Andrew Szakmary

$15,000 June 2011    Summer Research Grant, Robins School of Business

$15,000 June 2010    Summer Research Grant, Robins School of Business

$15,000 June 2009    Summer Research Grant, Robins School of Business

$15,000 June 2008    Summer Research Grant, Robins School of Business

$10,000  June 2007    Summer Research Grant, Robins School of Business

$10,000  June 2006    Summer Research Grant, Robins School of Business

$10,000  June 2005    Summer Research Grant, Robins School of Business

$10,000  June 2004    Summer Research Grant, Robins School of Business

$10,000  June 2003    Summer Research Grant, Robins School of Business

Outstanding Researcher Award, Robins School of Business, University of Richmond, 2004.

Undergraduate Teaching Honor Roll, College of Business, Southern Illinois University, 1999, 1995

Research Honor Roll, College of Business, Southern Illinois University, 1995

Toussaint Hocevar Outstanding Graduate Student Award, University of New Orleans, 1989

Graduated Cum Laude, Columbia University, 1980

“Designing and Implementing a Common Syllabus for Multiple Sections of a Core Finance Course,” with Carol Lancaster and Jerry Stevens. Work was presented at the 2011 Joint Academy of Business Education/Financial Education Association Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL.

“Trend-Following Trading Strategies in a Momentum Framework,” with Carol Lancaster. Presentated at the 2011 Eastern Finance Association Annual Meeting, Savanah, GA.

"Trend-Following Trading Strategies in Commodity Futures: A Re-Examination," with Qian Shen and Subhash Sharma. Presented at the Southern Finance Association Annual Meeting, November 2008, Key West, FL.

“An Examination of the Performance of Standard and Poor’s Stock Appreciation Ranking System, 1989-2003,” with Carol Lancaster and Mitch Conover. Presented at the Southern Finance Association Annual Meeting, November 2005, Key West, FL.

“Exchange Rate Momentum in International Stock Markets,” with Qian Shen. Presented at the Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, October 2005, Chicago IL.

“An Examination of Value Line’s Long Term Projections,” with Carol Lancaster and Mitch Conover. Presented at the Eastern Finance Association Annual Meeting, April 2005, Norfolk VA.

Previous positions include:

1996 – 2001    Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Associate Professor of Finance.

Member, RSB Tenure and Promotion Review Committee (2011-present)
Member, RSB Research Committee (2008-present)
Member, RSB Library Committee (2005-2008, 2010-present)
Member, University Program to Enhance Teaching Effectiveness (PETE), Fall 2006.
Member, University General Education Petitions Committee, 2010-present
Member, University Committee on Faculty Status, Spring 2009, 2011
Chair, SIUC College of Business, Technology Committee (1996-2001).
Member, SIUC, College of Business, AACSB Self-Evaluation Committee (1999-2000)
Member, SIUC, College of Business, Faculty Intellectual Contributions Committee (1997-2000)
Member, SIUC, University Honors Committee (1995 – 2001)