As part of the upcoming QUIS19 Conference in Rome, we are pleased to invite nominations for two awards that recognize excellence and impact in the service research community:
1. Mary Jo Bitner “Rising Star in Services” Award
This award honors a junior scholar who has started making significant contributions to the services discipline early in their career.
Eligibility: Service scholars who have received their PhD during the last 5 years (June 2019 onwards).
About Mary Jo Bitner:
Mary Jo Bitner is one of the founders of the service marketing discipline. Her career has been dedicated to studying customer satisfaction in service encounters, customer-employee interactions, servicescapes, and technology-delivered services. She has received multiple honors, including the Christopher Lovelock Career Contributions to the Services Discipline Award (AMA SERVSIG), an IBM Faculty Award, and an honorary doctorate from Hanken School of Business, Finland.
2. Bo Edvardsson “Industry Impact in Services” Award
This award honors a service scholar who has made a significant impact on service practice through research, teaching, and/or outreach.
Eligibility: Open to all service scholars.
About Bo Edvardsson:
Over the past 35 years, Bo Edvardsson has been a central figure in developing service research, teaching, and practice. He has helped create a vibrant international community of service scholars and contributed extensively through research, editorial work, and mentorship.
Nomination Process:
Nominations (including self-nominations) are invited from service scholars around the world.
Each nomination should include:
– A brief nomination/cover letter
– A copy of the nominee’s CV
Please send nominations to the QUIS19 planning team at info@quis19.eu by April 15, 2025 EXTENDED: May 9, 2025.
The inaugural winner of the Bo Edvardson Award: Werner Kunz, Sabine Benoit, Janet McColl Kennedy
