Lauer wins research award

Larry Lauer, executive in residence in the Schieffer School, has won the Alice L. Beeman Research Award from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education – for the second time.

Lauer received the award at CASE’s Annual Summit for Educational Advancement Leaders in Chicago on July 8.

The Beeman Award is given annually for outstanding published scholarship.

The award cited Lauer’s 2006 book: Advancing Higher Education in Uncertain Times, It was also noted that the book has become the publisher’s newest bestseller and that Lauer has helped numerous institutions develop integrated marketing initiatives in the United States, Canada, South America, the United Kingdom, and elsewhere around the world.   

Lauer is the only person ever to win the award twice.  He won the award the first time for his 2002 book: Competing for Students, Money and Reputation: Marketing the Academy in the 21st Century, which also became a publisher’s bestseller.

The Beeman Award is named for CASE’s first president.

At the Summit Lauer was also honored for his six years of service (two terms) as a trustee-at-large for CASE, where he has served as chair of both the membership and leadership committees, a member of the executive committee, and worked as an active member of the international committee this year to help open an office in Asia.  CASE is the largest institution-based education association in the world with headquarters in Washington, D.C., and with offices in London and Singapore.