Recognize an Outstanding Marketing Scholar: AMA Foundation Awards Nominations Now Open
CHICAGO, IL / AGILITYPR.NEWS / March 27, 2026 / Contact: Amy Gwiazdowski, agwiazdowski@ama.org
Recognize an Outstanding Marketing Scholar
AMA Foundation Awards Nominations Now Open
Chicago, IL—Celebrate the achievements and impact of exceptional marketing scholars, educators, and practitioners by submitting a nomination for an AMA Foundation award. These awards recognize individuals whose research, mentoring, scholarship, and leadership continue to advance the marketing discipline, strengthen the academic community, and shape the future of marketing practice and education.
Award recipients will be recognized at the 2026 AMA Summer Academic Conference.
Nominations are now open for the following awards:
Williams-Qualls-Spratlen (WQS) Multicultural Mentoring Award of Excellence
This award recognizes world-class marketing scholars and mentors of people of color who have made significant research contributions and demonstrated a sustained commitment to mentoring students and faculty from underrepresented groups in marketing.
Nomination Deadline: April 12, 2026
Valuing Diversity Ph.D. Scholarship
In partnership with the PhD Project and the AMA Academic Council, this scholarship supports doctoral students from diverse backgrounds on their path to earning PhDs and helps strengthen a more inclusive pipeline of future marketing faculty.
Nomination Deadline: April 12, 2026
Robert J. Lavidge Global Marketing Research Award
This award recognizes a marketing practitioner or educator who has developed and implemented a research or insight procedure with practical implications for others, advancing marketing research and real-world application.
Nomination Deadline: April 12, 2026
Charles Coolidge Parlin Marketing Research Award
Established in 1945, this award is the oldest and most distinguished in the field, honoring scholars and practitioners who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and sustained impact on advancing the marketing profession.
Nomination Deadline: April 12, 2026
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About the American Marketing Association (AMA)
As the leading global professional marketing association, the AMA is the essential community for marketers. From students and practitioners to executives and academics, we aim to elevate the profession, deepen knowledge, and make a lasting impact. The AMA is home to five premier scholarly journals including: Journal of Marketing, Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of Public Policy and Marketing, Journal of International Marketing, and Journal of Interactive Marketing. Our industry-leading training events and conferences define future forward practices, while our professional development and PCM® professional certification advance knowledge. With almost 70 chapters and a presence on 350 college campuses across North America, the AMA fosters a vibrant community of marketers.
The association's philanthropic arm, the AMA’s Foundation, is inspiring a more diverse industry and ensuring marketing research impacts public good. The AMA Foundation strengthens and elevates the marketing profession by advancing knowledge, building a global community of marketing leaders, and supporting marketing initiatives that drive innovation and societal impact.
AMA views marketing as the activity, set of institutions, and processes for creating, communicating, delivering, and exchanging offerings that have value for customers, clients, partners, and society at large. You can learn more about AMA’s learning programs and certifications, conferences and events, and scholarly journals at AMA.org.
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Amy Gwiazdowski
VP, Communications
agwiazdowski@ama.community130 E. Randolph St., 22nd Floor, Chicago, 60601
Phone: 312-542-9076
https://www.ama.org/