{"id":70,"date":"2017-04-25T10:14:07","date_gmt":"2017-04-25T14:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faculty.wcu.edu\/vittal\/?page_id=70"},"modified":"2026-05-26T15:52:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T19:52:54","slug":"professional","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/faculty.wcu.edu\/vittal\/professional\/","title":{"rendered":"Professional"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h4 class=\"style3 style12\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Honors, Affiliations, and Awards<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000;\">\n<li class=\"style4\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>University Scholar Award,<\/strong> WCU, 2017.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"style4\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Excellence in Research Award<\/strong>, College of Business, WCU, 2012.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"style4\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Graduate Faculty Teaching Award<\/strong>, College of Business, WCU, 2011.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"style4\"><span class=\"style13\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Appointed as Global Guest Professor<\/strong>, Keio University, Japan, 2015-2020. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"style3 style12\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Nominations<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Curtis W. Wood Award for Excellence in Mentoring Graduate Students, WCU: 2017<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Finalist for Scholarship Innovation Research Award: 2016<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Graduate Teaching Faculty Award, WCU: 2014, 2017<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Finalist for the University Scholar Award, WCU: 2014<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Finalist for the Jay M. 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