America
Pune-educated Indian-American professor wins teaching award
Washington, April 2
An Indian-American
professor who uses a game called "Baffa Baffa" to teach culture's role
in business and how it can affect transactions and relationships has
won the prestigious Peltier Award for innovation in teaching.
Pune
University graduate Rajani Ganesh-Pillai, assistant professor of
marketing at the North Dakota State University (NDSU), will be
recognized during the annual Celebration of Faculty Excellence scheduled
for May 6 with three other faculty members.
"NDSU has many
amazing and dedicated faculty members," said Provost Beth Ingram. "The
four faculty being honoured this spring have distinguished themselves
as the best of the best. I am truly delighted to be able to recognize
their accomplishments."
The Peltier Award was established by Joseph and Norma Peltier to honour innovation in teaching.
Ganesh-Pillai
will be recognized for her efforts to bring hands-on experience,
theory-based understanding and an enhanced global perspective to her
marketing students.
"This is an eye-opening experience for a lot
of students," wrote Chanchai Tangpong, professor of management. "This
makes them more aware of and more sensitive to cultural issue underlying
marketing decisions."
Ganesh-Pillai earned a bachelor's degree and Master of Business Administration from the University of Pune, India.
She
also earned a Master of Business Administration from Emporia State
University, Kansas, and a doctorate from the University of Central
Florida.