{"id":5933,"date":"2026-04-04T20:35:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T00:35:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aisnet.org\/?page_id=5933"},"modified":"2026-05-07T23:38:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T03:38:32","slug":"ais-mid-career-award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aisnet.org\/about-ais\/awards\/ais-mid-career-award\/","title":{"rendered":"AIS Mid-Career Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5933\" class=\"elementor elementor-5933\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53740d12 top-shape e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"53740d12\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;tilt&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M0,6V0h1000v100L0,6z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f72354 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8f72354\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c7f04 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c7f04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AIS Mid-Career Award<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2303286b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2303286b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-487f3d0b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"487f3d0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:400}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The AIS Mid-Career Award recognizes individuals in the middle stages of their careers who have already made outstanding research, teaching, and\/or service contributions to the field of information systems.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-328caab3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"328caab3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf635ab e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bf635ab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dce7417 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1dce7417\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c9fe210 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c9fe210\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Home<\/span><\/p><\/nav><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bb4067e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1bb4067e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the Award<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74220998 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74220998\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A maximum of six (6) AIS Mid-Career Awards will be granted each year, with at least one (1) per AIS region. It is possible to be less\/none if the Committee decides.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1d9c76 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e1d9c76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35ae5a9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"35ae5a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25b8d5c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"25b8d5c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-796e2d1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"796e2d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Qualifications for the Award<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25266ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25266ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>At the time of nomination be between seven (7) years and twenty (20) cumulative years after their doctoral degrees OR be within the first twenty (20) cumulative years of their academic career if they do not have a doctoral degree;<\/li><li>Have made significant contributions to the discipline in terms of advancing and\/or disseminating knowledge, engaging IS pedagogy, and service to the wider community;<\/li><li>Garner recognition from professionals, academics and entities outside of the IS discipline;<\/li><li>Be esteemed for their high levels of professional and personal integrity;<\/li><li>Have not received the AIS Mid-Career Award previously; and<br \/>Normally not have achieved the highest academic rank within their national\/regional context.<\/li><\/ul><p>Candidates must be current members of the AIS at the nomination and receipt of recognition and (1) have been an AIS member for at least two (2) consecutive years immediately prior to the nomination or (2) have been an AIS member for five (5) cumulative years of their academic career.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41a27b4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"41a27b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-443118b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"443118b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mid-Career Award Committee<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e16665 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e16665\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>The AIS Mid-Career Award committee is comprised of AIS members as established in the Council Policy Manual.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/div><ul><li>2025 Chair: Mari-Klara Stein<\/li><li>Ioanna Constantiou, Copenhagen Business School<\/li><li>Michael Lane, University of Southern Queensland<\/li><li>Dahui Li, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs<\/li><li>Luiz Antonio Joia, Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Getulio Vargas &#8211; Rio de Janeiro<\/li><li>Mark Toleman,\u00a0 University of Southern Queensland<\/li><li>AIS Leadership Team representative: Andrew Burton-Jones, University of Queensland\u00a0 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A description of the nomination and selection process can be found in Council Policy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4926f6a elementor-mobile-align-left elementor-tablet-align-left elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-align-justify elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4926f6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/aisnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Council_Policy_Manual_v_27-1.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-check-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 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