1. NACRA 2017 Annual Conference Call for Case Reviewers!
May 2017
In this issue: NACRA 2017 conference, Baylor University-NACRA Student Case Writing Competition, Paul Lawrence Fellowship
NACRA 2017 Annual Conference
October 19 – October 21, 2017 Sheraton Chicago O'Hare, Chicago, Illinois
Important Dates:
12 June Proposals for "New Views" Panels, Workshops, and Symposia. Please proposals to
19 June Case and Start-Up Cases' Workshop submission deadline at Noon EST. Cases should be submitted through ScholarOne system.
19 July Decisions to authors; Conference Registration opens 05 September Early Registration deadline (for discounted conference fee) For more information, check out the conference website: or contact the VP Programs, Chris Cassidy at
We hope to see you in Chicago!
Call for Case Reviewers!
All cases submitted for the 2017 NACRA conference are reviewed prior to being accepted for the conference. Contact Chis Cassidy at
if you are interested in being a reviewer for this year’s conference.

2. Baylor-NACRA Student Case Writing Competition
May 2017
Baylor-NACRA Student Case Writing Competition
The Baugh Center for Entrepreneurship & Free Enterprise is offering $2,000 in prize money for the best student-written decision cases related to the intersection of entrepreneurial activity and public policy.
Cases must be accompanied by an instructor’s manual and should be submitted to the NACRA annual meeting to be reviewed. A case may be authored by one to four undergraduate or graduate students who are either presently in school or have graduated
within the last year. Cases eligible for prize money should include
questions for discussion that center on strategy related to policies
that influence decision making. Cases and instructor’s manuals should
be submitted to the NACRA.net website.
Each case submitted should have a faculty sponsor who will guide the
students in developing the case according to the format for cases and instructor’s manuals established by NACRA; however, the faculty sponsor must not be involved in the writing of the cases. Contact Dr. Marlene Reed for more or visit
2017 Paul R. Lawrence Fellowships Announced – Anne Lawrence 
The Case Research Foundation is pleased to announce that the Paul R. Lawrence Fellowships, inaugurated in 2015, will be offered for the third year in 2017.
The Fellowships are designed for early-career academics who are interested in developing their skills in case teaching, research, and writing. Doctoral students and faculty in their first three years of a tenure-track appointment (or equivalent) are eligible. The fellowships are designed to support travel to, lodging at, and registration fees to attend the NACRA annual meeting in October, At the meeting, special programming will be provided, offering an intensive introduction to case teaching, research, and writing. The fellows will also be paired with senior mentors and invited to participate in tracks corresponding with their interests.
Donations to the Case Research Foundation, which are tax-deductible, support the fellowship program. For more information about the fellowship, application materials, or to make a donation, please go to or write Information about past Paul Lawrence recipients can be found at:
NACRA Spring newsletter prepared by Lisa Eshbach, VP Communications