Illinois State University will honor 17 faculty members for teaching and research during the Founders Day Convocation at 2 p.m. Thursday, February 21, in the Bone Student Center Brown Ballroom.

Steven Taylor, Marketing, and Rachel Bowden, Biological Sciences, were named the 2012 Outstanding University Researchers. The award goes to faculty whose research has been acknowledged by their peers in the U.S. and internationally.

Dr. Taylor’s work has been published in some of marketing’s best journals and his scholarly record includes 65 refereed or invited scholarly publications, including international workshops for industry practitioners, and grant projects totaling over $110,000. He has been recognized as an outstanding reviewer for leading marketing journals, including the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science and the Journal of Service Research. He has been a co-editor of the Journal of Consumer Satisfaction, Dissatisfaction & Complaining Behavior.

Taylor was awarded the College of Business Teaching Award, recognized twice in the College of Business for Outstanding Research, and serves as the 2012 inaugural Hinderliter Chair of Business.