Master of Business Administration (Financial Services)

Richard Ronald NasonEducation• Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Association for Investment Management Research,1996• Doctor of Philosophy (Finance), Ivey School of Business at The University of WesternOntario, 1993• Master of Business Administration, Ivey School of Business at The University ofWestern Ontario, 1990• Master of Science (Physics), The University of Pittsburgh, 1985• Bachelor of Science, Summa Cum Laude, (Chemistry, Mathematics), McMurryUniversity, 1983Thesis“Heteroscedasticity in Returns: ARCH Effects Versus the Mixture of DistributionsHypothesis”, Completed Spring, 1993, Supervisor Dr. Robert W. WhiteHonours, Scholarships and Awards• Management Teaching Excellence Award, 2008• A. Gordon Archibald Award for Teaching Excellence, 2006• Voted “Second Year Professor of the Year”, by MBA Students, Dalhousie University,2006, 2007• Voted “Professor of the Year” by MBA Students, Dalhousie University, 2004• Voted “First Year Professor of the Year” by MBA Students, Dalhousie University 2003• Honourary Membership in Golden Key International Honour Society, 2004• Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Doctoral Fellowship1991, 1992• University of Western Ontario Plan for Excellence Fellowship 1991• University of Western Ontario Special University Scholarship 1990, 1991• University of Western Ontario MBA Entrance Scholarship 1989• Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities 1983• McMurry University Dean’s List 1981, 1982, 1983• Top Male Student Athlete, McMurry University 1983• Lone Star Conference Male Singles and Doubles Champion 1983• Lone Star Conference All Academic Team 1983• Welch Undergraduate Research Fellowship, McMurry University 1983• Outstanding Physics Student, McMurry University 1981, 1982, 1983• Outstanding Mathematics Student, McMurry University 1981, 1982• CRC Press Freshman Chemistry Award, McMurry University 1981273