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If you wish to submit your conference paper to the best paper competition, please send it to Brooke Conaway.
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Winners Of The 2023 Best Paper Competitions
Economics Winners:
“The Dual Effect of Transparency on Investment Efficiency: Evidence from Environmental and Social Disclosure”
Hong Kim Duong, Old Dominion University
Ying Wu, Salisbury University
Eduardo Schiehll, University of Montréal
Hong Yao, Salisbury University
Finance Winners:
Gary S. Moore, University of Toledo
Marc W. Simpson, University of Toledo
“Competition and Profitability”
Winners Of The 2023 Best PhD Papers Competitions
Economics Winner:
Jason Nunley, Jr., Morgan State University
Mofoluwake Mosaku, Morgan State University
Shawn Simpson, Morgan State University
“Green Stamps: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Trucking Industry”
Finance Winner:
Carlos Lopez Granado, Technical University Darmstadt
Marc Berninger, Technical University Darmstadt
Richard Barkoczy, Technical University Darmstadt
How can machine learning techniques help find novel insights in traditional financial disclosures? An
analysis of IPO prospectus sentiment and IPO underpricing”
Winners Of The 2023 Best Undergraduate Papers Competitions
Lauren Moskowitz, Georgia College & State University
“Does executive rank, “The Madness of March: Using Betting Spreads to Identify Selection Bias in the NCAA Basketball
Tournament” affect the probability of committing insider trading?”
Austin Murphy, Syracuse University
“The Madness of March: Using Betting Spreads to Identify Selection Bias in the NCAA Basketball
Tournament”
AEF Governance
In its day-to-day operating policies the executive board is guided by a set of by-laws. The articles and sections of these by-laws correspond to the respective articles and sections of the constitution.
2024-2025 LEADERSHIP
President (2025)
Brooke Conaway, Georgia College and State University
President-Elect and Program Chair (2025)
Richard Lewin, Rollins College
Local Arrangements Chair (2025)
James Malm, College of Charleston
First Vice President and Outstanding Conference Papers Chair (2025)
James Malm, College of Charleston
Second Vice President and PhD Papers Competition Chair (2025)
Phyllis Keys (2024) – Morgan State University (MD)
Undergraduate Papers Competition Coordinator (2025)
Stephen Conroy University of San Diego
Secretary (2027)
Denise W. Streeter, Howard University
Treasurer (2026)
Richard Vogel, Farmingdale State College
Directors (End of Term)
Zakaria Boulanouar (2024) – Higher College of Technology (UAE)
Heather Bono (2025)-University of West Georgia (GA)
Brian Payne (2025) – University of Nebraska at Omaha (NE)
Stephen Conroy (2025) — University of San Diego, (CA)
Dave Jackson (2026) – University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (TX)
Xu Zhang (2026) – Farmingdale State College (NY)
Steve Nenninger (2027) – Sam Houston State University (TX)
Editors:
Journal of Economics and Finance
John Elder, Colorado State University
Journal of Economics and Finance Education
E. F. Stephenson, Berry College
Academy of Economics and Finance Journal
Michael Toma, Georgia Southern University (Economics)
Nicholas Mangee, Georgia Southern University (Finance)
Academy of Economics and Finance: Papers and Proceedings (2024)
Michael Toma (Economics) Interim Co-Editor, Georgia Southern University
Nicholas Mangee (Finance) Interim Co-Editor, Georgia Southern University
Webmaster
Marc Sardy, Rollins College
Teacher Training Program Director
Jason Beck, Georgia Southern University
Mary Funck, Sam Houston State University
2023-2024 conference
Program Committee, 2024 Meeting
Brooke Conaway, Georgia College and State University
Local Arrangements Committee, 2024 Meeting; Charleston, S.C.
James Malm, College of Charleston
Site Selection Committee, (2024 meeting) (appointed by President, four members, staggered terms):
Rick McGrath (2024, chair for 2024 meeting), Marc Sardy (2024), Garrison Song (2025)
Teaching Fellow Committee, 2024 Meeting (appointed by President, Past President, Chair; four other members serving staggered terms):
Chair; Jose Gutierrez (2022), Bhavneet Walia (2023), and Jose Gutierrez (2022), Steve Ha (2024) ,Stefani Milovanska-Farrington (2025)
Research Fellow Committee, 2024 Meeting (appointed by President, Past President, Chair; four other members serving staggered terms):
Mary Kassis, Past President, Chair; Rodney Paul (2022), Steven Conroy (2023) and Adrian Austin (2024), Kabir Hassan (2025)
Service Fellow Committee, 2024 Meeting (appointed by President, Past President, Chair; four other members serving staggered terms):
Ed Graham, Chair; James Malm (2026), Steven Jones (2024) and Steven Johnson (2025)
Nominating Committee, 2024 Meeting (President as Chair and two Past Presidents):
Chair; Abeba Musa, Steven Jones and Mary Kassis
Outstanding Papers Committee, 2024 Meeting
Richard Lewin, First Vice President, Chair
Distinguished Ph.D. Paper Committee, 2024 Meeting
Jamies Malm, Second Vice President , Chair
Teacher Training Program Committee, 2024 Meeting (appointed by President)
Jason Beck, Co-Chair; Mary Funck, Co-Chair
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