For the Record provides information about recent professional activities and honors of University of Delaware faculty, staff, students and alumni.

Recent appointments, exhibitions, publications and honors include the following:

Appointments

Julia Bayuk, associate professor of marketing, has been appointed the Lerner College’s first associate dean for curriculum. Bayuk will begin her new post in August and will play an important role in enhancing and improving academic programs. She completed her Ph.D. at University of Florida and joined Lerner in 2009.

Kim Wilson has been promoted to senior assistant dean in charge of undergraduate advising and academic services in the Lerner College of Business and Economics. She replaces Marcia Rollison who retired in July. 

Exhibitions

Materials from the Mark Samuels Lasner Collection in the UD Library, Museums and Press serve as the basis for the upcoming exhibition Aubrey Beardsley, 150 Years Young at the Grolier Club in New York. Known as a “bad boy” from the late 19th century, Beardsley was a monumental figure in book and magazine illustration, graphic arts and poster design, and the history of gender and sexuality. The exhibition — on view Sept. 8 through Nov. 12 — highlights the rebellious and innovative quality of his art and writing. It was curated by Mark Samuels Lasner, senior research fellow, and Margaret Stetz, Mae and Robert Carter Professor of Women’s Studies and professor of humanities.

Publications

Laura Field, Donald J. Puglisi Professor of Finance in the Lerner College of Business and Economics, contributed a coauthored article “Why Do Companies Going Public Choose Controversial Governance Structures, and Why Do Investors Let Them?” to the June issue of the Columbia Law School’s blog on corporations and capital markets.

Sal Mistry, assistant professor of management in the Lerner College of Business and Economics, published his coauthored article “Why do executives focus almost exclusively on strategy formulation, but not implementation?” in the Journal of Management Studies management insights blog.

Honors

Michele Applegate, academic program manager in Undergraduate Academic Services (UAS) for the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), has been named recipient of the 2022 Distinguished Young Alumnus Award by Rowan University. This award recognizes an alumnus or alumna of the past 10 years who has distinguished themselves beyond others by providing outstanding service to Rowan University or has made an outstanding contribution to their profession or community. Applegate is passionate about student success and, in particular, the field of academic advising. She specializes in assisting students with academic concerns and connecting them with campus resources, advising on academic policies and exceptions to policy, overseeing new student orientation, conducting degree clearance, supervising academic advisers in UAS and serving as a liaison to faculty and departmental advisers in CAS.

The Accounting and MIS Department in the Lerner College of Business and Economics recognized faculty members with end-of-year awards: Jing He, assistant professor of accounting, and Nir Yehuda, associate professor of accounting and MIS, received the Accounting and MIS Department Excellence in Research Award; Diane Wright, instructor in accounting,  received the Accounting and MIS Department Excellence in Teaching Award; and recently retired faculty member Jeff Gillespie, associate professor of accounting, received the Accounting and MIS Department William Markell Excellence in Service Award. Additionally, Guido Geerts, professor of accounting and EY Faculty Scholar, received the AAA/J. Michael and Mary Anne Cook/Deloitte Foundation Cook Prize, the foremost recognition of an individual who consistently demonstrates the attributes of a superior teacher in the discipline of accounting. 

Bruce Weber, dean of the Lerner College of Business and Economics, and the Alumni Board hosted the 2022 Alumni Awards of Excellence Program on Friday, June 3, 2022. David Etue, Class of 1996, served as moderator. Lerner’s Alumni Award of Excellence was presented to three alumni: Brett Burkey, Class of 2009, master of arts in economics and entrepreneurship for educators;  John Michael (Mike) Devenney, Class of 1970, bachelor of science and arts in business administration; and Michael McMullen, Class of 1984, bachelor of science in business administration. Lerner’s Rising Star Award was presented to Georgina Class-Peters, Class of 2017, master of science in entrepreneurship and design. Women’s Leadership Initiative Catalyst Award was presented toSharon Burton-Young, Class of 1988, bachelor of science in nursing.  

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