Dr. Zhiqiang (Eric) Zheng, Ashbel Smith Professor of information systems at The University of Texas at Dallas, has received a distinguished fellow award from the Information Systems Society (ISS).
Zheng joins three other Naveen Jindal School of Management faculty members who previously earned the honor. Dr. Hasan Pirkul, Caruth Chair and Jindal School dean, received the award in 2012; and Dr. Vijay Mookerjee and Dr. Sumit Sarkar, both professors of information systems, won it in 2011 and 2013, respectively. Mookerjee holds the Charles and Nancy Davidson Distinguished Chair in Information Systems, and Sarkar holds the Charles and Nancy Davidson Distinguished Chair in Operations Management.
“Receiving the ISS Distinguished Fellow Award is an immense privilege for me, both personally and professionally,” Zheng said. “UT Dallas is one of the few institutions with multiple recipients of this prestigious recognition, and being mentioned alongside such distinguished scholars and pioneers of the information systems field is truly an honor. This award not only is a recognition of the impact of my work, but also serves as a source of inspiration, motivating me to further explore fundamental research challenges and advance the field.”
The award recognizes individuals who have made intellectual contributions to the information systems discipline in a variety of scholarly ways, including publications that have made a significant impact on theory, research and practice; intellectual leadership in the discipline as reflected in editorial appointments, particularly of INFORMS journals; and intellectual stewardship of the field as reflected in the mentoring of doctoral students and young researchers.
Zheng said he is particularly proud of his strong record of academic research.
“I have always sought to introduce innovative approaches in my research,” he said.
Zheng was among the first to identify the business challenges and research opportunities within sponsored search, and he made early contributions to the field of health analytics. Zheng also has played a leading role in the areas of financial technology and blockchain.
From 2017 to 2023, Zheng served as a senior editor for Information Systems Research, and since 2024, he has been a senior editor for MIS Quarterly. In 2017, he founded the INFORMS Workshop on Data Science, which has become an important platform in the field. He also chaired the Workshop on Information Technologies and Systems in 2022.
Lecturer Elected to Board of Directors
Dr. Maria Gomez Albrecht, a marketing lecturer in the Naveen Jindal School of Management at The University of Texas at Dallas, has been elected to the board of directors of the Dallas-Fort Worth chapter of the American Marketing Association (AMA) through 2026.
Albrecht, who has been a lecturer in the Jindal School since 2018, serves as the executive vice president of special interest groups for the AMA chapter. She is responsible for leading and managing events aimed at deepening the expertise of local marketers.
“The strategic vision over the next year is to focus on key trends shaping marketers’ decisions, such as generative artificial intelligence, sustainability efforts and multicultural marketing,” Albrecht said.
With more than 70 professional chapters and more than 320 collegiate chapters across North America, the AMA is the essential community for marketers and academics to propel business growth and elevate the role of marketing.
Albrecht, who earned doctorates in business administration and management and also holds professional certifications in digital marketing and project management, has more than 30 years of corporate experience. She has extensive experience in domestic and international marketing, e-commerce, sales operations, project management, data analytics, supply chain and vendor management.
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