Ben Bauman Award for Excellence

PAUL STEPHENS Bradley University Peoria, Illinois

Paul Stephens, Assistant Professor of Business Management and Administration, Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois. Paul began his academic career as a graduate teaching assistant at Bradley, where he co-authored and presented a paper at IACIS-95. Since joining the faculty last year, Paul has completed a book chapter, has a journal manuscript accepted, has a paper at IACIS-01 and has several manuscripts under review. In describing his teaching philosophy, he feels that it is his role as an educator to: (1) help students develop critical thinking and communication skills; (2) take previous learning and research and incorporate these concepts into his classroom teaching; (3) serve as an advisor and mentor for students; and (4) contribute to his profession through research and scholarship.

THOMAS HILTON Utah State University Logan, Utah

Thomas Hilton, Professor of Business Information Systems and Education, Utah State University, Logan, Utah. Tom has been active in Beta Gamma Sigma, ACM and has served IACIS as an officer and director over the past eight years. He also serves as the IACIS Webmaster. In addition to active research and publication, Tom's University responsibilities include serving as Director of BIS Graduate Programs, and Tom is currently the major professor for eight doctoral and 55 master's students. Tom also serves as Bishop of a Utah State University campus congregation of the LDS church. The members of the congregation are all students, and he keeps very busy attending to the spiritual needs of these young people.