The SWDSI Outstanding Educator Award is presented by the Federation of Business Disciplines on behalf of the region.
SWDSI selects and recognizes an educator who has made an outstanding contribution to the Decision Sciences discipline.
| Outstanding Educator Award Recipient | Year |
|---|---|
| Ken Black, University of Houston – Clear Lake | 2001 |
| Robert Pavur, University of North Texas | 2002 |
| William Pinney, Alcorn State University | 2003 |
| Binshan Lin, Louisiana State University – Shreveport | 2004 |
| Timothy Paul Cronan, University of Arkansas | 2005 |
| Michael E. Hanna, University of Houston – Clear Lake | 2006 |
| Brian Reithel, The University of Mississippi | 2007 |
| Tom Jones, University of Arkansas | 2008 |
| Chang-tseh Hsieh, University of Southern Mississippi | 2009 |
| David Douglas, University of Arkansas | 2010 |
| Fred L. Kitchens, Ball State University | 2011 |
| Kai Koong, Ball State University | 2012 |
| Peggy L. Lane, Emporia State University | 2014 |
| Victor R. Prybutok, University of North Texas | 2015 |
| June Wei, University of West Florida | 2016 |
| Carl M. Rebman, Jr., University of San Diego | 2018 |
| Mark McMurtrey, University of Central Arkansas | 2020 |
