2021 Research and Teaching Awards
November 25, 2021
HEC Montréal rewarded its faculty for their excellence at this year’s research and teaching awards ceremony, on November 24.
Award for Excellence
Twelve awards were presented this year, including the 2021 Pierre Laurin Award for Research Excellence, which went to Georges Zaccour, and the 2021 Jean Guertin Award for Teaching Excellence, presented to Claude Laurin.
Learn more about the recipients of these two awards
Honorary Professors
The ceremony was preceded by a tribute to the honorary professors named in 2021. The title was granted this year to Omar Aktouf, Alain d’Astous, Normand Turgeon, Wendy Reid and Michel Vézina.
Review of the 2020 Awards
The winners of the research and teaching excellence awards for 2020 also received their awards in a more official ceremony, since last year’s ceremony had been cancelled because of the pandemic situation.
 
More information on the 2020 awards
2021 Awards by Category
BUSINESS CASE WRITING AWARD
BEST BUSINESS CASE AWARD
For the exceptional quality of a case published in the International Journal of Case Studies in Management.
 
The winners:
- Marine Agogué
 Associate Professor
 Department of Management
- Chantale Mailhot
 Full Professor
 Department of Management
- Stéphane Lortie
 Multimedia illustrator
For their case titled Le vol 92 de la British Midland (A et B)
 
Julien Le Maux, Sébastien Arcand (representing the winners in their absence) and Federico Pasin.
TEXTBOOK AND INNOVATION
Recognizing the quality of a textbook written in French by one or more professors, researchers, full-time faculty lecturers or full-time lecturers, and published during the year.
The winners:
- Anne Mesny
 Full Professor
 Department of Management
- David Pastoriza Rivas
 Associate Professor
 Department of International Business
- Serge Poisson-de Haro
 Full Professor
 Department of Management
For Parcours pédagogiques d’enseignantes et d’enseignants à l’université
 
Jacques Robert, Serge Poisson-de Haro, Sébastien Arcand, Anne Mesny and Federico Pasin.
ROGER-CHARBONNEAU AWARD
For a book written in a language other than French or one not specifically intended for use in a course, published during the year, by one or more professors, researchers, full-time faculty lecturers or full-time lecturers.
No award this year.
TEACHING INNOVATION AWARDS
For the best teaching innovation designed and implemented during the year by one or more professors, researchers, full-time faculty lecturers or full-time lecturers.
- Élodie Allain
 Associate Professor
 Department of Accounting Studies
- Patrick Dubé
 Full-time Lecturer
 Department of Human Resources Management
- Annie Guérard
 Full-time Lecturer
 Department of Marketing
- Chantal Labbé
 Associate Professor
 Department of Decision Sciences
- Véronique Poirier
 Full-time Lecturer
 Department of Logistics and Operations Management
 
Patrick Dubé, Élodie Allain, Chantal Labbé, Federico Pasin, Annie Guérard and Véronique Poirier.
TEACHING
The award winners are recognized by their peers and students as excellent teachers, for constantly striving to improve their teaching performance, create an environment conducive to students’ intellectual development and instill in them the desire to excel and work hard.
The winners:
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
- Nicolas Vincent
 Full Professor
 Department of Applied Economics
 
Benoit Dostie, Nicolas Vincent and Federico Pasin.
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
- Philippe d’Astous
 Assistant Professor
 Department of Finance
 
Jacques Lemay, Philippe d’Astous and Federico Pasin.
FULL-TIME LECTURER
- Charles Baribeault
 Full-time Lecturer
 Department of Human Resources Management
 
Michel Cossette, Charles Baribeault and Federico Pasin.
LECTURER
- Guillaume Campeau
 Lecturer
 Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovation
 
Michel Cossette, Charles Baribeault and Federico Pasin.
REsearch
For the excellence of scientific and professional publications by an associate professor over the past 3 years.
The winner:
- Yossiri Adulyasak
 Associate Professor
 Department of Logistics and Operations Management
 
André Tchokogué, Marie Lefebvre, Vice President – CEGEP and university education, TC Média Livres, Yossiri Adulyasak and Federico Pasin.
YOUNG RESEARCHER AWARD
For the excellence of the scientific and professional publications of a career-track assistant professor or guest professor over the past 3 years.
The winner:
- Okan Arslan
 Assistant Professor
 Department of Decision Sciences
 
Michèle Breton, Okan Arlsan and Federico Pasin
CONTRIBUTION TO THE SCHOOL’S RENOWN
ESDRAS-MINVILLE AWARD
For the remarkable contribution made by a professor to HEC Montréal’s renown, through his or her activities and achievements in the academic, professional and public spheres over the past 5 years.
The winner:
- Pierre-Majorique Léger
 Full Professor
 Department of Information Technologies