The Williamson Award
The Williamson Award is the Haas School’s highest faculty honor. Named for Nobel Laureate and Professor Emeritus Oliver Williamson, the award recognizes faculty members who exemplify the school’s four Defining Leadership Principles.
2016-17: Prof. Andy Rose
2015-16: Prof. Toby Stuart
2014-15: Prof. Teck Ho
2013-14: Prof. John Morgan
The Earl F. Cheit Award For Excellence In Teaching
At Haas, excellence in teaching is recognized through the annual Earl F. Cheit Award. This award is named after Dean Emeritus Earl F. Cheit, who made teaching excellence one of his top priorities as dean. The recipients of the Cheit Award are chosen by panels of students based on nominations submitted by students.
2017 Recipients of the Earl F. Cheit Award for Excellence in Teaching
Undergraduate Program
Dan Mulhern
PhD Program
Christopher Palmer
Full-time MBA Program
Omri Even-Tov
Evening MBA Program
Panos Patatoukas
Weekend MBA Program
Maximilian Auffhammer
Executive MBA Program
Maura O’Neill
MFE Program
Martin Lettau
2016 Recipients of the Earl F. Cheit Award for Excellence in Teaching
Undergraduate Program
Rada Brooks
PhD Program
John Morgan
Full-time MBA Program
Severin Borenstein
Evening MBA Program
Jonathan Leonard
Weekend MBA Program
Pnina Feldman
Executive MBA Program
Maura O’Neill
MFE Program
Johan Walden
2015 Recipients of the Earl F. Cheit Award for Excellence in Teaching
Undergraduate Program
Rob Chandra
PhD Program
Christine Parlour
Full-time MBA Program
John Morgan
Evening MBA Program
Panos Patatoukas
Weekend MBA Program
Xiao-Jun Zhang
Executive MBA Program
Toby Stuart
MFE Program
Laurent El-Ghaoui
2014 Recipients of the Earl F. Cheit Award for Excellence in Teaching
Undergraduate Program
Frank Schultz
PhD Program
Leif Nelson
Full-time MBA Program
Toby Stuart
Rob Chandra
Evening MBA Program
Flavio Feferman
Weekend MBA Program
Mark Rittenberg
MFE Program
Yu (Ben) Meng, MFE 02
2013 Recipients of the Earl F. Cheit Award for Excellence in Teaching
Undergraduate Program
Alan Ross
PhD Program
Noam Yuchtman
Full-time MBA Program
Kellie McElhaney
Evening MBA Program
Yaniv Konchitchki
Weekend MBA Program
Pnina Feldman
Berkeley-Columbia Executive MBA Program
Suneel Udpa
MFE Program
Richard Stanton
2012 Recipients of the Earl F. Cheit Award for Excellence in Teaching
Undergraduate Program
Julie Suh
PhD Program
Nicolae Garleanu
Full-time MBA Program
Gustavo Manso
Evening MBA Program
Panos Patatoukas
Weekend MBA Program
Shachar Kariv
Berkeley-Columbia Executive MBA Program
Andrew Rose
MFE Program
Rossen Valkanov
2011 Recipients of the Earl F. Cheit Award for Excellence in Teaching
Undergraduate Program
Jennifer Walske
Full-time MBA Program
Richard Sloan
Evening & Weekend MBA Program
Johan Walden
Terry Taylor
Berkeley-Columbia Executive MBA Program
Peter Goodson
Ph.D. Program
Alexei Tchistyi
MFE Program
Mark Rubinstein
2010 Recipients of the Earl F. Cheit Award for Excellence in Teaching
Undergraduate Program
Frank Schultz
Full-time MBA Program
Rashi Glazer
Evening & Weekend MBA Program
Peter Goodson
Suneel Udpa
Berkeley-Columbia Executive MBA Program
Steve Blank
Ph.D. Program
Martin Lettau
MFE Program
Alexei Tchistyi
Michael Melvin
2009 Recipients Of The Earl F. Cheit Award For Excellence In Teaching
Undergraduate Program
Holly Schroth
Full-time MBA Program
Terry Taylor
Evening & Weekend MBA Program
Johan Walden
Gregory La Blanc
Berkeley-Columbia Executive MBA Program
Peter Goodson
Ph.D. Program
Nicole Johnson
MFE Program
Bob Goldstein
Previous recipients of the Cheit Teaching Award
Haas School Recipients of the UC Berkeley Distinguished Teaching Award
Each year, UC Berkeley awards teaching excellence through the Distinguished Teaching Award. The recipients of the campus DTA award are first nominated by the deans/chairs of the colleges, schools, or departments and then chosen by the campus committee on teaching, comprised of faculty and students. Haas faculty are often the recipients.
This award program was initiated to encourage and reward excellence in teaching on the Berkeley campus. These are the Haas faculty members who have be awarded the Distinguished Teaching Award.
2015: Ulrike Malmendier
2010: Teck-Hua Ho
2001: Sara Beckman
1998: Richard K. Lyons
1992: David M. Modest
1989: Earl F. Cheit
1985: Frances Van Loo
1982: Laura D’Andrea Tyson
1981: Joseph Pratt
1980: Timothy Crichfield
1979: Andrew Shogan
1978: Richard Bagozzi
More about the Distinguished Teaching Award
Faculty members can visit the Office of Educational Development for resources, tips, and support.