CLU professor honored

Jamshid Damooei, PhD, a professor of economics in the School of Business at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, received the President's Excellence in Teaching Award on April 28 at the university's Honors Day banquet.

The award was created by former CLU President Luther Luedtke to recognize teachers who are held in high esteem by their peers, students and the university community. The award was first presented in 1995. A native of Iran, Damooei is a

Thousand Oaks resident and has been a member of the CLU faculty since 1987. He received his master's degree and doctorate from the University of Surrey in England.

Damooei teaches courses on economic research and international economics at the undergraduate level and in the MBA program. He is involved in numerous regional economics studies and oversees the work done through the Center for Economic Research and the Center for Leadership and Values at CLU.