Honors & Awards

  • 2012 Outstanding Professor. Beta Epsilon Chapter of the Sigma Chi Fraternity, 11/2012

In the Media

Professional Service

  • Academy of Financial Services. Session Chair. 10/2014 - 10/2014
  • Academy of Financial Services. Session chair. 10/2013 - 10/2013
  • Academy of Financial Services. Program Committee Member and multiple session chair. 04/2011 - 10/2011
  • Academy of Financial Services. Session Chair x2 and Discussant x 2. 09/2010 - 10/2010
  • International Journal of Business and Economics. Ad Hoc Referee. 01/2010 - 12/2010
  • Academy of Financial Services. Role: Chair. Session Chair, Discussant. 2009 - 2009
  • Academy of Financial Services. Board Member. 2008 - 2009
  • Academy of Financial Services. Role: Board Director. Board Director. 2008 - 2009
  • Financial Management Association. Role: Session Chair, Discussant. Session Chair, Discussant. 2008 - 2008
  • Academy of Financial Services. Program Committe; Session Chair. 2006 - 2006
  • Financial Services Review. n/a . 2006 - 2006
  • Academy of Financial Services. Role: Member. Organizing Committee 2002-07. 01/2002 - 10/2009

Internal Service

  • Finance Club. Faculty Advisor, 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2023. College service.
  • Week on Wall Street, training sessions and trip. Co-Faculty, 01/01/2023 - 05/15/2023. College service.
  • Finance Career Conference. Faculty Lead, 01/01/2023 - 03/15/2023. College service.
  • Wall St Week (interviews & selection for 2023). Co-Faculty, 10/01/2022 - 12/31/2022. Department service.
  • Finance Club. Faculty Advisor, 01/01/2022 - 12/31/2022. College service.
  • Finance Career Conference. Faculty Lead, 01/01/2022 - 03/15/2022. College service.
  • Finance Club. Faculty Advisor., 01/01/2021 - 12/31/2021. College service.
  • Departmental Exam re-write for online. Faculty Lead, 03/01/2020 - 12/31/2020. Department service.
  • 3050/4070 redesign ad-hoc committee. Member, 01/01/2020 - present. Department service.
  • Finance Club Faculty Advisor. Faculty Lead, 01/01/2020 - 12/31/2020. College service.
  • Week on Wall St Prep sessions (Trip postponed). Co-Lead, 01/01/2020 - 04/30/2020. College service.
  • Finance Career Conference. Faculty Lead, 01/01/2020 - 03/31/2020. College service.
  • Dept 3040 Exam. Writing/Grading. Chair, 03/31/2019 - 12/31/2019. Department service.
  • Finance Club. Faculty Advisor, 01/01/2019 - 12/31/2019. College service.
  • Employer Relations. Resume, Interview Prep. Emerging Finance Professional employer trips. Faculty Advisor/Student Counselor-, 01/01/2019 - 12/31/2019. College service.
  • Week on Wall St Prep and Trip. Co-Lead, 01/01/2019 - 05/25/2019. College service.
  • Finance Career Conference. Faculty Lead, 01/01/2019 - 03/31/2019. College service.
  • Dept 3040 Exam. Writing/Grading. Chair, 04/01/2018 - 12/28/2018. Department service.
  • Employer Relations. Resume, Interview Prep, Employer Contact. Employer Contact/Student Counselor, 01/01/2018 - 12/31/2018. College service.
  • Finance Club. Faculty Advisor, 01/01/2018 - 12/31/2018. College service.
  • Week on Wall St Prep and Trip. Co-Lead, 01/01/2018 - 05/25/2018. College service.
  • Finance Career Conference. Faculty Lead, 01/01/2018 - 03/29/2018. College service.
  • Dept 3040 Exam. Writing/Grading. Chair, 08/31/2017 - 12/31/2017. Department service.
  • Employer Visits. Faculty Lead, 08/22/2017 - 12/15/2017. College service.
  • Finance Career Conference. Faculty Lead, 02/01/2017 - 03/31/2017. College service.
  • Employer Relations. Resume, Interview Prep, Employer Contact, 01/01/2017 - 12/31/2017. College service.
  • Finance Club. Faculty Advisor, 01/01/2017 - 12/31/2017. College service.
  • Week on Wall St Prep and Trip. Co-Lead, 01/01/2017 - 05/20/2017. College service.
  • Dept 3040 Exam. Chair, 08/22/2016 - 12/31/2016. Department service.
  • Employer Visits. Faculty Lead, 08/22/2016 - 12/30/2016. College service.
  • Finance Career Conference. Sales and Trading Speaker, 03/01/2016 - 03/31/2016. College service.
  • Finance Club. Faculty Advisor, 01/01/2016 - 12/31/2016. College service.
  • Employer Relations. Resume, Interview Prep, Employer Contact, 01/01/2016 - 12/31/2016. College service.
  • Week on Wall St Prep and Trip. Co-Lead, 01/01/2016 - 05/15/2016. College service.
  • Employer Visits. Faculty Lead, 09/01/2015 - 02/29/2016. College service.
  • Career Expo at DESB, Major Expo at Union, Table Events. 08/24/2015 - 12/15/2015. College service.
  • Week on Wall St. Co-Lead, 03/14/2015 - 03/21/2015. Department service.
  • Departmental Exam. Chair. Editor. Grader. Proctor. , 03/01/2015 - 12/31/2015. Department service.
  • Finance Club. Faculty Advisor, 01/01/2015 - 12/31/2015. College service.
  • Study Abroad (China, Germany). Faculty Contact, 01/01/2015 - 12/20/2015. College service.
  • Finance Career Conference. Faculty Lead, Speaker, 01/01/2015 - 03/20/2015. College service.
  • Departmental Exam. Chair, 11/2014 - 12/2014. Department service.
  • MSF Preview day. 11/2014 - 11/2014. College service.
  • International Student Club, Finance Club. Speaker, 10/2014 - 11/2014. College service.
  • Career Expo at DESB, Major Expo at Union, Table Events. 09/2014 - 10/2014. University service.
  • Finance Club . Faculty Advisor, 08/2014 - 05/2015. College service.
  • Week on Wall St. Faculty Co-Lead, 05/2014 - 05/2014. Department service.
  • Departmental Exam. Panel chair, 12/2013 - present. Department service.
  • Fin 3050 curriculum rewrite. Lead, 09/2013 - 12/2013. Department service.
  • Career Expo. Finance Major Recruiting, 09/2013 - 09/2013. College service.
  • Finance Club. Faculty Advisor, 08/2013 - 05/2014. College service.
  • MSF Recruitment. Guest Lecturer, 01/2013 - 12/2013. College service.
  • SWJTU (China). Faculty and student host, 01/2013 - 12/2013. College service.
  • Scholarship Committee. Member, 01/2013 - 07/2013. College service.
  • Wall Street Week. Faculty Advisor, 01/2013 - 03/2013. College service.
  • Co-wrote/graded department exam. 11/2011 - 12/2011. Department service.
  • DESB, MBA Accreditation. Member, 2009 - 2009. College service.
  • DESB, Scholarship Committee. Member, 01/2008 - 12/2011. College service.
  • DESB, Honors Thesis. Member, 01/2008 - 12/2011. College service.
  • DESB, Auxiliary Faculty Review. Member, 2007 - 2007. College service.
  • DESB, New York student trip. Member, 2007 - 2007. Department service.
  • Journal of Risk and Insurance, Referee. 2006 - 2007. Other service.
  • Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Ad Hoc Referee. 2006 - 2006. Other service.
  • DESB, UGCC. Member, 01/2006 - 12/2011. College service.
  • Holladay-Lions Community Center, Kids' Soccer. Asst. Coach, 2005 - 2007. Other service.
  • Financial Service Review. Referee 2004, 05, 2004 - 2007. Other service.

Community Partnership

  • Tree Utah, Planting thousands of tree seedlings on Wasatch Front. 05/31/2019 - 09/30/2019
  • Maintain contacts/Meetings with local business leaders from Beneficial Life, A. G. Davidson, Alta Capital, Zionsdirect. 09/2014 - 04/2015