PhD in Business Administration (MSIS Option)
Department of Management Science & Information Systems
Spears School of Business
Oklahoma State University

Recommendation Form

To be completed by Applicant:

Name of Applicant:

_____________________      _____________________      _____________________
    First                                        Middle                                       Last

The Family Educational Right and Privacy Act of 1974 provides the student with a right of access to this questionnaire which may be waived, but no school or person can require the student to waive this right.  Please check the appropriate phrase and sign:

I hereby ____do   ____do not waive my right to access to this questionnaire.  I authorize the reference list below to provide a candid evaluation and all relevant information to the Ph.D. program at Oklahoma State University.

 

Date:___________(month/day/year)

Signature:_______________________________

 


To be completed by reference:

1)Rank the applicant in comparison to other students or employees whom you have know in similar capacity along the following 7-point Likert scale, 7 being excellent, 1 being poor (NI = No Information):

 

Excellent

 

Good

 

Average

 

Poor

NI

Creativity Skills

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

NI

General Intelligence

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

NI

Oral Communication

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

NI

Personal Initiative

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

NI

Quantitative Skills

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

NI

Teaching Ability

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

NI

Writing Ability

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

NI

2) On the back of this form, or on a separate piece of paper, discuss the applicant’s scholarship, personality, character, and professional promise.  Include an assessment of strengths and weaknesses as well as your relationship to the applicant. If possible, please indicate why the applicant is pursuing a PhD.

 

3) Overall, how strong do you consider this candidate for a PhD Program?

     ______Very Strong     ______Strong      ______Average      ______Below Average

 

4) Signature_____________________________  Date::___________(month/day/year)

 

Name (Please Print):_______________________________________________________

 

Position:_______________________________  Department_______________________

 

Business Address:_________________________________________________________

 


Send form to:  Doctoral Program Coordinator
                        Department of MSIS
                        408 Spears School of Business
                        Stillwater, OK 74078