Awards
The power we receive from embracing our true selves—from carrying that torch—can be life-changing.
University System of Maryland Excellence in Teaching Award (1 of 5 awarded state-wide), 2023
Towson University President's Award, 2023
Teaching Excellence Award, Towson University, College of Business and Economics, 2022
Best Paper Experiential Learning Nominee, "Students as Game Designers: Developing Cooperative Leadership Strategy Board Games for Training High-Performing Teams", Eastern Academy of Management Annual Meeting, 2020
Olympic Torchbearer, “Inspirational Torch Relay”, Olympic Games, Salt Lake, UT, 2002. One of over 250,000 nominated and 7,500 selected to carry the Olympic Torch on its way to Salt Lake City, UT, for the Winter Olympic Games in 2002.
Teaching Excellence Award, Towson University, College of Business and Economics, 2017
Service Excellence Award, Towson University, College of Business and Economics, 2018
Innovation in Teaching Award, Towson University, Office of Academic Innovation
Best Paper Award, Organization Management Journal, 2018
National Outstanding First Year Student Advocate, National Resource Center for the First Year Experience,
Ideas to Innovation Challenge - World Issues Focus on Integrity Innovation Multi-Disciplinary Course, 3rd Place (650 entries worldwide) Graduate Management Admission Challenge, Management Education for Tomorrow (MET) Fund , $10,000 award
First Year Experience Programs to Look For, U.S. News and World Report, 2004.
Distinguished Alumni Service Award, Oklahoma State University
Outstanding Service to Commission III American College Student Personnel Association (ACPA) Housing and Residence Life Commission (Chair, National Housing & Residential Life Professional Staff Recruitment & Retention Study)
Rising Star Award, National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA)
Advisor of the Year, Southwest Association of College and University Residence Halls (SWACURH)
Advisor of the Month, Northeast Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls(NACURH)
Advisor of the Year, Kansas State University at Salina
Advisor of the Year, Oklahoma State University
Staff Member of the Year, Kansas State University at Salina
Excellence in Advising Award, Syracuse University
Office of Residence Life Award for Excellence in Professional Development, Syracuse University
Outstanding Reviewer - Business Policy and Strategy Division, Academy of Management
Outstanding Website & Publication, National Orientation Directors Association (NODA)
Vice President’s Students First Award, Syracuse University
Excellence in Advising Award, Syracuse University
The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) Ideas to Innovation Challenge asked people all over the world to answer the question, “What one idea would improve graduate management education? The contest was organized by GMAC’s Management Education for Tomorrow (MET) Fund, a $10 million fund to improve management education. People from 60 countries submitted 600 entries.
Lebrón’s Winning Idea: World Focus on Integrity Innovation (WFII), an interdisciplinary course that examines innovation, managerial decisions, firm and social consequences surrounding real-world events, such as the financial crisis, environmental disasters, water and food shortages, war, health problems, and corruption.
“This course impacts globally because it teaches in words and actions an interdisciplinary way of thinking and problem-solving by examining decisions and global consequences. More importantly, it challenges us [to understand] that integrity and innovation go hand in hand.” – Dr. Mariana J. Lebrón
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