Dear STR Members,
Thank you for your enthusiastic participation in the election for our Division's future leaders. I am pleased to share the results of the election, as below:
- Congratulations to Metin Sengul (U Texas, Austin), who is joining STR as the STR Assistant Program Chair for the 2026-2027 academic year (and will continue to Program Chair, Division Chair-Elect, Division Chair and Past Division Chair over the next five years as an elected Officer in the STR Division).
- Congratulations to the following six individuals that were elected for a two-year term to the STR Executive Committee, which establishes Division Policy, nominates committee members, and leads initiatives for the division (listed in alphabetical order by last name):
- Callen Anthony (New York U)
- Karin Hoisl (U of Mannheim)
- Songcui Hu (U of Arizona)
- Aldona Kapačinskaitė (INSEAD)
- Danny Kim (Wharton)
- Bukky Akinsanmi Oyedeji (London Business School)
Our Division had the second-highest participation rate of all DIGs in this election. Thank you to all of you for making it happen. Best wishes,
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Deepak Somaya
Diane and Steven Miller Professor and Edwards Scholar
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Past Division Chair, STR Division
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