Posted on May 19, 2026 by Wendy Frost
Six faculty members in the Carlos Alvarez College of Business at UT San Antonio have been named Nancy and Frank Kudla Fellows in Artificial Intelligence. The fellowships are awarded for a two-year term beginning fall 2026.
Frank and Nancy Kudla
“Artificial intelligence is fundamentally reshaping business practices and redefining the skills expected of graduates entering the workforce across every business discipline,” said Jonathon Halbesleben, dean of the Alvarez College of Business. “These fellows will play a critical role in leading the college’s AI initiatives, helping integrate AI throughout the curriculum and ensuring our graduates develop both a strong foundational understanding of AI and discipline-specific expertise in how these technologies are transforming their fields.”
Inaugural Fellow Recipients
- David Beheshti, assistant professor of economics
- Jamie Humphries, associate professor of practice in operations & analytics
- Ashwin Malshe, associate professor of marketing
- Chanyuan (Abigail) Zhang Parker, assistant professor of accounting
- Mark Phillips, professor of practice in management
- Daniel Sass, associate dean of graduate studies and associate professor of operations & analytics
The Kudla Fellows will engage with business leaders to understand evolving AI practices and translate those into the undergraduate curriculum, with a focus on workforce relevance. AI applications will be integrated into the college’s general Common Body of Knowledge coursework as well as through new or redesigned courses specific to each business discipline.
Funding for the fellowships was provided by an endowment created by alumni Nancy, MBA ’87 and Frank Kudla, ’85, founders of dNovus RDI and principals of FNK Ventures.
“We are grateful for the support provided by the Kudlas to accelerate faculty development in this area,” said Halbesleben. “Their support and patronage of the college will have a lasting impact in the lives of our business students.”
— Wendy Frost
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