Fall 2023
Two Smeal graduates receive Distinguished Alumni Award
Smeal graduates Lou D’Ambrosio and Julie McHugh were among eight Penn State alumni to receive Penn State’s Distinguished Alumni Award, the University’s highest honor, in June.
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Alumni Society Board president pays it forward
More than a decade after graduating, Smeal Alumni Society Board President Marissa Presser says she wants to make the Penn State experience even better for today’s Smeal students.
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Employee recruitment and retention key to future of work
Competition for talent. The need to navigate corporate layoffs. Employees’ desire to develop more meaningful careers.
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Anonymous donors make $6 million estate commitment to Smeal
The Penn State Smeal College of Business will benefit from a $6 million estate commitment by a couple who has chosen to remain anonymous.
Read MoreMaster of Supply Chain Management added to portfolio
Margaret Luciano, associate professor of management and organization and BNY Mellon Faculty Fellow, has been named to Poets & Quants’ 2023 Best 40-Under-40 MBA Professors list.
Read MoreLuciano named to Poets & Quants 40 under 40 MBA Professors list
Margaret Luciano, associate professor of management and organization and BNY Mellon Faculty Fellow, has been named to Poets & Quants’ 2023 Best 40-Under-40 MBA Professors list.
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Veruete promoted to Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Affairs
Juan Veruete has been appointed as Smeal’s inaugural assistant dean for undergraduate affairs.
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Lewellen Receives Michael J. Brennan Award
Stefan Lewellen (left), assistant professor of finance, received the Michael J. Brennan Award for the best paper published in The Review of Financial Studies.
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Cahoy, Cornaggia appointed as department chairs
John and Karen Arnold Dean Charles Whiteman has announced the appointment of Dan Cahoy as chair of the Department of Risk Management and Kimberly Cornaggia as chair of the Department of Finance.
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Higgins named Donan Professor of Business Administration
Felisa Higgins, Smeal’s associate dean for undergraduate education and a clinical professor of supply chain management, has been appointed as the William A. Donan Professor of Business Administration.
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Better Business Podcast EPISODE 10: Climate Change and Commercial Real Estate
From investors to business owners to those tasked with expanding their company, everyone in commercial real estate is now feeling the early effects of climate change.
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Better Business Podcast EPISODE 9: Funding Options for Entrepreneurs
Funding for new entrepreneurs has quickly dried up. Over the final quarter of 2022, startup investments in North America declined by more than 60% compared to the same period in 2021, according to a Crunchbase report.
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