2026 Career Achievement Awards
2026 Award Winners
The 2026 Career Achievement Awards were announced during the 86th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management in Philadelphia, PA, USA 31 July-4 August 2026.
Career Achievement Awards Committee:
- Sherry M.B. Thatcher (Chair), University of Tennessee, Knoxville
- Julio De Castro, IE University
- Ingrid Fulmer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Luis Gomez-Mejia, Arizona State University
- Michael Hitt, Texas A&M University
Distinguished Educator Award
The Distinguished Educator Award is presented annually to an outstanding individual who has excelled in developing doctoral students, effective teaching in the classroom, fostering pedagogical innovations, and/or disseminating new teaching methods and designs.
The 2026 Academy of Management Distinguished Educator Award was presented to Gautam Ahuja, Cornell University.
2026 Distinguished Educator Award Recipient
Gautam Ahuja, Cornell University
Distinguished Service Award
The Distinguished Service Award is an all-Academy award presented annually to a candidate who has demonstrated excellence in developing or enhancing a field of study, founding or creatively editing a journal, or helping to build institutions through creative or unusually effective service.
The 2026 Academy of Management Distinguished Service Award was presented to Carrie Leana, University of Pittsburgh.
2026 Distinguished Service Award Recipient
Carrie Leana, University of Pittsburgh
Distinguished Award for Scholarly Contributions to Management
The Award for Scholarly Contributions to Management is granted on an annual basis for significant contributions that have advanced the field of management and organizational knowledge and practice. Significant scholarly contributions may take the form of conceptual, theoretical, or empirical developments having significant impact upon management knowledge and practice.
The 2026 Academy of Management Distinguished Award for Scholarly Contributions to Management was presented to Arie Lewin, Duke University.
2026 Distinguished Award for Scholarly Contributions to Management Recipient
Arie Lewin, Duke University