you will need to have the nominee's contact information, as well as the nominee's vita and three letters of recommendation.)

Introduction
We, and many others in the marketing community, were deeply saddened by the unexpected death of Erin Anderson. After winning a battle against cancer during the past year, her untimely passing away robbed her of the opportunity to enjoy her victory.

Erin was a widely respected mentor and scholar whose research made significant contributions to the marketing discipline. During her career, she published over forty scholarly articles in the top academic journals. Her paper on the role of pledges in channel relationships was the first recipient of the Louis Stern Award selected and presented by the AMA IOSIG. Based on her citations, she was in the top 1½ % of researchers in the social sciences.

But Erin was more than a top-notch academic scholar. She was a caring mentor to many Ph.D. students and faculty members. She was a much-loved Ph.D. supervisor and she shared her experiences and insights with many faculty members as they launched their academic careers. Our discipline suffers when such a kind and caring person is no longer in our midst.

One of Erin’s primary interests was encouraging and enabling women in academe; she mentored many junior faculty as they launched their academic careers. To honor Erin and support her interests, the Erin Anderson Award for a female marketing scholar– a woman who we anticipate becoming a leading marketing academic in the mold of Erin Anderson, who went beyond her significant research contributions to help other develop their careers, was established.

The award will be given annually at the AMA Winter Educators’ Conference (February 20-23, 2009; Marriott Tampa Waterside, Tampa, FL) to a female marketing professor who has made significant research contributions in terms of publications in leading journals, and working papers under review. The recipient will also be making teaching and service contributions to her department.

Eligibility & Criteria for Selection
Women marketing professors who received their marketing (or related field) doctoral degree in or after the 1998 calendar year may be nominated or self-nominate. The criteria for the award focus on what made Erin Anderson unique in the academic world. 1) Research: The recipient should be a woman who is an emerging research star in her area of expertise, as evidenced by her publication record and the impact of those publications on marketing thought and 2) Mentoring: The recipient should be someone who has exceeded the normal expectations for someone of her rank in mentoring doctoral students and junior faculty members.

Process for Submitting Materials
All nominations must be made online by clicking the nomination form at the top of this page. To be considered, the nominees contact information, current vita and three letters of recommendation must be submitted through the online form. These letters should address the nominee's research and mentoring accomplishments and characteristics. This year, the deadline for nominations will be November 15, 2008.

Award Committee
Anne Coughlan, Northwestern University, Co-Chair
Alice Tybout, Northwestern University, Co-Chair
Christine Moorman, Duke University
Bart Weitz, University of Florida
Russ Winer, New York University