Faculty - Richard Osborne

Theodore M. and Catherine C. Alfred Professorship in Management
Professor, Marketing and Policy Studies

M.S., Case Western Reserve University, 1973
B.S., Bowling Green State University, 1959

The federal Sarbanes-Oxley legislation has dramatically changed accounting and reporting practices for public companies. Richard Osborne’s work addresses larger private companies and explores how Sarbanes-Oxley can improve their governance. Richard brings relevant experience to the work from his years of service on the boards of a number of privately and publicly held companies. Another line of Richard’s research focuses on teaching effectiveness and explores how professors can build a lifelong learning relationship with students.

Awards

• 2012-2013 Teaching Excellence Award, Weatherhead School of Management. (2013).
• 2010 - 2011 Teaching Excellence Award, Weatherhead. (2011).
• 2008-2009 Teaching Excellence Award, Weatherhead School of Management. (2009).
• Wittke Award for Undergraduate Teaching Excellence, Case Western Reserve University. (2008).
• Weatherhead Teaching Excellence Award, Weatherhead School of Management. (2006).
• Students' Choice Award as Favorite Weatherhead Professor, Weatherhead School of Management. (2005).
• David A. Bowers Faculty Service Award, Weatherhead School of Management. (2003).
• Literati Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence, MCB University Press/Emerald Publishing. (2002).
• Theodore M. Alfred Distinguished Service Award, Weatherhead School of Management. (1999).
• Teaching Excellence Award, Weatherhead School of Management. (1997).
• Ten Best Entrepreneurship Professors in the United States, Business Week Magazine. (1996).
• Teaching Excellent Award, Weatherhead School of Management. (1993).