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Growing up in China, the importance of education was impressed upon Jing Wang at a very young age. So it鈥檚 no surprise that Wang, now associate professor of decision sciences at 易胜博官网鈥檚 Paul College, eventually followed a career path in education.

鈥淓ducation was the only way to change your life if you wanted a good job,鈥� Wang said.

Although she started out her career in industry and returned to it after getting her MBA, Wang quickly realized that she missed the learning environment of a university campus, where continuous learning was the norm. After receiving her doctoral degree from Kent State University, Wang came to 易胜博官网 in 2007 to teach and conduct research as an assistant professor of decision sciences.

Wang was selected as this year鈥檚 Paul College Excellence in Teaching Award winner in the tenure-track faculty category. She was nominated by decision sciences department chair, Roger Grinde, who cited Wang鈥檚 exemplary teaching, research, and service to the college as well as her consistent high student ratings in his nomination.

鈥淪he always holds students to high academic standards with integrity, makes courses relevant and engaging, and is very helpful and available to students needing extra assistance,鈥� said Grinde.

鈥淪he is one of the very best professors I have had during my time at 易胜博官网,鈥� said former student Angela Tidd 鈥�18. 鈥淚 do not say this because her class is a breeze, or she lets students off the hook. I say this because she pushes students to learn outside of class, think past the school environment, and cares deeply for her students on a personal and professional level.鈥�

Wang has taught all levels of information systems and business analytics courses for the department, including first-year management information systems for all ; systems analysis and database management, which is often the first course students take if they are interested in the ; and decision sciences courses at the MBA level. Grinde credits Wang as a major driver of the Information Systems and Business Analytics option鈥檚 growth from 15-20 students when she began teaching at 易胜博官网 to now over 85 students currently in the option.

Former student Gabrielle Kelly 鈥�12 can attest to this.

鈥淚 started in the business school as an incoming freshman knowing already that I would concentrate in accounting,鈥� she said. 鈥淲hat I didn鈥檛 know, and what Professor Wang helped me find, was my passion for data sciences.鈥�

According to Wang鈥檚 colleague in the decision sciences department, Tevfik Aktekin, the proof of Wang鈥檚 teaching excellence lies in the success of her students.

鈥淪he arms students with skills that they can use in the workplace even after graduation,鈥� said Aktekin, also an associate professor of decision sciences. 鈥淎t alumni events, several of her former students pointed out to me that they still use the summary sheet of MySQL code Dr. Wang makes every student put together as part of her database course. Several others indicated that the reason they got their internships or job offers are because of the tangible skills they acquired in Dr. Wang鈥檚 database management and information systems courses.鈥�

鈥淚t鈥檚 a noble goal to make a difference in a person鈥檚 life,鈥� said Wang. 鈥淭hat is why I focus on trying to teach my students something relevant.鈥�