ATHENS, Ga., March 27 -- The University of Georgia issued the following news release:

Two University of Georgia faculty members have been named Regents' Professors in recognition of their innovative and pace-setting research. The honor is the highest professorial recognition bestowed by the University System of Georgia Board of Regents.

Elena Karahanna is known for her work in technology adoption.

With over 48,000 Google Scholar citations, she is one of the most cited information systems scholars worldwide, and she has authored three of the 25 most cited papers in MIS Quarterly, the field's premier journal. She has received the Association for Information Systems LEO Award, the discipline's highest lifetime honor, and has been elected as...