Dr. Timothy Palmer is a professor of business sustainability and strategic management at Western Michigan University where he directs the Center for Sustainable Business Practices. In 2024, he received WMU’s Distinguished Teaching Award, the highest honor given for teaching. In addition, Palmer received the 2014 Distinguished Professor of the Year Award from the Presidents Council, State Universities of Michigan was nominated for the Carnegie Foundation Professor of the Year Award. Dr. Palmer’s research, focusing on student learning and sustainability has appeared in numerous publications including Strategic Management Journal, Organization Science, and Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes.