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 
David Townsend
Ron Poff

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2014 Rescinded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

Nomination Materials Presentation Slides

2011 Brad Hancock Texas Christian University

Presentation Slides

Video from Dean

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
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

Nomination Materials Presentation Slides

 
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

Nomination Materials Executive Summary Presentation Slides

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

Nomination Materials
Presentation Slides

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

Nomination Materials Presentation Slides

 

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