In an April 25, 2017, awards ceremony, the Doctoral Student Association at the Darla Moore School of Business recognized the  accomplishments of Ph.D. students during the 2016-17 school year.

W. Pierce Liles Outstanding Graduate Student

Tracey Swartz, Marketing

Promising Researcher Award

Ruiyuan Chen, International Finance

DSA Professor of the Year

Donna Bobek Schmitt, Accounting

Ph.D. students graduating this year

• Kara Bentley, Marketing — Chapman University
• Michael Campion, Management — Pennsylvania State University
• Ruiyuan Chen, International Finance — West Virginia University
• Chia-Chun Chiang, Finance — University of Texas, El Paso
• Ashleigh Eldemire-Poindexter, Finance — University of Tennessee
• Erin Hawkins, Accounting — Clemson University
• Li Huang, Marketing — Hofstra University
• Chris Ling, Marketing
• Erin McKie, Management Science — Ohio State University
• Minseok Park, Management Science — Salisbury University
• Alessandro Perri, International Business
• Herman Saheruddin, Finance — Indonesia Deposit Insurance Corporation
• Ettore Spadafora, International Business — Rochester Institute of Technology
• Ovunc Yilmaz, Management Science — University of Notre Dame
• Ying Zheng, International Finance — Bryant University

Academic Milestones

Successfully completing the Comprehensive Exam

• Dhuha Abdulsalam, Management
• Sina Aghaie, Marketing
• Zhongyu Cao, Economics
• Patrick Flynn, Management
• Jonathan Hendricks, Management
• Amir Javadinia, Marketing
• Nina Kondratenko, International Business
• Xinming Li, Finance
• Olga Pak, Management Science
• Robert Pettis, Economics
• Gerard Pinto, Finance
• Noman Shaheer, International Business
• Robert Viglione, Finance
• Nathan Waddoups, Accounting
• Breyon Williams, Economics

Successful Dissertation Proposal Defense

• Kara Bentley, Marketing
• Michael Campion, Management
• Ruiyuan Chen, International Finance
• Chia-Chun Chiang, Finance
• Ormonde Cragun, Management
• Erin Hawkins, Accounting
• Li Huang, Marketing
• Eun Son Lim, Economics
• Ashleigh Eldemire-Poindexter, Finance
• Herman Saheruddin, Finance
• Sabrina Saleh, International Business
• Ettore Spadafora, International Business
• Nathan Waddoups, Accounting
• Ying Zheng, International Finance

Successful Dissertation Defense

• Kara Bentley, Marketing
• Michael Campion, Management
• Ruiyuan Chen, International Finance
• Li Huang, Marketing
• Christopher Ling, Marketing
• Alessandro Perri, International Business
• Ying Zheng, International Finance

Recognition for Performance Above and Beyond

Conference Presentation

• Michael Campion, Management
• Liwen Chen, Economics
• Ruiyuan Chen, International Finance
• Chia-Chun Chiang, Finance
• Moonwon Chung, Management Science
• Ormonde Cragun, Management
• Patrick Flynn, Management
• Minjie Guo, Economics
• Erin Hawkins, Accounting
• Jonathan Hendricks, Management
• Li Huang, Marketing
• Liang Huang, Marketing
• Justin Kistler, Management Science
• Ethan LaMothe, Accounting
• Eun Son Lim, Economics
• Kun Liu, Accounting
• Mary Marshall, Accounting
• Minseok Park, Management Science
• Noman Shaheer, International Business
• Tracey Swartz, Marketing
• Nathan Waddoups, Accounting
• Ovunc Yilmaz, Management Science
• Ying Zheng, International Finance

Research Publication

• Michael Campion, Management
• Ruiyuan Chen, International Finance
• Moonwon Chung, Management Science
• Patrick Flynn, Management Science
• Eun Son Lim, Economics
• Noman Shaheer, International Business
• Tracey Swartz, Marketing
• Ovunc Yilmaz, Management Science

Awards

Kara Bentley, Marketing
Coker Fellowship

Paul Black, Accounting
Moore School Research Grant

Patrick Flynn, Management
Riegel & Emory HR Center Research Grant

Erin Hawkins, Accounting
Moore School Research Grant

Li Huang, Marketing
Rising Star, American Marketing Association

Sarah Judge, Accounting
Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award

Ethan LaMothe, Accounting
Outstanding Manuscript Award, AAA Accounting, Behavior and Organizations conference

Tracey Swartz, Marketing
Best Overall Conference Paper, AMA Summer Educators’ Conference
Best Paper in Marketing Strategy, Innovation & New Product, AMA
Coker Fellowship