Stanley Block,
Texas Christian University Geoffrey Hirt,
DePaul University
ISBN: 0072842296 Copyright year: 2005
About the Authors
Stanley B. Block
Professor Block teaches financial management and investments at Texas Christian University, where he received the Burlington Northern Outstanding Teaching Award. His research interests include financial markets, mergers, and high-yield bonds. He has served as President of the Southwestern Finance Association and is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a Certified Cash Manager. He enjoys sports and has run the NY Marathon. Professor Block holds a BA from the University of Texas at Austin, and MBA from Cornell University, and a Ph.D. from LSU.
In 2001, his former students established the Dr. Stan Block $2 million Endowed Chair in Finance. He will be the first chairholder of the named chair.
Geoffrey A. Hirt
Dr. Hirt is currently Professor of Finance at DePaul University. He received his Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, his MBA from Miami University of Ohio and his BA from Ohio-Wesleyan University. Geoff has directed the Chartered Financial Analysts Study program for the Investment Analysts Society of Chicago since 1987.
From 1987 to 1997, he was Chairman of the Finance Department at DePaul University and is currently teaching investments, corporate finance and strategic planning. He developed and was director of DePaul’s MBA in Hong Kong and has taught in Poland, Germany, Thailand, and Hong Kong.
Geoff plays tennis and golf, is a music lover, and enjoys traveling with his wife, Linda.
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