Kauffman Foundation Paper Awards Past Winners
2023
Winner: Dr. Meenal Rana, Cal Poly Humboldt; Beth Phelps, Oregon State University; Lonny Grafman, Cal Poly Humboldt
Paper Title: “Youth-Adult Partnership in Social Entrepreneurship and Community Engagement: A Case Study of Daula Village in India”
Student Winner: Karina Santellano, University of Southern California
Paper Title: “'We are Children of Immigrants': Entrepreneurial Pivots Towards Market Strategies of Belonging”
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Dr. Meenal Rana | Beth Phelps | Lonny Grafman | Karina Santellano |
2022
Winner: Michael C. Dreiling, Univeristy of Oregon; Tomoyasu Nakamura, Senshu University; and Yvonne A. Braun, University of Oregon
Paper Title: “Nuclear Denial in Japan: Policymaking, Innovation, and the Network Power of an Energy Industrial Complex”
Student Winner: Demetrius Murphy, University of Southern California
Paper Title:“Quem pode ser a dona? (Who Can Be the Boss?): Afro-Brazilian Women Entrepreneurs and Gendered Racism”
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Dr. Michael C. Dreiling | Dr. Yvonne A. Braun | Demetrius Murphy |