Robert Adolph Schulz
Affiliations
Professor
Haskayne School of Business, Petroleum Land Management [PLMA]
Contact information
Phone number
Office: +1 (403) 220-6591
Location
Office: SH438
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Background
Educational Background
B.A. Mathematics, Saint Vincent College, 1965
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, 1966
Doctor of Philosophy Comm, Manag & Bus Admin, Ohio State University, 1971
M.B.A. Mechanical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 1967
Biography
Robert A. "Dr. Bob" Schulz is a longtime professor at the Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary.
“Dr. Bob” has taught at Haskayne since 1973 and has held leadership roles including the first Coordinator for the low-budget University Teaching Development Office (1991-1997) and as first and only Academic Director of the Petroleum Land Management concentration (1984-2022).
His academic background includes BA (Mathematics, St. Vincent College), BS (Mechanical/industrial Engineering, University of Notre Dame), MBA (University of Pittsburgh), and PhD (Business Administration, The Ohio State University)
Dr. Bob’s teaching has always emphasized experiential learning and his applied research interests include strategic decision-making, time management, telework, manager-as-coach, diffusion of innovation for carbon recovery, and the future business environment. He has served as advisor, director, or investor for >30 Calgary start-ups and served since 2017 on the Board of the Global Innovation Management Institute (GIMI), the world’s first and only accredited ISO 17024 innovation trainer/certifier.
A remarkable element of his career involves coaching students to probably the world’s best record in business student competitions. This includes 108 national Canadian case championships and more than 200 podium finishes while finishing top-3 overall team for 47 consecutive competition years. In addition, he coached student teams to two world-level undergraduate titles, three world-level MBA case championships, #2 among >50,000 global teams in the 2017 Hult Social Enterprise Prize, #1 in the 2018 Vatican Hackathon, and winning 30 of 58 MBA Innovation Olympic events over the past seven years.
He has received 27 outstanding teaching and service awards, including 3M National Teaching Fellow (1987), first recipient Order of the University of Calgary (1994), first recipient City of Calgary (Education, 1994) award, Alberta 100th Centennial Medal (2005), King Charles III Coronation Medal (2025), honorable mention twice for Calgary Top 7 over 70, named to University of Calgary Top 60 Entrepreneurs after 60 Years.
Among Dr. Bob’s former students are more than 30 recognized with major University and/or Haskayne Alumni awards, three became leaders of Alberta political parties or MPs, and one Business graduate and 6 other mentees were selected as Rhodes Scholars. Many former students led companies or divisions with sales greater than $1billion, and four were awarded the Order of Canada.
Awards
- Dean's Award for Outstanding Career Service , Haskayne School of Business . 2018
- Dean's Award for Outstanding Leadership in Teaching &Learning, 2011
- Students' Union Teaching Excellence Award, 2011
- Lecture of a Lifetime, 2008
- Alberta 100-Year Commemorative Medal, 2005
- 3M National Teaching Fellow, 1987
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