The 2024-2025 recipient of the Ranck Prize for Research Excellence is Dr. Cristina Ciocirlan, Elizabethtown College Associate Professor of Management. The Professional Development Committee chose Ciocirlan from nominations submitted by faculty peers.
In addition to receiving a monetary award and a supplement to her professional development fund to support ongoing scholarly activity, she will deliver remarks during Scholarship and Creative Arts Day (SCAD) on April 22, 2025. More details to follow.
“Given the climate crisis facing humanity, organizations must find ways to operate in a sustainable manner,” Ciocirlan said. “My research agenda has been guided by a passion for environmental protection and a belief that organizations can become more sustainable under the right leadership. Research, however, has little meaning if it fails to improve practice. To raise environmental awareness in the local community, I share my research findings at local conferences or symposia and write columns for the local newspapers. I also focus on mentoring undergraduate and doctoral students, hoping to help shape the next generation of researchers in the field of organizational environmentalism.
“The Ranck Prize means very much to me. In our vibrant research community, I am certain that there were other deserving candidates, thus, I am very humbled by this honor. I look forward to presenting at SCAD this year.”
Congratulatory Statement from the 2024-2025 Ranck Prize Selection Committee:
Dr. Ciocirlan is commended for her outstanding contribution to her field and collaborative research. Most notably, she is recognized for both the quantity and quality of her scholarly work in the broad field of social responsibility in business. Recent contributions include book publications through the journal Organization & Environment, the Journal of Cleaner Production, and the European Management Review, and contributed a book chapter to Green Human Resource Management: Introduction and Overview. Her interdisciplinary scholarly work has had a significant impact on the field. Likewise, the committee also recognizes the prestige of Dr. Ciocirlan’s 2015 Fulbright Scholarship award at Durham University, in the United Kingdom.
About the Ranck Prize
Robert O. Kerr ’64 and Mary Ann Kerr ’64 established the Ranck Prize for Research Excellence as a permanent endowment to award a full-time faculty member of Elizabethtown College and to commend and celebrate excellence in research and commitment to his or her field of study. The prize honors John P. Ranck ’58, faculty member emeritus and former chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, for “his inspirational service to countless students at Elizabethtown College.”