By Sue McMurray, College of Business PULLMAN, Wash. – The author of “How Big Banks Fail” will discuss interest rate reform during the free, public Gary P. Brinson Distinguished Lecture on finance 3-4:15 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15, in Todd 230 at Washington State University.
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John Nofsinger in College of Business Financial Markets Laboratory “When it comes to investing money, people don’t always make rational decisions,” said John Nofsinger, associate professor in the Department of Finance and Nihoul Faculty Fellow in Finance. His viewpoint – which flies in the face of traditional investing theory – is shared by […]
PULLMAN — The 16th annual Walton Lecture will be given by Mike Keyes, president and CEO of Oregon Mutual Insurance Company, at 5 p.m. Oct. 6 at the WSU College of Business in the Pullman campus. The lecture, presented by the Department of Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate, will be held in Todd Hall 276 […]
Nobel Laureate William F. Sharpe will present “Equilibrium Simulation”, the 2006 Gary P. Brinson Distinguished Lecture in Finance, at 3 p.m. Friday, April 21, in Todd 276. The event is free. “Dr. Sharpe is widely considered one of the ‘founding fathers’ of modern portfolio theory,” said Rick Sias, professor of finance and the Gary P. […]
Federal and state accounting officials will share insider perspectives on financial crimes at the third annual WSU Fraud Symposium, hosted by the Department of Accounting in the College of Business. This year’s symposium will be held Friday, April 28, from 9 a.m. to noon in Todd Hall 276 and will continue the series’ focus on […]
Washington State University Spokane has named WSU alumnus James Dalton to the position of director of finance and budget.As WSU Spokane’s chief financial officer, Dalton will be responsible for overseeing strategic and operating budgets on the campus, as well as developing and implementing funding strategies to support growth initiatives and community partnership opportunities.Dalton has more […]
Patience is a virtue. Some people have it more than others, and Don Holbrook, area finance officer for Student Affairs, is one of them. His patience, diligence and concern with helping others are among the virtues he is recognized for as a 2005 President’s Employee Excellence Award recipient. “He is never too busy to listen,” […]
• Photographer Robert Hubner, WSU Photo Services, recently received third place in the University Photographer’s Association of America’s monthly image contest in October. This was his first entry in the competition. • Thomas I. Wahl, director of the WSU IMPACT Center, has been elected chair of the International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium. The main objective […]
John C. Bogle, founder of The Vanguard Group, Inc. and president of the Bogle Financial Markets Research Center, will visit Washington State University Tuesday April 13 to present the 2004 Gary P. Brinson Distinguished Lecture on finance. His speech, “Mutual Funds: Part of the Problem or Part of the Solution,” will begin at 4:15 p.m. […]