Dr. Cynthia Berg Receives Rosenblatt Prize

Cynthia Berg, a distinguished professor of psychology, and world-renowned business scholar Jay Barney are the 2024 recipients of the Rosenblatt Prize of Excellence in recognition of their years of impactful research and teaching at the University of Utah.

Berg has served as dean of the College of Social and Behavioral Science, where she taught on the psychology faculty for more than 30 years and researched, among other things, how people cope with health challenges and other life stressors.

The Lassonde Chair of Social Entrepreneurship and presidential professor of strategic management at the David Eccles School of Business, Barney has long studied the relationships between firms’ resources and their competitive advantages and explored how entrepreneurs create business opportunities.

“Bestowing the Rosenblatt award to two recipients this year, instead of one, is a testament to the high caliber of faculty at the University of Utah,” U President Taylor Randall said. “I was glad to accept the committee’s recommendation to select two exceptional professors, as has been done in times before when the nominees are all so deserving. Professors Barney and Berg are among the U’s finest faculty. I am grateful for their impact at the U and beyond.”

The Rosenblatt Prize is the University of Utah’s highest faculty accolade and is presented annually to a faculty member who transcends ordinary teaching, research and administrative contributions. A group of distinguished faculty members on the Rosenblatt Prize Committee recommends esteemed colleagues for consideration and the university’s president makes the final selection.

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