AGBA Honors
AGBA Fellows
Prof. Dr. Gary L. Frankwick
Marcus Hunt Chair of
International Business
University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso, Texas,
USA
Prof. Dr. Najiba Benabess
Dean
Tabor School of Business
Millikin University
Decatur, Illinois
USA
Prof. Dr. Sushil
Professor of Strategic Management
Department of Management Studies
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
New Delhi
India
Prof. Dr. Hassan Yazdifar
Chair Professor and
Head of Accounting
University of Salford,
Crescent, Salford, Manchester
UK
Prof. Dr. Bharath Josiam
Professor of Global Hospitality Management
University of North Texas
Denton, Texas,
USA
Dr. Viput Ongsakul
Dean
NIDA Business School
National Institute of Development Administration
Thailand
Prof. Dr. Simeon K. Mining
Director of Research
MOI University
Eldoret
Kenya
Prof. Dr. Dana-Nicoleta Lascu
Professor of Marketing
University of Richmond
Richmond, Virginia
USA
Prof. Dr. Len Tiu Wright
Professor of Marketing
University of Huddersfield
Huddersfield, England
UK
Prof. Dr. Abdul A. Rasheed
Chair
Department of Management
University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, Texas,
USA
Prof. Dr. Paul Sergius Koku
Professor of Marketing
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Florida
USA
Prof. Dr. Munim Kumar Barai
Professor of Finance
International College of Management
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
Beppu, Oita
Japan
Prof. Dr. Broto Bhardwaj
Professor of Entrepreneurship
Bharati Vidyapeeth University
New Delhi
India
Prof. Dr. Haim Hilman Abdullah
Dean
School of Business Management
University Utara Malaysia
Malaysia
Prof. Dr. Zainal Abidin Mohamed
Professor and Associate Dean
Graduate School of Muamalat
Islamic Science University of Malaysia
Malaysia
Prof. Dr. Satria Bangsawan
Professor and Dean
Faculty of Economics and Business
University of Lampung
Lampung
Indonesia
Prof. Dr. Osman Mohamad
Professor of Marketing
Graduate School of Management
Multimedia University
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Prof. Dr. Madhusudhan Prasad Varanasi
Professor of Management
Department of Management
College of Business Administration
Al - Yamamah University
Riyadh
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Prof. Dr. Rafik-ul-Islam
Professor of Management
Faculty of Economics and Management
International Islamic University Malaysia
Prof. Dr. Tagi Sagafi-nejad
Radcliffe Killam Distinguished
Professor of International Business,
Director,
Center for the Study of Western Hemispheric Trade
Director, International Trade Institute
Editor, International Trade Journal-
A. R. Sanchez, Jr., School of Business,
Texas A&M International University
Laredo, Texas
USA
Prof. Dr. Cihan Cobanoglu
McKibbon Distinguished Chair Professor and Dean:
College of Hospitality and Technology University of South Florida at Sarasota-Manatee
Sarasota-Manatee, Florida
USA
Prof. Dr. Mary B. Teagarden
Professor of Global Strategy
Editor-in-Chief
Thunderbird International Business Review
Thunderbird School of Global Management Arizona State University
Glendale, Arizona,
USA
Prof. Dr. Rajan Varadarajan
Distinguished Professor of Marketing
Ford Chair in Marketing & E-Commerce
Head, Department of Marketing
Mays Business School
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas,
USA
Prof. Dr. Benwari L. Kedia
Robert Wang Chair of Excellence in International Business
Director:
Wang Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER)
Director of the International MBA Program
The University of Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee,
USA
Prof. Dr. C. P. Rao
Emeritus Professor of Marketing
Department of Marketing and Management
College of Business Administration
University of Arkansas
USA
Prof. Dr. James P. Johnson
Chair: Department of International Business
Director: Global Consulting Projects
Crummer Graduate School of Business
Rollins College
Winter Park, FL 32789 1000
USA
Prof. Dato' Dr. Daing Nasir Ibrahim
Vice Chancellor
University of Malaysia Pahang
Kuantan City, State of Pahang
Malaysia
Prof. Dr. Norman Wright
Dean
Woodbury School of Business
Utah Valley University
Orem, Utah
USA
Prof. Dr. Lars G. Hassel
Rector
Umeå School of Business and Economics
Umeå University
Umea
Sweden
Prof. Dr. Klaus-Peter Wiedmann
Chair Professor of Marketing
Leibniz University
Hannover
Germany
Prof. Dr. J. Mark Munoz
Professor and Interim Dean
Tabor School of Business
Millikin University
Decatur, Illinois,
USA
Prof. Dr. Ahmad Hosseini
Professor and Dean
School of Business and Entrepreneurship
American University of Nigeria
Yola city, State of Adamawa,
Nigeria
AGBA SCHOLARS
Dr. Sorasak Tang Thong
Lecturer and Assistant Dean for International Affairs
Faculty of Administration and Management,
King Mongkut's Institute of Technology at Ladkrabang
Bangkok
Thailand
Dr. Bhavan Narayana Kandala
Professor and Director
School of Management Studies
Malla Reddy Engineering College for Women
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Kukatpally, Hyderabad, Telangana
India
Dr. Allam K. Abu Farha
Assistant Professor of Marketing
Department of Marketing
College of Business
Qatar University
Qatar
Dr. Sundar Venkatesh
Associate Professor of Strategic Management
School of Management
Asian Institute of Technology
Bangkok
Thailand
Dr. Anil Jayantha Fernando
Senior Lecturer
Department of Accounting
University of Sri Jayewardenepura
Gangodawila, Nugegoda
Sri Lanka
Dr. Sahil Raj
Assistant Professor of MIS
Department of MIS
Faculty of Management
Punjabi University
Patiala
India
Dr. Mahrina Sari
Associate Professor and Associate Dean
Faculty of Economies and Business
University of Lampung
Lampung
Indonesia
Dr. Maher N. Itani
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Operations Management
Department of Management
School of Business
Lebanese American University
Lebanon
Dr. Christopher Marquette
Associate Professor and Chair
Department of Finance
American University of Ras Al Khaimah
Ras Al Khaimah
United Arab Emirates
Dr. Arthur Seakhoa-King
Assistant Professor of Marketing
Department of Marketing
School of Business
Australian College of Kuwait
Kuwait
Dr. Dwarika Prasad Uniyal
Assistant Dean for Executive Education
Dehradun Campus
Indian Institute of Management at Kashipur
Dehradun
Uttarakhand
India
Dr. Ananth Chiravuri
Assistant Professor of MIS
Department of MIS
College of Business
United Arab Emirates University
UAE
Dr. Richard Afriyie Owusu
Associate Professor
Department of Marketing
Centre for International Business in Emerging Markets (CIBEM)
School of Business and Economics,
Linnaeus University
Kalmar
Sweden
Dr. Nuarrual Hilal Md. Dahlan
University of Utara Malaysia
Malaysia
Dr. Farha Abdol Ghapar
Dean
School of Business
Kolej Universiti Poly-Tech MARA
Malaysia
Dr. Osama Sam Al kwifi
Associate Professor
Department of Management
College of Business
Qatar University
Qatar
Dr. Evariste Habiyakare
Assistant Professor of Marketing
Department of International Business
HAAGA-HELIA University of Applied Sciences
Taidetehtaankatu
Finland
Prof. Dr. John H. Humphreys
Provost
Texas A&M University at Commerce
Commerce, Texas
USA
Dr. Craig Julian
Senior Lecturer of Marketing
School of Commerce and Management
Gold Coast Tweed Heads (Beachside)
Southern Cross University
Bilinga, Queensland
Australia
Dr. Meng Tao
Deputy Dean
Global Institute of Management and Economics
Dongbei University of Finance and Economics
Dalian
China
Dr. Mohammad Naim Chaker
Chair
Department of Finance and Economics
College of Business Administration
Ajman University of Science and Technology
Ajman,
United Arab Emirates
Prof. Dr. Tengku Akbar Tengku Abdullah
School of Business
Infrastructure Kuala Lumpur Infrastructure University College
Unipark Suria, Jalan Ikram-Uniten
Kajang, Selangor
Malaysia
AGBA Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation Awards
2019 AGBA Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation Award
Dr. Racheal Louis Vincent
Department of Marketing
Sunway School of Business
Sunway University
Bandar Sunway, Subang Jaya, State of Selangor
Malaysia
2018 AGBA Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation Award
Dr. Bhavan Narayana Kandala
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Hyderabad, Telangana State,
India
2017 AGBA Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation Award
Dr. Asim Talukdar
XLRI-Xavier School of Management,
Jamshedpur, State of Jharkhand,
India
2017 AGBA Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation Award
Dr. Maher N. Itani
North Dakota State University
Fargo, North Dakota,
USA
2016 AGBA Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation Award
Dr. Nayana Dehigama
Asian Institute of Technology
Bangkok,
Thailand
2015 AGBA Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation Award
Dr. Narentheren Kaliappen
Universiti Utara Malaysia
Malaysia
2014 AGBA Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation Award
Dr. Fareed M. Al-Yagout
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Malaysia
2013 AGBA Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation Award
Dr. Prasantha Jayamanna
Asian Institute of Technology
Bagnkok
Thailand
2012 AGBA Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation Award
Dr. Chutima Wangbenmad
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Malaysia
2011 AGBA Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation Award
Dr. Che Aniza Binti Che Wel
Universiti Putra Malaysia
Malaysia
2010 AGBA Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation Award
Dr. Haim Hilman Abdullah
Universiti Putra Malaysia
Malaysia
OTHER AGBA HONORS AND AWARDS
2017 AGBA Distinguished International Book Award
Dr. Sahil Raj
Assistant Professor of Management Information System
School of Management Studies
Punjabi University
Patiala, State of Punjab
India
2017 AGBA Distinguished Life-Time Achievement Award
Prof. Dr. Osman Mohamad
Professor of Marketing
Graduate School of Management
Multimedia University
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
2017 AGBA Distinguished Life-Time Achievement Award
Prof. Dr. Zainal Abidin Mohamed
Professor and Associate Dean
Graduate School of Muamalat
Islamic Science University of Malaysia
Malaysia
2017 AGBA Distinguished Business Dean
Prof. Dr. Haim Hilman Abdullah
Dean
School of Business Management
University Utara Malaysia
Malaysia
2016 AGBA Distinguished Corporate Leadership Award
Prof. Dato’ Dr. Chua Hock Hoo
Managing Partner
Cheng and Company
Chartered Accountants
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
2016 AGBA Distinguished Business Dean
Prof. Dr. Joseph Mark Munoz
Interim Dean
School of Business
Millikin University
Decatur, Illinois
USA
2012 AGBA Distinguished Life-Time Achievement Award
Prof. Dr. Kip Becker
Director: International Academic Initiatives
Administrative Sciences Department
Metropolitan College
Boston University
Boston Massachusetts
USA
2015 AGBA Distinguished International Book Award
Prof. Dr. Joseph Mark Munoz
Interim Dean:
School of Business
Millikin University
Decatur, Illinois
USA
and
Dr. Michelle Ingram
Spain
(in Recognition for the Outstanding Contribution of the Book “Hispanic Latino- Entrepreneurship : Viewpoints Of Practitioners” to the Advancement of Academic and Business Research, Cross-Cultural Appreciation, and the Enhancement of the Practice of Global Business. Publisher: Business Expert Press (BEP) (ISBN: 978-1-60649-356-4).