Center's McElhaney Named 2005 Faculty Pioneer

October 25, 2005

Berkeley CA - Kellie McElhaney, executive director of the Center for Responsible Business and adjunct assistant professor & John C. Whitehead Faculty Fellow in Corporate Responsibility at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, was named a 2005 Faculty Pioneer for Institutional Impact by the biennial report – Beyond Grey Pinstripes.

Kellie McElhaney in the Classroom The Beyond Grey Pinstripes’ Faculty Pioneer Awards – released by World Resources Institute and the Aspen Institute – identify exceptional scholars and excellent teachers who are leading the way in incorporating social and environmental issues into their teaching and research.

By founding the Center in 2003, McElhaney was lauded by the panel of corporate judges as an agent of change who has placed corporate responsibility squarely as one of the core competencies and competitive advantages of the Haas School of Business.

“In her short tenure at Haas, Kellie has had tremendous impact on students across all our degree programs,” echoed Haas School Acting Dean, Richard Lyons. “Her contributions in developing a comprehensive teaching program, corporate outreach, and research in corporate social responsibility have been crucial to the school.”

In addition to identifying Faculty Pioneers, Beyond Grey Pinstripes is the only global survey that evaluates MBA programs for their efforts to prepare graduates on social and environmental stewardship in business. The Haas School of Business placed 11th in the report out the Top 30 MBA programs.

“I am extremely honored to have received this award and recognition, and I could not be as successful as I have been to individually win this award in any place but Haas,” said McElhaney.

“I benefit from the perfect mix: a talented, energetic, and awesome Center team; a committed, generous, and supportive donor, Mike Homer; a school that is built on the Haas family values, which personify CSR; leadership and support from Deans who believe in the value of the CSR work that I do; and tirelessly committed, engaged, and demanding business school students. I am very lucky to have married my passion with my work.”

In addition to McElhaney, five other Faculty Pioneers from leading business schools were also recognized.