The International Educator of the Year Award recognizes educational leaders who have fostered outstanding international business programs; recruited, supported and rewarded IB faculty members for their contributions to teaching and research; or provided students with special experiences through courses, internships, and study-abroad offerings.
History of the Award
The award was formerly called the International Dean of the Year award. This was changed in 2008 to recognize different professional titles used around the world as well as other administrative positions that play a critical role in international business education.
Selection Process
Winners are chosen each year by a committee of AIB Fellows and publicly recognized at our Annual Conference.
Past Winners
2022
Winner(s): Arshad Ahmad
Affiliation: LUMS
2021
Winner(s): Ignacio de la Vega
Affiliation: Tecnológico de Monterrey
2019
Winner(s): Ingmar Björkman
Affiliation: Aalto University
2018
Winner(s): Edward A. Snyder
Affiliation: Yale University
2017
Winner(s): George K. Najjar
Affiliation: Lebanese American University
2016
Winner(s): Joseph E. Aoun
Affiliation: Northeastern University
2015
Winner(s): Nick Binedell
Affiliation: Gordon Institute of Business Science
2014
Winner(s): Daniel M. Shapiro
Affiliation: Simon Fraser University
2013
Winner(s): Bernard Ramanantsoa
Affiliation: HEC Paris
2012
Winner(s): Jorge Talavera
Affiliation: ESAN University
2010
Winner(s): Danica Purg
Affiliation: IEDC-Bled School of Management
2009
Winner(s): Susanna C. Easton
Affiliation: U.S. Department of Education
2008
Winner(s): William Randolph Folks, Jr.
Affiliation: University of South Carolina
2007
Winner(s): Joyce J. Elam
Affiliation: Florida International University
2006
Winner(s): Zhang Guohua
Affiliation: China Europe International Business School
2005
Winner(s): Jaime Alonso Gómez
Affiliation: Tecnológico de Monterrey
2004
Winner(s): Dezsö Horvath
Affiliation: York University
2001
Winner(s): Moshe Porat
Affiliation: Temple University
2000
Winner(s): John Rose
Affiliation: University of Melbourne
1998
Winner(s): Robert Hawkins
Affiliation: Georgia Institute of Technology
1997
Winner(s): Harold Wyman
Affiliation: Florida International University
1996
Winner(s): Jim Kane
Affiliation: University of South Carolina
1995
Winner(s): Lauge Stetting
Affiliation: Copenhagen Business School
1988
Winner(s): David Bess
Affiliation: University of Hawai’i at Manoa
1987
Winner(s): Ronald Patten
Affiliation: DePaul University
1984
Winner(s): Norma Loeser
Affiliation: George Washington University