AIS LEO Awards

About the Award

Established in 1999, this award, which is named for the world's first business application of computing (The Lyons Electronic Office), recognizes truly outstanding individuals in the field of information systems. All recipients of the LEO Award are outstanding scholars who have made a global impact on the field of information systems

Established in 1999 by the AIS Council and the ICIS Executive Committee, the LEO Award is a singular honor to recognize seminal work by the award recipient.

As the title of the award implies, the contributions of award recipients will have been sustained throughout their careers. They will be truly outstanding scholars who have made exceptional global contributions in the field of information systems. In addition, they will be regarded as a preeminent representative of their national or regional information systems community.

LEO Award recipients are expected to be a role model and an inspiration to colleagues and students within the information systems field. In addition, they should be capable of garnering the respect of individuals from outside the field, because their contributions will have had an impact in fields other than information systems. LEO Award recipients are highly esteemed for their exemplary professional and personal integrity.

To view past LEO Award winners, please visit https://ishistory.aisnet.org/awards/leoaward/

LEO Award Committee

The LEO Award committee is comprised of AIS members as established in the Bylaws. Current committee members include:

• Suprateek Sarker, University of Virginia (chair)
• Andrew Burton-Jones, University of Queensland 
  
• Nancy Poloudi, Athens University of Economics & Business
• Izak Benbasat, University of British Columbia
• Par Agerfalk, Uppsala University
• Atreyi Kanknahalli, National University of Singapore

The Selection Process

The Committee will determine the recipients of the Award by October 30 each year. A description of the selection process can be found in Council Policy. If you would like to submit a nomination for this award, please use the online nomination form.

Nominations open on September 1 each year and continue to be accepted through October 7.