Conference Awards
NACRA Awards for Consideration for 2019 Conference
Some awards may not be conferred; each nominated case must adhere to high quality standards as judged by reviewers.
| Conference Awards | Description |
|---|---|
| Best Case (Gold, Silver, Bronze) |
Awarded to top three cases presented at the NACRA 2019 conference. |
| Best Student-Authored Case | Awarded to student author and faculty supervisor for best student-written case. Faculty co-author/s not permitted; faculty supervisor may subsequently co-author revised case for submission to CRJ. |
| Best Newcomer Case | Awarded to best case by author/s attending their first NACRA conference. |
| Best Case Written in French | Best case in track |
| Best Case Written in Spanish | Best case in track |
| Ethics Case Award | Best ethics case in any track |
| Jonathan Welch Award | Outstanding case in accounting, finance, or economics; commemorates distinguished service to NACRA by Jonathan Welch. |
| Curtis E. Tate Jr. Award and CRJ Case Awards | The Tate award, with a prize of $2,000, is given to the best CRJ case published in the preceding year’s volume. Recognition is also given to the second and third best cases published in the CRJ in the preceding year.. |
2018 Conference Awards
Gold: Vista Outdoor: A Business Portfolio Under Stress
John Lawrence
John Lawrence
Silver: Snakes & Lattes
Eric Dolansky
Eric Dolansky
Bronze: Rules and Standards in Tax Incentives
Michael Jones
Michael Jones
The Jonathan Welch Memorial Award (for the Best Case in Accounting, Finance, and Economics): Zorbas Bakeries (Cyprus): Launching a New Concept Store in New York?
Olga Kandinskaia
Olga Kandinskaia
Cases in French: Pour vous depanner, AlloVoisins actionne 10 millions de sonneries!
Catherine Lejealle
Catherine Lejealle
Cases in Spanish: ISA y la decision estratgica de InterNexa
Ignacio Osuna, Cindy Pinzon
Ignacio Osuna, Cindy Pinzon
Newcomer Award: Walked into a Lamppost?
Samantha Champagnie, Kristen Gallagher
Samantha Champagnie, Kristen Gallagher
2017 Conference Awards
Best Cases of the NACRA 2017 Conference
Gold: ESSEN: Cooking Is Good for You
Javier Silva – Gustavo Calatrava
Gold: ESSEN: Cooking Is Good for You
Javier Silva – Gustavo Calatrava
Silver: Launching a Craft Cidery: High Quantity or High Quality?
Kathryn Savage – Tierney Schipper
Kathryn Savage – Tierney Schipper
Bronze: Elzra Corporation
Eric Dolansky
Eric Dolansky
Other NACRA 2016 Case Awards
Ruth Green Award (for the Best Case by authors from outside North America): Veritas, The first real food supermarket
Alfred Vernis – Lourdes Urriolagoitia
The Jonathan Welch Memorial Award (for the Best Case in Accounting, Finance, and Economics): Infiniti HR: Target or Acquirer?
Karen Hallows – Sue White
Karen Hallows – Sue White
Cases in French: Moustache Bikes
Christine Kratz
Christine Kratz
Cases in Spanish: Ecoservices: Saneando La Cultura Interna
Juan Parra
Juan Parra
Newcomer: Ready or Not
Terry McGovern
Terry McGovern
2016 Conference Awards
Best Cases of the NACRA 2016 Conference
Gold: by Karen Boroff and Matthew Pratt
The Incident at Kabul
Gold: by Karen Boroff and Matthew Pratt
The Incident at Kabul
Silver: by Joseph Kavanagh, Sanjay Mehta, Donya Brewer, Kaitlyn Cole, and Matt Mistuc
Peer Feedback at Stress Engineering Services
Peer Feedback at Stress Engineering Services
Bronze: by Michael Goldman, Nola Agha, and Maximillian Duran
Redefining the Super Bowl
–AND–
by David Graham Hyatt
Delta Plastics of the South: Conserving Water in the Delta
Redefining the Super Bowl
–AND–
by David Graham Hyatt
Delta Plastics of the South: Conserving Water in the Delta
Other NACRA 2016 Case Awards
The Jonathan Welch Memorial Award (for the Best Case in Accounting, Finance, and Economics)
by Carolyn Conn and Fred Tedesco
The Almost Perfect CPA
by Carolyn Conn and Fred Tedesco
The Almost Perfect CPA
Ruth Green Award (for the Best Case by authors from outside North America)
by Ignacio Osuna Soto, Javier J.O. Silva, and Charles Muller Sanchez
Nissin Foods
by Ignacio Osuna Soto, Javier J.O. Silva, and Charles Muller Sanchez
Nissin Foods
Best Case Written in French
by Ronald Kamin
Kaviari:Le Caviar a L’etat Pur
by Ronald Kamin
Kaviari:Le Caviar a L’etat Pur
Best Case Written in Spanish
by Ernesto Barrera and Natalia Arbelaez
TigoUNE: La centralidad del cliente en una integración cultural
by Ernesto Barrera and Natalia Arbelaez
TigoUNE: La centralidad del cliente en una integración cultural
2015 Conference Awards
BEST CASES OF THE NACRA 2015 CONFERENCE
Gold: Randall D. Harris and W. Scott Sherman.
General Motors.
General Motors.
Silver: Syeda Maseeha Qumer, Debapratim Purkayastha & Vijaya Narapareddy.
A Lapse of Judgment.
A Lapse of Judgment.
Bronze: Grishma Shah, Janet L. Rovenpor & Musa Jafar.
A Brand under Attack: The Boycott of Stoli Vodka and the Power of Social Media
–AND–
Lisa Eshbach & Nancy M. Levenburg.
Adam’s Ribs: An Adventure in Food Cartology
Other NACRA 2015 Case Awards
A Brand under Attack: The Boycott of Stoli Vodka and the Power of Social Media
–AND–
Lisa Eshbach & Nancy M. Levenburg.
Adam’s Ribs: An Adventure in Food Cartology
Other NACRA 2015 Case Awards
Above and Beyond Award (For outstanding contribution to the NACRA annual conference):
Javier Silva
Javier Silva
Best Case Written in French:
by Valentina Kirova & Marie-Noelle Rimaud.
La Maison de Cognac Remy Martin
by Valentina Kirova & Marie-Noelle Rimaud.
La Maison de Cognac Remy Martin
Ruth Green Award (for the Best Case by authors from outside North America)
by Josep Franch, Ivo Fink & Augusti Casas.
KH Loreda: Internationalizing a Local Champion
by Josep Franch, Ivo Fink & Augusti Casas.
KH Loreda: Internationalizing a Local Champion
Best Case by a NACRA Newcomer:
by Sarah Elizabeth Clark, Elisabeth Burgess & Alejandro Allera Mercadillo.
Making the Case for Cargo Flights to Guadalajara
by Sarah Elizabeth Clark, Elisabeth Burgess & Alejandro Allera Mercadillo.
Making the Case for Cargo Flights to Guadalajara
Giving Voice to Values Award
by Cynthia A. Ingols
Refusing to Join the Looting Bandwagon
by Cynthia A. Ingols
Refusing to Join the Looting Bandwagon