She is an active member of the Academy of Management, the national professional organization for scholars in management, and regularly presents papers and chairs sessions at the organizations national meetings. Dr. Sundaramurthy received the Academys Business Policy and Strategy Division Outstanding Reviewer Award in 2000, 2002, 2003, and 2004. She was also elected to serve on the Divisions Research Committee (2002-2004). In 2005 she was recognized by the Entrepreneurship Division of the Academy for her outstanding reviewing. Before entering academic life, Dr. Sundaramurthy practiced corporate and taxation law in India. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and served on the faculty at the University of Cincinnati and University of Kentucky before joining SDSU in 2003.