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The William E. Mayer Chaired Professorship,
1990-Present, University of Maryland
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The Charles Albright Chaired Professorship,
1987-1990, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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The Dickson-Bascom Professorship, 1983-1987, University of Wisconsin
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Awarded Honorary Doctor of Letters Honoris
Causa from Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia’s flagship/oldest
institution of higher education, July 2005 (Washington
Post acknowledgement)
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Inducted
Fellow at Financial Management
Association International, for career-long distinguished scholarship and
professional service, October 2006
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Elected Director (twice), American Finance
Association, 1991-1994; 1997-1999
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President, 1989-1990, Western Finance
Association; Program Chair, 1989
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The 1994 Allen J. Krowe Award for
Excellence in Teaching, The Maryland Business School (Now Robert H.
Smith School of Business)
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Inducted into Financial Economists
Roundtable, a leading consortium of senior financial economists, 2000-
Present; Elected to Steering Committee, 2004-
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Appointed to the Board of Directors, Fortis
Funds, 2000-2002 [Board went out of existence upon acquisition by
Hartford Life]
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Appointed to the Board of Directors,
Hartford Funds, 2005-
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Executive Editor, Financial Management,
1999-2002; Reappointed 2002-2005
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Associate Editor for numerous
journals, including Journal of Finance (1983-1994), Journal
Financial and Quantitative Analysis (1987-1993), Journal of
Banking and Finance (1994-1999), Financial Management
(1979-1999)
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Ranked Third among World-Wide Contributing
Authors to the Journal of Finance (1976-1985) by JF
December 1986 Survey
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Cited among the
most prolific authors for a half century of contributions to the
leading finance journals, 1953– 2002 [ranked #26 among 5811 contributing
authors to the top journals], Journal of Financial literature
survey, Winter 2005
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Served on the nominating group for Nobel
Prize Committee for Economic Sciences, 1994-1997
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Recognized for Outstanding Contribution and
Service to the Profession, the 1990 Financial Management Association
Doctoral Student Seminar
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Honoree (recipient of the 1998 award for
outstanding and exemplary achievements), Finance Doctoral Students
Association, Chicago, October 1998
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Educational Excellence Award, a consortium of three business students
Associations, the Robert H. Smith School of Business, April 1998
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Distinguished Visitor (and University
public speaker): McMaster University (January 1991); London School of
Economics (May-June 1994); Western Michigan University (October 1998)
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Keynote Speaker at a variety of forums,
see below – VIII [Invited Presentations].
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Beta Gamma Sigma, University of
California-Los Angeles (1972)
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Winner,
the Chancellor's Gold Medal (1970), Haile Salassie University. The
University's highest award to the College’s outstanding graduate
(Received from the Emperor)
