Key Recognitions

Academic Honors

Winner, the 2010 Robert Buzzell Award for best paper published by the Marketing Science Institute.
Recipient of the 2010 DMEF, Robert G. Clarke Outstanding Educator Award for Lifetime Contributions to Direct and Interactive Marketing.
Invited as a Faculty Scholar to the 2010 American Marketing Association's Doctoral Consortium,
Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX.
Finalist, 2009-2010 ISMS - MSI Practice Prize, MIT, Cambridge, MA.
Winner, MSI/Paul H. Root Award for the Paper Published in Journal of Marketing in 2009 that best contributes to the Practice of Marketing.
Finalist, MSI/Paul H. Root Award for the Paper Published in Journal of Marketing in 2009 that best contributes to the Practice of Marketing.
Finalist, Harold H. Maynard Award for the Paper Published in Journal of Marketing in 2009 that best contributes to the Practice of Marketing.
Winner, 2009 Davidson Award for the Best Paper Published in the Journal of Retailing.
Recipient of the 2009 AMA Retailing SIG Lifetime Contributions Award for his contributions to Retailing, Summer AMA Educators’ Conference, Chicago, IL, August 2009.
Recipient of the 2009 AMA Marketing Research SIG Churchill Lifetime Contributions Award for his contributions to Marketing Research, Summer AMA Educators’ Conference, Chicago, IL, August 2009.
Recipient of the 2009 AMA 25 Year Consortium Fellow Research Excellence Award for Scholarly Achievements and Contributions to Marketing Thought and Practice, Summer AMA Doctoral Consortium, Atlanta, GA, June 2009.
Finalist, The Harold H. Maynard Award for the Best Paper Published in the Journal of Marketing in 2008.
Winner, The Sheth Foundation Award for the Best Paper Published,
Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 2007.
Recognized as The ISBM Faculty Fellow,
2008 ISBM, Penn State University, State College, PA, August 2008.
Invited as a Faculty Scholar to the 2008 American Marketing Association’s Doctoral Consortium,
University of Missouri, Columbia, MO.
Recipient of the 2007 AMA Strategy SIG Mahajan Award
for Lifetime Contribution to Marketing Strategy,
Summer AMA Educators’ Conference
Washington D.C, August 2007.
Recipient of the 2007 AMA IOSIG Lifetime Contributions Award
to InterOrganizational Issues
Summer AMA Educators’ Conference,
Washington D.C., August 2007.
Finalist for the 2007 ISMS Practice Prize
The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, PA, October 2007.
Invited as a Faculty Scholar,
American Marketing Association’s Doctoral Consortium, 2007
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.
Recipient of the Graduate Teaching Excellence Award,
University of Connecticut, 2007.
Recipient of the Best Paper “Honorable Mention Award”
University of Connecticut, 2007.
Recipient of the Teaching Excellence Award, MBA Program,
University of Connecticut, 2007.
Winner of $100,000 ISBM/MSI Academic Practitioner Challenge,
Chicago, August, 2006.
Invited as a Faculty Scholar
American Marketing Association’s Doctoral Consortium, 2006
University of Maryland, College Park, MD.
Finalist for the ISMS Practice Prize
Pittsburgh, PA, June, 2006.
Runner-up for the Best Paper Award
Journal of Interactive Marketing, 2006.
Chair,
2005 American Marketing Association’s Doctoral Consortium,
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT.
Winner of the MSI/Paul H. Root Award (second time in three years) for
"The Paper Published in Journal of Marketing in 2005 that
Best Contributes to the Practice of Marketing".
Recipient of the “Outstanding Reviewer Award” for
Journal of Retailing, July 2005.
Recipient of the Best Paper Award,
University of Connecticut, 2004 – 2005.
Winner of the Donald R. Lehmann Award (second time in four years) for
The Best Paper Published in Journal of Marketing / Journal of Marketing Research
In a 2-year period (2003-2004), May 2005.
Winner of the “Outstanding Paper Award” for
The Best Paper Published in a 2 year period (2000 – 2001)
In the International Journal of Forecasting.
Invited as a Faculty Scholar
American Marketing Association’s Doctoral Consortium, 2004,
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.
Winner of the MSI/Paul H. Root Award for
"The Paper Published in Journal of Marketing in 2003 that
Best Contributes to the Practice of Marketing".
Recipient of the Best Paper Award,
University of Connecticut, 2002 - 2003.
Recipient of Research Excellence Award
University of Connecticut, 2002 – 2003.
Invited as a Faculty Scholar
American Marketing Association’s Doctoral Consortium, 2002
Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
Winner of the Donald R. Lehmann Award for
Best Paper published in Journal of Marketing / Journal of Marketing Research
in a 2-year period (1999-2000), August 2001.
Invited as a Faculty Scholar
American Marketing Association’s Doctoral Consortium, 2001
University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL.
Winner of the Melcher Research Excellence Award,
University of Houston, 2000.
Recipient of the Melcher Award for
"Faculty Excellence in Research",
University of Houston, 1999.
Invited as a Faculty Scholar
American Marketing Association’s Doctoral Consortium, 1998
University of Georgia, Athens, GA.
Winner of the Melcher Research Excellence Award,
University of Houston, 1998.
Invited as a Faculty Scholar
American Marketing Association’s Faculty Consortium, 1998
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
Winner of the Melcher Award for Faculty Excellence in Research,
University of Houston, 1997.
Invited as a Faculty Scholar,
American Marketing Association’s Doctoral Consortium, 1997
University of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Winner of the Melcher Award for Faculty Excellence in Teaching
University of Houston, 1996 – 97.
Invited as a Faculty Scholar
American Marketing Association’s Doctoral Consortium, 1996
University of Colorado at Boulder, CO.
Recipient of the Melcher Teaching Excellence Award,
University of Houston, 1995.
Winner of the NationsBank Master Teaching Award
University of Houston, 1994.
College of Business Alumni Association
Distinguished Faculty Award for Research, Teaching and Service
University of Houston, 1994.
Melcher Teaching Excellence Award,
University of Houston, 1994.
Melcher Teaching Excellence Award,
University of Houston, 1993.
Melcher Teaching Excellence Award,
University of Houston, 1992.
Melcher Teaching Excellence Award,
University of Houston, 1991.
UH Teaching Excellence Award,
University of Houston, 1991 - 1992.
Kent Electronics Computer Research Excellence Award,
University of Houston, 1990 - 1991.
Melcher Research Excellence Award,
University of Houston, 1989 - 1990.
Fellow, 1984 AMA Doctoral Consortium.
Abell-Hanger Endowed Presidential Fund Scholarship,
University of Texas, 1984-85.
Bonham Fellowship,
Graduate School of Business,
University of Texas, Summer 1984.
University Fellowship,
University of Texas, 1983-84, Summer 1982.
Tucker's Excellence Fund,
University of Texas, Fall 1981.
Member, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society.
Awarded Gold Medal in Recognition Of being Ranked First in the Masters Program,
1981, Indian Institute of Technology.
Graduated with Honors in the Bachelors Program,
1979, Indian Institute of Technology.
Recipient of the Research Grant from Duke University
For research on Customer Relationship Management.
Recipient of the Research Grant from Northwestern University
For research on Coupon Promotions.
Speaker, Direct Marketing Program
at the Yeck Center in Harvard University.
Presented Research Papers at Leading Universities worldwide including
Stanford, INSEAD, HKUST, University of Sydney, FGV Brazil, ITESM- Mexico.

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Professional Honors

Conferred with "Best Professor in Marketing" Trophy and certificate by the Asia's Best Business School Awards Program organized by the CMOAsia.org in Singapore 2010.
Conferred with "Pravasi Achievers Gold Medal" at the House of Loards, U.K. in September 2010.
Conferred with the "Bharat Gaurav Award" from the Union Ministers, Government of India - 2010.
Conferred with the "Hind Ratan Award" from the Union Ministers, Government of India - 2010.
Marquis Who's Who in the World, 1995 - Present.
Who's Who Among the Most Admired Men & Women of the Decade, 1995 - Present.
Who's Who Among Business Leaders, 1994 - Present.
Who's Who Among Asian Americans, 1994 - Present.
Who's Who Among Global Business Leaders, 1993 - Present.
Who's Who Worldwide, 1992 - Present.

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