Significant Awards for Scholarly Contributions

Jacob Jacoby’s research and scholarly writings -- which include more than 150 articles, primarily in peer reviewed journals – have been accorded significant recognition. Among other honors and awards are the following.

1. In 1978, he received the American Marketing Association's Harold H. Maynard Award for an article judged to have made "the most significant contribution to marketing theory and thought" during the preceding year.

2. In 1991, he received the American Academy of Advertising's first Outstanding Contribution to Advertising Award for having made "a significant and sustained contribution to advertising research through a systematic program of research."

3. In 1995, he was the fifth recipient awarded the Society for Consumer Psychology’s bi-annual Distinguished Scientist Award for "sustained, outstanding contributions to the field of consumer psychology." (Basking in reflected glory, the third recipient subsequently was awarded a Nobel Prize.)

4. He has been elected a Fellow in the following organizations: American Psychological Association; American Psychological Society; Association for Consumer Research; Society for Consumer Psychology; Society for Law and Psychology; Society for Personality and Social Psychology. In each instance, the honor of being elected a Fellow is accorded to approximately 10% to 15% of the organization’s membership. In the case of the Association for Consumer Research, it is approximately 1%. He is also an Academic Fellow of the Center for Law and Business at New York University.

5. He is listed in numerous “Who’s Who” compilations, including: Who’s Who in the World, Who’s Who in America ¹ , Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, Who’s Who in Frontier Science and Technology, Who’s Who in Advertising and Who’s Who of Emerging Leaders in America.

¹ Who’s Who in America contains approximately 109,000 entries, with inclusion being based upon “position and accomplishment.” (New York Times, November 13, 2005, Section 9, Page 1)