[3][better source needed] In the early 1980s, he became Professor of Systems Management at Baldwin-Wallace College, now Baldwin Wallace University.
[4] In 1998, Kerzner received the Distinguished Service Award for his contributions to project management from the Utah State University, and the University of Illinois granted him the Distinguished Recent Alumni Award.
The Project Management Institute, the Northeast Ohio Chapter, annually grants the Kerzner Award for excellent achievements in project management to a company or individual.
[5] Kerzner is the Executive Director for International Institute for Learning (IIL).
[1] With the company, he has authored numerous books about Project Management.