Due to his research and work in Islamic Finance, Professor Hassan won the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Prize in 2016.
According to an article published in the Journal of Finance, Professor Hassan is in the top 1% of peers who continue to publish one refereed article per year over a long period of time. His publication record puts him among the top 5.6% of all authors who published in the twenty-six leading finance journals.
During 1990-2013, Professor Hassan placed himself amongst the top three presenters in the Financial Management Annual Meetings and won thirty-one Best Paper Awards from Academic Conference presentations.
Professor Hassan has numerous teaching awards:
· Jamaica Executive MBA (2002, 2003, 2009)
· United States Executive MBA (1999, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2015)
· Executive Masters in Health Care Management (2002, 2003, 2015)
· Thompson-Reuters Outstanding Educator (2002, 2004, 2006)
· University of New Orleans, College of Business Professor of the Year (2001)
· University of New Orleans Favored Professor (1998)
· University of Nebraska-Lincoln Graduate Teaching Assistant Award (1990)