Song Named Professional Leader of the Year

Release Date: May 14, 2008

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The Asian American Chamber of Commerce of Kansas City has named Michael Song as the Professional Leader of the Year. Song is the Charles N. Kimball, MRI/Missouri Endowed Chair in Management of Technology and Innovation, a professor of marketing, and the director of the Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Henry W. Bloch School of Business and Public Administration at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. 

“This award is given to someone in the professional or academic field who has achieved a high level of success and has made a significant contribution to their field and society,” says Renee Stevenson, executive director of the Asian American Chamber of Commerce of Kansas City.      

In the past year, Song has been cited for his impressive scholarly contributions to entrepreneurship and economics. He has been lauded as:

• one of the top 100 Most-Cited Scientists in Economics and Business by in-cities, an editorial arm of the Essential Science Indicators;
• the most published scholar over the past 20 years by the Journal of Product and Innovation Management;
• the world’s no. 1 innovation management scholar by the Journal of Product and Innovation Management;
• one of the top 20 technology management scholars by R&D Management.

The Asian Chamber of Commerce will recognize Song and other community and business leaders at its annual awards dinner on May 22, 2008, at the InterContinental Hotel in Kansas City. More than 500 guests are expected to attend the dinner and presentation of special member awards and scholarships.