03/21/2022
Another major update regarding the life and scholarship of Dr. Williams. Dr. Williams has recently been approved and announced as the Beinner Family Professor in Sport Marketing and Management. This endowed professorship is a testament to all of Dr. Williams hard work in research, teaching, and service. Congratulations on this incredibly prestigious award Dr. Williams!
03/09/2022
For those that haven’t heard yet, the IU doctoral family tree grew by one last Friday, as Troy Arthur (now Dr. Arthur) passed his dissertation defense! For the many of you that know Dr. Arthur, make sure to congratulate him on this wonderful achievement! Congrats Dr. Arthur!
The committee was chaired by Dr. Pedersen, and consisted of the following wonderful scholars: Dr. Williams, Dr. Brown, Dr. Gang, and Dr. Sailes.
02/11/2022
Make sure to check out Dr. Williams’ new Op-Ed on racial equity and inclusion at parksandrecbusiness.com. Subscription not required. Congrats Dr. Williams!
11/05/2021
Make sure to check out the recent article posted by the School of Public Health on the amazing new course that was constructed by Dr. Williams, Dr. Coble, and Dr. Yoon! Pictured are snippets from the article, which details the experience offered to the students, and the unique partnership between the Sport Marketing and Management program and the Indianapolis Colts!
10/29/2021
We would like to congratulate Dr. Kevin Byon on his reception of a major award! Last week at the Sport Marketing Association conference in Las Vegas, Dr. Byon was presented with a SMA Research Fellow Award. Congratulations on the obviously well deserved award Dr. Byon!
Pic #2: Dr. Byon receiving his award next to Dr. Nancy Lough (SMA president; right) and Mr. Kerry Bubolz (President and Chief Operating Officer of the Las Vegas Golden Nights; left)
10/26/2021
Congratulations to Dr. Williams on being featured in an article late last week that focused breast cancer health disparities among Black women. Check out the video/article on ABC WRTV, or at this link : https://www.wrtv.com/news/working-for-you/giving-all-women-a-fighting-chance-group-works-to-end-breast-cancer-disparities
Congrats Dr. Williams!
10/20/2021
Last week the Indiana University Ph.D. Alumni group gained another member! Please join us in congratulating Dr. Cecilia Zhang on the successful defense of her dissertation! Dr. Zhang’s committee consisted of Dr. Kevin Byon (chair), Dr. Pedersen, Dr. Svetina, and Dr. Williams. Congratulations Dr. Zhang!
09/27/2021
Congratulations to team Williams on their first place finish in the 10th Annual Fielding Sport Management golf tournament. We had a wonderful day on Saturday getting to be back together again, and we were able to have a lot of fun on the course as well! A big thank you to Dr. Williams for leading this amazing program, to Dr. Byon for putting on such a fun event, to Dr. Koceja for supporting what we do, and to all of the faculty, spouses, students, and friends that allow this program to be what it is!
09/13/2021
We want to congratulate Dr. Sean Son for officially defending his dissertation a couple of weeks ago! Dr. Son’s dissertation was titled, “The role of visual congruity in Jersey sponsorship: The effect of created brand-color congruity on attitude and purchase intention.” Congratulations Dr. Son on a successful defense and a successful doctoral career!
08/16/2021
We want to thank Colts’ VP of Data Strategy & Analytics, Charlie Shin, for generously giving our faculty, graduate students, and families the opportunity to witness an awesome Colts win! We would also like to thank Dr. Williams and his family for providing an awesome Pre-game tailgate, and Dr. Yoon for pulling it all together! An awesome experience to be back at live sporting events together!
08/13/2021
A massive congratulations is in place for Dr. Pedersen as the 7th edition of his Contemporary Sport Management textbook has now been published! Another great up-to-date resource for aspiring sport management professionals across the nation and around the world!
Congratulations!
07/19/2021
We would like congratulate current Bradley University AD, Dr. Chris Reynolds (PhD Class of 2012), on being selected to lead the DI Men’s basketball committee in 2022. An amazing and well deserved honor for yet another standout alumni. Congratulations on this announcement, and on all of your success as the Athletic Director of Bradley University, Dr. Reynolds!