I have received recognition for my academic and business pursuits in a variety of ways.
2018 | Citation for outstanding teaching performance (Beedie School of Business) Fall 2018 semester (received instructor rating of 3.67/4 and course rating of 4/4 for BUS 486) |
2017 | Citation for outstanding teaching performance (Beedie School of Business) Fall 2017 semester (received instructor rating of 3.78/4 for BUS 486)) |
2016 | Citation for outstanding teaching performance (Beedie School of Business) Spring 2016 semester (received instructor rating of 3.96/4 in the Part-time MBA) |
2015 | Best Paper Award for "The Role of Issue Involvement as it Influences Users based on Prior Knowledge" presented at the Fourteenth Pre-ICIS HCI Research in MIS Workshop, Fort Worth, Texas. |
2015 | Citation for outstanding teaching performance (Beedie School of Business) Spring 2015 semester (received instructor rating of 4/4 in the Part-time MBA) |
2014 | Letter of commendation for outstanding teaching performance (Beedie School of Business) Spring and Fall 2014 semesters |
2013 | Letter of commendation for outstanding teaching performance (Beedie School of Business) Fall 2012 semester |
2013 | Most Cited Paper Award in the International Journal of Human-Computer Studies. Papers for this distinction are determined solely based on the highest number of cites, excluding self-citations, received for all journal articles published between the years 2010 and 2012 [data culled from SCOPUS reports (www.scopus.com) created on January 7, 2013] |
2013 | Best Paper Award for "Scale development to Measure Consumer Design Perception" presented at the Annual Conference of Emerging Markets Conference Board, Lucknow, India. |
2012 | Outstanding Service Award for leadership in the SIGHCI (Special Interest Group for Human Computer Interaction) |
2012 | Letter of commendation for outstanding teaching performance (Beedie School of Business) Spring 2012 semester |
2011 | AIS Technology Challenge Award for contributions to the AIS Special Interest Group in Human Computer Interaction Details at: http://beedie.sfu.ca/blog/2012/02/prof-dianne-cyrs-human-computer-interaction-work-nets-coveted-ais-technology-award |
2011 | Letter of commendation for outstanding teaching performance (Beedie School of Business) Fall semester |
2010 | "Senior Scholars Best IS Publication Award" for 2009 |
2010 | MIS Quarterly "Best Paper of 2009" Award |
2010 | Most Cited Paper Award for Interacting with Computers. Papers for this distinction are determined solely based on the highest number of cites, excluding self-citations, received for all journal articles published between the years 2007-2009 [data culled from SCOPUS reports (www.scopus.com) created on January 12, 2010]. |
2009 | SFU Faculty of Business Honour Roll Recipient for Excellence in Research (2006-2008). |
2008 | Best Paper Award for “Website Design, Trust, Satisfaction and Loyalty: A Multiple Country Investigation”, presented at the Seventh Pre-ICIS HCI Research in MIS Workshop (HCI/MIS’07), Paris. |
2008 | SFU Faculty of Business Recognition for Productivity in Research. |
2007 | SFU Faculty of Business “Research Productivity: Top Ten 2004-2006” Recognition. 4th place in the entire business faculty with 16 publications. |
2007 | Letter of Commendation from SFU President for news media and university service. A recent interview on TechTV (3 milllion viewers) may be seen here. |
2006 | Best Paper Award for “Exploring Website Design and Mobility for Culture, Age, and Gender”, presented at the European Applied Research Conference, Florence, Italy |
2005-6 | Faculty of Business Teaching Honour Roll recognizing the top 10% of teaching faculty |
2005 | Letter of commendation for outstanding teaching performance (SFU Faculty of Business) Spring semester |
2004 | Letter of commendation for outstanding teaching performance (SFU Faculty of Business) Fall semester |
2003 | Selected to represent Simon Fraser University at the President’s Research Luncheon. Only twenty-one researchers were selected from across the entire SFU campus to profile their research for a corporate and media audience. |
2003 | Best Paper Award for “Localization of Web Design: A Comparison of German, Japanese, and U.S. Website Characteristics”, presented at the International Applied Business Research Conference, Acapulco. |
2002 | Best Paper Award for “The Localization Industry: A Profile of DNA Media”, presented at the International Applied Business Research Conference, Puerto Vallarta. |
1999 | Teaching Honor Roll, Simon Fraser University |
1997 | Invited Listing in "Who's Who" in International Business |
1997 | Scholarship Recipient (from University of Colorado) to attend a Faculty Development Work shop in International Human Resource Management |
1997 | Honorary Designate, Intellectual Exchange Program, American Consulate |
1996 | Achieved accreditation as a Business Network Advisor under the Canadian Business Net works Coalition (aimed to facilitate strategic alliances between small and medium size companies). |
1995-96 | Awarded a contract for the development of a Strategic Partnering Service for the British Columbia Trade Development Corporation. Developed and delivered a series of seminars about alliance options and effectiveness. |
1995 | Awarded second prize by the European Foundation for Management Development in the European Case Writing Competition. Case titled "Creating Cultural Change in a Swedish- Hungarian Joint Venture" with teaching note included. |
1991 | Doctoral Fellowship from the National Centre for Management Research and Development, University of Western Ontario |
1988-90 | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Fellowship |