Gerard Athaide, Ph.D., department chair and professor of marketing at Loyola University Maryland’s Sellinger School of Business and Management, has been named one of the world’s top-50 innovation management scholars by The Journal of Product Innovation Management, a leading academic journal devoted to the latest research, theory, and practice in new product and service development.

Athaide was also named a top scholar in two categories the journal identified as “hot topics and future research directions:” ‘Product factors – Fit with market need/Meet customer needs’ and ‘Organizational factors – External relations.’ The journal ranked Loyola tied for 63^rd best in innovation management out of more than 600 schools worldwide on the list.

“I am thrilled that Dr. Athaide and the Sellinger School have been recognized by such a prestigious publication for achievements that reflect our desire and ambition to see business differently,” said Karyl B. Leggio, Ph.D., dean of the Sellinger School. “Our commitment to and achievements in innovation management and its study are clear indications of the value and quality of education we offer students who thrive in a rigorous academic environment.”

Innovation management helps bring new ideas to reality, and these rankings reflect the volume of original contributions to the field. The rankings for individual scholars are based on the number of articles each scholar published in two leading academic innovation management journals and eight top management and marketing journals over the last 20 years. For universities, the rankings are determined by the number of articles published by current faculty in the same journals over the same period of time.

Athaide has taught new product development and innovation management at Loyola since 1992 and currently teaches courses at the undergraduate and graduate level. He earned his Ph.D. and MBA from Syracuse University and has an MMS and a B.Sc. from the University of Bombay. He is a member of the American Marketing Association and the Product Development and Management Association, which publishes The Journal of Product Innovation Management.

The full article with all of the rankings is available online.

Loyola University Maryland has been ranked No. 1 in the nation among master’s institutions that have the most students who study abroad in one-semester programs.

The ranking is part of the latest Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange, which is published by the Institute of International Education (IIE), the leading not-for-profit educational and cultural exchange organization in the United States. Loyola was also ranked 6^th among master’s institutions both for total number of study abroad students and undergraduate participation in study abroad.

“Recognition in Open Doors reflects the remarkable effort of numerous departments and offices at Loyola over the last 25 years to support international education and offer a broad selection of high-quality study abroad opportunities to a large number of students,” said André Pierre Colombat, Ph.D., Loyola’s dean of international programs. “This collaboration has positioned us to better serve our students and prepare them for the challenges of a globalized world.”

Loyola offers international programs in 13 cities in 13 different international countries and exchanges in the Netherlands, Argentina, Japan, Germany, France, Chile, and Singapore. In 2010 Loyola was one of five universities to receive the Senator Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalization, an honor presented by NAFSA: The Association of International Educators.

IIE’s Open Doors, supported by a grant from the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, is a comprehensive information resource on international students and scholars studying or teaching at higher education institutions in the United States, and U.S. students studying abroad for academic credit at their home colleges or universities. Open Doors has issued a report on U.S. students studying abroad for academic credit every year since 1985 and since 1919 has conducted an annual survey of approximately 3,000 accredited institutions regarding international students in the United States.

Full rankings where Loyola appears are available online:

Leading Institutions By Mid-Length Duration Of Study Abroad And Institutional Type, 2009/10

Institutions By Total Number Of Study Abroad Students: Top 40 Master's Institutions, 2009/10

Institutions By Undergraduate Participation In Study Abroad: Top 40 Master's Institutions, 2009/10

Read the full article at U.S. News & World Report.

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