NASSM Recognizes 2024 Award, Grant Winners and board members

The North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM) recognized award and grant recipients at its annual conference during May 29-June 1, 2024 in Minneapolis, MN.

The impressive and diverse list of awardees includes student and professional members who were honored for their academic accomplishments.

The honorees are listed below:

NASSM Earle F. Zeigler Lecture Award
Dr. Daniel Mason, University of Alberta

NASSM Garth Paton Distinguished Service Award
Dr. Damon Andrew, Florida State University

NASSM Distinguished Research Award
Dr. Pamela Wicker, Bielefeld University

NASSM Distinguished Sport Management Educator Award
Dr. Jess Dixon, University of Windsor

NASSM Joy DeSensi Diversity Award for Inclusive Excellence
Dr. Kwame Agyemang, University of Kentucky

NASSM Student Research Competition Award
Keegan Dalal, University of Massachusetts Amherst

NASSM Sport Management Education Journal Fellows:

• Dr. Molly Hayes Sauder, York College of Pennsylvania

• Dr. Michael OdioUniversity of Cincinnati

• Dr. Jaime DelucaTowson University

• Dr. Anthony Pizzo, La Salle University

• Dr. Brent Oja, West Virginia University

• Dr. Ben Larkin, Merrimack College

• Dr. James DuFlorida State University

• Dr. Yiran Su, University of Massachusetts Amherst

NASSM Research Fellows

• Dr. Minjung Kim, Texas A&M University

• Dr. Elizabeth Wanless, Ohio University

• Dr. Marijke Taks, University of Ottawa

• Dr. Thomas Baker, University of Georgia

• Dr. Landy Lu, University of Minnesota

Student Paper Competition Winner
Keegan Dalal, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Dissonance in Action: Boycotting the 2022 Qatar World Cup

Student Paper Competition Finalist
Jessica Brougham, University of Florida
Examining the relationships between social media use, mental health, and personal branding in college athletes and their non-athlete student peers

Student Paper Competition Finalist
Shuoyu "Sam" Chen, University of Georgia
Market Demand for Live Sporting Events in the Metaverse: A Mixed-Methods Approach

Student Paper Competition Finalist
Seong-Jin Park, Texas A&M University
The Formation of Individual Sport Fans’ Psychological Ownership and Its Impacts: Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Approaches

NASSM Service Learning Grant
Joyce Ogunrinde, University of Houston
Engage. Equip. Empower (E3): A social justice education approach to sport management service learning

Janet B. Parks NASSM Research Grants

• Dr. Changwook Kim, Brock University
  Bridging Spatial Dynamics and Psychosocial Health: Team Identification and Consumer Resilience

• Dr. Michael Odio, University of Cincinnati
  Sport Management Students’ Development and Management of Career Identities

• Dr. Jessica Minkove, Towson UniversitySport
  Management Students’ Development and Management of Career Identities

• Edward Horne, University of New Mexico
  How to Establish Collaborative Partnerships in Private Youth Sport: The Primary and Secondary Consumers’ Perspective

• Georgia Teare, Northumbria University
  How to Establish Collaborative Partnerships in Private Youth Sport: The Primary and Secondary Consumers’ Perspective

Doctoral Research Grant Winners

• Mr. Chanwook Do, Texas A&M University
  Immersing in Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Theme Night Events: Developing Soccer Fans’ Cultural Intelligence (CQ) for Social Well-being

• Ms. Jounghua "Kelly" SonUniversity of Minnesota
  Exploring individual-level knowledge management to help sustain major sport event legacies

• Mr. Luka Ojemaye, University of Houston
  The Hidden Opponent: Constructing the Black Female Athlete Anxiety Scale (BFAAS)

Each year, according to the NASSM constitution, the Nominating and HR Committee conducts an election that is voted on by the membership. This provides opportunities for new board members to join the organization’s highest level of leadership. The following members were elected to the board:

• Laura Misener, Vice-President

• Ari Kim, Officer

• Michael Odio, Officer

• Katie Reifurt, Officer

• Lance Warwick, Student President

The entire NASSM membership wishes these award winners, grant recipients and new board members tremendous success in their future endeavors.