Professor of Business College of Business Alfred University Alfred, New York 14802 E-Mail: [email protected] CITIZENSHIP: US EDUCATION * 1972 Ph.D. New York University – Corporate Finance & Investments International Business International Economics * 1964 M.B.A Washington University – International Business St. Louis, MO Human Resources Management Integrated Case Studies in Business Administration. * 1962 B.S.B.A Washington University- Integrated Business Functions St. Louis, MO Author: Prospects for Economic Integration in North Africa; Praeger Publications ; 1973. Co-author: Portfolio Simulation Strategy: PORSTRAT – Wiley Publishers; 1982. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE * 2009-10 Holds the: Abderrahman Robana Chair in Finance and Investments * 1971 – Present Professor, Alfred University, Alfred, NY Finance and Business Administration SAM WALTON FELLOW * 1998-99 Visiting Scholar at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University * 1978 Center for Industrial Studies of the MAGHREB * 1979 Researcher Tunis, Tunisia * 1978 & 1986 Served as a Consultant with the United Nations * 1969 Societe Tunisienne de Banque, Researcher, Tunis, Tunisia * 1962 Bell Telephone Company, Research Department, St. Louis, MO. Courses Taught at Alfred: Undergraduate and Graduate levels: * FIN 348 Managerial Finance * FIN 453 Financial Markets and Institutions * FIN 454 Security Analysis & Investments * FIN 458 International Financial Management * MBA 530 Financial Management Financial Engineering Managerial Economics * BUS 480 Small Business Institute * BUS 495 Business Policy & Strategy * MBA 520 Advanced Financial Planning Corporate Finance Entrepreneurial: Finance Simulation. INTELLECTUAL CONTRIBUTIONS/RESEARCH Published Referred Articles; Proceedings and Citations others submissions: * 2009 The US FINANCIAL HOUSING CRISIS AND THE MISUSE OF FINANCIAL INNOVATIONS. PUBLISHED IN EURO-MEDITERRANEAN ECONOMIC AND FINANCE REVIEW; VOL-4; SPRING-2009 * 2009 Presented and Published in Proceedings of the Eighth Wuhan Conference on E-Business – International Finance Track: The US Housing Crisis and its Repercussions: JUNE-2009. * 2009 Presented a paper to the 5th International Finance Conference on: The US FINANCIAL HOUSING CRISIS, MARCH 11-14-2009-Hammamet-Tunisia * 2009 Co-authored and Published an article on: US-Economic Indicators under Republicans and Democrats: Proceedings of the fifth International Finance Conference- March 12-14th 2009.Hammamet-Tunisia. * 2008 Presented a paper to the 4th International Conference on the Emergence of the Maghreb (UMA) in the Global Economy. March-207 * 2006 Published article on “Assessing China's Economic Risk in retrospect” in the European Mediterranean Finance Review (EMEFIR) Fall-2006 * 2005 Accepted paper for presentation to the International Teaching Methods and Styles Conference and publication in the Conference proceedings. Reno- Nevada. September 19-21-2005. * 2005 Accepted article for presentation on China's Economy in Retrospect and its Country Risk Assessment; Presented to the 3rd International Finance Conference IFC-3, Electronic Proceedings; Hammamet -Tunisia' Fall-05. (Submitted for Publication) * 2004 Accepted articles for presentations by Brunel University in England: How Alfred University Students Manage a Real Investment Portfolio, paper appeared in Proceedings; Fall 2004. * 2004 Accepted article on Integrating Financial Risk Management with the Balanced Scorecard. Presented to EMCIS Conference and Convention Proceedings; Fall-2004(Submitted for Publication) * 2004 China's Economic Idiosyncrasies and its Country Risk Assessment, Published in Proceedings of the Third Wuhan International Conference In E-Business, Global Business Interface, China; pp 523-528, June 4-7, 2004. * 2003 Financial Innovations and the Entrepreneur, published in the Journal of International Finance, Fall 2004. * 2002 Tunisia Women Entrepreneurs, presented to AU women Round Table (Invited paper) by Karen Porter * 2002 The Use of Electronic Communication Network (ECN)”Conference Proceedings in China. * 2002 New Financial Innovations Entrepreneurs Need To Know: Finance and Development; No. 20 `December 2002 * 2000: “The Euro-MAGHREB Dialogue: The Path to Integration,” ABANA.SPRING. Presented to Faculty Colleagues at Harvard- (CEMS). * 1999: “The Status of Privatization in North Africa,” ABANA. New York. Vol.VI. No. 3. Spring. * 1999: “Financial Simulation using Distributed Computing,” (with Frank Duserick, Ernest Enke, Wilfred Huang). Proceedings of the Association for Business Simulation and Experiential Learning. Philadelphia, PA. March. * 1999: “Distributed Computing for Client/Server Applications Using Java RMI,” Proceedings of the 25th Annual International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering. New Orleans, LA. March. * 1999: “Privatization in the Arab World: Progress and Outlook for the Next Millennium,” Proceedings of the Arab bankers Association of North America. New York City. May. * 1999: “Financial Simulation using Distributive Computing,” published in Developments in Business Simulation and Experiential Learning. Vol. 26. * 1998: “Privatizing and Financing Public Enterprises – The Case of Tunisia, Finance and Development.” MAGHREB. Issue-No. 21.Pp. 73-78. June. * 1998: “The Euro-Maghreb Dialogue: The Path to Integration,” ABANA. Spring. * 1998: Discussant of a paper on “Health Related Conditions of Small Business Loan Applicants: Views of Bank Loan Officers,” SBIDA. Santa Fe, NM. February. * 1997: Privatizing Small and Medium State Owned Enterprises in Tunisia,” Presented to SBIDA Region II Conference. Boston, MA. September. * 1997: “Privatizing the Public Sector in Tunisia: A Case Study,” presented to the Eastern Economic Association. Washington, DC. Spring. * 1997: “Global Business with China,: (with Ezzeddine Larbi). In Finance & Development in MAGHREB. Pp. 91-106. February. * 1997: “Assessing Country Risk of China,” published in Finance & Development of the MAGHREB. January. * 1997: “Privatizing Small and medium (SOE's) State Owned Enterprises in Tunisia” SBIDA Region IV Proceedings. Boston. September. Work in Progress: Current Research interest: * Women's Entrepreneurs Study in Tunisia.(Presented to the * AU Women Round Table * Islamic Finance Working Paper * Continue research on North-Africa (Maghreb Countries: AMU) * Assessing China's Economic Country Risk SERVICE University Service: Senator on the University Faculty Senate (3 Times) Member of the College of Business Faculty Council Installed Beta Gamma Sigma Chapter at St. Bonaventure's newly accredited School of Business on April 26, 2005. (Invited by the Board of Governors of BGS honor society) Accompanied two students I recommended for honors (Valerie Kraft and Craig Collins) to the Rochester FEI for a financial award Spring 2005 Accompanied a student I recommended for honors (Daniel Nitchky) to the Rochester FEI for a financial award Spring 2004. Ditto for other Honor Students till the Present. Resource person for the AU Trustees Investment Committee 1975 - Present Introduced a National ‘Stock Track Simulation to AU students'. Students performance ranked among the top 1% nationwide. Helped the COB students get scholarships and national recognition by the Financial Executive Institute(FEI) and Delta Mu Delta International Honor Society(DM D. Member of the Alfred University Faculty Senate. AU-College of Business MBA Advisory Council member (Inception-2000). Advisor to SMIF, FMA, FEI, SIFE and DMD Supervised Honor students' theses. Invited two scholars from Harvard University ; a very successful Alum and Dr. Howard Moskowitz: a famous Marketing scholar to speak to our classes . Participated in seminars on “Young Entrepreneurs” Organized a symposium on “U.S. affluence” at the COB with former Senator Lundine as a keynote presenter and panelist. Wrote and presented a commencement Citation for James Houghton, Chief Executive Officer of Corning Inc. Arranged for and accompanied the Alfred University Jazz Ensemble (Goodwill Ambassadors) to Tunisia-Spring(1992), and Accompanied AU-Students to Kenya-Summer-1973) Service to the Profession: Promotion and Tenure Committee: 2007-Present Served as a Chair in several Finance Conference Professional Meetings Served on the editorial board of The Journal: Finance and Development of the MAGHREB: IFID, Tunis, Tunisia. Arranged with Chicago Board of Trade for about 20 AU COB students to Tour the facility, and the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank. Invited by the Eastern Economic Association to present a paper on “Privatizing the Public Sector in Tunisia: A Case Study. Washington DC. Cited by external scholars, researchers and reviewers of my book and by Roger Owen: Chairman of the Center of Middle-Eastern Studies at Harvard. Book Reviewer of: International Financial Management by Robert Hodrick; Paramount Publication. Book Reviewer of “Planning Your Financial Future,” by Boone, Kutz and Hearth. 2nd Edition. Harcourt Brace College Publication. Designated as an Associate Team Member by the MSA of Colleges and Schools to evaluate Cayey University in Puerto Rico. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Lifetime Beta Gamma Sigma Faculty Officer Eastern Economic Association American Finance Association Financial Management Association Financial Executive Institute Eastern Finance Association American Men and Women of Science National Scholarship Judge for Delta Mu Delta Director of Small Business Institute National Business Incubation Association International Trade Council-Western New-York Honor Society of Financial Management HONORS AND AWARDS An endowed Faculty Chair is established in my name June-2006. Brought to Alfred University the FMA- International designation of Superior Chapter in 1997 and ditto with Honorable Mention in 2003. Chaired an International Conference session in Finance-fall 2004 in Tunisia and June 6th, 2004 in China Invited by Harvard University to Participate in the 6th Conference on Islamic Finance National Scholarship Award established in my name by Delta MU Delta (Honor Society in Business) SIFE-Sam Walton Fellow of Students in Free Enterprise, 1997 to present Received Beta Gamma Sigma Award Recognition for my commitment to Excellence and International Outreach. Honorable mention for excellence in teaching at Alfred University Tredennick Professor of Entrepreneurship (3 Years). New York University Founder's Day Award Who's Who in Finance and Industry Who's Who in the World Who's Who in the East Who's Who Among America's Teachers, Multiple Listings till the present. Fulbright Scholar Nomination and Solicitation to serve as a Fulbright Scholar for 2006-2007 Listed in Men of Achievements Listed in 11th Edition of Community Leaders and Noteworthy Americans Listed in Contemporary Authors Biographical References Listed in the Middle East and North Africa, in select bibliography: EUROPA Publication, 45th Edition Cited in textbooks on Security Analysis and Portfolio Management and in a Managerial Economics Textbook by Tom Evans; Prentice Hall. President of Phi Kappa Phi at Alfred University (one term). Omicron Delta Epsilon in Economics Designated by the National Honor Society of AACSB accredited Business Schools to Install the First Beta Gamma Sigma Chapter at St. Bonaventure University; April 26th 2005).
