– Fall 2016 –

Selected Faculty Publications

- Fall 2016 -

Robert Hansen’s discussion “What Is the Value of Sell-side Analysts? Evidence from Coverage Changes,” originally presented at the 2014 Journal of Accounting & Economics Conference in Philadelphia, is now forthcoming in the Journal of Accounting and Economics. Hansen is the Francis Martin Chair in Business and professor of finance.

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It pays to be well-rounded

- Fall 2016 -

In the last few years, specialization has become the new mantra at business schools, with students pursuing increasingly narrow tracks of study in hopes of gaining an advantage in the job market. New research from a professor at the A. B. Freeman School of Business, however, suggests that some highly specialized students may not be getting the advantage they’re hoping for.

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Freeman tops in managerial/experimental accounting

- Fall 2016 -

A new study ranks the Freeman School No. 1 in the world in managerial- experimental accounting. The study, which is based on the number of faculty citations in respected accounting journals, also rates faculty members Lynn Hannan and Jasmijn Bol as among the world’s top 25 scholars in the field of experimental accounting.

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Selected Faculty Presentation, Honors, Etc.

- Fall 2016 -

Angelo DeNisi, the Albert Harry Cohen Chair of Business Administration, has been named the 2016 recipient of the Academy of Management’s Herbert Heneman Jr. Award for Career Achievement.

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Building for the Future

- Fall 2016 -

To meet surging enrollments, enhance industry-leading programming and provide new, state-of-the-art learning spaces for the next generation of students, the A. B. Freeman School of Business has begun a major expansion and renovation of Goldring/Woldenberg Hall.

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Bourbon Dynasty

- Fall 2016 -

William A. “Bill” Goldring (BBA ’64) has quietly built the New Orleans-based Sazerac Co. into the largest producer of distilled spirits in America, with a portfolio of top-selling brands including Buffalo Trace, Southern Comfort, Fireball, Eagle Rare and Pappy Van Winkle. Now, through an anchor gift to Tulane University for the expansion of the A. B. Freeman School of Business, Goldring is lending his family’s name and support to the third major business school building campaign of his lifetime.

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The Spirit of New Orleans

- Fall 2016 -

As the A. B. Freeman School of Business begins the 2016–17 academic year, I am proud to introduce myself as the new president of the Tulane Association of Business Alumni (TABA).

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Freeman diploma ceremony largest in school history

- Fall 2016 -

Over the course of two pomp-and-circumstance-filled days, nearly 1,000 new graduates — hailing from 24 countries and representing over a dozen different educational programs — received their diplomas from the A. B. Freeman School of Business, an all-time high.

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Hertz named chair-elect of Board of Tulane

- Fall 2016 -

Atlanta businessman and nonprofit leader Douglas Hertz (A&S ’74, MBA ’76) has been named chair-elect of the Board of Tulane, the university’s main governing body. His three-year term as chairman will begin July 1, 2017.

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Humble Beginnings: A Change of Plans

- Fall 2016 -

Millie Pilié Bradley (A&S ’73, MBA ’75) was a few weeks into maternity leave her second child when she got an unexpected phone call from her boss. It was 1983, and Bradley, a systems manager in Exxon’s chemical division in Houston, had recently decided to work part time when she returned from her leave.

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Alum hopes to make U.S. Senate his next remarkable accomplishment

- Fall 2016 -

Winning a seat in Congress is a steep challenge for any candidate, much less a political newcomer, but Derrick Edwards (BSM ’97, MACCT ’98), who recently announced his candidacy for Louisiana’s U.S. Senate seat, has been defying the odds his entire life.

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Class Notes: Fall 2016

- Fall 2016 -

Carla Moradi (MBA/MPH ’89) has joined Hub International Ltd. as executive vice president of operations and technology. Moradi will lead the implementation of strategic enterprise-wide customer technologies and operations for the company, a leading global insurance brokerage.

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In Memoriam: Fall 2016

- Fall 2016 -

A. Elmer Massey Jr. (BBA ’32)
Arnold J. Bennett (BBA ’39)
Maurice V. Duvic (’40)
Ruth de la Gueronniere (BBA ’40)
Edwin B. Raskin (BBA ’40)
Gertrude Balkin Cohen (BBA ’42)
George H. Harpster (BBA ’42)
Edward C. Hingle Jr. (’43)

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My Brilliant Career: Turning an Idea into a Reality

- Fall 2016 -

When David Heikkinen (MBA ’98) retired from energy investment bank Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. in 2012, he wasn’t quite ready to sail off into the sunset.

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