The 27th Annual Doctoral Program Awards Banquet on Thursday,
May 10, was an opportunity for the school’s faculty and
doctoral students to celebrate the accomplishments of the
past year. And what a year it was! Arjang Assad, Dean's
Professor for Extraordinary Service and professor of
management science, noted the continued upward trajectory of
the Smith School’s doctoral program,
as
the school produces both excellent research and excellent
researchers who go on to placements at some of the world’s
best business schools. This year the placement list includes
McGill University, University of California at Davis,
National University of Singapore, and National Taiwan
University.
As the Smith School has become more well known for the
quality of its research program, more people have wanted to
pursue PhDs here. Alex Triantis, professor of finance and
chair of the finance department, reported that the
department received 200 applications for just three open
doctoral candidate positions this year.
Larry Gordon, Ernst&Young professor of managerial
accounting and director of the PhD program, congratulated
his year’s Doctoral Award winners.
The Smith School is also appreciative of the work of the
Association of Doctoral Students (ADS), which functions as
an important link between program’s students, faculty and
staff. Gordon offered special thanks to this year’s ADS
Board members: Shweta Oza, president; Catherine Anderson,
vice president; Tugkan Tuzun, treasurer; Stacy Cuffe,
Vandana Ramachandran and Dina Ribbink, social chairs; and
Nitish Sinha, student representative. |
