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Accounting, Finance, & Information Systems
521 Lancaster Avenue
BTC 108, Business & Technology Center
Richmond, KY 40475
Phone: (859) 622-1087
Fax: (859) 622-8071

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Maggie Abney

Executive in Residence for Banking
Department: Accounting/Finance/Information Sys
Office: BTC 163
Mailing Address: BTC 108
Email: maggie.abney@eku.edu
Phone: 859-622-8998
EDUCATION/CREDENTIALS: MBA – Eastern Kentucky University BS - Finance, University of Kentucky Certified - Corporate Treasury Management, plus 15 years experience working in the finance/banking industry TEACHING INTERESTS: Personal Financial Management, Financial Planning, Entrepreneurial Finance, Banking and Financial Institutions, Financial Services RESEARCH INTERESTS: Interdisciplinary Instruction Methods for Entrepreneurial Finance; Community Banking and Fintechs

Dr. Ahmed Elnahas

Assistant Professor of Finance
Department: Accounting/Finance/Information Sys
Office: BTC 137
Mailing Address: BTC 108
Email: ahmed.elnahas@eku.edu
Phone: 859-622-1378
EDUCATION/CREDENTIALS:
PhD - Finance, University of Memphis (2014)
MSC – Finance, Plymouth University, United Kingdom (2007)
BSC – Business Administration, Mansoura University, Egypt (2005) TEACHING INTERESTS:
Business Finance, Investments, Entrepreneurial Finance, Financial Analysis RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Agency Theory, Stock Splits, Market Efficiency, Earnings Management

Dr. Zek Eser

Assistant Professor of Finance
Department: Accounting/Finance/Information Sys
Office: BTC 177
Mailing Address: BTC 108
Email: zekeriya.eser@eku.edu
Phone: 859-622-6156
EDUCATION/CREDENTIALS:
PhD - Finance, University of Kentucky (2007)
PhD - Candidate in Economics, Boston College (1994)
MA - Economics, Boston College (1994)
BBA - Economics, Bosphorus University, Istanbul (1987) TEACHING INTERESTS:
Business Statistics, Business Finance, Financial Analysis & Valuation RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Agency Problems in Mutual Fund Management, Corporate Governance & Market Timing, International Banking

Dr. Benjamin Woodruff

Instructor of Finance
Department: Accounting/Finance/Information Sys
Office: BTC 136
Mailing Address: BTC 108
Email: benjamin.woodruff@eku.edu
Phone: 859-622-8881
EDUCATION/CREDENTIALS:
PhD - Finance, The University of Alabama
MA - Womens Studies, The University of Alabama (2014)
MS - Finance, The University of Alabama (2014)
MBA - Supply Chain Redesign Concentration, The University of Alabama (2006)
BA - Liberal Studies, Excelsior College (2004) TEACHING INTERESTS:
Risk Management, Insurance, Personal Finance RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Decisions under Risk, Behavioral Finance, Catastrophic Risk

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EKU Banking Students Win National Competition

The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) in Washington, D.C., today named a team from...

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EKU Student Team Banks a Spot in the Final Round

EKU’s 2018 student team in Community Bank Case Study Competition of Lori Nguyen, Dalton...

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