Mary Kay, Inc. announced the 2021 winners of the Mary Kay Doctoral Dissertation and Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Awards at the virtual Academy of Marketing Science (AMS) last month. The finalists were chosen based on their final presentations at the AMS Annual Conference.
“Mary Kay is committed to providing opportunities for empowerment, career advancement and education globally,” said Sheryl Adkins-Green, Chief Marketing Officer at Mary Kay Inc. “Supporting marketing professionals through the Academy of Marketing Science Dissertation and Dissertation Proposal Awards allows remarkable individuals to shine and advance their careers. They are making tremendous contributions to the field of marketing and we are honored to be able to support them in their pursuits.”
2021 Mary Kay Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Award Finalists include:
- Winner – Luo Bowen, PhD Candidate, University of Rochester, United States
- 1st Runner Up – Aleksandrina Atanasova, PhD Candidate, Royal Holloway University of London, United Kingdom
- 2nd Runner Up – Riley Krotz, PhD Candidate, University of Tennessee, United States
2021 Mary Kay Doctoral Dissertation Award Finalists
- Winner – Irene Nahm, PhD, University of Minnesota, United States
- 1st Runner Up – Constant Pieters, PhD, Tilburg University, Netherlands
- 2nd Runner Up – Victor Lima, PhD, York University, Canada
“Each year, we receive dozens of submissions for the Mary Kay Dissertation Awards from marketing professionals looking to advance their career and receive critical feedback from their peers to help strengthen their dissertation,” said Julie Moulard, President of Academy of Marketing Science. “For over two decades, Mary Kay’s Dissertation Awards have provided opportunities to structure and fine-tune their research, network with industry leaders, and increase visibility among their academic colleagues, which are all crucial to further substantiating their work and publishing their findings in credible marketing journals.”
