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Newsmaker Nominee

Newsmaker Nominee
The Grand Rapids Business Journal's annual Newsmaker of the Year Award will honor a dozen individuals in 10 different categories, and in the category of education, you will find Western Michigan University's very own Dr. Robert Landeros, professor of management and chair of the Department of Management.

“The Business Journal recognizes there are many contributors to the strength of the regional economy and recognizes them in industry-specific categories,” said Carole Valade, editor of the Business Journal. “This is always a laborious task, but important as the region continues to grow. This is not a popularity contest, but recognition of industry talent and regional success.”

The nominees will be honored in late January.

To read more about the award, nominees, or recognition meeting, please follow the link below:

Grand Rapids Business Journal—Business Journal's Newsmaker nominees shape West Michigan 


Dr. Robert Landeros previously served as the director of the ISM program. He joined the WMU faculty in 1989. He has been on the faculty at Arizona State University and the Norwegian School of Management. Landeros has also held visiting faculty appointments at universities in Latin America, Europe, Scandinavia, and the former Soviet Union. His research has focused on basic and applied supply management topics and pedagogical issues. Landeros was a principal investigator on a National Consortium for Technology in Business grant and a John Deere Research Fellow. He is included in Who's Who In American Education and Who's Who Among Hispanic Americans.