U.T. Tyler Student Wins International Award
Posted/updated on: December 10, 2010 at 2:33 am
TYLER — A faculty member and Ph.D. student in The University of Texas at Tyler Department of Human Resource Development and Technology, Judy Yi Sun, has won an international award for her dissertation proposal. The Li Ning Dissertation Proposal Award is given at the international doctoral proposal competition, which is organized by the International Association of Chinese Management Research.
According to Dr. Harold Doty, College of Business and Technology dean, This award represents an outstanding accomplishment for Ms. Sun. It shows that although our Ph.D. program has just started, our students are globally competitive. I cant think of a greater tribute to our students or faculty.
The winning proposal is entitled Managerial Career Transition in China: A Grounded Theory Study. It is the first doctoral dissertation proposal at UT Tyler.
Through grant funding, Sun traveled to Shanghai, China this summer and received coaching and mentoring by world-class management scholars to complete her dissertation research. She holds a masters of business administration from Peking University and currently serves as a senior lecturer at UT Tyler.
