Established in 2020, the Chen-Chow Bear Down Scholarship is available to students from under-represented groups, with a goal toward engaging students from Native Nations in the Eller College and MIS. Students of Native American descent, as well as students who have a demonstrated interest in the Hispanic and Black American cultures, are encouraged to apply, regardless of their current GPA. 

The Scholarship is part of the Bear Down Scholars Program that provides opportunities for scholarship recipients to engage in activities designed to help them be successful at Eller and to increase their understanding of what MIS is and what a job in MIS might look like.

The Chen-Chow Bear Down Scholars Program was established by Dr. Hsinchun Chen and his wife, Dr. Hsiao-Hui (Sherry) Chow. Dr. Hsinchun Chen is a Regents Professor and holds the Brown Family Chair in Management and Technology, in the Eller College of Management at the University of Arizona. He has served the MIS department and the University for over 30 years and has been a prolific researcher. Dr. Sherry Chow is a Research Professor of Medicine at the University of Arizona Cancer Center. She has led the cancer center’s Analytical Chemistry Shared Resource since 2001 and co-led the Cancer Prevention and Control program since 2015.

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Both Drs. Chen and Chow have worked with Native American students in health and technology at UArizona over the years and have strong affinity with Native American culture and heritage.

Recipients

Spring 2025
Andre Alvarez Image	Steven Arellano Image
Isabel Arnett Image	Chad Barlow
Synia Begay Image	Paige Begody Image
Shauna Belone Image	Rolawndo Bennett Image
Esai Flores Image	Quade Glasses Image
Ashley Gordon Image	Sergio Iglesias-Ayala Image
Adiah Jackson Image	Tori Johnson Image
Stephen Jones Image	Yu-Han Liao Image
Kendell Long	Jasmine Lopez Image
Todd Lowsayatee Image	Brianna Medrano Image
Bryn Pule Image	Brandon Ramon Image
Aaron Reyes Image	Dakota Rodriguez Image
Elyssa Russell Image	Vetesha Smith Image
Kyleigh Tsedah Image	Zirui Yan Image

Fall 2024
Andre Alvarez Image	Steven Arellano Image
Isabel Arnett Image	Paige Begody Image
Rolawndo Bennett Image	Esai Flores Image
Quade Glasses Image	Ashley Gordon Image
Sedona Hunsaker Image	Sergio Iglesias-Ayala Image
Adiah Jackson Image	Tori Johnson Image
Yu-Han Liao Image	Jasmine Lopez Image
Todd Lowsayatee Image	Brianna Medrano Image
Steven Orihuela Image	Brandon Ramon Image
Aaron Reyes Image	Dakota Rodriguez Image
Elyssa Russell Image	Zirui Yan Image

Spring 2024
Andre Alvarez Image	Isabel Arnett Image
Paige Begody Image	Quade Glasses Image
Ashley Gordon Image	Sergio Iglesias Ayala Image
Adiah Jackson Image	Tori Johnson Image
Kade Kirkendall Image	Kelly Kitcheyan Image
Michael Lomakema Image	Todd Lowsayatee Image
Yesenia Montoya Image	Allen Old Coyote Image
Steven Orihuela Image	Brandon Ramon Image
Aaron Reyes Image	Dakota Rodriguez Image
Ashley Talgo Image	Michelle Thomas Image
Danielle Wright Image

Fall 2023
Isabel Arnett Image	Paige Begody Image
Vanessa Bencomo Image	Sergio Iglesias-Ayala Image
Adiah Jackson Image	Michael Lomakema Image
Todd Lowsayatee Image	Yesenia Montoya Image
Allen Old Coyote Image	Aaron Reyes Image
Kiernan Sherman Image

Spring 2023
Myriam Acosta Image	Paige Begody Image
Nicolette Behne Image	Vanessa Bencomo Image
Isabel Fimbres Image	Kristyan Gilbert Image
Moreya Howell Image	Sergio Iglesias-Ayala Image
Adiah Jackson Image	Yesenia Montoya Image
Aaron Reyes Image	Kiernan Sherman Image
Heather Thomas Image

Fall 2022
Myriam Acosta Image	Paige Begody Image
Nicolette Behne Image	Vanessa Bencomo Image
Isabel Fimbres Image	Kristyan Gilbert Image
Moreya Howell Image	Sergio Iglesias-Ayala Image
Adiah Jackson Image	Aaron Reyes Image
Kiernan Sherman Image	Heather Thomas Image

Spring 2022
Myriam Acosta Image	Paige Begody Image
Jaisen Brown Image	Isabel Fimbres Image
Moreya Howell Image	Sergio Iglesias-Ayala Image
Natalie Luna Image	Netawn Marsoobian Image
Aaron Reyes Image	Joseph Ross Image
Kiernan Sherman Image

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Established in 2010, the LaSalle-Chen Scholarship is available to students with advanced standing in MIS or Operations Management. The scholarship’s goal is to encourage and support students with significant academic promise that have overcome personal challenges to obtain advanced standing in MIS. The scholarship’s focus is one of encouragement and allowing students to fulfill their promise, and therefore is open to all students who obtain advanced standing in MIS regardless of their current GPA. 

The scholarship is an annual award of $1000, and is renewable as long as the student continues to make progress towards their degree and remains in good academic standing. There will be a total of 5 scholarships awarded per year.

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The LaSalle-Chen Scholarship was established in honor of two MIS professors. Dr. Jim LaSalle is Professor Emeritus of the MIS Department at the University of Arizona, having served the MIS department and the University for more than 30 years as a master teacher. Dr. Hsinchun Chen is a UA Regents' Professor of MIS at the University of Arizona. He has served the MIS department and The University for 30 years and has been a prolific researcher.

Recipients

Fall 2024
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Fall 2021
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The Nunamaker-Chen MIS Doctoral Scholarship was established in 2013 in honor of two University of Arizona MIS Regents’ professors, Jay Nunamaker and Hsinchun Chen, who have made significant contributions to the field of Information Systems over the past four decades.

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Only two awards (of $1,500 each) are given each fall. The recipients are selected by the MIS PhD committee for their hard work, determination and commitment to the MIS tradition, particularly that of design science research. The scholarship provides a stipend for incoming PhD students in their first year of study.

Recipients

*The COVID-19 pandemic delayed the Fall 2020 award.

The INFORMS Information Systems Society (ISS) invites submissions for the Nunamaker-Chen Dissertation Award (NCDA). The NCDA is named in honor of two University of Arizona professors, Jay Nunamaker and Hsinchun Chen, who have made significant contributions to the field of Information Systems over the past several decades. The NCDA has been created to recognize and reward outstanding dissertation research by scholars in the field of Information Systems.  The winner of the 2018 Nunamaker-Chen Dissertation Award will receive a US$1000 prize.

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More information on this award can be found HERE.

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2024 Recipients

Best Overall ICIS 2024 Paper in Honor of TP Liang
Göppinger, Sophia Maite Magdalena; Meier, Alexander; Elshan, Edona; Malekan, Omid; and Leimeister, Jan Marco Beyond Trial and Error: Strategic Assessment of Decentralized Identity in US Healthcare (2024).

Best Overall ICIS 2024 Paper Runner-Ups in Honor of TP Liang
Zieglmeier, Alexander; Kranz, Johann; and Alashoor, Tawfiq How Uncertainty and AI Reciprocity Shape Data Disclosure Decisions in AI Health Services (2024).
Garazha, Aleksandra; Merz, Cedric; Schwabe, Gerhard; and Zavolokina, Liudmila, "Resilience in Times of Crisis: Empowering Refugees with Self-Sovereign Identity" (2024).

Best ICIS 2024 Short Paper in Honor of TP Liang
Lunina, Yulia and Choi, Ben When Machines are Learning, Why Not Humans? A Study Examining Roadcraft Training by AI Coaches (2024).

Best ICIS 2024 Short Paper Runner-Ups in Honor of TP Liang
Wintmölle, Florian; Meier, Marco; and Maier, Christian Artificial Intelligence (AI) Misuse: Perpetrators’ Moral Justifications (2024).
Viljoen, Altus; Hein, Andreas; Constantinides, Panos; and Krcmar, Helmut Leveraging Generative AI in Enterprise Contexts: Towards a Paradox Theory and Organizational Boundary Work Approach (2024).

Best ICIS 2024 Student Paper in Honor of TP Liang
Liang, Zhewen; Xu, Shan; Chen, Dylan Junluo; Li, Jin; and Liu, Ben From Departure to Breach: The Impact of IT Employee Turnover on Cybersecurity Risks (2024).

Best ICIS 2024 Student Paper Runner-Ups in Honor of TP Liang
Tang, Hanyang and Zhai, Yingda Optimal Bidding Overtime Strategy for Online Art Auctions: Evidence from Chinese Auction Houses (2024).
Nienstedt, Jonas; Henkenjohann, Richard; Detels, Laura; and Trenz, Manuel Citizen in the Loop: A Circular Dynamic of Stress and Information Seeking in Data Ecosystems (2024).

Best ICIS 2024 Design Science Award Paper in Recognition of Nunamaker-Chen
Gräf, Miriam; Mehler, Maren; and Jourdan, Sara Crisis Management in the Metaverse: Designing Virtual Worlds for Real-World Resilience (2024).

Best ICIS 2024 Design Science Award Paper Runner-Ups in Recognition of Nunamaker-Chen
Heinrich, Bernd; Krapf, Thomas; and Miethaner, Paul EXPLORE: A Novel Method for Local Explanations (2024).
Huettemann, Sebastian; Mueller, Roland; Larsen, Kai; and Dinter, Barbara A Framework for Ontology-Based Knowledge Synthesis from Research Articles (2024).

2023 Recipients

ICIS 2023 Best Complete Paper Award, in Honor of TP Liang
Ellenrieder, Sara; Kallina, Emma Marlene; Pumplun, Luisa; Gawlitza, Joshua Felix; Ziegelmayer, Sebastian; and Buxmann, Peter, Promoting Learning Through Explainable Artificial Intelligence: An Experimental Study in Radiology (2023).

ICIS 2023 Best Complete Paper Award, in Honor of TP Liang, Runner Up
Lippert, Isabell; Kirchner, Kathrin; Wiener, Martin; and Saunders, Carol, Job Crafting in The Era of Algorithmic Management (2023).
Li, Junyi; Hahn, Jungpil; and Tayi, Giri, Meta-Organizational Learning Through Digital Consensus (2023).

ICIS 2023 Best Short Paper Award, in Honor of TP Liang
Kahdan, Manoj; Hartwich, Nicole Janine; Salge, Oliver; and Cichy, Patrick, Navigating Uncertain Waters: How Organizations Respond to Institutional Pressure in Times of the Looming EU AI Act (2023).

ICIS 2023 Best Short Paper Award, in Honor of TP Liang, Runner Up
Bello Rinaudo, Nadia; Matook, Sabine; and Dennis, Alan, AI Algorithms and Time Experience in Social Media: Explaining Discontinued Use (2023).

ICIS 2023 Best Impact Paper Award, in Recognition of Nunamaker-Chen
Kleiner, Romina; Hartwich, Nicole; Antons, David; Enhancing Perceived Fairness of AI-Based Personnel Selection Procedures: The Role of AI Certification (2023).

ICIS 2023 Best Impact Paper Award, in Recognition of Nunamaker-Chen, Runner Up
Herbe, Amandine; Leveraging Cloud Computing and Software-as-a-Service to Build Sustainable and Resilient Supply Chains (2023).

ICIS 2023 Best Student Paper Award, in Honor of TP Liang
Hu, Manting; LIN, Qingyuan; Zhang, Denghui; Lu, Angela;Junming, Liu; Xiong, Hui; Graph Learning of Multifaceted Motivations for Online Engagement Prediction in Counter-party Social Networks (2023).

ICIS 2023 Best Student Paper Award, in Honor of TP Liang, Runner Up
Svendsrud, Daniel; Paparova, Dragana; Data Hierarchies: The Emergence of an Industrial Data Ecosystem (2023).

2022 Recipients

ICIS 2022 Best Complete Paper Award, in Honor of TP Liang
Guo, Yutong; Ban, Chao; Liu, Xiao; Goh, Khim Yong; Peng, Xixian; Yang, Jiang; and Li, Xiaobo, Short-Video Marketing in E-commerce: Analyzing and Predicting Consumer Response (2022).

ICIS 2022 Best Complete Paper Award, in Honor of TP Liang, Runner Up
Lueker, Nele; Foerderer, Jens; and Heinzl, Armin, Competing with Superstars: Does Exclusive Third-Party Content Discourage Complementary Innovation? (2022).

ICIS 2022 Best Short Paper Award, in Honor of TP Liang
Goh, Kim Huat; Boh, Waifong; and Dommaraju, Premchand, A Social Science Approach Using Big Data for City Planning (2022).

ICIS 2022 Best Short Paper Award, in Honor of TP Liang, Runner Up
Wareham, Jonathan; Pujol Priego, Laia; Romasanta, Angelo; and Ahmadova, Gozal, The Nexus of Translational Action (2022).

ICIS 2022 Best Impact Paper Award, in Recognition of Nunamaker-Chen
Ghose, Anindya; Li, Beibei; Li, Rubing; and Xu, Kaiquan, Real-Time Purchase Prediction Using Retail Video Analytics (2022).

ICIS 2022 Best Impact Paper Award, in Recognition of Nunamaker-Chen, Runner Up
Gladis, Alexander; Hartwich, Nicole Janine; and Salge, Oliver, Weaponizing the GDPR: How Flawed Implementations Turn the Gold Standard for Privacy Laws into Fool's Gold (2022).

ICIS 2022 Best Student Paper Award, in Honor of TP Liang
Zhang, Hao Arthur; Guo, Zhiling; and Wang, Mingzheng, Personalized Recommendation for Balancing Content Generation and Usage on Two-Sided Entertainment Platforms (2022).

ICIS 2022 Best Student Paper Award, in Honor of TP Liang, Runner Up
Li, Manzhou; Kuang, Lini; Wang, Alex; Zhang, Jiayin; and Xu, Sean Xin, Impacts of Reminding Social Nudges on User Engagement Behaviors: Evidence from a Field Experiment (2022).