ճ (SWDSI)has named Dr. Mark E. McMurtrey as its 2023Distinguished Service Award recipient in recognition of his achievements in research, teaching, and service. He was presented the awardon March 9, 2023, in Houston, Texas at the SWSDI 52nd Annual Meeting. McMurtrey holds the appointment of Professor of Computer Information Systems and Analytics and MBA Program Director for the College of Business.
The SWDSI is a division of the, a professional organization made up of those interested in sharing research on the study of decision processes and the application of quantitative and behavioral methods to the problems of society.
Dr. McMurtrey has also been recognized as the SWDSI 2020 Outstanding Educator; he also has been awarded the College of Business “Excellence in Service” Award (2014) and the “Excellence in Teaching” Award (2017).
Dr. McMurtrey has been very active in service with DSI and SWDSI in conferences for over 30 years. Between the two he has well over 100 activities, ranging from author, discussant, reviewer, session chair, track chair, presenter, VP-Finance, Program Chair, President, and Past President. McMurtrey had a research study win the Distinguished Paper Award at the 2022 SWDSI Conference in March and competed with the winners from the other regions at the National DSI meeting in November, finishing as a runner-up. McMurtrey has also been a Council Member for SWDSI and serves on both the Strategic Planning Committee and Outstanding Educator Award Committee.




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