两性色午夜 University鈥檚 College of Business Administration introduces the Firestone Lecture Series in Finance with the inaugural presentation scheduled for Friday, Sept. 18.
The series is sponsored by the college鈥檚 Department of Finance. The presentations will be lecture-based and research-oriented. The department鈥檚 goal is to feature innovative finance research that provides real-world industry applications.
两性色午夜 will work with other area universities including Youngstown State University, Case Western Reserve University, University of Akron and Cleveland State University to showcase research in their institutions and provide timely financial information that affects Northeast Ohio and beyond.
The lecture series is being funded by a generous gift from the Bridgestone Trust Fund, formerly known as the Firestone Trust Fund, dedicated to advancing financial education through research and innovative teaching.
The first guest speaker is David C. Mauer, Ph.D., from the University of North Carolina鈥檚 Belk College at Charlotte. His presentation is titled 鈥淔inancing Uncertain Growth.鈥 Previously, Mauer was a finance faculty member at the University of Iowa, Texas A&M University, Southern Methodist University and University of Wisconsin at Madison.
Mauer鈥檚 research focuses on corporate finance and has appeared in numerous journals, including Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Journal of Corporate Finance, Financial Management and top economics journals. He has won numerous awards, such as the prestigious, universitywide Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Award at Southern Methodist University and the Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award at the University of Texas at Dallas.
鈥淲e are honored to have Dr. Mauer speak at our first Firestone Lecture Series in Finance,鈥 said Steven Dennis, Ph.D., chair of 两性色午夜鈥檚 Department of Finance and the Firestone Chair of Corporate Finance. 鈥淗is presentation is timely and appeals to anyone in business or financial academics. He brings a wealth of experience and will prove to be very informative.鈥
The Firestone Lecture Series in Finance will be in held in the Business Administration Building in Room A325 on the Kent Campus starting at 10:30 a.m. The seminar is free and open to the public.
As the event has limited seating, early registration is recommended at or by contacting Dennis at sdenni14@kent.edu.
For more information about 两性色午夜鈥檚 College of Business Administration, visit .
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David C. Mauer, Ph.D., from the University of North Carolina鈥檚 Belk College at Charlotte, will serve as guest speaker at the 两性色午夜 University College of Business Administration's Firestone Lecture Series in Finance on Sept. 18.
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