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Dawn Deeter Awarded the Dr. Ron and Rae Iman Outstanding Faculty Award for Teaching

dawn deeterBy Kellie Jackson, Managing Director, National Strategic Selling Institute

Dawn Deeter is the recipient of the Dr. Ron and Rae Iman Outstanding Faculty Award for Teaching presented by the K-State Alumni Center. The award for teaching is designed to honor excellence in high quality of instruction, strong relationships with students inside and outside of the classroom, and a reputation for scholarship and distinguished service to the university. One annual award with a $5,000 stipend is awarded annually.

She was recognized on Thursday, September 8, 2022, at an awards ceremony held at the K-State Alumni Center.

Deeter built and leads the National Strategic Selling Institute (NSSI) at Kansas State University. She has earned numerous teaching awards, including the 2016 K-State Professor of the Year, and her research has been published in the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, Industrial Marketing Management, and the Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management, among others.

"I am humbled to receive the Dr. Ron and Rae Iman Outstanding Faculty Award for Teaching,” states Dawn Deeter, professor and director of the National Strategic Selling Institute. “I love working with undergraduate students and challenging them to achieve great things inside and outside the classroom. I am grateful to the K-State Alumni Association for choosing me for this honor and thank the Imans for their ongoing support of our faculty."

Under her tutelage, NSSI students have been awarded national recognition in sales competitions and the NSSI is recognized as one of the preeminent sales centers in the nation. Her impact on the students of NSSI is evident in their 99% job placement upon graduation.

In her nomination letter about Deeter, Esther Swilley, Marketing Department Head said, “The NSSI is known internationally for its activities, as well as its high-caliber students that, upon graduation, become outstanding and successful business professionals. The growth and success of the NSSI have been driven by Dr. Deeter’s relentless efforts and passion for sales education and improving the lives of students.”

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Ron and Rae Iman live in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Ron and Rae are life members of the K-State Alumni Association and served as Kansas State University Foundation trustees. Ron Iman earned three degrees from K-State: a bachelor’s degree in math education in 1962, a master’s degree in 1970, and a doctorate in statistics in 1973. He is a past member of the Association’s board of directors, served as the Association’s representative to the KSU Research Foundation board, and is a past chair of the Arts and Sciences Advisory Council. He received the university’s Arts and Sciences Distinguished Service Award in 1996 and, in 1994, served as national president of the American Statistical Association. Ron Iman was named a Highly Cited Researcher by the Institute for Scientific Information in 2004.