Nineteen New Doctoral Students Start at Smith

There are 19 new students hailing from eight countries entering Smith's PhD program this fall. The doctoral program is competitive with the worlds top business school attracting excellent students in every discipline and averaging approximately 35 applications for every student admitted. Currently, there are 101 students in the program. Five students graduated in May and 11 in August.

"Graduates of the Smith School doctoral program are first-class researchers, but they also have a keen understanding for and appreciation of the importance of teaching," says Larry Gordon, Ernst & Young Alumni Professor of Managerial Accounting and director of the PhD Program. "They understand that their role is to both expand the knowledge base and communicate that knowledge to future business leaders. Smith School PhD students are in demand and upon graduation are offered faculty positions at top business schools around the world."

Decision & Information Technologies
Information Systems
Oliver Lin -- USA
Yixin Qiu -- China

Operations Management/Management Science
Maria Bardossy -- Argentina
Ming Chen -- China
Andrew Hall -- USA
Inbal Yahav -- Israel

Finance
David Howard -- USA
Nitin Kumar -- India
Seoyeon (Katie) Moon -- USA

Logistics, Business & Public Policy
Rodrigo Britto -- Colombia
Xiang Wan -- China

Management & Organization
Organizational Behavior
Suzanne Edinger -- USA
Payal Nangia -- USA
Yonjeong Paik -- USA

Strategic Management
Daniel Malter -- Germany
Byungchae Jin -- South Korea

Marketing
James (Ted) Matherly -- USA
Hyoryung Nam -- South Korea
Wei Shi -- China