Lynn wins International Management of Technology award

HOBOKEN, N.J. - A Stevens Institute of Technology associate professor, named by Business 2.0 (Oct. 2002) as one of the "nine leading management gurus in the country," has received yet another award for his distinguished work as a scholar and leading expert in the field of technology, innovation and entrepreneurship.

Dr. Gary S. Lynn's latest award is from the International Association for Management of Technology (IAMOT). Lynn was recognized for "being one of the most active and prolific researchers in the Technology Innovation Management field." The award will be formally presented next May at the annual meeting of IAMOT in Washington, DC.

"Gary just keeps on winning recognition for his work!" said Dr. Ted Stohr, Associate Dean for Research and Academics in Stevens' Howe School of Technology Management. "Hearty congratulations to Gary from all of us!"

Lynn is currently a tenured Associate Professor at Stevens in the Howe School and has authored or co-authored four books and over 60 refereed publications on the intersection of technology, innovation, marketing and entrepreneurship. His most recent book, co-authored with Dr. Richard Reilly, is "Blockbusters: The five keys to developing great new products" (HarperCollins 2002), which chronicles the practices of over 700 new product teams, including 49 of some of the most successful products ever launched. "Blockbusters" was selected as one of the key management publications last year by Manageris Executive Book Summaries and one of the 30 best management books published last year by Soundview Executive Book Summaries.

Lynn won the Best Professor Award at Stevens; the Merritt Williamson research award by the American Society for Engineering Management; and received the first Innovation Fellowship given by Rubbermaid, Inc. He has been quoted in Business Week and the Chicago Tribune; appeared several times on CNN, FNN and more than 75 radio talk shows around the country.

Lynn received a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree from Vanderbilt University, a Master of Management from the Kellogg School at Northwestern University, and his doctorate in marketing and new product development from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

IAMOT is dedicated to advancing the field of technology management. The association supports research projects worldwide and partners with government, private industry and academic institutions. The association acts as an information resource center in the field of technology management.

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Founded in 1870, Stevens Institute of Technology is one of the leading technological universities in the world dedicated to learning and research. Through its broad-based curricula, nurturing of creative inventiveness, and cross disciplinary research, the Institute is at the forefront of global challenges in engineering, science, and technology management. Partnerships and collaboration between, and among, business, industry, government and other universities contribute to the enriched environment of the Institute. A new model for technology commercialization in academe, known as Technogenesis®, involves external partners in launching business enterprises to create broad opportunities and shared value.

Stevens offers baccalaureates, master’s and doctoral degrees in engineering, science, computer science and management, in addition to a baccalaureate degree in the humanities and liberal arts, and in business and technology. The university has a total enrollment of 2,150 undergraduate and 3,500 graduate students, with about 250 full-time faculty. Stevens’ graduate programs have attracted international participation from China, India, Southeast Asia, Europe and Latin America. Additional information may be obtained from its web page at www.stevens.edu.  

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