HKUST Business School presented awards to recognize five outstanding teachers at a ceremony held on Friday 9 March 2001. This was the first time the School had given such awards.

The awards, entitled "HKUST Business School - The Franklin Prize for Teaching Excellence", were set up with the support of the generous donations from the Larry and Mei Kwong Franklin Endowment Fund. From Fall Semester, 2000-01, five awards will be presented each semester, one each for an undergraduate year and one for MBA required courses and one for MBA non-required / MSc courses.

The first five outstanding teachers recognized are

  • Undergraduate year one: Jong Hag Choi, Assistant Professor of Accounting
  • Undergraduate year two: Lydia Price, Assistant Professor of Marketing
  • Undergraduate year three: Haresh Gurnani, Assistant Professor of ISMT
  • MBA Required Courses: T J Wong, Associate Professor of Accounting
  • MBA Non-Required / MSc Courses: Andrew Carverhill, Assistant Professor of Finance