HUNTINGTON -- Finance and economics professor Ramchandra Akkihal was recently presented with the Carolyn B. Hunter Distinguished Faculty Service Award.

Akkihal, a native of India, has been with Marshall since 1968 as a professor and researcher. He was director for the MBA program for 13 years and currently serves as director of the Bhavan (India) MBA program for the Lewis College of Business, the first Marshall degree offered overseas.

He is chair of the governing board and director of the Institute of Advanced Studies in Dharwad (India). In 2000, he received the LCOB Distinguished Service Award; the Graduate Advisor of the Year award in 2001; the Marshall University Distinguished Service Award in 2004; and the LCOB Graduate Faculty of the Year Award for 2004-05. He also helped establish international programs in England and Spain.

Akkihal is founding president of the Tri-State India Association which provides financial support for higher education library resources and scholarships at Marshall.

He and his wife, Aparna, have two sons, Anup, an engineering graduate student at MIT, and Amit, a student at Columbia University.

The Hunter Award was created by the Marshall University Alumni Association for the purpose of recognizing outstanding achievements and providing incentives for continued service from faculty to the community, the university and students in their respective fields. Award nominees are evaluated on their professional service to the community and their service to the university and its students.

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