PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (July 16, 2021) – Kishwar Joonas, Ph.D., an associate professor of marketing in Prairie View A&M University’s (PVAMU) College of Business (COB), has won the prestigious Outstanding Woman Management Researcher Award. This is an award presented by the Association of Indian Management Scholars, or AIMS International, to foster excellence in education and encourage research in management.
Kishwar Joonas, Ph.D.
“[This] award serves as external validation of my research excellence at a global level,” said Joonas, whose extensive work in marketing and business management over the past 20 years more than exceeded expectations for the award. Joonas leaves a consistent trail of published articles and international presentations in her wake, all while teaching, mentoring and advising student team research papers and projects, serving on several editorial boards and engaging in international conferences and seminars.
Her energy and enthusiasm for research in marketing is inspiring. “Research contributes to the betterment of humankind,” she said, “[and] provides opportunities to work with great minds within and outside PVAMU. [It] offers a challenge to think differently and take knowledge to the next level.”
Throughout the years, Joonas has found much support at Prairie View A&M, saying, “[the university] encourages individual, collaborative, as well as interdisciplinary research and values student engagement in research.” It also invests in the necessary databases, hardware and analytical software, provides competitive grants and awards and supports participation in academic conferences.
“I am delighted to see our faculty succeed and receive recognition for their good work from their peers,” said COB Dean and Professor Munir Quddus, Ph.D. “I am very happy that Dr. Joonas has received this honor. During her years as a faculty in the COB, she has been innovative in learning methods, with a special interest in service learning.”
Joonas very much enjoys working with the students at PVAMU. “I love the collegial environment, opportunities for continuous improvement and learning, and [witnessing the] incremental learning, as well as teamwork and professional development of my students. Most importantly,” she continues, “I build long-term relationships. Alumni often become ‘repeat customers,’ creating a pipeline of internships and jobs for current students and graduates.”
AIMS International honored Joonas with the planting of a tree by Trees for Himalayan Biodiversity. The tree is planted in Shimla, India. “This tree,” she said,” is a living symbol of PVAMU’s support for humanitarianism and social justice.”
Joonas is not only grateful to AIMS International for her award but also to PVAMU for its support, and she looks forward to continuing in her research journey.
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