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CBA Faculty, Chris Decker, Ph.D., Awarded UNO’s 2020 MBA Professor of the Year

Engaging, entertaining, and encouraging were just a few of the accolades echoed by Dr. Decker’s nominators.

  • published: 2020/07/01
  • contact: Kristi Lynch - MBA Director - MBA Department
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“Passionate, patient, and absolutely brilliant when it comes to economics” – one MBA student’s description of Dr. Chris Decker, UNO’s 2020 MBA Professor of the Year.

The MBA program was pleased to announce Dr. Chris Decker as the 2020 MBA Professor of the Year. Dr. Decker received this student-nominated award for his exceptional work in the classroom and his continued support of MBA students.

Engaging, entertaining, and encouraging were just a few of the accolades echoed by Dr. Decker’s nominators. “He truly cares about his students and that they understand and learn the material he teaches. I actually enjoyed economics for once in my school career,” said one MBA student.

As a Professor of Economics and former chair of the College of Business Economics department, Dr. Decker has taught in the MBA program for many years and has served as a leader on the Graduate Program Council. This year’s award is one of several for Dr. Decker, who was honored as the MBA Professor of the Year in 2003, 2005 and 2007 and received the Dean’s Citation for Outstanding Teaching in 2004.

Professor Decker received his Ph.D. in Business Economics from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business in 2000 and teaches courses in Microeconomics, Business Economics, Economic Forecasting, and Natural Resource Economics at UNO. His academic work has been published in a verity of academic journals including Economic Inquiry, Journal of Law and Economics, Environmental and Resource Economics, Annals of Regional Science, Review of Regional Studies, Applied Economics, Ecological Economics, and Contemporary Economic Policy. Professor Decker has also partnered with several organizations to conduct economic assessments and forecasts of city and regional economies. Recently, he has been actively monitoring and reporting on unemployment trends in Nebraska due to COVID-19.