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Cam Adams from Community Trust and Investment to visit Finance Society

Cam Adams, an equity research analyst at Community Trust and Investment Company, Lexington, will visit the Finance Society on April 11 (Tuesday). Cam graduated from UK in May 2015 with dual degree in finance and economics. Shortly after graduation, he joined Community Trust and Investment Company’s Wealth and Trust Management team as an Equity Analyst. Cam's primary responsibility is researching and recommending individual equity securities to invest in. Cam’s tertiary responsibilities include, trade execution, account compliance, client meetings, and developing marketing materials.

CFO of Fazoli's to Give Lecture

The CFO of Fazoli’s and an accomplished Gatton alum, Mr. David Hasler, will be giving a lecture to Gatton students 6pm-7:15pm on April 4 (Tuesday) in Gatton room 311. The Finance Society is hosting the event. Other student organizations are invited.

Mr. Jim Patton to speak to Finance Society

Mr. Jim Patton will be speaking to the Finance Society on April 18 (Tuesday) from 6:15pm-7:15pm in Gatton room 311. Mr. Patton is the founder/owner of KPAC Solutions, an international private equity firm that specializes in turnarounds for distressed manufacturing companies. Over 95% of the acquisitions and/or divestitures they have executed involve publicly traded companies on the NYSE or NASDAQ. They have never had to close or bankrupt an acquisition. Mr. Patton’s career path is an unorthodox one.

University of Kentucky MBA to host Social Meetup

The University of Kentucky's MBA program at the Gatton College of Business and Economics is hosting a UK MBA Social meetup on Thursday, April 13th at the Blue Stallion Brewery. All current MBA students, alumni, faculty and staff are welcome to come out anytime between 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM to enjoy catching up and connecting. Celebrate your UK MBA pride with us!

Vohs Hits It Out of the Park

Dr. Kathleen Vohs, from the University of Minnesota, visited the department on March 10 as part of the ongoing CEDAR speaker series in conjunction with the UK Psychology department. She presented her work examining how children learn to value experiences over objects, a phenomenon well-established in adults. This ground-breaking work seeks to examine the process by which preferences for experiences over physical objects develops. 

Gatton Student Ambassadors to Host Golf Networking Event

The Gatton Ambassadors, an organization of outstanding students in University of Kentucky’s Gatton College of Business and Economics, will host a special event centering on golf on Monday, April 10, at the University Club of Kentucky, located off of Leestown Roa

Founder of Wrenne Financial Planning to visit Gatton

Daniel B. Wrenne, CLU, ChFC, CFP®, is the founder of Wrenne Financial Planning, a Lexington KY-based fee-only firm that helps young physicians navigate their journey toward financial independence. Mr. Wrenne is hiring an intern (financial planning assist) (position posted on Wildcat CareerLink). He will be visiting the Finance Society on March 21 (Tuesday) 6pm-7pm in Gatton room 311 to share industry insight, the firm, and position.

New Hiring Announcements

We are pleased to announce that Allan Chen and Haoying Sun will be joining the department this summer.

Agrawal and Hoyt organize conference in Venice

David Agrawal and William Hoyt are organizers of a Center for Economic Studies/Institute for Economic Research (CESifo) Venice Summer Institute conference on "Fiscal Competition and Mobility:  Theory and Empirics" to be held June 16 - 17 in San Servolo, Venice, Italy.

Bollinger Addresses the Mortgage Bankers Association

Chris Bollinger, Director of the Center for Business and Economic Research, addressed the Mortgage Bankers Association on Wednesday, March 1st.