Grad Students Select 2026 Outstanding Faculty Awards

Minnesota Carlson faculty members have been recognized by graduate students in their programs as the 2025-2026 Outstanding Faculty of the Year. The recipients of these awards are:

Full-Time and Management Science MBA Faculty of the Year — Core Courses
Jeffrey Kauffman

Full-Time and Management Science MBA Faculty of the Year — Elective Courses
Andrew Lainsbury

Online MBA Faculty of the Year
Joel Waldfogel

Part-Time MBA Faculty of the Year (tie)
Helen Moser 
Jeffrey Kauffman

Carlson Executive MBA Curtis Cup for Excellence in Teaching Award
Akshay Rao

Master of Accountancy Faculty of the Year
Clay Forester

Master of Business Taxation Faculty of the Year
Tammy Naples

Master of Human Resources & Industrial Relations Herbie Distinguished Teaching Award
John Kammeyer Mueller

Master of Human Resources & Industrial Relations Faculty of the Year — Core Courses (tie)
Avner Ben-Ner
Alan Benson
John Kammeyer Mueller
Rosaline Benhong Tsai

Master of Human Resources & Industrial Relations Faculty of the Year — Elective Courses
Abdifatah Ali

Master of Marketing Faculty of the Year (tie)
Andrew Lainsbury
Nicole Tuma

Master of Science in Finance Faculty of the Year — Foundation Courses
Timothy Nantell

Master of Science in Finance Faculty of the Year — Specialty Courses
Bob Goldstein