Finance's Zhi Da has been named as the Howard J. and Geraldine F. Korth Professor of Finance. The appointment to an endowed professorship is one of the highest honors that the University can bestow on a faculty member. The professorship was given in recognition of Zhi's distinguished achievements as an educator and scholar of finance.

Marketing's Frank Germann presented key finding of his award winning paper “The Chief Marketing Officer Matters!” at the 2020 Summer Academic Conference in a special session hosted by the Journal of Marketing.