Awards

AOM DEI Division Awards

About the AOM DEI Division Awards

Recognizing outstanding contributions to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion scholarship, leadership, and service.

We invite you to explore the AOM DEI Division Awards, which recognize excellence in diversity, equity, and inclusion scholarship, service, and leadership. Each year, award recipients are honored at the DEI Celebration of Success during the Academy of Management Annual Meeting.

The Division presents multiple awards across two categories:

  1. Program Awards are based on accepted conference papers. Program Chairs review submissions and select recipients.
  2. Career Awards are nomination-based and recognize outstanding scholarly contributions, service, and impact.

We encourage you to review the eligibility criteria for each award and consider submitting a nomination, whether for yourself or a colleague whose work deserves recognition.

All nominations are carefully reviewed by members of the DEI Awards Committee.

2025–2026 Awards Committee Chair Yakaterina Bezrukova Members Florence VIlleseche
Darryl Rice
Program Awards

DEI Division Program Awards

Program Awards recognize outstanding accepted conference papers in the DEI Division program. These awards are selected through the Division’s program review and evaluation process.

How this works: Each award below links to a dedicated award page that includes award details, the nomination period (when applicable), the process, and past awardees. 

Program Award Conference Paper Self-nomination welcomed

Global Voices in DEI Award

Recognizes research that advances DEI scholarship by centering perspectives, experiences, and knowledge from historically marginalized and underrepresented regions and communities.

  • Highlights localized insights that deepen global understanding of DEI
  • Encourages transnational and intersectional analyses
  • Supports inclusive, culturally sensitive research approaches
Award details & nominations
Program Award Best Conference Paper

Dorothy Harlow / McGraw Hill Best (Conference) Paper Award

Awarded annually to the author(s) of the best paper submitted to the DEI Division for the Annual Meeting. Honors the late Dr. Dorothy Harlow and her foundational contributions to establishing the Division.

Award details & nominations
Program Award Doctoral Student

Best Student Paper Award

Recognizes a doctoral student author for the best DEI Division conference paper submitted to the Annual Meeting.

Award details & nominations
Program Award Dissertation-based

Best Paper Based on a Dissertation Award

Recognizes the best conference paper based on a dissertation completed between January 1 and December 31 of the previous year.

  • Papers must be sole-authored
  • Title page should indicate the paper is dissertation-based and include defense date
Award details & nominations
Discontinued Archive

DEI & Entrepreneurship Awards

Historical awards recognizing innovative research on DEI questions related to entrepreneurship. These awards are discontinued and are no longer offered.

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Division Career Awards

DEI Division Career Awards

Career Awards recognize sustained impact in DEI scholarship, leadership, service, and publication excellence. These awards are nomination-based and are typically reviewed during the nomination window.

Nomination window: Dec 1 – May 1. Each award’s “Award Details & Past Awardees” page includes: eligibility and criteria, nomination materials and steps, the current status (open/closed), and prior recipients.

Career Award Nomination-based Self-nomination allowed

Advancing Women in Leadership Award

Recognizes a scholar who has made a significant contribution to advancing women in leadership through educational practices and scholarly influence.

  • Impact on educational practices supporting women’s advancement
  • Breadth and scope of contributions
  • Demonstrated understanding of education’s role in empowerment and leadership
  • Depth and breadth of practices supporting women in leadership
Award Details & Past Awardees
Career Award Nomination-based Service & Mentorship

Janet Chusmir Distinguished Service Award

Honors an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the DEI Division and personally served as a mentor and role model for others in the field.

  • Professional service to the DEI Division
  • Work advancing the status and role of professional women and people of color in AOM and/or organizations
  • Evidence of mentorship and community impact
Award Details & Past Awardees
Career Award Publication Nomination-based

Saroj Parasuraman Outstanding Publication Award

Recognizes the individual(s) who published the best journal article in the field of DEI in the calendar year preceding the award. The award highlights and encourages continued scholarly activity in DEI.

Award Details & Past Awardees
Career Award Scholarly Contributions Nomination-based

Sage Award for Scholarly Contributions to Management

Recognizes a present or past member of the Division who has made outstanding scholarly contributions that advance knowledge in DEI. This award is given for an accumulated body of work.

  • Empirical, theoretical, or applied developments
  • Evidence of sustained influence and impact
  • Creation and dissemination of new knowledge
Award Details & Past Awardees

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Awards Archive

Awards Archive

Browse prior AOM DEI Division Awards announcements and recipient highlights.

AOM DEI Division Awards – 2025 Archive View ↗ AOM DEI Division Awards – 2024 Archive View ↗ AOM DEI Division Awards – 2023 Archive View ↗ AOM DEI Division Awards – 2022 Archive PDF ↗ AOM DEI Division Awards – 2021 Archive View ↗ AOM DEI Division Awards – 2020 Archive View ↗ AOM DEI Division Awards – 2019 Archive View ↗ AOM DEI Division Awards – 2017 Archive View ↗

Additional archived years (e.g., 2018, 2016 and earlier) will be added as they become available.

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