Lisa Crawford, lecturer in the Department of Management in the Raj Soin College of Business, received the President’s Award for Excellence as Outstanding Instructor last fall. Last year, Crawford agreed to be the student advisor for the Department of Management’s student club, starting student chapters of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and the Society for the Advancement of Management (SAM). The SHRM chapter was recognized for its club achievements, and regional competitions with SAM students garnered first and second place awards during the annual National Management Case Competition in 2003.

Crawford’s Leadership Studies class requires students to complete a project for an organization. She also has led a group of students on a three-week tour of Japan that included meetings with business, educational and political leaders.