Entrepreneurship Education Award Winners
USASBE Model Program Award
Year | Winner | University/Institution | |
2025 | Large Institution: Texas Christian University Entrepreneurship Program | ||
2025 | Small Institution: Iona University Hynes Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation | ||
2024 | Tim R. Holcomb | Miami University | |
2023 | Donald F. Kuratko | Indiana University | Nomination Materials |
2022 |
Chien-Chi Tseng |
Virginia Tech | |
2021 | Judi Eyles | Iowa State University | Finalist Video |
2020 | Nathalie Duval-Couetil | Purdue University | |
2019 | Jeff Hornsby | University of Missouri - Kansas City | |
2018 | Alex McKelvie | Syracuse University | Nomination Materials Presentation Slides |
2017 | Alex DeNoble | San Diego State University | Nomination Materials (1) Nomination Materials (2) |
2016 | Rebecca White | The University of Tampa | Nomination Materials |
2015 | Erin Draper | Clarkson University | Nomination Materials Presentation Slides |
2014 | Rescinded | ||
2013 | Michael Goldsby | Ball State University | Nomination Materials Presentation Slides |
2012 | Michael H. Morris | Oklahoma State University | |
2011 | Brad Hancock | Texas Christian University | |
2010 | Stanley Mandel | Wake Forest University | |
2009 | Judi Eyles | Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship - Iowa State University | Nomination Materials |
2008 | Jeffrey R. Cornwall | Belmont University | Nomination Materials Presentation Slides |
2005 | Michael H. Morris | Syracuse University | Nomination Materials |
2004 | David Hensley | University of Iowa | |
2002 | Gary Libecap, Director | Karl Eller Entrepreneurship Center | |
2001 | Michael Morris | Miami University (Ohio) | Nomination Materials |
2000 | Ronald K. Mitchell | University of Victoria | |
1999 | Jeffrey Cornwall | University of St. Thomas | Nomination Materials Presentation Slides |
1998 | Kenneth C. Robinson | Kennesaw State University | |
1997 | Robin Anderson | University of Nebraska: Lincoln | |
1996 | Nancy Upton | Baylor University | |
1992 | Donald F. Kuratko | Ball State University | |
1991 | Gerald Hills | University of Illinois: Chicago |
USASBE Emerging Program Award
Year | Winner | University/Institution | |
2025 | Center for L.I.F.E. (Leading the Integration of Faith & Entrepreneurship) at Miami University | ||
2024 | Lewis Sheats | Saint Louis University | Chaifetz Center for Entrepreneurship | |
2023 | Patrick M. Kreiser | University of Wyoming | Nomination Materials |
2022 | Patrick J. Murphy | University of Alabama at Birmingham | |
2021 | Dennis Barber III and Michael Harris | East Carolina University | Finalist Video |
2020 | Bruce Teague | Eastern Washington University | |
2019 | Wendy Plant | Florida State University | |
2018 | Yvonne English | Grove City College | Nomination Materials Presentation Materials |
2017 | Lewis Sheats |
North Carolina State Entrepreneurship Center
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Nomination Materials Presentation Infographic |
2016 | Birton J. Cowden | Berthiaume Center for Entrepreneurship, University of Massachusetts, Amherst | Nomination Materials Additional Information |
2015 | Luke Pittaway | Ohio University | Nomination Materials Presentation Slides |
2014 | Rebecca White | The University of Tampa | |
2013 | William T. Jackson | University of South Florida St. Petersburg | Nomination Materials Presentation Slides |
2012 | Dianne H.B. Welsh | University of North Carolina- Greensboro | |
2011 | Jeff Hornsby | Kansas State University | |
2010 | Franz Lohrke | Brock School of Business, Samford University | Presentation Slides |
USASBE Model University Accelerator/Incubator Award
Year | Winner | University/Institution | |
2025 | The INKUBATOR | Northern Kentucky University | |
2024 | CyStarters | Iowa State University | |
2023 | ZIP Launchpad | San Diego State University |
USASBE Model Community Accelerator/Incubator Award
Year | Winner | University/Institution | |
2025 | The Community Entrepreneurship Program | University of St. Thomas | |
2024 | Veterans Florida Entrepreneurship Program | Veterans Florida Entrepreneurship Program and Florida Gulf Coast University | Finalist Video |
2023 | 24/7 BLAC Black Business Entrepreneurial Accelerator (BBEA) | Black Business Entrepreneurial Accelerator (BBEA) and Northern Iowa University |
USASBE Excellence in Co-Curricular Innovation Award
Year | Winner | University/Institution | |
2025 | DYER Fellowship Program at the Lafayette College Dyer Center for Innovation+Entrepreneurship | ||
2024 | Mark Simon | University of Michigan - Flint | Finalist Video |
2023 | Naomi Bradshaw | University of Auckland- New Zealand | |
2022 | Melissa Kaufman | Northwestern University's Garage | |
2021 | Elizabeth Benefield and Alisha Brice | NC State University | Finalist Video |
2020 | Dennis Barber III | East Carolina University | Nomination Materials |
2019 | Dan Holland & Michael Glauser | Utah State University | |
2018 | Lewis Sheats | The NC State Entrepreneurship Clinic, North Carolina State University | Nomination Materials Presentation Slides |
USASBE Excellence in Pedagogical Innovation Award
Year | Winner | University/Institution | |
2025 | Silicon Valley Venture Challenge at Indiana University | ||
2024 | Charlie Becker Esther Bailey |
University of Houston | |
2023 | Dan Cohen | Wake Forest University | |
2022 | James Hart | Southern Methodist University - Meadows School of Arts | |
2021 | Shahid Qureshi | Institute of Business Administration at Karachi | Finalist Video |
2020 | Sean McMahon | Elon University | Nomination Materials Presentation Slides |
2019 | Debbi Brock & Nik Martin | Wingate University | |
2018 | Eric Koester and Jeff Reid | The Creator Pedagogy, Georgetown University | Nomination Materials Presentation Slides |
National Model MBA Entrepreneurship Program
Year | Winner | University/Institution | |
2014 | Joseph Picken | University of Texas - Dallas | |
2013 | Jamie Kraft, Chien-Chi Tseng | University of Florida | Nomination Materials Presentation Slides |
2012 | John Norton | University of Missouri - Kansas City | |
2011 | Brad Burke | Rice University, Jones Graduate School of Business | Presentation Slides |
2010 | Charles Hofer | Kennesaw State University | |
2009 | Ramon J. Aldag | Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship - University of Wisconsin | Presentation Slides |
2007 | Donald F. Kuratko | Indiana University | |
2006 | Clay Hammer | University of North Carolina Chapel Hill | Nomination Materials |
2005 | James and JoAnn Carland | Western Carolina University | Nomination Materials [initial] Nomination Materials [final] Presentation Slides |
2004 | Michael Roberts | Harvard University | |
2003 | Stan Mandel | Wake Forest University | Nomination Materials Presentation Slides |
2002 | Stephen Spinelli, Director | Arthur Blank Center for Entrepreneurship | |
2001 | Van Clouse | University of Louisville | |
2000 | Gary Cadenhead | University of Texas | |
1999 | Alex DeNoble | San Diego State University | |
1998 | Donald F. Kuratko | Ball State University | |
1997 | Ken Colwall | University of Oregon | |
1996 | George Solomon | The George Washington University | |
1994 | Jerome A. Katz | St. Louis University | |
1993 | Nancy Carter | University of St. Thomas | |
1992 | Charles W. Hofer | University of Georgia | |
1991 | Harold F. Welsch | DePaul University | |
1990 | Gary B. Libecap | University of Arizona |
National Model Ph.D. Entrepreneurship Program
Year | Winner | University/Institution | |
2013 | Justin W. Webb, Michael H. Morris | Oklahoma State University | Nomination Materials Presentation Slides |
2010 | David Dubofsky | University of Louisville | Nomination Materials Presentation Slides |
2004 | Patricia McDougall | Indiana University | |
1999 | Dennis Slevin | University of Pittsburgh | |
1998 | Charles W. Hofer | University of Georgia | |
1997 | G. Dale Meyer | University of Colorado-Boulder |
Outstanding Specialty Entrepreneurship Program
Year | Winner | University/Institution | |
2017 | Dr. Shahid Qureshi | IBA Karachi | Nomination Materials Presentation Slides |
2016 | Kristin E. Joos | Warrington College of Business Administration Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, University of Florida | Nominations Materials Presentation Slides |
2015 | Linda Essig | Arizona State University | |
2014 | Jay Smith | University of Maryland | |
2013 | Sharon T. Alpi | Millikin University | Nomination Materials Presentation Slides |
2012 | Jon Down | University of Portland | |
2011 | Khanjan Mehta | Pennsylvania State University | Presentation Slides |
2010 | Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship - ITTN Program | California State University, San Bernardino | Nomination Materials Presentation Slides |
2009 | Brad Burke | Rice Alliance for Technology & Entrepreneurship - Rice University | |
2008 | Ellen Hemmerly | University of Maryland/ Baltimore County | |
2007 | Gary Ernst and Amy Rogers | North Central College | |
2006 | Erik Winslow | George Washington University | Presentation Slides |
2005 | Marie Thursby | Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University | |
2004 | Michael Fountain | University of South Florida | |
2003 | Purdue University at Calumet (E-Program, 2003) | ||
2002 | Tom Byers, Academic Director | Stanford Technology Ventures Program | |
2001 | Robin Anderson | University of Portland (Entrepreneurship Scholars) | |
2000 | Greg McCann | Stetson University (Family Business) | Nomination Materials |
Special Recognition in Entrepreneurship Education Innovation
Year | Winner | University/Institution | |
2017 | Eric Liguori, Giles Hertz and Birton Cowden | The University of Tampa | Nomination Materials |
2016 | Jim Hart | Southern Methodist University | Nomination Materials |
2015 | Tammy Schakett | Ohio Northern University | |
2014 | Jasmine Cordero | Rutgers University | |
2013 | Alec Johnson, Jay Ebben | University of St. Thomas | Nomination Materials Presentation Slides |
2012 | William Shulze | University of Utah |
Innovative Pedagogy for Entrepreneurship Education
Year | Winner | University/Institution | |
2011 | David Choi | Loyola Marymount University | Presentation Slides |
2010 | Entrepreneurship Education Consortium Inc. | Ashland University, Baldwin-Wallace College, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland State University, Hiram College, John Carroll University, Kent State University, Lake Erie College, and The University of Akron | |
2009 | George Solomon | Department of Management, Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence - The George Washington University | Nomination Materials |
2008 | P. K. Shukla | Chapman University | |
2006 | Michael Fountain | University South Florida | Nomination Materials |
2005 | Waverly Deutsch | University of Chicago | Nomination Materials Presentation Slides |
2004 | Jeff Reid | University of North Carolina | |
2003 | Jim Therouz | University of Massachusetts at Amherst | |
2002 | Scott W. Kunkel | University of San Diego | Nomination Materials Presentation Slides |
2001 | Donald F. Kuratko | Ball State University | |
2000 | Charles W. Hofer | University of Georgia | |
1999 | Gary Cadenhead | University of Texas | |
1998 | Charles N. Toftoy | The George Washington University |
Innovative Entrepreneurship Education Courses
Year | Winner | University/Institution | |
2011 | Jeffrey Robinson | Rutgers University | |
2010 | John S. Buzza | Monmouth University | Presentation Slides |
2009 | Kenneth Harrington | Washington University in St. Louis | |
2008 | Anthony Borgese | City University of New York | Nomination Materials Presentation Slides |
2006 | Heidi Neck | Babson College | Nomination Materials |
2005 | Michael Fountain | University of South Florida | |
2004 | Donald Spero | University of Maryland | |
2002 | Jeffrey A. Cornwall | University of St. Thomas | Nomination Materials [initial] Nomination Materials [final] Presentation Slides |
Outstanding Entrepreneurship Program Abroad Award
Year | Winner | University/Institution | |
2017 | David Gibson | LJMU Enterprise Educators Academe- Liverpool John Moores University | Nomination Material Additional Information |
2016 | Anja Cornelis & Ruth DeVreese | University College of Ghent, Belgium | Nomination Materials |
2015 | Eric Hansen | Center of Entrepreneurship (Russia) | |
2014 | Sunil Shukla | Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India, Ahmedabad | |
2013 | Jodyanne Kirkwood | University of Otago, New Zealand | Nomination Materials Presentation Slides |
2010 | Center for Entrepreneurship Development | Universidad Icesi Columbia |
Nomination Materials Presentation Slides |